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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Distinguish|Mumtaz (actress)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Mumtaj
|image =
|caption =
|birth_name = Nagma Khan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|07|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
|residence =
|othername = Monisha<br>Mumtaj
|occupation = Actress, model
|yearsactive = 1999{{ndash}}present
|website =
}}
'''Mumtaz''', also credited as '''Mumtaj''', (born '''Nagma Khan''') is an Indian model and film actress known primarily for her work in [[Tamil cinema]]. She has also appeared in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-had-lost-confidence-in-myself-Mumtaj/articleshow/17128551.cms|title=I had lost confidence in myself: Mumtaj - Times of India|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072605/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-had-lost-confidence-in-myself-Mumtaj/articleshow/17128551.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-08-01/mumtaj-04-04-08.html|title=Mumtaj prepares well - Behindwoods.com T. Rajendar Kushi Kollywood Mayila Kollywood hot images Tamil picture gallery images|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072604/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-08-01/mumtaj-04-04-08.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She entered the film industry through the Tamil film ''[[Monisha En Monalisa]]'' (1999) by [[T. Rajender]], and subsequently garnered popularity appearing in glamorous roles in films including ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'', ''[[Looty]]'' and ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.filmibeat.com/photo-feature/glamorous-actress-mumtaj-unseen-photos/photos-c63-e53569-p587816.html|title=Glamorous Actress Mumtaj Unseen Photos|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812043100/http://photos.filmibeat.com/photo-feature/glamorous-actress-mumtaj-unseen-photos/photos-c63-e53569-p587816.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinespot.net/gallery/v/South%20Cinema/Actress/Mumtaj/|title=Mumtaj South, Telgu actress photos, stills, pics, gallery|access-date=10 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mumtaj completed her schooling at Mount. Mary's Convent School, Bandra in Mumbai. As an ardent film fan as a teenager, she revealed that her room was full of posters featuring [[Sridevi]], and when the school bus used to cross [[Filmistan]] Studios, she used to crane her neck out to catch a glimpse of the artistes.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZT1uoQC2cc|title=Actress Mumtaj return to Film|last=Mumtaj Fans|date=26 November 2012|via=YouTube|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708190313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZT1uoQC2cc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/chow_mumtaz.asp|title=Mumtaz is now 'Slim and Beautiful'|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817012444/http://www.viggy.com/english/chow_mumtaz.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Film career==
Mumtaz's acting career began after she was spotted by film producer [[Sudhakar Bokade]] in a dance programme at Mount Mary School in Mumbai, when he subsequently offered to do a film with her, after he completed an ongoing project with Dilip Kumar titled ''Kalinga'' during 1996. As ''Kalinga'' faced delays, Bokade could not eventually start the film with Mumtaz, even though she had begun acting classes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mumtaz-looking-for-substantial-roles/article18442359.ece|title=Mumtaz looking for substantial roles|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 June 2006|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327053927/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mumtaz-looking-for-substantial-roles/article18442359.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> During her stint at the acting course, she was recruited by veteran filmmaker [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] to work on his film produced by Bharat Shah, with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in the lead role. For one and a half years, Mumtaz waited for the shoot to begin, before the project was shelved following Anand's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=6006613&cid=2408|title=Welcome to Sify.com|website=www.sify.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Later in 1997, Tamil director [[T. Rajender]] signed Mumtaz to play the lead role of a pop singer in his romantic drama film, ''[[Monisha En Monalisa]]'' (1999). The film took two years to make owing to production troubles and Rajender's political activity, before opening to negative reviews from critics in April 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/memonalisa.html |title=Monisha En Monalisa|work=Bbthots |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426145625/http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/memonalisa.html |archive-date=26 April 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Mumtaz then made an extended guest appearance in [[S. J. Surya]]'s ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' (2000), where she portrayed a glamorous college student alongside [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Jyothika]]. Her performance in the song "Kattipudi Kattipudida" won her appreciation and further film offers, and as a result, Mumtaz was able to increase her appearance fee substantially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/aug/18tt.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=m.rediff.com|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235316/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/aug/18tt.