# Mumtaz reveals Kapoor family ban on working bahus 2026-08-12T21:43:14+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Mumtaz, now 74, told Pinkvilla that in the 1960s she loved Shammi Kapoor but could not marry him because the Kapoor family was strict about their bahus not working in films. She was 17, he was 35, and she wanted to prove herself as an actress. They parted without bitterness. She later married Mayur Madhvani in 1974. Mumtaz also revealed that her husband confessed to one extramarital affair, and she had a brief affair in response. She credited Mayur with saving her life during her cancer treatment, insisting on additional surgery that found cancer in one of 22 lymph nodes. She underwent six chemotherapies and 35 radiations. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Bollywood, Kapoor family, marriage and career, Mumtaz, older actresses, Shammi Kapoor Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumtaz-reveals-kapoor-family-ban-on-working-bahus/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumtaz-reveals-kapoor-family-ban-on-working-bahus/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.