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Veteran actress Mumtaz has demanded to lift the ban on Pakistani actors in India. Mumtaz recently visited Pakistan where she met many Pakistani actors. After returning from there, Mumtaz has now talked about meeting Pakistani artists. They have also been asked to work in India.
Mumtaz said, ‘They (Pakistani artists) should be allowed to come and work here. They are all very talented. I believe there is no dearth of talent in the Mumbai film industry but they should also get a chance.’
Mumtaz with Fawad Khan
Mumtaz is happy with the hospitality received in Pakistan
Mumtaz said about her visit to Pakistan, ‘When we met Rahat Fateh Sahab was not well, but he sang for me. I felt very special. It felt like I was still Mumtaz. Fawad Khan had booked the entire restaurant for me. It was just me, Fawad, his wife and child in the entire restaurant.
A picture of Mumtaz with Ghulam Ali has also surfaced
76-year-old Mumtaz said in an interview, ‘People of Pakistan are not different from us at all. Everywhere I went, people came and showered me and my sister with love and gifts. What more could an artist want? He remembers all my films and songs. ,
Pakistani artists were banned after the Uri attack
After the Uri attack in 2016, India banned Pakistani artists. Pakistani actor Fawad Khan acted in Bollywood film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ released in October 2016.
This was the last time a Pakistani actor acted in a Bollywood film. Earlier Pakistani actors worked in Bollywood films like ‘Raees’, ‘Khoobsurat’, ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’, ‘Kapoor and Sons’ and ‘Kil-Dil’.
Mumtaz has acted in many hit films
As for Mumtaz, she has acted in many hit films of the 60s-70s including ‘Gehera Daag’, ‘Hamraaz’, ‘Aapki Kasam’, ‘Roti’ and ‘Naagin’. Her pairing with Rajesh Khanna was much loved.