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/26/stories/09260222.htm|title=Film Review: ''Kushi''|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012062556/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2000/05/26/|website=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=live}}</ref> In her following projects, rather than her acting skills, her performances in song sequences won her appreciation and she regularly accepted to feature in [[item number]]s. In the early 2000s, some of the more notable music videos shot on her included "Rasiga Rasiga" from ''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]'' (2001), "Malai Malai" from ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]'' (2001),"Missi Missi Papa" from [[Looty]] and "Subbamma Subbamma" from ''[[Roja Kootam]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/mumtaz/tamil-cinema-inteview-mumtaz.html|title=Behindwoods : Interview - Actress Sneha|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235457/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/mumtaz/tamil-cinema-inteview-mumtaz.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the success of her song appearances, Mumtaz was keen to prolong her career in the film industry by selecting performance-oriented roles and subsequently announced her intentions of reducing one-song appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/An%20Interview%20with%20Mumtaj.htm |title=An Interview with Mumtaj |publisher=Cinematoday3.itgo.com |access-date=2018-10-14 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235451/http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/An%20Interview%20with%20Mumtaj.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2003, she turned producer and financed the film ''[[Thathi Thavadhu Manasu]]'', featuring her alongside rookie actresses Sona, Urvasi Patel and [[Sindhuri]] in the leading roles. The film was based around two real life incidents — the murder of a lawyer in bright daylight and the accident in which 40 individuals were killed.<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301310200.htm|author=thtyp|title=Not the usual formula fare|access-date=2017-02-26|archive-date=18 November 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031118203826/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301310200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film however performed poorly at the box office, with a critic writing "the movie's approach struggles between two completely opposite directions — a cheap, exploitative film and a tearjerker" and that "the producer seems to have banked on the film's glamour to bring in the viewers since that is what the title and the movie's promos focus on" and that "this is unfortunate because the main story has actually been taken quite well".<ref name="bbthots">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2004/ttmanasu.html|publisher=bbthots.com|title=reviews/2004/ttmanasu|access-date=2017-02-26|archive-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201070605/http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2004/ttmanasu.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/very-good-for-mumtaz-tamil-news-22068.html|publisher=IndiaGlitz|title=Very Good for Mumtaz — Tamil Movie News|date=27 April 2006|access-date=2017-02-26|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919030410/https://www.indiaglitz.com/very-good-for-mumtaz-tamil-news-22068.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the mid-2000s, she announced plans of a comeback in acting roles, and notably appeared in ''[[Jerry (film)|Jerry]]'' (2006) and [[T. Rajender]]'s long-delayed ''[[Veerasamy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-01/04-05-06-mumtaj.html|title=Tamil movies : Fit & fat Mumtaj and never ending Veerasamy shoot|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919025218/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-01/04-05-06-mumtaj.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, several of her other films during the period became stuck and eventually did not release, including projects such as Raviraja's ''Very Good'', [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]'s ''Nenjankootill Neeye Nikkirai'', Igore's ''Thik Thik Thik'' and the multi-starrer ''Vedakozhi''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/very-good-for-mumtaz-tamil-news-22068.html|title=Very Good for Mumtaz - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|date=27 April 2006|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919030410/https://www.indiaglitz.com/very-good-for-mumtaz-tamil-news-22068.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mumtaj-the-cop-tamil-news-24487|title=Mumtaj, the cop - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|date=14 August 2006|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919030324/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mumtaj-the-cop-tamil-news-24487|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/horror-is-palatable-thik-thik-tamil-news-31911|title=Horror is palatable - Thik Thik - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|date=21 June 2007|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919063443/https://www.indiaglitz.com/horror-is-palatable-thik-thik-tamil-news-31911|url-status=live}}</ref> She has since seldom been seen in films, making a brief foray to play the antagonist in ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2009 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' (2009), before appearing in the Telugu films, ''[[Atharintiki Daaredi]]'' (2013)<ref name="Sify">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kushi-mumtaz-to-shake-a-leg-with-pawan-kalyan-news-telugu-nhosjxjgibbsi.html|title=Kushi Mumtaz to shake a leg with Pawan Kalyan |publisher=Sify|date=14 July 2013|access-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115153919/http://www.sify.com/movies/kushi-mumtaz-to-shake-a-leg-with-pawan-kalyan-news-telugu-nhosjxjgibbsi.html|archive-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Aagadu]]'' (2014) in glamorous roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Im-here-to-stay-on-my-own-terms-Mumtaz/articleshow/4529572.cms|title=I'm here to stay on my own terms: Mumtaz - Times of India|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-date=27 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027081718/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Im-here-to-stay-on-my-own-terms-Mumtaz/articleshow/4529572.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Other work==
