Mumtaz

Her daughter, Natasha, married Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, in January, 2006.

Sister Malika Askari Randhawa married actor and pro wrestler Randhawa (Brother of Dara Singh). They have 3 children. A son named Shaad who is a actor. A daughter named Shehnaz who was involved with Kamal Sadanah in 1996. A daughter named Aalam who married a boy named Amrik in 2002. Amrik is the son of wrestler Harbhajan Singh.

From late 1976 she left India and stayed in UK/Uganda as a home maker : Her marriage took place in 1974 but she stayed back in India till 1976 to complete her film shootings. [May 1974]

After release of these 2 films, Mumtaz became the highest paid Hindi actress from 1970-1976. She was extremely versatile, beautiful, charming, and stole everybody's heart by her captivating looks and inspired performances in each of her film. She quickly out-shadowed and dethroned the established queens in a very short time because of her histrionics. Mumtaz was sensitive, quick to understand and translate every nuance hinted at, onto the screen. Even in her brief roles against established actresses, she was the one who got noticed more and lingered in viewers memories for longer periods. She acted in more than 100 films during a short career span of 14 years, and there is not even a single film in which her performance could not be termed as excellent.

In her very first film with significant banner and role, Khilona (1970), she won the most coveted Filmfare award in 1970.

Then she was signed opposite Rajesh Khanna in Do Raaste in 1969. After release of Aradhana, Rajesh Khanna had become the superstar and his next 2 releases were Do Raate and Bandhan both with Mumtaz as his heroine.

With Dara Sing she had 10 hit films of the 16 they did together from 1964-68. Mumtaz got the roles of supporting actress in A grade hit films like Sehra, Kaajal, Khandaan, Sawan Ki Ghata, Anpad, Hamraaz ,Pyar Kiye Jaa,Pati Patni, Mere Sanam, Suraj, Pathhar Ke Sanam, Ram Aur Shyam and Brahmachari.

In early 1960's there was a union of the artistes playing extras in films in Bombay and every junior artist had to shell a part of their income to this union.

From 1958-1964 she was only an extra in Hindi films in films like Vallah Kya Baat Hai. Too young to be cast as leading lady, she started with bit roles only, but was not missed, and gradually graduated to lead roles in low budget B grade movies with Dara Sing as hero.

Mumtaz first appeared in as child artist in Sanskar (1952),Yasmin (1955),Lajwanti (1958),Sone Ki Chidiya (1958),Stree(1961). Her mother, Naaz, was also an actress in films. When her family faced financial crisis, Mumtaz agreed to act in films as a junior artist and started appearing in group-scenes, at a very young age. She appeared in front of camera in V. Shantaram's Stree and Sehra but she went almost unnoticed. Mumtaz, as an adult her first role was that of the role of sister of the hero in O. P. Ralhan's Gehra Daag. Mumtaz then got the lead role in Pathan being made by Ataullah Khan, Madhubala's father, but the film remained incomplete.

Mumtaz was born on July 31, 1947 to Abdul Sameed Askari and Sardar Begum Habib Agha aka Naaz, both of Iranian origin but settled in Bombay, India.