Mumtaz Shanti


Mumtaz Shanti was a Bollywood actress, who was best known for her work throughout the 1940s. She appeared in 24 films, including Basant, Badalti Duniya, Kismet, and Dharti Ke Lal.

Career

She was very popular in the 1940s and early 1950s with hit movies like Basant, Kismet, and Ghar Ki Izzat with a young Dilip Kumar.
The movie Kismet in 1943 was the most significant of her illustrious career. The film starring Ashok Kumar as the hero broke all previous box office records and, besides celebrating many jubilees all over India.
Almost all the songs: "Dheeray Dheeray Aa Re Baadal", "Papiha Re", "Aaj Himalay Ki Choti Se", "Ab Tere Siwa Kaun Mera", "Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali Hai" became a rage throughout the country.

Personal life and death

Mumtaz Shanti was married to Wali Mohammad Khan, a film director and writer in pre-partition Bollywood. They both moved to Pakistan in the early 1950s. Wali Saheb died of heart failure in 1977. Mumtaz Shanti died in Pakistan in 1993/94.

Filmography

  1. Aakraman
  2. Zamane Ki Hawa
  3. Aahuti
  4. Biwi
  5. Putli
  6. Ghar Ki Izzat
  7. Heer Ranjha
  8. Padmini
  9. Diwani
  10. Doosri Shadi
  11. Dharti
  12. Magadhraj
  13. Pujari
  14. Shravan Kumar
  15. Chand Chakori
  16. Bhartruhari
  17. Lady Doctor
  18. Pagli Duniya
  19. Kismet
  20. Badalti Duniya
  21. Sawaal
  22. Basant
  23. Mangti - a Punjabi language Diamond jubilee film
  24. Sohni Kumharan