Actress Salma Mumtaz's 7th Death Anniversary Observed

Seventh death anniversary of Pakistani film actress, director and producer Salma Mumtaz was observed on Monday as her fans remembered her

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jan, 2019 ) :Seventh death anniversary of Pakistani film actress, director and producer Salma Mumtaz was observed on Monday as her fans remembered her.

Born in 1926, Mumtaz died on January 21, 2012. She made her film debut as an actress in the 1960 urdu language film, Neelofar. A dancer in addition to an actor, Mumtaz danced in more than three hundred predominantly Punjabi language films during her career. She also became known for portraying mothers and motherly figures opposite well known Pakistani and Indian actors, including�Waheed Murad,�Mohammad Ali,�Shahid�and Punjabi language films actor, Akmal.

�Some of her best known films included�Dil Mera Dharkan Teri�(1968),�Puttar Da Piyar,�Heer Ranjha�(1970), and�Sheran Di Jori. Mumtaz also worked behind the camera as a film director and producer.

Salma Mumtaz died in Lahore from complications of of diabetes at the age of 85.�She is the mother of�super hit Pakistani actress Nida Mumtaz�who is known in showbiz industry. She was also the elder sister ofPakistani actress, Shammi, of the 1950s fame.