A biography for Mumtazhasn’t been written yet.
“You can't fight your destiny; you can't fight your audience.”
“Death is as real as life and everyone will face it some day.”
“I got to work with A-grade stars like Rajendra Kumar, Feroz Khan and Rajesh Khanna.”
“I was all of 18, and in love with Shammi Kapoor while we were filming 'Brahmachari.' He wanted me to give up my career, but I wasn't ready. I had my family to look after.”
“I have so many memories of working with Dara Singh, but that was a long time ago.”
“My first 26 years was a time of hard work. I was an obedient child to my parents. Whatever I earned, I gave to my parents and never asked them where it went.”
“I don't believe in giving up. Though there are a lot of obstacles, heartaches and disappointments, you shouldn't allow these things to break you.”
“After I got married, my husband gave me a lot of comforts.”
“I'd wake up at 4 A.M. every day, and reach the studios on the dot at 9.”
“I've been a fighter throughout my life.”
“Even death will have to fight me.”
“A year after I got married, 'Prem Kahani,' 'Roti' and 'Aap Ki Kasam' released. I refused 'Safar,' 'Haathi Mere Saathi'... because I was hellbent on getting married. Despite that, the phone never stopped ringing, whether I was in Mombasa or London.”
“I can proudly say that for 80 per cent of my life, I achieved what I wanted to. There were very few setbacks. I don't remember anything that I wanted and did not get. Once I made up my mind about something, I went for it. The easiest thing in life is to give up and I didn't.”
“As an actress, I had a very short career - it lasted 12 years.”
“After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed, staring at the ceiling. So my kids mean a lot to me.”
“My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I was born and raised in India and enjoy cooking Indian food, too.”
“There's so much to learn from life every minute.”
“I was lucky that men wanted to marry me.”
“God has been kind to me.”
“My role used to be very small, maybe a couple of romantic scenes and some songs.”