The yesteryear actress Mumtaz not too long ago opened up about her love life with Shammi Kapoor and in addition defined why she by no means married him. The veteran star shared that nobody may consider that he turned her down and as an alternative selected Mayur Madhvani as his life companion.
In a full interview, Mumtaz He stated that Shammi Kapoor was wealthy and in style, folks wouldn’t perceive why he refused to tie the knot with him. However, he confessed that he had by no means liked me as a lot as Shammi had given me.
“The world wanted to marry me but I had to decide with whom I should be happy. Shammi Kapoor was very sweet and caring with me. No one would believe we were in love. No one could believe that I told him ‘no’ to the marriage because Shammi had a high status; He said ‘How can Mumtaz refuse Shammi?’. Today when I got married to Mayur Madhvani, who has money by the grace of God, people believe that I had refused Shammi. Still, all said and done, I don’t think Shammi has ever made me feel so much love,” she advised ETimes.
In an earlier interview with the publication, the Khilona actor had shared that Kapoor didn’t need his daughters-in-law to be in showbiz. Since she was doing effectively for herself and was bold, she didn’t wish to sit at house.
“The Kapoors would not have liked it if the daughter-in-law in their family was in the film line. Shammiji told me that if I want him to be happy with me, then I have to give up my career. Now at that young age I was very ambitious and wanted to reach somewhere. I also wanted to settle my family. Just sitting at home was not with me,” she was quoted in a 2020 interview.
Mumtaz additionally opened up in regards to the marriage rumors with Feroz Khan and shared that he by no means proposed her. He additionally stated that they had been very shut associates and that he would open his coronary heart to her.
Firoz Khan and Mumtaz within the taking pictures of the movie. (Photo: Express Archive)
The actor additionally added that any girl would fall in love with Feroz and Shammi, and marrying the previous could be like leaping right into a lake. “It was telling heartbreak. I had one with Shammi Kapoor and I didn’t want the other,” she stated, including that she determined to maintain their friendship sturdy.
“If it (their relationship) had gone the other way, it would have broken down and the friendship would not have lasted. Our children got married and our friendship lasted till his death. He loved me very much and trusts me, Fardeen and Natasha (Feroz’s daughter) are very happy with each other,” stated the actor.
An Irani, Mumtaz made her appearing debut on the age of 11 with Sone Ki Chidiya in 1958. He then rose to fame with movies like Do Raaste, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Khilona, Tere Mere Sapne, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Apna Desh. , Loafer, Across the Jheel, Roti, Love Story, and many others. She was one of the in style feminine actors in Bollywood, recognized for her magnificence, grace and dancing abilities.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
