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News India Live, Digital Desk: Old Bollywood: Turn the pages of old films, then some stories and stories are found which do not seem to be believed in today’s era. Today we are going to tell you about one such biggest and strange controversy of Hindi cinema, when the hero-heroine who romance on screen in real life Sage siblings Were!
This surprising story is associated with Mahmood and his beautiful sister Meenu Mumtaz called ‘Comedy King’ of Bollywood.
A song and ‘Daag’ took place forever
Oh! That is the matter Year 1958 Ki, when the superhit film of that era ‘Howrah Bridge’ Was released. The film featured Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in the lead roles. But a song from the film created such a ruckus which is remembered till date.
The lyrics were “Blonde Rang, Chunariya Black”The song was shot on Mahmood and his real sister Meenu Mumtaz. In this song, both of them were seen flirting and molesting each other. As soon as the film was released and people saw the brother-sister romancing on screen as a lover-girlfriend, they were stunned.
At that time, this thing did not come down from the audience’s neck at all. People severely criticized it and described it against Indian culture and relationships. This one song had created such a big ruckus that Mahmood and Meenu Mumtaz had to face the great anger of the people.
Who was Meenu Mumtaz?
Meenu Mumtaz was a well-known actress and dancer of her time. His real name was Malikunnisa Ali. It is said that famous actress Meena Kumari named her ‘Meenu’. She was from a large family, and she had eight siblings including Mahmud. His father Mumtaz Ali was also a famous dancer and actor.
What was the effect of the dispute?
The effect of this controversy was so deep that after this Mahmood and Meenu Mumtaz worked together in many films, but again in any film, they were never shown in the role of a lover-girlfriend. Directors and producers were also afraid to bring the pair on screen in a romantic style.
Later, in 1963, Meenu Mumtaz took S.K. Ali got married to Akbar and settled in Canada, saying goodbye to the film world forever. But this story is still counted among Bollywood’s most strange and popular controversies.
