Westernised heroines like Parveen Babi and Tina Munim now followed in her footsteps, by the late 1970s. Aman continued to act in hits like Dharam Veer, Chhaila Babu and The Great Gambler.

She even held her own against Zeenat Aman as the hero’s love interest in “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” (1971) Mumtaz struck up good chemistry with Rajesh Khanna — and all their 10-odd films, ...