The stunners of yester years

In the Sixties a beautiful star rose on the horizon with the name Mumtaz. She played the lead in several Dara Singh starrers and was also paired successfully with Mehmood. Neither the audience nor the industry took her seriously till Dilip Kumar chose her to be his costar in Ram aur Shyam. Not only did Mumtaz’s fortunes change after the casting , it also changed her personality . She took pains to study English and speak the language effortlessly and she also took pains to transform her raw beauty and sex appeal to make herself an Indian Maryln Monroe.