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Mumtaz On Her Favourite Co-star Rajesh Khanna!
The Legendary Iconic Mumtaz On Her Favourite Co-star Rajesh Khanna & Her Love For The Colour Orange
The iconic actress Mumtaz, the heartthrob of millions danced her way into immortality with iconic numbers like Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche(Bramhachari), Bindiya chamkegi(Do Raaste) and Jai jai shiv shankar(Aap Ki Kasam). Most of her most famous songs featured her in orange costumes.
When I spoke to her ,Mumtaz happily admitted to an orange fixation. “Indeed orange was my favourite colour. I am a very fair-complexioned girl of Persian origin.Bright colours suited me. I especially loved orange. I’d sit with my costume designer Bhanu Athaiya and make sure the orange colour figured in the songs and dances.”
The sizzling Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche song-and-dance with Shammi Kapoor had Mumtaz making one major adjustment. “I remember we opted for an orange saree instead of a gown . Normally I would dance in western outfits for western-rhythmed song like this. But on this occasion the Sippys(producers of Bramhachari) insisted on a saree. So Bhanu and I created a specially designed saree . The song had a lot of jerks and movements. So we had to make sure the saree remained in place.”
The actress whose performances in Khilona,Tere Mere Sapne, Aap Ki Kasam, Jheel Ke Uss Paar and Aaina established her as one of the two topmost actresses of the 1970s(the other being Hema Malini) is now in Mumbai.
Where’s Mumtaz’s headquarters these days? “Well, I’ve homes in London, Nairobi and Mumbai. So you tell me where my home is.”
Why did she quit and leave at the peak of your career just because she got married? “Maine industry hi nahin chhoda. Shaher aur mulk bhi chhod diya. I got married to the man I loved. I had two lovely daughters. Now I’ve four beautiful grandchildren and they’re the loves of my life. I couldn’t have asked for more. No regrets about leaving the industry.”
Mumtaz’s last films were with Rajesh Khanna whom she admits to being very fond of. “He was my favourite, no doubt.And I was his favourite.I can’t remember how many films we did together. But we were constantly working together, right till I quit the industry. Unke filmon mein heroine ko zyada kuch karna ko nahin hota ttha(in his films the leading lady didn’t have much to do). But I like that film which featured the song Duniya mien logon ko dokha kabhi ho jata hai ….Apna Desh.I had a well-etched role in that. Then there was Aap Ki Kasam where both of us were equally important. It had a very controversial subject where the wife leaves her suspicious husband although she’s pregnant. I remember Kakajee and I had heated discussions with the film’s producer-director J Om Prakashji about whether the film will work or not. Eventually it was made and it was a big hit.”
Ask her to name her favourite film from her vast repertoire and she answers, “I can’t name my favourite. But I can tell you which was the most difficult . It was Vijay Anand’s Tere Mere Sapne. I had to underplay my part all through the film. It is very difficult to do this in our cinema where actresses had to do a lot of loud rona-dhona. Let me tell you, underplayed performances are far more difficult than the dramatic ones. So yes, Khilona and the other well-known performances of mine were all good. But Tere Mere Sapne was the toughest.”
Mumtaz’s last film Aaina before she married and quit at the peak of her career, also starred Rajesh Khanna. Mumtaz was smashingly powerful as a daughter of an impoverished Brahmin family who takes to prostitution to make ends meet.
She recalls the film fondly. “Yes, that was the only film of ours where Kakajee took a backseat. But that was his guest appearance. That was a very powerful subject , directed by a very powerful and influential director of the South(K Balachander). The film flopped. People could not accept the heroine’s character. Many years later Yash Raj Films made the same subject(Laga Chunri Mein Daag). Lekin wohbhi nahin chali(that didn’t succeeded either).
Although Rajesh Khanna had the reputation of being temperamental Mumtaz says she had no problems working with the Superstar. “The only time he’d get upset with me was when I signed films with other heroes. He would go and sulk in the corner.It was okay for him to work with other heroines.There are separate rules for men and women. He always treated me with the utmost affection and care. He affectionately called me ‘Moti’. Because I was always on the plump side. That’s the way it was. And I didn’t mind.As far as being moody is concerned, I was the friendliest person on the set. I sat and chatted with all the technicians between shots. I never behaved like a star. So why would anyone behave like a star with me?
Mumtaz is now in Mumbai catching up with old friends spending time with her daughter Natasha and son-in-law actor Fardeen Khan. “I am spending time with my loved ones here in Mumbai as long as I’m here. Who know where tomorrow will take me? My world revolves around my beautiful grandchildren”
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Why On Earth Is Sushmita Sen Smoking A Cigar In Aarya’s First Look?

