The role was given to Mumtaz. Before completing the film ‘Ram Aur Shyam,’ Dilip Kumar attended Saira Banu's birthday celebration, where he fell in love with her. Their romance blossomed ...
As she was then tagged as the 'B-grade' stunt heroine. Things changed when finally Dilip Kumar worked with her. Mumtaz bagged the role in his film 'Ram Aur Shyam' and that changed the game for her.
She worked with all the top stars of the time and even played a senior lead to 'younger' stars like Dilip Kumar. In the late 40s, Mumtaz married Wali Sahab, a filmmaker. And even though she ...