New Delhi. The past era of Bollywood is full of such interesting stories that people are still curious to know and hear about. One such story is from Mumtaz’s time when her career was at its peak. She used to do films with every big superstar of the industry. At that time there was no actress to compete with her. But in the year 1071, Devanand’s onscreen sister took away his stardom and started ruling the industry.
It was about the time when Dev Anand Saheb was preparing to make the big hit film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ of the year 1971. This was the period when Mumtaz was working as a top heroine, so he made up his mind to cast Mumtaz as the lead heroine in the film, but the lead role was stalled due to Dev Sahib’s sister in the film. Mumta rejected the role and got another role. At that time Dev Anand was looking for an actress who could play his sister and not his heroine in the film. But Dev Anand’s charm was such that every actress wanted to be his heroine and not his sister.
Thus Mumtaz’s dream was shattered
One day suddenly Dev Anand met Zeenat Aman. Zeenat was new to the industry at that time and had acted in only two or three films. This was the time when Zeenat was establishing her roots in the industry. Seeing her at first glance, Dev Anand decided that he would cast Zeenat as his sister in the film. Mumtaz also did not mind this, as she knew that Zeenat was new to the industry and was a top actress, so she had no objection to getting the role in the film. But later Mumtaz’s dream was completely shattered.
The chemistry of these two stars was very popular at that time.
On whose head is the crown of victory Zeenat or Mumtaz
When the film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ was released in the year 1971, the film proved to be a huge hit. But Zeenat Aman benefited the most while Mumtaz got lost somewhere in the film. The film’s song ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ became very popular at that time. Her chemistry with Dev Anand was also well liked. After this film, the producer-directors signed the pair of Dev Anand and Zeenat for almost a dozen films and most of the films they appeared in turned out to be hits.
Let us tell you that in the year 1971, Mumtaz was seen in a small role in the film ‘Hare Ram Hare Krishna’. While the entire film was solely based on Zeenat Aman and she got all the limelight in the film. Zeenat snatched Mumtaz’s stardom overnight with this one film. After this, Zeenat became the first choice of producers instead of Mumtaz and became the box office queen by giving multiple hits and thus took away Mumtaz’s stardom and made her an outcast.
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Tags: Dev Anand, Entertainment special, Zeenat Aman
First published: August 19, 2023, 06:30 IST