Mumaith Khan is an Indian film actress known for her item numbers. She has acted in movies in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.

Introduction

Mumaith has four sisters, her father is a Tamil Muslim while her mother is from Pakistan.^[1] To support her family, she joined a small dance troop for Rs. 1500/- per month. Her sister Zabyn Khan also entered the film industry and has done some cameo appearances in Telugu films.^[2]

Turning Point

It was her debut item number in the Hindi movie Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. that brought her into the limelight. After that, she became very busy in Hindi Film Industry as well as Telugu Film Industry and lately Tamil Film Industry. She gained more popularity with the item song in the Telugu film Pokiri. In the Tamil film Pokkiri which was a remake of Telugu film of the same name, she also danced in an item song. In Dr. Rajasekhar's film Evadaithe Nakenti, she played a police officer's role named F.Myssama. She has acted as a heroine in the film Bhookailas with Venu Madhav. Her latest item number is in Tamil movie Kanthaswamy for the song with Mukesh Tiwari- Yen Paeru Meenakumari.