Mumtaz reveals Rajesh Khanna would get upset if she labored with different heroes like Dharmendra, Dev Anand: ‘He thought he owned me’ | Hindi Film Information

Mumtaz and Rajesh Khanna have carried out round 10 motion pictures collectively and are they’re top-of-the-line on-screen pairs in Hindi cinema. Even after Khanna handed away, he’s remembered as the primary celebrity of Hindi cinema and his stardom stays unparalleled. To not point out, all of the songs in his motion pictures are everlasting. His pairing with Mumtaz is essentially spoken about, to not point out their iconic songs – from ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shanker’ to ‘Yeh Reshmi Zulfein’ amidst many extra.
In a current interview, Mumtaz has opened up about her pairing with Khanna which additionally led to speculations of her rivalry with Sharmila Tagore.Khanna and Tagore’s chemistry and films like ‘Aaradhna’, ‘Daag’, ‘Amar Prem’ are additionally memorable. Mumtaz revealed throughout a chat with Rediff, that Rajesh Khanna was possessive about her. “Rajesh Khanna by no means fueled the rivalry or spoke a phrase towards Sharmilaji. However he would get upset after I signed movies with different heroes like Dharmendraji or Devsaab (Dev Anand). However he labored with different heroines; I by no means sulked. He thought he owned me. However by no means thoughts, it meant that he cared for me.”
Mumtaz additional spoke about rivalry with Tagore. “I respect her (Sharmila Tagore) rather a lot. She is much extra educated and complicated than me. I began working on the age of eight, so I discovered every thing on the job. Whether or not it’s Sharmila or some other heroine, I by no means had time to work together with them. However sure, I did extra movies with Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) than Sharmilaji. It was god’s blessing that not one movie of mine with Kaka flopped. Sharmilaji had flops with him.”