Mehmood's sister, actor Minoo Mumtaz, dies in Canada

Veteran actor-dancer Minoo Mumtaz, the sister of celebrated comedian-filmmaker Mehmood, has died in Toronto, Canada. Minoo Mumtaz, who was in her 80s, handed away on Friday evening at a metropolis hospital following varied well being points. Her youthful brother Anwar Ali's spouse Mona Mathur Ali mentioned Minoo Mumtaz was lately recognized with most cancers.

“She was recognized with most cancers just a few days in the past however that will not have been the rationale for her demise, there have been different well being points.

She was in her cheerful finest. We spoke to her ten days in the past on video name, she appeared pretty, groomed and beaming self," Mathur Ali informed PTI.

She mentioned Minoo Mumtaz would meet her contemporaries, like veteran actor Saira Banu, every time she would go to India.

Born to father Mumtaz Ali, a dancer and character artiste in movies in the Forties, and mom Latifunissa Begum, Minoo Mumtaz was one of many 4 daughters and 4 sons.

The actor, whose actual title was Malikunnisa, began off as a dancer and featured in many movies in the course of the Fifties and Sixties.

She made her appearing debut with “Sakhi Hateem” and appeared in a preferred track ‘Jab raat hai aisi matwali’ from “Mughal-E-Azam”, one other hit track ‘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”, amongst others.

Some of her different notable works embody movies 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.