Mumtaz Ali
Born	(1905-03-15)15 March 1905 Madras,Madras Presidency,British India
Died	6 May 1974(1974-05-06) (aged 69) Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Latif-un-nisa Ali
Children	8, includingMehmood Ali,Minoo Mumtaz andAnwar Ali

Mumtaz Ali (15 March 1905 – 6 May 1974) was an Indian dancer andcharacter actor inHindi cinema from the 1940s to 1970s. He was the father of Indian actorMehmood. He also had his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites" which performed all over India.^[1] His career slumped due to his excessive drinking and his family fell into hard times, leading to his son Mehmood to work as a child artist and daughterMinoo Mumtaz to work as dancer in his stage shows and later in movies.

Mumtaz Ali was born inMadras in 1905. Orphaned very early, he was raised by his nine-year-old sister Karimunnisa. Around 1928, he lived on the streets in Bombay when he metBenjamin Guy Horniman, an Englishman amateur of Indian cinema^[2] and former publisher of theBombay Chronicle. B G Horniman took him in, invited him to his home and supported him financially. Mumtaz Ali founded at that time a small troupe of street theater, theMumtaz Ali Theatrical Company, for which he plays almost all roles. In 1933, BG Horniman recommended Mumtaz Ali toHimanshu Rai who was establishing theBombay Talkies studio in Malad, the suburbs ofBombay.^[1]

Mumtaz Ali joined Bombay Talkies from the first movie of the studio. He was a part of the production team ofJawani Ki Hawa which was released in 1935. But he had to wait the next year to appear on the screen on the third film,Achhut Kanya. Among his best work was his song "Mein to Dilli se Dulhan laya re" from the 1942 filmJhula. This song was a must to be played at all marriage functions in those days in Mumbai and India. Mumtaz Ali sided with Devika Rani during the Bombay Talkies split in early 1943. He decided to leave the studio in 1945, when Devika Rani left him.

He was last seen in the 1974 Hindi movieKunwara Baap, directed by and starring his son Mehmood in the song "Saj Rahi Gali Meri Maa".^[3] He died the same year on 6 May, aged 69.

Mumtaz Ali married Latifunnisa, in October 1929. They had eight children: Husseini, Mehmood, Khairunnisa, Usman, Malikunnisa ( Minoo Mumtaz ), Zubeida, Shaukat and Anwar. Mehmood made his acting debut inKismet (1943). Minoo Mumtaz made her stage debut forMumtaz Ali Nites and became a recognized dancer in Indian cinema in the 1950s.

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• jhula..mai tau dilli se dulhan laya re.1942 se Mumtaz Ali & actress Shahzadi.

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