Actress Minoo Mumtaz

Former Indian actress Minoo Mumtaz, sister of Bollywood's ace comedian Mahmood, passed away at the age of 79 in Canada on the morning of October 23, informed her brother Anwar Ali. Mumtaz started her film career with ''Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali'' in 1955 but got success in ''Sakhi Hatim''. Mumtaz, who married director Syed Ali Akbar in 1963, is also known to have worked with Mahmood in ''Howrah Bridge''.