Mumtaz Begum (7 April 1923 – 9 March 2002) was an Indian actress who appeared in
Bollywood
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and
Punjabi films.
Life and career
Begum was born in
Bombay,
Bombay Presidency,
British India
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on 7 April 1923. She acted as a character actor playing the roles of mothers and grandmothers in films like ''
Barsaat Ki Raat'' (1960), ''
Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) and ''
Mere Mehboob'' (1963). She was the aunt of Bollywood actress
Nazneen. She died in Mumbai on 9 March 2002, at the age of 78.
Filmography
*''
Dahej'' (1950)
[
*'' Deewana'' (1952)][
*'']Jagriti
''Jagriti'' () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Satyen Bose. A remake of Bose's 1949 Bengali film ''Paribartan'', the film stars Rajkumar Gupta, Abhi Bhattacharya, and Ratan Kumar in the lead roles. The film won the Filmfare ...
'' (1954)[
*'' Yasmin'' (1955)][
*'']Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
() is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language dance film directed by V. Shantaram. It stars Shantaram's wife Sandhya and dancer Gopi Krishna in lead roles. One of the earlier Technicolor films made in India, the film won the All India Certificate of M ...
'' (1955)[
*'']New Delhi
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'' (1956)
*'' Lajwanti'' (1958)
*'' Kala Pani'' (1958)
*'' Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1959)
*'' Chambe Di Kali'' (1960) Punjabi film
*'' Kala Bazar'' (1960)[
*'' Barsaat Ki Raat'' (1960)][
*'' Parakh'' (1960)
*'' Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960)][
*'']Opera House
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'' (1961)
*'' Aas Ka Panchhi'' (1961)
*'' Dr. Vidya'' (1962)[
*'' Dil Tera Diwana'' (1962)][
*'' Anpadh'' (1962)][
*'' Mere Mehboob'' (1963)][
*'' Ayee Milan Ki Bela'' (1964)][
*'' Aap Ki Parchhaiyan'' (1964)
*'']Sunghursh
''Sunghursh'' ("Struggle") is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed and produced by Harnam Singh Rawail. It is based on ''Layli Asmaner Ayna'' ("Layli Does Not Go To Heaven"), a short story in Bengali language by Jnanpith Award-winning writer Mah ...
'' (1968)
*'' Neel Kamal'' (1968)[
*'' Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar'' (1970) Punjabi film
*'' Mehboob Ki Mehndi'' (1971)
*'']Gambler
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'' (1971)
*'' Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee'' (1971)
*'' Kankan De Ohle (1971)[
*'' Apna Desh'' (1972)
*'' Dil Diwana'' (1974)
*'' Apradhi'' (1974)
*'' Rafoo Chakkar'' (1975)
*''Yamla Jatt'' (1976) Punjabi movie][
*'' Laila Majnu'' (1976)][
*'' Santo Banto'' (1976) Punjabi film
*'' Aadmi Sadak Ka'' (1977)
*'' Bhola Bhala'' (1978)
*'' Aakhri Kasam'' (1979)
*'' Aatish'' (1979)][
*'' Jwalamukhi (1980 film)'' (1980)][
*'']Amrit
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'' (1986)
References
External links
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1923 births
2002 deaths
20th-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian film actresses
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