Mumtaj was a judge in the first season of the reality [[Competitive dance|dance competition]] ''Boys Vs Girls'', which aired on [[Star Vijay]], and season 6 of ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'', which aired on [[Kalaignar TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/php/search-pagination-movie.php?search_by_artist=125|title=Mumtaz|access-date=17 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817182800/http://www.jointscene.com/php/search-pagination-movie.php?search_by_artist=125|archive-date=17 August 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="kollyinsider.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/10/saguni-to-show-mumtaz-in-negative-role.html|title=Saguni to show Mumtaz in a negative role|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818161856/http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/10/saguni-to-show-mumtaz-in-negative-role.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later took part as one of the contestants in the Tamil reality show, ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' hosted by [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/cinema/127962-mumtaj-in-bigg-boss-house.html|title=பிக்பாஸ் போட்டியாளராக மும்தாஜ்!|last=Ma.Pandiarajan|date=2018-06-17|work=Vikatan|access-date=17 June 2018|language=ta|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617202819/https://www.vikatan.com/news/cinema/127962-mumtaj-in-bigg-boss-house.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/mumtaj-in-bigg-boss-2/articleshow/64556989.cms|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2; Mumtaj to be a part of the show - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012062602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/mumtaj-in-bigg-boss-2/articleshow/64556989.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"|1999 || ''[[Monisha En Monalisa]]'' || Monisha || Tamil ||Debut film
|-
| ''[[Malabar Police]]'' || Julie || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Chala Bagundi]]'' || || Telugu || Special appearance in the song "Entha Bagundhi Brotheru"
|-
| ''[[Jananaayakan]]'' || Nancy Parera || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Duniya Hey Duniya"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2000 || ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' || Anitha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Budget Padmanabhan]]'' || Omana || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ammo! Okato Tareekhu]]'' || Ganga || Telugu||
|-
| rowspan="10"|2001 || ''Boond'' || Neelam || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Kushi (2001 film)|Kushi]]'' || Anitha || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Looty]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala]]'' || Chitra || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Machiniye"
|-
| ''[[Vedham]]'' || Pooja || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]'' || Nirmala / Bhama || Tamil || Dual roles
|-
| ''[[Mitta Miraasu]]'' || Vijaya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' || Anupam Verma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagana Naatkal]]'' || Rekha || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="7"|2002 || ''[[Vivaramana Aalu]]'' || Puppy || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Roja Kootam]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Subbammaa"
|-
| ''[[Ezhumalai]]'' || Sandhya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]'' || Kamini || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Coolie'' || Rani || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Kondaveeti Simhasanam'' || Susmitha || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Thandavam]]'' || Kaavya Menon || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Three Roses]]'' || Roma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thathi Thavadhu Manasu]]'' || Aarthi || Tamil || Also producer
|-
| rowspan="5"|2004 || ''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || Nandini || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kuththu]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna"
|-
| ''[[Kanti (2004 film)|Kanti]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance in the song "Ussaaru Ussaaru"
|-
| ''[[Aai (film)|Aai]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Mailapur Mayila"
|-
| ''[[Chellame]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 || ''[[Devathayai Kanden]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance in the song "Thunda Kanom Thuniya Kanom"
|-
| ''[[London (2005 Tamil film)|London]]'' || Aishwarya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Pelli Kaani Pellam Avuthundi'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Jerry (film)|Jerry]]'' || Janani || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Veerasamy]]'' || Sarasu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2009 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' || Shyla || Tamil ||
|-
||2013 || ''[[Atharintiki Daaredi]]'' || Mumtaj || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Special appearance in the song "It's Time To Party"<ref name="Sify"/>
|-
||2014 || ''[[Aagadu]]'' || Sukanya / Belly Lilly || Telugu ||
|-
||2015 || ''[[Tommy (2015 film)|Tommy]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
||2021 || ''[[Valaiyam]]'' || || Tamil || Post Production
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Series/Shows !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''Boys Vs. Girls'' || Judge || [[Star Vijay]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'' || Judge || [[Kalaignar TV]] || Season 06
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' || Contestant || [[Star Vijay]] || Evicted on Day 91
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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