Mumtaz Was Rejected by 2 Famous Bollywood Actors

Mumtaz was rejected by two famous Bollywood Actors before she became a big star in the Hindi Film Industry. This video tells the entire story of the two incidents and gives a lowdown of Mumtaz's career in Bollywood. Born into poverty in a urban slum in Mumbai, Mumtaz made her acting debut at age 11 with Sone ki Chidiya (1958). Following smaller roles as a teenager in films like Stree (1961), Sehra (1963), and Gehra Daag (1963), Mumtaz progressed to leading roles with a series of action films opposite wrestler Dara Singh in films like Faulad (1963), and Daku Mangal Singh (1966). However, her appearance in these films typecast her as "Stunt Film Heroine" and her career stalled. Following praised supporting work in films like Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968), and Brahmachari (1968), Mumtaz had her career breakthrough with Raj Khosla's family drama Do Raaste (1969). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like Bandhan (1969), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Sachaa Jhutha (1970), Khilona (1970), Tere Mere Sapne (1971), Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Apna Desh (1972), Loafer (1973), Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973), Chor Machaye Shor (1974), Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Roti (1974), Prem Kahani (1975), and Nagin (1976). Following her appearance in the drama Aaina (1977), Mumtaz took a sabbatical from acting for 13 years, making her comeback with Aandhiyan (1990), following which she retired from acting.


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