Mumtaz Shares her condition for Bollywood comeback: ‘Buddhi ka role toh karne waali nahi hoon’

Bollywood actress Mumtaz enthralled audiences with her performances on the silver screen during the 1960s and 1970s. She has now opened up about the possibility of returning to cinema and the kind of roles she would like to play. The actress emphasised that she is not willing to play a mother’s role in a film.
Mumtaz about her come back
In a recent conversation with Instant Bollywood, Mumtaz addressed the kind of roles she would be open to taking up. She made it clear that she is not interested in conventional, age-based roles that do not align with her self-image. “Main filmon mein buddhi ka role toh karne waali nahi hoon. Aur jaisi main lagti hoon vaisa role offer hua nahi. Jab hoga tab sochungi. I want a role that fits my looks. Mujhe vaise offer nahi aaye jaise mujhe chahiye. Main kisi ki maa ka role karne waali nahi hoon. No,” she stated.

Netizens react
The video went viral online, and fans had mixed reactions to her statement. “OMG, I so want to see Mumtaz ma’am back on screen,” one fan commented on the video, while another praised, “Love her honesty and bindaas attitude.” Another wrote, “She looks awesome even at this age.” Social media was full of praise for her confidence at this stage in life.
Mumtaz’s career
Mumtaz began her film career as a child artist in the late 1950s with Lajwanti and Sone Ki Chidiya. She went on to appear in ‘Ram Aur Shyam’ (1967), ‘Mere Hamdam Mere Dost’ (1968), and ‘Brahmachari’ (1968).
She stepped away from films in 1976 after starring in Nagin. Her brief return in 1990 with ‘Aandhiyan’ marked her final film appearance before she settled down in London with her husband, businessman Mayur Madhvani.
In 2010, she made an appearance in Namrata Singh Gujral’s docudrama ‘1 a Minute’.