Mumtaz has remained Bollywood's everlasting beauty icon. She recently disclosed her beauty secrets and acknowledged using fillers. She added that she was not well-liked by the "heroines" of her period. She claimed that despite this, she stayed upbeat about it.
At the age of eleven, Mumtaz made her Bollywood debut in the 1958 movie Sone Ki Chidiya. With Rajesh Khanna, one of the most well-known on-screen couples of the 1970s, she produced several blockbuster movies. Later, after a 13-year sabbatical, she made a dramatic comeback with Aandhiyan in 1990 before announcing her retirement from acting.
The 75-year-old actor claimed in an interview with ETimes that female actors were rude to her. She recounted with ETimes what Dev Anand had said to her about it. She recalled, “I remember Dev Anand once told me that I should take care of my hair and body. He said that I should always try and look young. He said, 'Mumzi, age is a bloody number'. He said if I look good I can have a boyfriend at 90 too. He asked me if I wanted proof. He opened a door and showed me that three girls were waiting for him in the other room to have a date with him. Mind you, he was 80 then.”
She added, “I follow Dev Anand's advice. And I follow Akshay Kumar's advice that we should not eat after 6 pm. Sometimes I get too thin and I take the help of fillers. But I would never get botox done; botox se lagta hai ek anar left side mein daal diya, ek anar right side mein daal diya (Botox feels like someone has put seeds into the cheeks)”.
Mumtaz was recently spotted for the first time in a Tv show. On season 13 of Indian Idol, she made a guest appearance alongside Dharmendra. She continues to be absent from movies though. Mumtaz once responded during a live session to a fan's question on her comeback to the business, “Bollywood? I do not know. I am not sure if I will get the kind of role that really touches my heart and it will be nice and people will appreciate it.” As her daughter laughed, she added, “First I will have to take my husband's permission. He will say ‘okay you can do one’. Then maybe I will. Otherwise no.”
