Salma Mumtaz

Salma Mumtaz made her film debut as an actress in the 1960 Urdu language film, Neelofar (1960).[1][2] A dancer in addition to being an actor, Mumtaz acted in more than three hundred films, mostly Punjabi language films during her career.[1][2]

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 film actor, Akmal.[2][1] 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.[1]

Salma Mumtaz was born in Jalandhar, present-day India, in 1926.[1][2] Mumtaz's brother, Pervaiz Nasir, was a film producer.[2] Mumtaz moved to the city of Lahore, Pakistan, with her family following the British Partition of India in 1947.[1]

Salma Mumtaz died in Lahore on 21 January 2012, from complications of a long battle with diabetes at the age of 85.[2] Her survivors included her daughter, television actress Nida Mumtaz. She was also the elder sister of Pakistani actress, Shammi, of the 1950s fame.[2][1]

Her colleagues from the Pakistani film industry including actress Bahar Begum and film scriptwriter Pervaiz Kaleem paid tributes to her after her death.[1]

• Salma Mumtaz at IMDb
• Filmography of Salma Mumtaz on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website