Veteran
actor-dancer
Minoo
Mumtaz,
the
sister
of
celebrated
comedian-filmmaker
Mehmood,
has
died
in
Toronto,
Canada.
Minoo
Mumtaz,
who
was
in
her
80s,
passed
away
on
Friday
night
at
a
city
hospital
following
various
health
issues.
Her
younger
brother
Anwar
Ali's
wife
Mona
Mathur
Ali
said
Minoo
Mumtaz
was
recently
diagnosed
with
cancer.
“She
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
a
few
days
ago
but
that
may
not
have
been
the
reason
for
her
demise,
there
were
other
health
issues.
She
was
in
her
cheerful
best.
We
spoke
to
her
ten
days
ago
on
video
call,
she
looked
lovely,
groomed
and
beaming
self,"
Mathur
Ali
told
PTI.
She
said
Minoo
Mumtaz
would
meet
her
contemporaries,
like
veteran
actor
Saira
Banu,
whenever
she
would
visit
India.
Born
to
father
Mumtaz
Ali,
a
dancer
and
character
artiste
in
films
in
the
1940s,
and
mother
Latifunissa
Begum,
Minoo
Mumtaz
was
one
of
the
four
daughters
and
four
sons.
The
actor,
whose
real
name
was
Malikunnisa,
started
off
as
a
dancer
and
featured
in
many
films
during
the
1950s
and
1960s.
She
made
her
acting
debut
with
Sakhi
Hateem
and
appeared
in
a
popular
song
'Jab
raat
hai
aisi
matwali’
from
Mughal-E-Azam,
another
hit
song
'Reshmi
salwar
kurta
jali
ka’
from
Naya
Daur,
'Sakhiya
aaj
mujhe
neend
nahin’
from
Sahib
Bibi
Aur
Ghulam,
'Boojh
mera
kya
maam
re’
from
CID,
among
others.
Some
of
her
other
notable
works
include
films
like
Kaagaz
Ke
Phool,
Chaudhvin
Ka
Chand,
Taj
Mahal,
Ghoonghat,
Insan
Jaag
Utha,
Gazal,
Aladin
and
Dharmaputra.
Minoo
Mumtaz
is
survived
by
husband
S
Ali
Akbar,
a
son
and
three
daughters.