India, June 1 -- Veteran actor Mumtaz was the highest-paid actor in the 1970s. She established herself as a leading lady with hit films such as Do Raaste, Bandhan, Khilona, and more. In an interview with Radio Nasha, Mumtaz revealed that filmmaker Yash Chopra had once proposed marriage to her, but she turned down the proposal as she wanted to focus on her work. (Also Read: Mumtaz breaks down recalling her final meeting with Shammi Kapoor: 'Agle janam mein milenge')

Mumtaz recalled Yash Chopra proposing marriage to her and said, "Yash ji used to genuinely like me very much. He was an assistant at that time under his brother, BR Chopra. He used to like me. I'm not saying I was very beautiful, I was reasonable, so he used to like me. I was ...