Mumtaz Recalls “Nobody Wanted To Work With Me… Was Labelled As ‘B-Grade’ Actress,” Before Dilip Kumar Agreed To Do ‘Ram Aur Shyam’
We frequently come throughout interviews of yesteryear stars who’ve usually spoken concerning the struggles they’ve confronted prior to now. Only in the near past, we noticed two veteran actresses, Neetu Kapoor and Zeenat Aman, come on Koffee With Karan and spill the beans on the working patterns of the Bollywood business in that period and the way drastically it has modified now. Just lately, one other veteran actress, Mumtaz, opened up about the identical and revealed how she was labeled a ‘B-Grade’ actress for doing small roles.
The diva, who entered the business as a toddler artist in 1958 on the age of 11, starred in a variety of movies. Nevertheless it was solely throughout ‘Do Raaste’ that she gained large recognition and have become one of the vital sought-after actresses within the Hindi Movie Trade. She has appeared in different movies like Idler, Roti, Brahmachari, Aap Ki Kasam, Sachaa Jhutha and lots of extra.
Within the newest interview, Mumtaz recalled the time when she was labeled as a ‘B-Grade’ actress as she was doing small roles. She additional added that no actor wished to work together with her. Issues solely modified when Dilip Kumar agreed to do ‘Ram Aur Shyam’ together with her. However not many know; even the legendary actor hesitated about starring alongside the glamorous icon.
Mumtaz informed DawnNews, “I used to be given the label of a B-grade actor as a result of I did quite a lot of small roles. I additionally did comedy with Mehboob sahab. I simply closed my eyes and did work. I assumed the remainder is in god’s arms. My begin within the movie business was improper. I gained’t blame the heroes for not working with me as a result of everyone needs to climb the ladder of success. However Mehboob sahab confirmed one in all my scenes to Dilip Kumar sahab and requested him if he would work with me in Ram Aur Shyam. He informed him that the woman was good and he agreed.”
Additional including that she by no means refused to work with any actor, “I used to think about my time when no person wished to work with me, and no person accepted me. So when god made me one thing, then it’s not proper for me to do the identical factor that I confronted with different folks. So, I used to assume that if I’ve the flexibility, I’ll work with everybody, and if the actor will not be good, they gained’t get work sooner or later.”
After her profession kick-started, Mumtaz starred alongside superstars like Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and others.
Coming again, what are your ideas on Mumtaz’s struggles within the Hindi Movie Trade? Do tell us.
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