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Actress Minoo Mumtaz Life Story: Like film stories, the life of stars has also been unhappy. The unique stories of his life still attract people’s attention. Do you know about the heroine who romanced his brother in a film? He was in the role of lover-girlfriend in the film. The actress’s brother later became the big star of Bollywood, while the last day of sister’s life was in trouble.
New Delhi: Viewers have seen many stars of the same family acting together in many films. The stars who play the role of son and mother on screen became husband and wife in real life. But would you believe that the brothers and sisters on the screen have played the role of lover-girlfriend? Actually, this happened in a film.
Meenu Mumtaz became famous as a great dancer in India. People saw him playing a character role in cinema. His father Mumtaz Ali was also a famous actor.
Born in Mumbai and grew up Meenu Mumtaz learned dance from his father. She first started her career as a dancer and then as an actress like him.
Meenu did not choose this field with his choice. His father Mumtaz Ali was unable to look after the family due to his alcohol addiction. The responsibility of the family came to Meenu Mumtaz. People also know him by the name of Malikunnisa Ali.
Meenu became famous for her beauty and dance. He got his first chance in cinema in 1955. When Meenu was just 13 years old, she acted in Nanubhai’s film ‘Hakim’. Although her mother did not want Meenu to act in films, but seeing the situation of the family, she continued to act in films. At the age of 14, she acted in many hit films and became popular among fans.
Meenu Mumtaz was active in the film world in the 1950s and 60s. Meenu had four sisters and four brothers. His elder brother Mahmood was also a famous Bollywood comedy actor. Meanwhile, she appeared as her girlfriend of her brother Mahmud in the song ‘Kora Rang Sunaria Kali’ from the film ‘Howrah Bridge’.
Meenu once said that he played this role due to money and family responsibilities, but the song created controversy as soon as it was released. People opposed the film on the streets and asked how siblings could fall in love.
Shortly after the controversies calmed down, Meenu married a director, retired from cinema and settled abroad. Meenu fell ill in 2003. After this, Meenu’s memory suddenly went away. Medical examination revealed that he had a brain tumor. It was learned that it was growing in his mind for 15 years. Although Meenu got it treated and his memory returned, he died in 2021.