Meenu Mumtaz
There used to be an actress in the 40–50s, who made a special mark on the audience with her acting. But, more than her acting, she was in discussion about a controversy. The actress made a big ruckus at that time by giving an onscreen romantic scene with her real brother. We are talking about Meenu Mumtaz, the younger sister of legendary comedian Mahmood. Meenu Mumtaz gave a romantic scene with his brother i.e. Mahmood in a film, after which he was stuck in such a way that his boycott demand started to rise. This one film caused turmoil in his life. A time came when Meenu Mumtaz left the country and settled abroad and then the moment also came when his memory also went away.
Meenu Mumtaz had a relationship with many artists
Meenu Mumtaz, along with Mahmud’s younger sister, had a relationship with more artists. Because Mahmud was married to Meena Kumari’s sister, she was a relative of Meena Kumari and Lucky Ali’s aunt. Meenu’s father Mumtaz Ali was a dancer and Meenu inherited this art from him. But, due to alcohol addiction, Meenu’s father i.e. Mumtaz Ali’s career was ruined, after which the responsibility of 7 siblings came to Meenu’s head.
Steps taken in films due to family’s financial condition
Meenu forced to enter the films, while his mother was against his decision. The actress was 13 years old when she started working in films. Meenu moved to films to support his family. At the time of financial crisis, he had to romance his hand in a song (Gora Rang Chunariya Kali) in the film, in this film. Seeing this, people erupted and there was a demand to buy the film and both actors. However, despite heavy opposition, Meenu continued to work in films and gradually this thing was also suppressed.
Meenu Mumtaz garlands elder brother Mahmood during the program
Meenu Mumtaz’s real name
Meenu Mumtaz’s real name was Malikunnisa Ali. Meenu used to be beautiful as well as very bold and was also expert in dance. He also used to run a show named Mumtaz Ali Knight in his name. Meenu often used to make rounds of film studios in search of work. Meanwhile, filmmaker Nanubhai lawyer looked at him and gave him work in his film ‘Sakhi Hakim’ (1955). Mother was strongly against working in Meenu’s films, so she had to work according to her mother’s instruction.
Meenu Mumtaz worked in these films
In addition to ‘Howrah Bridge’, Meenu acted in films like ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam’ (1962), ‘Paper Ke Phool’ (1959), ‘Chaudhvi Ka Chand’ (1960) and played an important role. Apart from these films, Meenu also worked in films like Taj Mahal, Gharana and Veil. Meanwhile, Meenu’s marriage was finalized. For the wedding, Meenu had to quit working in films, but in those days he had films like ‘Ara’ and ‘Palki’. Meenu talked about quitting work by completing these films. In 1963, Meenu Mumtaz, at the behest of his family, the film director S.K. Ali got married to Akbar and as promised, finished shooting Ara and Palki and said goodbye to films.
Shooting of pregnancy
While Meenu Mumtaz was shooting for Ara and Palki, they were pregnant in the days, due to which the palanquin took four years to make and the film could be released in 1967. Meenu was pregnant, in such a situation, the director deliberately put such scenes in the film, in which Meenu could also be shown pregnant onscreen. Meenu Mumtaz and Ali Akbar had four children, one son Ejaz and three daughters Shahnaz, Gulnaz and Mahnaj.
Country left after marriage
After marriage, Meenu left the country and settled abroad. One day in 2003, suddenly there was darkness in front of Meenu’s eyes. On being taken to the hospital, it was found that he had a brain tumor. Due to the brain tumor, his memory also went away, he stopped recognizing everyone. However, his memory returned after the operation. On 23 October 2021, Meenu Mumtaz said goodbye to this world at the age of 79. She was living in Toronto, Canada when she died.
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