Yesteryear actress Minoo Mumtaz, sister of late actor Mehmood and producer-director Anwar Ali, passed away on the night of 22nd October in Canada. She was 79.
Minoo Mumtaz had acted in a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s, mostly in character roles and as a dancer. Among the films she was seen in are C.I.D., Pocket Maar, Halaku, Naya Daur, Yahudi, Howrah Bridge, Dilli Ka Thug, Aji Bas Shukriya, Aakhri Dao, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Insan Jaag Utha, Duniya Na Mane, Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Gharana, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Ghar Basake Dekho, Taj Mahal, Jahan Ara, Chitralekha, Preet Na Jane Reet, etc.