Mumtaz opens up on her extra-marital affair, says it was 'just a temporary phase, which ended soon'

Mumtaz has once again opened up on the affairs that she and her husband had soon after their marriage. Mumtaz and Mayur Madhvani got married in 1974.

Yesteryear star Mumtaz has once again opened up about the affair that she had, soon after her husband Mayur Madhvani had one too. The 74-year-old actor was last seen onscreen in the 90s. ()

Mumtaz talks about her husband's affair.

Having made her debut in 1958 with Sone Ki Chidiya, at the young age of 11, Mumtaz emerged as a big star, who gave several hit films with Rajesh Khanna. Rajesh and Mumtaz were a popular onscreen couple. After a break of 13 years, she came back onscreen with Aandhiyan in 1990, but quit acting after that.

Asked about the rumours around her husband's affair, she told Pinkvilla, "It’s quite common for men to have affairs through the backdoor. My husband didn’t have any… except one. I respect him because he himself told me about it. He confided that he’d developed a liking for a girl in the US. He was born and brought up in America. But he insisted, 'Mumtaz, you’re my wife. I love you and will always love you. I will never leave you.' The problem arose because I was a little ziddi (stubborn), thodi nakchadi (difficult) thi. But today, it’s a forgotten story. Maaf toh zindagi mein ek baar Khuda bhi karta hai. I live like a queen. My husband has never kept me wanting for anything. "

Mumtaz poses for the lens.

This is not the first time that she opened up about the affairs. She had earlier told DNA that her husband had an affair with another woman, soon after her marriage. She added that soon, she also got into another relationship and that only added to the problems.

Earlier this month, Mumtaz had to be admitted to the hospital for where she had to stay for seven days and was on drip for the entire week. She also talked about the troubles she faced as she could not be injected in the left hand due to absence of lymph nodes. The nodes were removed during her treatment for breast cancer in the past.