When Rajesh Khanna felt he had misplaced his ‘proper hand’ after Mumtaz left films

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When Rajesh Khanna felt he had misplaced his ‘proper hand’ after Mumtaz left films

Mumtaz shot to fame after she appeared with Shammi Kapoor in Brahmchari’s hit music ‘Aajkal tere mere pyaar ke charche’ however her profitable stint as a number one heroine began with Rajesh Khanna-starrer Do Raaste. The two starred in virtually a dozen hit movies with one another together with Roti, Dushman and Aap Ki Kasam amongst many others. Mumtaz believes it was ‘luck’ that made their on-screen pairing a success with the viewers.

In a latest chat with Pinkvilla, Mumtaz shared that when she obtained married and left the nation, Rajesh Khanna stated, “I have lost my right hand!” She added, “Kaka was too proud a man to say it on my face.” But Mumtaz discovered that he “missed” her rather a lot as they “made such a great pair.”

She recalled the time once they appeared in lots of hit movies, and it was a stroke of luck that none of their movies flopped. “None of my movies with Kaka flopped (from Do Raaste to Prem Kahani between 1969-1975). We did not give a single dud. Shayad hamare sitare milte the (Maybe our stars aligned). We had been fortunate for one another.”

Mumtaz stated that Rajesh Khanna was a “nice actor. who’d acted with so many stunning heroines and had nice songs filmed on him. But each single movie of mine with him was a success. It needs to be luck.”

Rajesh Khanna handed away in 2012 and she or he remembered visiting him when his well being was deteriorating. “I visited him when he was unwell. Anju (Mahendroo) was there. Dimple (Kapadia) was there too. The household taken care of Kaka extraordinarily effectively. Even I miss him. When I occur to look at him on TV, I’m wondering kyun itni jaldi chale gaye? (Why did he go away so quickly?)”

Mumtaz has not appeared in any movie since 1990’s Aandhiyan, which was her comeback movie after 1977’s Aaina.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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