Mumtaz Reveals She Turned Down Shammi Kapoor's Proposal As He Wanted Her To Give Up Her Career: 'I Was Just 17'

Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz had a short-lived affair back when the two met on the sets of their film Brahmachari. The veteran actress now opened up about her relationship with the late actor and revealed that she turned down his proposal as he wanted to her to give up acting. Remembering him fondly, Mumtaz added that Kapoor showered her with immense love and she still think about him till today.

In an interview with reddif.com, Mumtaz was asked about her relationship with Shammi Kapoor. To which she said, "He wanted me to give up my career when I was just 17.

I don’t think anyone can give me the same amount of love that he showered on me. I never forgot him. Even today when his name is mentioned, tears well up in my eyes.

It was not a love affair, it was much more. We loved each other deeply.” “Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche Har Zubaan Par Sab Ko Maloom Hai Aur Sabko Khabar Ho Gayi” Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz in (1968).

— NFDC-National Film Archive of India (@NFAIOfficial) She further explained why she decided to turn down the proposal and explained, "Unfortunately, womenfolk in the Kapoor family did not work during those days. He had to respect his family’s wishes, I had to respect my career. So you gave up love for your career? What else could I do? I had a family to support.

I was being paid Rs 8 lakh even as a struggler. I was the highest paid actress of my time. As a child, when my mother asked whom I wanted to marry when I grow up, I’d say I wanted to marry t.