Mumtaz Shanti | |
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.jpg) Shanti posing for a publicity poster in 1943 | |
| Born | Mumtaz Begum 1926 |
| Died | 1989 (age 63) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality | India, later Pakistan |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1937-1975 |
| Spouse(s) | Wali Sahib |
| Children | Sikander Wali Zafar Iqbal |
Mumtaz Shanti (1926–1989) was a Bollywood actress, popular in the 1940s.[1] She appeared in 24 films, including Basant (1942), Badalti Duniya (1943), Kismet (1943), and Dharti Ke Lal (1946).
Career
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Mumtaz Shanti's career peaked in the 1940s and early 1950s with hit movies like Basant (1942), Kismet (1943), and Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) with a young Dilip Kumar.[2][3]
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Kismet became the biggest hit of her career. The film starring her along with Ashok Kumar broke all previous box office records.[3][1] It ran for a record three years at Kolkata’s Roxy cinema. This record was broken 32 years later by Sholay.[4]
Personal life and death
Mumtaz Shanti was married to Wali Mohammad Khan (Wali Saheb),[1] a film director and writer in pre-partition Bollywood. They both moved to Pakistan in the early 1950s. Wali Saheb died of heart failure in 1977. Mumtaz Shanti died in Pakistan on Oct. 19th, 1989.[3]
Filmography
- Aakraman (1975)
- Zamane Ki Hawa (1952)[1]
- Aahuti (1950)
- Biwi (1950)
- Putli (1950)
- Ghar Ki Izzat (1948)[2]
- Heer Ranjha (1948)[5]
- Padmini (1948)
- Diwani (1947)
- Doosri Shadi (1947)
- Dharti (1946)
- Magadhraj (1946)
- Pujari (1946)
- Shravan Kumar (1946)
- Chand Chakori (1945)[5]
- Bhartruhari (1944)
- Lady Doctor (1944)[5]
- Pagli Duniya (1944)
- Kismet (1943)[1]
- Badalti Duniya (1943)[1]
- Sawaal (1943)
- Basant (1942)[1]
- Mangti (1942) - Punjabi language movie. Celebrated Golden Jubilee at the box office[1]
- Sohni Kumharan[1] (1937) (a Punjabi language film and her debut film as an actress)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Mumtaz Shanti - Interview from 1954 on cineplot.com website Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Published 20 August 2016, Retrieved 3 July 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ghar Ki Izzat (1948 film) on hindigeetmala.net website Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 July 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Profile of Mumtaz Shanti on cineplot2.com website Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2019
- ↑ "Kismet: The biggest blockbuster before 'Sholay'". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Filmography of Mumtaz Shanti on muvyz.com website Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2019