On Monday morning, Mithun Chakraborty was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his immense contribution to the Indian film industry. While the three-time National Award winner has given several memorable films in his illustrious career of around 5 decades, Mithun faced hard times during his struggling days in Bollywood. “I never want anybody to go through what I have gone through in life,” Mithun Chakraborty said during his appearance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs adding, “Everyone has seen struggles and fought through difficult days, but I was always called out for my skin colour.
I have been disrespected for a lot of years because of my skin colour...
.” Mithun Da’s remarkable cinematic journey inspires generations! Honoured to announce that the Dadasaheb Phalke Selection Jury has decided to award legendary actor, Sh. Mithun Chakraborty Ji for his iconic contribution to Indian Cinema.
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“I have seen days when I had to sleep with an empty stomach, and I used to cry myself to sleep. In fact, there were days when I had to think about what my next meal will be, and where I will go to sleep. I have also slept on the footpath for a lot of days,” he added.
During a conversation with ETimes, Mithun’s son Namashi revealed, “ Amitabh Bachchan once saw my father sitting in this tempo with the production people and he pulled up his car. He asked, ‘You are Mithun, from Mrigayaa? You are.