Mumtaz

Even death will have to fight me.

— Mumtaz

I was lucky that men wanted to marry me.

— Mumtaz

I'm a practical woman.

— Mumtaz

I've been a fighter throughout my life.

— Mumtaz

I rarely drink. I am not a night person.

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As an actress, I had a very short career - it lasted 12 years.

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I had two beautiful daughters and a husband who loved me immensely.

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After I got married, my husband gave me a lot of comforts.

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I am very good friends with Shatrughan Sinha.

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Well, I've always wanted to get a tattoo done, I just never got around to doing it!

— Mumtaz

In fact, what my fans shown towards me is devotion.

— Mumtaz

Nobody can replace Dev sahab. He changed the trend of Indian cinema. He was an icon.

— Mumtaz

I have no regard for people who say, 'I can't.'

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I couldn't join my husband's business as, according to my father-in-law's unwritten convention, women of the house aren't allowed to meddle in…

— Mumtaz

After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed,…

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Some years ago, I landed in Mumbai with no eyebrows, no eyelashes, or hair. I wore a mask over my nose and…

— Mumtaz

I was in the film industry just for 13 years and to remember me after 35 years is really an honour.

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My husband comes from a traditional Gujarati family, and loved his food. I learnt to make dal-dhokli, undhiyu and khandvi.

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I don't believe in giving up. Though there are a lot of obstacles, heartaches and disappointments, you shouldn't allow these things to…

— Mumtaz

I was all of 18, and in love with Shammi Kapoor while we were filming 'Brahmachari.' He wanted me to give up…

— Mumtaz

I've kept alive my childlike innocence. I don't let anything or anyone dampen my zest for life. Now, that's very important.

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A year after I got married, 'Prem Kahani,' 'Roti' and 'Aap Ki Kasam' released. I refused 'Safar,' 'Haathi Mere Saathi'... because I…

— Mumtaz

I can proudly say that for 80 per cent of my life, I achieved what I wanted to. There were very few…

— Mumtaz

My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I…

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Dara Singh worked very hard to maintain his physique. I remember he would work in two to three films at a time…

— Mumtaz

I was just 15 years old when I did my first film, 'Faulad,' in 1963, opposite Dara Singh. Although I had worked…

— Mumtaz

To a certain extent, I can say I owe my career to Dara Singh because after doing films with him, I started…

— Mumtaz

I never underestimated or overestimated myself. You should know where you stand. Moreover, you should have confi'dence in yourself because if you…

— Mumtaz

I've been through so much pain in life, what's a tattoo?

— Mumtaz

I left India after marriage and built a home in U.K.

— Mumtaz

There's a time for every woman to get married. You should seize that moment.

— Mumtaz

There's so much to learn from life every minute.

— Mumtaz

I had lost my mother during 'Boond Jo Ban Gaye Moti.'

— Mumtaz

You can't fight your destiny; you can't fight your audience.

— Mumtaz

I like staying at home and indulging in cooking sometimes.

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Be it career or marriage, spirituality helps you believe in yourself.

— Mumtaz

I'd wake up at 4 A.M. every day, and reach the studios on the dot at 9.

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I have so many memories of working with Dara Singh, but that was a long time ago.

— Mumtaz

Death is as real as life and everyone will face it some day.

— Mumtaz

My role used to be very small, maybe a couple of romantic scenes and some songs.

— Mumtaz