Mumtaz told himself Rajesh Khanna’s guru.
Actresses like Saira Bano, Sadhana, Asha Parekh, Simi Grewal, Sharmila Tagore to Babita were ruled in the 60–70s. But, do you know about the actress of the 60s-70s who consider herself to be Rajesh Khanna’s acting guru. The veteran actress started her career from the age of 16 and worked with superstars like Shammi Kapoor to Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Rajesh Khanna. Especially his bond with Rajesh Khanna was always different. But, as soon as he got married, he kept distance from the film world and now at the age of 78, he wants a comeback. We are talking about Mumtaz, the top actress of the 60-70s, who is in the discussion for some reason or the other.
Work started from the age of 11 years
There was a time when Mumtaz’s name used to be in Bollywood. All the big stars wanted to work with her and she had also become the choice of director-producers. Mumtaz started an acting career with ‘Sone Ki Chidiya’ (1958), in which she came as a child artist male and in 1963 ‘Faulad’ was the first film in which she played a lead role. He did a lot of work in the 60-70s and worked with stars like Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor to Dev Anand. Not only this, she also used to teach superstar Rajesh Khanna dance and considers herself a mentor of superstar.
Rajesh Khanna’s guru told himself
Mumtaz spoke about Rajesh Khanna in a conversation with Pakistani actor Ehsan Khan. During this, he mentioned a popular song, on which Rajesh Khanna was not able to dance. He told that during that time he tried to teach Rajesh Khanna a dance several times. Not only this, she also told during this time that she often taught Kaka dance, because she was raw in dance. He said- ‘I was the guru of Rajesh Khanna.’
Mumtaz’s stardom was shaken after this film
Mumtaz’s name is definitely taken whenever beautiful actresses of 60-70s are mentioned in Hindi cinema. There was a time when he used to rule Bollywood. His real name was Mumtaz Begum Jahan Dehalvi, who stepped into the film world as a child artist at the age of 11. However, after the entry of Zeenat Aman, his stardom was greatly affected. Especially after ‘Hare Ram Hare Krishna’ released in 1971, Mumtaz was in a small role and Zeenat Aman appeared in the lead role. After the release of the film, Zeenat Aman became overnight and Mumtaz’s stardom began to fade. On seeing this, the makers started taking Zeenat Aman in the lead role instead of Mumtaz.