Season 3 of Aarya is being shot as you read this, and naturally Sushmita Sen is super-kicked about it, so kicked that she has put out a video where she is seen in the best Lady Boss version of herself.
Alarmingly, she is seen puffing away at a cigar, to complete her Badass Lady Boss image.
There was a time when women smoking cigarettes in Hindi cinema signaled vampishness. If a female actor was shown smoking it meant she had evil designs over the hero, and life in general.
Sushmita being Sushmita, a cigarette won’t do. A cigar it is, to go with her formidable image. The last Bollywood actor I saw smoking a cigar on screen was Premnath in the 1970s. Back then so many people didn’t die of cancer by smoking.
These are different far more dangerous and deadly times.
Sushmita is an iconic actor.She needs to be more careful about the image she projects . Smoking a cigar doesn’t enhance a woman’s(or a man’s) muscle power. Nor does it make her look cool.
About shooting for the third season of Aarya Sushmita says, “Aarya is synonymous with my name. I have lived as Aarya for two whole seasons and the love received by the audiences has only encouraged me to do more. Walking on the sets of Aarya Season 3 makes me feel at home and gives me a sense of empowerment. I’m grateful to the entire team at Disney+ Hotstar, Ram Madhvani Films and Endemol Shine India for the vision of creating Aarya and taking it to newer heights with every season.”
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Shah Rukh, Deepika, John Will Meet The Media On Monday At 4 pm(But There’s A Catch)

Pathaan has effectually discredited the efficacy of media interactions to promote a film. The film’s lead actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham did not conduct any press or portal interviews to promote the film.
And yet Pathaan is a blockbuster.
This weekend the Pathaan producer Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films took a call on behalf of the Pathaan team to do one media meet at the Taj Land’s End in Mumbai on Monday January 30 at 4 pm.
The three principal actors and director Siddharth Malhotra will address the media.
But here’s the catch: the media will not be allowed to ask any questions. There will be no Q& A s or one-on-one interactions.This basically means that the Pathaan team will have an opportunity to say what it wants to the media. But the media will have no say.
Make what you will of this one-way traffic.
A source close to Yash Raj informs me that this is the pattern regarding the media that Yash Raj will follow for future releases: no press meets no promotional engagements.
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Fake Projects of Pathaan Director Being Planted In Media

Siddharth Anand Denies Considering Any Project With Deepak Mukut
A word of caution to those marketing and publicity wizkids who think it’s okay to plant fake stories on (fake) projects with the Pathaan director.
It is not.
Such baseless announcements are meant only to raise the equity of the producers with whom Siddharth Anand’s name is linked. One such producer whose name has cropped up after the spectacular success of Pathaan is Deepak Mukut.
There were reports everywhere that Siddharth Anand’s next would be with Mukut.
Turned out to be a false rumour.
A source in the know informs, “Siddharth now has to complete Fighter starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone for Yash Raj.Then he is committed to direct the sequel to War 2 for Yash Raj films. They will then start work on the next film in the Pathaan franchise. There is no scope or room for any outside projects for Siddharth Anand. So every announcement that you read of a new film to be directed by Siddharth Anand for an outside producer is likely to be a hundred percent fake.”
When I asked Siddharth Anand about the supposed project with producer Deepak Mukut he promptly replied, “NOT AT ALL.”
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Pink Director’s Next Featuring Yami As A Crime Reporter To Stream From February 16

Anniruddha Roy Chowdhury whose Pink featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu was one of the most important films of 2016, is all set to release his next Hindi film.
Entitled Lost, Anniruddha’s film , based on true events, will see Yami Gautam Dhar(that’s what the actress calls herself after her marriage) as a crime journalist. LOST is an emotional social thriller that represents a higher quest, a search for lost values of empathy and integrity.
Inspired by true events, Lost is a story of a bright young woman crime reporter in her relentless search for the truth behind the sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist.

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Says Aniruddha “The shoot of LOST has been an incredible journey. I have been eager for the release of our hard-worked venture. The film is a realistic highlight of media in a social context and I am sure that it will give the audience a compelling watch. I am curious about its release and see the responses it shall get. I hope they will welcome it with open hearts.”
Yami Gautam Dhar who plays the lead of the crime reporter says, “I can’t be happier and more proud of the film’s selection for the opening night at CSAFF. I feel like its one that the people will connect to and will be the one that you cannot miss, especially in the current age and time. I have loved playing this role because it was such a special experience, it allowed me to explore so many layers of emotions as an actor and the entire team has worked really hard on it. I genuinely cannot wait for the film’s release, especially to see the reactions of the audience to it.”
The crime investigation drama boasts a stellar cast. Along with Yami, the film will feature Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, and an ensemble of younger talent, including Neil Bhoopalam, Pia Bajpai, and Tushar Pandey, in pivotal roles.
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