When Mithun Chakraborty once claimed he Amitabh Bachchan changed the industry
When Mithun Chakraborty once claimed he Amitabh Bachchan changed the industry
It was not only Bollywood actresses Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, and Aditi Rao Hydari who shared their casting couch experience and their tough times and with Sameera Reddy
also sharing how she was almost forced to go under the knife. But not many are versed that it isn’t just women; even men have their fair share of tough phase in the industry.
Mithun Chakraborty in 2010 shared that “People talk about the Bengali accent and the South Indian accent, but they don’t seem to have any problem with a hero who has a Punjabi accent. At that time around heroes were supposed to be fair and that was his biggest problem. He thought he would only be a villain, perhaps a dancing villain. But Amitabh and he (Mithun) managed to transform the trend. Now people call him the sexy, dusky Bengali babu.
Earlier Mithun Chakraborty had revealed that he was facing financial woes in the midst of early days of his career. And amidst the filming of the 1979 Basu Chatterjee film Prem Vivah, he claimed his hair dresser and makeup man earned more than him. This was after he was honoured with a National Award for his debut film, Mrigayaa released in 1976.
In January 2024, Mithun was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honor, by the Government of India.
Mithun Chakraborty set his foot in Bollywood in 1976 and is the recipient of three National Film Awards today. He is one of the legendary actors who has entertained with versatile projects like Disco Dancer, Agneepath, Golmaal 3, and Housefull 2. The veteran star now talks about the hypocrisy in the industry and how he, along with Amitabh Bachchan, transformed the scenario.
It was not only Bollywood actresses Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, and Aditi Rao Hydari who shared their casting couch experience and their tough times and with Sameera Reddy
also sharing how she was almost forced to go under the knife. But not many are versed that it isn’t just women; even men have their fair share of tough phase in the industry.
Mithun Chakraborty in 2010 shared that “People talk about the Bengali accent and the South Indian accent, but they don’t seem to have any problem with a hero who has a Punjabi accent. At that time around heroes were supposed to be fair and that was his biggest problem. He thought he would only be a villain, perhaps a dancing villain. But Amitabh and he (Mithun) managed to transform the trend. Now people call him the sexy, dusky Bengali babu.
Earlier Mithun Chakraborty had revealed that he was facing financial woes in the midst of early days of his career. And amidst the filming of the 1979 Basu Chatterjee film Prem Vivah, he claimed his hair dresser and makeup man earned more than him. This was after he was honoured with a National Award for his debut film, Mrigayaa released in 1976.
In January 2024, Mithun was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honor, by the Government of India.
On the professional front, Mithun has been contributing more to regional cinema. He was seen in the Bengali films Kabuliwala and Projapati. In the mainstream world, he was seen in The Kashmir Files.
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