These days, actresses in film industries across the world don't mind wearing a bikini and showing a little skin if the role demands it. However, this wasn't always the case. Back in the day, not many actresses dared to show some skin on-screen due to many reasons, the most common reason being they weren't too comfortable with their own skin. It was the days before the body positivity revolution and self-love mantras. Yesteryear actress Mumtaz was one such actress who wasn't too comfortable with the idea of wearing a bikini. She only ended up doing so after actor Feroz Khan had a talk with her and comforted her. She ended up wearing a bikini for Feroz Khan's film 'Apradh'. Speaking to a leading daily last year, Mumtaz spoke about wearing a bikini on screen. She had said, 'I did but we were never told to do swimming scenes, just a splash or two in the pool. I was also good at cycling and horse-riding. I rode a horse in one film. I also wore a swimming costume in Roop Tera Mastana - but I wore a bikini in only Feroz Khan's Apradh. I had a complex of my typical heavy Iranian thighs and I thought a bikini was too open, but Feroz promised: 'Mumzy, I will delete the scene if you disapprove of it'. Watch the video for more details.
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