MUMBAI: Although it is now rather mainstream to see an actress wear a bikini in a movie, this wasn't always the case. It was considered a sign of defiance against social standards when actresses like Zeenat Aman, Sharmila Tagore, and Dimple Kapadia wore bikinis on screen in the past. Mumtaz was another famous actress who wore a bikini in the 1972 movie Apradh. She revealed recently that she didn't wear the costume until Feroz Khan convinced her to believe in his vision.

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“I was one of the top heroines… I could afford to say, ‘Mujhe nahin pehena hai bikini (I could afford to say no, I don’t want to wear a bikini).’ I didn’t want to wear a bikini, but I said yes only because of Feroz Khan. He promised me that he would edit out the scene if I didn’t like it,” the veteran actress told the popular news portal.

“I wore a bikini for Feroz Khan. I didn’t have confidence but he had confidence in me. I had a complex about my typical heavy Iranian thighs. He promised me, ‘Agar tujhe accha nahin laga toh main hata doonga‘ (I will delete the scene if you disapprove of it). I knew I could trust him. If he promised me that he would cut the scene if I disapproved of it, I was sure he would not betray me. When I saw the scene, I felt that I was looking very nice. Later, I was approached by many producers with roles that demanded that I don the outfit, but I said no. Never wore a bikini after that,” she said.

Mumtaz has talked a lot about how Bollywood has changed over the years, particularly in terms of women's rights. “Everything has changed so much. Today’s heroines are so bold. We never used to wear such revealing clothes. Doesn’t a woman look glamorous even in a saree if it is worn a bit low?” In an interview that was published on the well-known news portal, she was cited as stating.

Mumtaz made headlines recently when she criticized Zeenat Aman, fellow actress, latter’s pro stance on live-in relationships before marriage. In an interview with the well-known news source, Mumtaz had stated, “Zeenat should be careful with what she is advising. She has all of a sudden come into this huge social media popularity, and I can understand her excitement about sounding like a cool aunty. But giving advice that is counter to our moral values is not the solution to increasing your following.”

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