Popular dancer in Hindi Tamil and Telugu in 2000 Mumait Khan was compelled to bid adieu to Bollywood following brain injuryĺ
Intact in the same year(2000) Mumait Khan was on her way to establishing herself as one of the most in-demand dancers in the Hindi film industry. Her dance on the Munnabhai MBBS track Dekh Le was viral even before the word meant what it means today.
She has appeared in several other hits across languages, from Rowdy Rathore to Pokkiri, before it all ended suddenly. Many assumed that Mumait walked away from showbiz. But in a recent interview, Mumait clarified that a brain injury stalled her career and even sent her into a coma.
In the midst of her recent media interaction Mumait opened up on bidding adieu to the entertainment industry suddenly around 2016. She went on to reveal that she didn’t leave the industry. She had met with an accident. Five nerves in her brain burst. Doctors advised her not to work for at least seven years—even lifting anything was impossible,” she said. “God made her Mumait Khan, and HE himself put a full stop to it and she accepted it. Adding that she used those seven years to self-study.
Mumait Khan made her film debut with a cameo in the Tamil film Majunu in 2001, followed by her Bollywood debut in Ye Kya Ho Raha Hai. Her dance number with Jimmy Sheirgill in Munnabhai MBBS the following year made her popular nationally. She appeared in over three dozen films over the next decade in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. Her final film appearances were around 2016 with the Hindi film Enemmy and the Telugu films Thikka and Dictator.
As of now Mumait now runs a hair and makeup clinic, saying she found her love for makeup during her time away from the screen. “In those seven years, she had a lot of time to think about what she truly loved and realised it was makeup and hair. In every film, every song, she never repeated a look. Every time, it was different,”further adding that this realisation led her to start her own business in the field, which is now flourishing.
Currently 40, says she has no regrets over leaving her film career, as it was beyond her control.
News Edit KV Raman
