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Mumtaz Shanti (28 May 1926 – 19 October 1994) was a popular actress in Indian and Pakistani Cinema during 1940s and 1950s.[1] She was referred as The Jubilee Girl because of her roles in films Basant and Kismet.[1] She worked in films including Mangti (1942), Basant (1942), Badalti Duniya (1943), Kismet (1943), Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) and Aahuti (1950).[2]
Mumtaz Shanti | |
|---|---|
| ممتاز شانتی | |
 Shanti posing for a publicity poster in 1943 | |
| Born | Mumtaz Begum 28 May 1926 Dinga, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 19 October 1994 (aged 68) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Other names | The Jubilee Girl[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937 - 1983 |
| Spouse | Wali Sahib (husband) |
| Children | Sikander Wali (son) Zafar Iqbal (son) |
| Relatives | Nazim Panipati (brother-in-law) |
Early life
Mumtaz was born in 1926 in Dinga, in the Gujrat District of the Punjab Province of British India into a Punjabi Muslim family. Mumtaz's mother died when she was very young and her aunt took care of her.[1] Mumtaz's uncle encouraged her to learn singing and dancing when she was visiting Lahore Wali Sahib spotted her and then she went to Calcutta and worked in Sohni Kumharan in 1937.[1]
Career
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.[3][2][4][5][6]
Kismet was the biggest hit of her career.[7][8][9] The film starring her and Ashok Kumar broke all previous records when it came to box office revenues.[2][1] It ran for a record three years at Kolkata’s Roxy cinema. This record was broken 32 years later by Sholay.[10]
Personal life
Mumtaz Shanti was married to Wali Mohammad Khan a film director and writer in pre-partition Bollywood then after partition they both moved to Pakistan in the early 1950s and Wali Sahib died of heart failure in 1977.[1]
Death
Mumtaz Shanti died in Pakistan on 19 October 1994.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Sohni Kumharan | Punjabi[1] |
| 1940 | Chambe Di Kali | Punjabi |
| 1942 | Mangti | Punjabi[1] |
| 1942 | Basant | Hindi[11][1] |
| 1943 | Sawaal | Hindi |
| 1943 | Badalti Duniya | Hindi[1] |
| 1943 | Kismet | Hindi[12][1] |
| 1944 | Bhartruhari | Hindi |
| 1944 | Lady Doctor | Hindi[13] |
| 1944 | Pagli Duniya | Hindi |
| 1945 | Chand Chakori | Hindi[13] |
| 1946 | Dharti | Hindi |
| 1946 | Magadhraj | Hindi |
| 1946 | Pujari | Hindi |
| 1946 | Shravan Kumar | Hindi |
| 1947 | Diwani | Hindi |
| 1947 | Doosri Shadi | Hindi |
| 1948 | Ghar Ki Izzat | Hindi[3] |
| 1948 | Heer Ranjha | Hindi[13] |
| 1948 | Padmini | Hindi |
| 1949 | The Honor of the House | Hindi |
| 1950 | Aahuti | Hindi |
| 1950 | Biwi | Hindi |
| 1950 | Putli | Hindi |
| 1952 | Sanskar | Hindi |
| 1952 | Zamane Ki Hawa | Hindi[1] |
| 1975 | Aakraman | Hindi |
| 1983 | Chatpati | Hindi |
References
- "Mumtaz Shanti – Interview". cineplot. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Profile of Mumtaz Shanti". cineplot. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- "Ghar Ki Izzat (1948)". cineplot. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Mumtaz Shanti". Cineplot. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Routledge. p. 109.
- Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Bloomington, IN : Trafford On Demand Pub. p. 108.
- Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema. Routledge. p. 145.
- Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 165.
- Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. New Delhi : Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 446.
- "Kismet: The biggest blockbuster before 'Sholay'". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema. New Delhi : Penguin, Viking. p. 115.
- Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 293.
- "Mumtaz Shanti - Filmography". MUVYZ. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
- Filmography of Mumtaz Shanti on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website
- Mumtaz Shanti at IMDb
- Mumtaz Shanti at Bollywood Hungama
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