{"id":392190,"date":"2026-04-22T13:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/392190\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:51:24","slug":"mumtaz-lifts-weights-at-78-lives-by-akshay-kumars-fitness-advice-the-veteran-actress-spills-her-beauty-secrets-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/392190\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumtaz lifts weights at 78, lives by Akshay Kumar’s fitness advice, the veteran actress spills her beauty secrets | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mumtaz Veteran actress Mumtaz<\/a> is now 78, but she continues to impress with her timeless charm and remarkable fitness. Defying age with ease, she credits her disciplined lifestyle\u2014marked by strict eating habits, consistent workouts, and guidance from Akshay Kumar\u2014for keeping her in top form. In a recent interview, she also spilled the beans on her fitness and things that she does for looking good at this age. Mumtaz didn\u2019t hold back while addressing what she sees as the biggest hurdle to staying fit. \u201cNinety percent of people in this world are lazy,\u201d she said during a chat with Vickey Lalwani. Sharing insights into her routine, the actor revealed that she completely avoids eating dinner. \u201cI don\u2019t eat in the evening. Even Akshay Kumar<\/a> once told me the same, don\u2019t eat at night, and he follows it too,\u201d she explained. Mumtaz sticks to a strict cut-off, finishing her meals by 4 pm and consuming nothing until the next day, except for an occasional apple if hunger strikes. <\/p>\n

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Akshay Kumar\u2019s health mantra at 57: Why dinner at 6:30 PM and Monday fasting keeps illness away Her mornings begin on a simple note. \u201cI wake up and have what the English eat, cereal with milk,\u201d she said. Lunch is her primary meal: \u201cMy cook makes one roti of jowar or bajra, which I eat with meat or vegetables.\u201d After that, she refrains from eating for the rest of the day, sometimes opting for fruit if needed.She acknowledged that maintaining such a regimen requires strong willpower. \u201cPeople won\u2019t do this,\u201d she remarked, underlining the level of discipline involved.Fitness, for Mumtaz, also means daily physical activity. She dedicates around 90 minutes each day to exercise, including strength training. \u201cI lift 5 kg weights, do leg exercises, everything,\u201d she shared. For her, staying fit goes beyond diet and workouts\u2014it\u2019s rooted in consistency and hard work. \u201cI became Mumtaz because I worked hard. Without hard work, you get nothing in life,\u201d she said, reiterating her belief that laziness holds people back.In an earlier interaction with ETimes, Mumtaz reflected on a piece of advice from Dev Anand<\/a> that continues to inspire her outlook on ageing. She recalled, \u201cI remember Dev Anand once told me that I should take care of my hair and body. He said that I should always try and look young. He said, \u2018Mumzi, age is a bloody number\u2019. He said if I look good I can have a boyfriend at 90 too. He asked me if I wanted proof. He opened a door and showed me that three girls were waiting for him in the other room to have a date with him. Mind you, he was 80 then.\u201d She added, \u201cI follow Dev Anand\u2019s advice. And I follow Akshay Kumar\u2019s advice that we should not eat after 6 pm.\u201dAkshay Kumar, too, has consistently advocated for early dinners. Speaking at a book launch last year, he said, \u201cIt is important to eat around 6:30 pm so your body has enough time to digest the food. By the time you go to sleep\u2014around 9, 9:30, or 10\u2014the stomach is ready to rest. It\u2019s a very simple thing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actress Mumtaz is now 78, but she continues to impress with her timeless charm and remarkable fitness.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[151997,7525,202739,76771,202740,156,202741,11934,409,80190,202738,202737,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-392190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-age-defying-beauty","9":"tag-akshay-kumar","10":"tag-akshay-kumar-diet-advice","11":"tag-dev-anand","12":"tag-dev-anand-advice","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-exercise-routine-for-seniors","15":"tag-healthy-eating-habits","16":"tag-movies","17":"tag-mumtaz","18":"tag-mumtaz-beauty-tips","19":"tag-mumtaz-fitness-secrets","20":"tag-new-zealand","21":"tag-newzealand","22":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}