Quotes from Mumtaz

I like staying at home and indulging in cooking sometimes.

My first 26 years was a time of hard work. I was an obedient child to my parents. Whatever I earned, I gave to my parents and never asked them where it went.

I don't believe in giving up. Though there are a lot of obstacles, heartaches and disappointments, you shouldn't allow these things to break you.

I couldn't join my husband's business as, according to my father-in-law's unwritten convention, women of the house aren't allowed to meddle in the family business.

After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed, staring at the ceiling. So my kids mean a lot to me.

I'd wake up at 4 A.M. every day, and reach the studios on the dot at 9.

As an actress, I had a very short career - it lasted 12 years.

My husband comes from a traditional Gujarati family, and loved his food. I learnt to make dal-dhokli, undhiyu and khandvi.

I have so many memories of working with Dara Singh, but that was a long time ago.

I was lucky that men wanted to marry me.