{"id":294776,"date":"2025-05-01T07:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/wont-play-shah-rukh-khans-mother-in-a-film-mumtaz-has-a-rule-about-on-screen-sons-being-at-least-20-years-younger-than-her\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T07:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:23:22","slug":"wont-play-shah-rukh-khans-mother-in-a-film-mumtaz-has-a-rule-about-on-screen-sons-being-at-least-20-years-younger-than-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/wont-play-shah-rukh-khans-mother-in-a-film-mumtaz-has-a-rule-about-on-screen-sons-being-at-least-20-years-younger-than-her\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Won\u2019t play Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s mother in a film\u2019: Mumtaz has a rule about on-screen sons being at least 20 years younger than her"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Veteran actor Mumtaz<\/a><\/strong> said that she has a rule about not playing mothers to actors who aren\u2019t at least 20 years younger than her. Although she has been retired from years, she said in a new interview that she won\u2019t even entertain the idea of playing a visibly older woman on screen. She cited Jane Fonda as somebody that she would like to emulate on screen, and said\u00a0 that she would be open to playing older women if they looked a certain way. She wouldn\u2019t, for instance, play a character with grey hair.<\/p>\n

In an interview with journalist Vickey Lalwani<\/a><\/strong>, she was asked why she wouldn\u2019t play SRK\u2019s mother if Jaya Bachchan can, and she said, \u201cThat\u2019s Jaya\u2019s decision, but I\u2019ll only play a mom to an actor who is 20 years younger.\u201d Shah Rukh will turn 60 this year; Mumtaz is 77. She continued, \u201cAnd that, too, provided I look good on screen. I got married at a young age, and my children don\u2019t look much younger than me to this day. I could consider playing mothers if I look nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Also read \u2013 Yash Chopra asked Mumtaz to marry him \u20181000 times\u2019, but she friend-zoned him: \u2018Aye moti, I love you yaar, marry me\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Citing Jane Fonda in the film Mother-in-Law, she continued, \u201cI\u2019ll do a movie like that, where my son is played by a young hero. Her character was so stylish, wealthy, and she looked down upon the ordinary girl that her son falls in love with. She says, \u2018I don\u2019t want to accept a girl who is gareeb\u2019. She was given the freedom to look how she wants and wear what she wants. I\u2019ll work in a film like that. If Shah Rukh wants me to look like I actually look, tell him I\u2019ll work. But he\u2019ll say no. Why should I have grey hair?\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling when Shah Rukh said that she was his first crush, she said, \u201cPerhaps he said that in jest.\u201d Addressing Shah Rukh directly, she asked, \u201cWill you work with me if I look like I actually look? Will you?\u201d She added, \u201cHe\u2019ll say no, just you see. He\u2019s a very intelligent boy, very smart, and a lovely person. He knows (what looks good on screen). Just because he likes me, that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019d do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shah Rukh first spoke about having a crush on Mumtaz and Saira Bano over a decade ago. \u201cMy first two crushes have been Mumtazji\u00a0<\/i>and Sairaji<\/i>. Now I address them with a \u2018ji\u2019. I always felt that they were the most beautiful ladies in the world. My father used to find Madhubalaji\u00a0<\/i>very beautiful,\u201d Shah Rukh said at a press event in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n