{"id":109385,"date":"2025-11-01T08:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/109385\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T08:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:25:08","slug":"waheeda-rehman-ji-down-to-earth-thi-mumtaz-once-said-vyjayanthimala-didnt-talk-to-her-spoke-about-friendship-with-anju-mahendru-and-poonam-sinha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/109385\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Waheeda Rehman ji down to earth thi’: Mumtaz once said Vyjayanthimala didn’t talk to her, spoke about friendship with Anju Mahendru and Poonam Sinha |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'WaheedaVeteran actress Mumtaz reminisced about her early film career, noting that while some seniors like Waheeda Rehman were welcoming, others remained distant. She also highlighted her enduring friendships with Anju Mahendru and Poonam Sinha. Mumtaz recently stated she’s open to a comeback but only for roles that suit her current persona, ruling out playing mothers or elderly characters. Veteran actress Mumtaz<\/a> once looked back on her early years in the film industry and shared how not every senior star was welcoming toward newcomers. \u2018Waheeda ji was very down to earth\u2019In a throwback interview with Dawn News, Mumtaz spoke about her bond with contemporaries and seniors. She said, “There were a few exceptions like Waheeda ji. She used to be very down to earth. Vyjayanthimala<\/a> also belonged to the same era, but she didn\u2019t talk to me.”<\/p>\n

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Mumtaz explained that it wasn\u2019t really about hostility \u2014 it was just how things worked back then. Senior stars usually kept to themselves, and newcomers had to earn their place. She added, \u201cSome people don\u2019t want to talk to people inferior to them. Some artists don\u2019t even give autographs when they are on the street.\u201dMumtaz on her close friends in the industryAs Mumtaz\u2019s talent and charm made her one of Bollywood\u2019s top leading ladies, she built her own circle of trust and friendship. She shared that she formed a close bond with actresses Anju Mahendru<\/a> and Poonam Sinha \u2014 friendships that have stood the test of time. \u201cGradually, as I made my place in the industry, I also made friends,\u201d she said. \u201cAnju Mahendru and Poonam Sinha are two people I still share a close bond with.\u201d\u2018I won\u2019t play an old woman or mother on screen\u2019Earlier this year, speaking to Instant Bollywood, the veteran actress shared the type of roles she would consider for her comeback. Mumtaz said, \u201cMain filmon mein buddhi ka role toh karne vaali nahi hoon. Aur jaisi main lagti hun 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 hun. No. (I\u2019m not going to play an old woman in films. And I haven\u2019t been offered a role that suits how I look. When something does come along, I\u2019ll think about it. I want a role that fits my personality and presence. I haven\u2019t received offers that match what I\u2019m looking for. I\u2019m not going to play someone\u2019s mother).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actress Mumtaz reminisced about her early film career, noting that while some seniors like Waheeda Rehman were…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[71224,1558,5511,146,85,46,397,71221,71226,71227,71225,60046,71223,71222],"class_list":{"0":"post-109385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-anju-mahendru","9":"tag-bollywood","10":"tag-bollywood-news","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-mumtaz","16":"tag-mumtaz-on-vyjayanthimala","17":"tag-mumtaz-on-waheeda-rehman","18":"tag-poonam-sinha","19":"tag-throwback","20":"tag-vyjayanthimala","21":"tag-waheeda-rehman"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}