Mumtaz pakistani film actress biography
Mumtaz (Pakistani actress)
Pakistani film actress
Mumtaz (born 1952) is a Pakistani film actress who worked in Urdu and Punjabi movies during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her lead roles in the movies Pyaar Ka Mausam (1975), Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1975), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1975), and Amber (1978). She won 5 Nigar Awards in her long cinema career.
Early life
Mumtaz was born as Riffat Qazalbash in 1952 in Karachi. Mumtaz's father Amir-ul-Hassan Qazalbash, was a resident of Agra after partition of India then he migrated to Pakistan and he moved to Karachi. Before appearing in Lollywood films, she was quite popular for dancing at various functions and social events in Karachi.
Career
She came to films in 1971. Her first film was Dil Aur Dunya and her second film, Ehsaas, was directed by Nazar-ul-Islam and produced by Ilyas Rashidi. Along with Shabnam and Nadeem in the lead cast, Mumtaz had a small role in the film. She again played a small role in Shahid and Rani's film Umrao Jaan Aada. Meanwhile, she had given a dance performance in a Punjabi film, Banarsi Thug (1973), to a song sung by Noor Jehan, with the lyrics Ankh Lari Badu Badi, Mouqa Miley Kadi Kadi. The song was filmed in a bar. This sensational song was a huge super hit and made Mumtaz famous overnight. After Banarasi Thug, Mumtaz's social film Sidha Raasta, starring Naghma, Yousuf Khan, and Sultan Rahi, became a diamond jubilee and Mumtaz became the center of attention for film fans across the country.
Mumtaz's first lead role film was Intezaar which was released in 1974. The film starred Mumtaz alongside Shabnam, Nadeem, Babra Sharif, and Mohammad Qavi. The heroine of this film was Shabnam, but the entire story of this film revolves around Mumtaz. In this film, Mumtaz was portrayed as a very modern girl. This film became a silver jubilee in Karachi. Just two weeks after the release of this film, Mum
Veteran Filmstar Mumtaz Is Back With Her Son
Films were a very successful medium of storytelling in Pakistan. We used to make films in Urdu as well as regional languages and we had stars who people loved and wanted to meet just once in their lives, such was the stardom and fame. Starting out from romance and family dramas, Pakistani films moved towards action and later on exclusively made gandasa films before the industry flunked. Mumtaz is a star of the golden times of cinema and she appeared in many films and worked with all the big stars of those times.
After making waves in Urdu and Punjabi cinema, actress MUmtaz just faded away from active media and she was maintaining a family of her own. Her fans though still miss her and would love to see her back in action.
Mumtaz is back in Pakistan after a long time. She was having dinner at Meera Jee’s house where she gave an interview to journalist Moin Zubair. She was there with her son Zeeshan Raheel Bari who she aims to launch in the film and drama industry. Mumtaz said that she would want her son to debut in a film with Meera.
She will be launching her own production house soon and we will watch her son in projects as well.
Here is what went down:
Mumtaz
Total 111 film songs filmed on Mumtaz
(40 Urdu, 71 Punjabi film songs - incomplete figures..!)Mumtaz: Some super hit songs
| 5. | 1975(Film:Pyar Ka Mousam -Urdu)Pyar Ka Mousam, Dil Ko Jalayay, Aisay Mein Koi Mujhay Sathi .. Singer(s): Masood Rana, Tani, Tasawur Khanum, Music: Tasadduq Hussain, Poet: Mouj Lakhnavi, Actor(s): Munawar Zarif, Meena Chodhary, ?, Mumtaz |
Mumtaz: A complete list of 111 songs
| 28. | 1975(Film:Pyar Ka Mousam -Urdu)Gori Ki Adaon Say Bahar Chhalkay, Heye Yeh Nigahen Array Touba.. Singer(s): Ahmad Rushdi, Masood Rana, Mehnaz, Naheed Akhtar & Co., Music: Tasadduq Hussain, Poet: Mouj Lakhnavi, Actor(s): Munawar Zarif, Nanha, Mumtaz, Saiqa & Co. |
| 29. | 1975(Film:Pyar Ka Mousam -Urdu)Pyar Ka Mousam, Dil Ko Jalayay, Aisay Mein Koi Mujhay Sathi .. Singer(s): Masood Rana, Tani, Tasawur Khanum, Music: Tasadduq Hussain, Poet: Mouj Lakhnavi, Actor(s): Munawar Zarif, Meena Chodhary, ?, Mumtaz |
| 108. | 1989(Film:Sikandra -Punjabi)Pyar Di Boli Bolay, Ik Tota, Ik Maina.. Singer(s): Mehnaz, ?, Noorjahan, Masood Rana, Music: Kemal Ahmad, Poet: Khawaja Parvez, Actor(s): Baby Arzoo, Ali Khan, Firdous, Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi |
| 109. | 1990(Film:Aalmi Jasoos -Punjabi)Sallu-Elai-Hi-Wa-Alle-Hi, Balaghul-ala-Be-Kamale-Hi.. Singer(s): Munir Hussain, Humaira Channa, Anwar Rafi & Co., Music: Amjad Bobby, Poet: Saeed Gilani, Actor(s): Abid Ali, Bahar, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Izhar Qazi, Ajab Gul, Nida Mumtaz & Co. |
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Salma Mumtaz
Film actress (1926-2012)
Salma Mumtaz (1926 – 20 January 2012) was a Pakistani film actress, film director and producer.
Early life and career
Salma Mumtaz was born in Jalandhar, British India in 1926. She moved to Pakistan with her family after indepence of Pakistan in 1947. Salma Mumtaz made her film debut as an actress in the 1960 Urdu language film, Neelofar (1960). A dancer in addition to being an actor, Mumtaz acted in more than three hundred films, mostly Punjabi language films during her career.
She also became known for portraying mothers and motherly figures opposite well known Pakistani and Indian actors, including Waheed Murad, Mohammad Ali, Shahid and Punjabi language film actor, Akmal. Some of her best known films included Dil Mera Dharkan Teri (1968), Puttar Da Piyar, Heer Ranjha (1970), and Sheran Di Jori. Mumtaz also worked behind the camera as a film director and producer.
Mumtaz's brother, Pervaiz Nasir, was a film producer.
Filmography
Death and survivors
Salma Mumtaz died in Lahore on 20 January 2012, from complications of a long battle with diabetes at the age of 85. Her survivors included her daughter, television actress Nida Mumtaz. She was also the elder sister of Pakistani actress, Shammi, of the 1950s fame.
Her colleagues from the Pakistani film industry including actress Bahar Begum and film scriptwriter Pervaiz Kaleem paid tributes to her after her death.