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Minoo Mumtaz (born as Malikunnisa Ali; 26 April 1942 – 23 October 2021) was an Indian actress. She was the sister of India's ace comedian Mehmood and was part of the Mehmood Ali film family. Minoo Mumtaz appeared in many
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of the 1950s and 1960s, mostly as a dancer and character actress.


Early life

Born in a family of four brothers and four sisters to
Mumtaz Ali Mumtaz Ali (29 September 1902 – 7 February 1975) was an Indian dancer and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1970s. He was the father of Indian actor Mehmood. He also had his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites" which perform ...
, who was famous as a dancer and character-artist in films from the 1940s era, with his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites". Mumtaz Ali's career slumped due to his excessive drinking and his family fell on hard times, leading to his son Mehmood working as a child artist, and daughter Minoo Mumtaz to work as dancer in his stage shows and later in movies.


Career

She was renamed as "Minoo" by none other than
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, who is the sister-in-law of Mehmood. She started off as a stage dancer and later as dancer in many films of the 50s and 60s with her first film ''Sakhi Hateem''. She also played the lead role opposite
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in ''Black Cat'' (1959). She can be seen in the song "Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re", from the movie ''
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'' (1956), as Dancer in ''
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'' (1958). She also appeared in
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films such as '' Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (1959), '' Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) and '' Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962). She played key roles in ''
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'' (1958), ''
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'' (1963), '' Ghunghat'' (1960), ''
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'' (1961), '' Insan Jaag Utha'' (1959), '' Ghar Basake Dekho'' (1963), '' Gazal'' (1964), ''Sindbad, Alibaba, Aladdin'', '' Jahan Ara'' (1964). The 1958 film ''
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,'' created a huge controversy because in this movie, Minoo Mumtaz was seen making onscreen romance with Mehmood who was her real blood brother. People were shocked to see the brother and sister in romantic role.


Personal life

She married S. Ali Akbar, a film director on 12 June 1963. The couple had three daughters and a son. Minoo Mumtaz died on 23 October 2021 at the age of 79. She lived her last days in Canada.


Filmography


Television


See also

* Mehmood Ali Family *
Mumtaz Ali Mumtaz Ali (29 September 1902 – 7 February 1975) was an Indian dancer and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1970s. He was the father of Indian actor Mehmood. He also had his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites" which perform ...
*
Mehmood Ali Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, Film director, director and Film producer, producer, best known for playing comic roles in Bollywood, Hindi films.
* Anwar Ali *
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References


Further reading

* Zaveri, Hanif. ''Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods'', Popular Prakashan, 2005.


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumtaz, Minoo Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema 1942 births 2021 deaths Actresses from Mumbai Indian emigrants to Canada 20th-century Indian actresses