Mehtab was an Indian film actress born on April 28, 1918 in Sachin, Gujrat (India). She was married to Ashraf Khan and then to Sohrab Modi. She started her career by taking up small roles in movies like Second Wife (1928), and Jayant (1929), and later she acted in a number of movies including Jhansi Ki Rani (1953), Samay Bada Balwan (1969).