Mumait Khan shot to fame with the song ‘Dehka Le’ in ‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.,’ starring Sanjay Dutt. Offers poured in across Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada cinema. Then a sudden accident at home changed everything. Five brain veins ruptured. She slipped into a coma for 15 days. Years later, she now runs a makeup and hair academy and says she has accepted the turn her life took.
Mumait Khan’s brain injury and coma
According to Navbharat Times, Mumait said she never planned to step away from films. “I did not leave the industry, I met with an accident. Five veins in my brain ruptured. Doctors advised me not to work for at least seven years.” The damage was severe. Lifting anything felt impossible. Seizures followed.She added, “I was taking medicine for epileptic fits, because of which my weight increased a lot.” The forced pause hurt, but she tried to see meaning in it. “God made me Mumait Khan and then He stopped it. I accepted it. I used those seven years to study.”
Mumait Khan’s life after films and new career
Born to a Pakistani father and a South Indian mother, Mumait grew up in Mumbai watching her family struggle with money. She remembered walking to school to save coins. “Our parents never asked us to earn. As we grew older, my sister and I felt money was falling short. I would save 1.50 rupees and give it to Papa. He never asked, but I liked doing it.”Fame arrived early. She began working at 13 and became widely known at 18. After ‘Dehka Le,’ she appeared in films such as ‘Hulchul,’ ‘Lucky: No Time for Love,’ ‘Rowdy Rathore,’ ‘Chatrapathi,’ and ‘Pokiri.’ Then the accident froze her momentum.Her mother held the family together. “My mother took care of me financially. Even today, before any big purchase, I call her. I cannot spend money casually.”During recovery, she discovered a new passion. “In those seven years, I got time to think about what I really like, and I realized it is makeup and hairstyle.”She opened her training space in Hyderabad to raise standards locally. “I used to bring my team from Mumbai, so I wanted to bring that level here.”Mumait Khan has shifted her focus to building a steady life and work routine away from constant screen appearances. She now spends much of her time at WeLyke Academy, where she works in the makeup and hair space and mentors learners. The work keeps her close to the industry she knows, but in a more grounded role, centered on training, practical skill-building, and occasional on-set or event-linked projects through workshops and internships.
