Mumtaz Shanti

Mumtaz Shanti (1926–1989) was a Bollywood actress, popular in the 1940s.[1] She appeared in 24 films, including Basant (1942), Badalti Duniya (1943), Kismet (1943), and Dharti Ke Lal (1946).

Mumtaz Shanti
Shanti posing for a publicity poster in 1943
Born
Mumtaz Begum

1926 (1926)
Dinga, District Gujrat, Pakistan
Died1989
(age 63)
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityIndia, later Pakistan
OccupationActress
Years active1937-1975
Spouse(s)Wali Sahib
ChildrenSikander Wali
Zafar Iqbal

Career
Mumtaz Shanti with Ashok Kumar in Kismet (1943)

Mumtaz Shanti's career peaked in the 1940s and early 1950s with hit movies like Basant (1942), Kismet (1943), and Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) with a young Dilip Kumar.[2][3]

Shanti in Basant (1942)

Kismet became the biggest hit of her career. The film starring her along with Ashok Kumar broke all previous box office records.[3][1] It ran for a record three years at Kolkata’s Roxy cinema. This record was broken 32 years later by Sholay.[4]

Personal life and death

Mumtaz Shanti was married to Wali Mohammad Khan (Wali Saheb),[1] 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 on 19 October 1989.[3]

Filmography
  1. Aakraman (1975)
  2. Zamane Ki Hawa (1952)[1]
  3. Aahuti (1950)
  4. Biwi (1950)
  5. Putli (1950)
  6. Ghar Ki Izzat (1948)[2]
  7. Heer Ranjha (1948)[5]
  8. Padmini (1948)
  9. Diwani (1947)
  10. Doosri Shadi (1947)
  11. Dharti (1946)
  12. Magadhraj (1946)
  13. Pujari (1946)
  14. Shravan Kumar (1946)
  15. Chand Chakori (1945)[5]
  16. Bhartruhari (1944)
  17. Lady Doctor (1944)[5]
  18. Pagli Duniya (1944)
  19. Kismet (1943)[1]
  20. Badalti Duniya (1943)[1]
  21. Sawaal (1943)
  22. Basant (1942)[1]
  23. Mangti (1942) - Punjabi language movie. Celebrated Golden Jubilee at the box office[1]
  24. Sohni Kumharan[1] (1937) (a Punjabi language film and her debut film as an actress)[1]

References
  1. Mumtaz Shanti - Interview from 1954 on cineplot.com website Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Published 20 August 2016, Retrieved 3 July 2019
  2. Ghar Ki Izzat (1948 film) on hindigeetmala.net website Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 July 2019
  3. Profile of Mumtaz Shanti on cineplot2.com website Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2019
  4. "Kismet: The biggest blockbuster before 'Sholay'". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. Filmography of Mumtaz Shanti on muvyz.com website Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 July 2019
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