This actor made his debut in 1976.
Today, if a new actor makes an award in his name, then he considers himself the future of the film industry. But, today we will tell you about an actor who had neither home, nor money nor clothes, yet he won the National Award for his first film and then competed with the stardom of big stars with many magnificent films. You will be surprised to know that even after so much stardom, this actor was fighting hunger. Interestingly, when a journalist asked this actor for an interview, the actor just asked for food without thinking and said- ‘Feed me biryani, I will give interviews.’ Let’s know more about this actor.
Career started in 1976
The actor we are talking about here is none other than the 70s Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty. Mithun Chakraborty’s real name is Gaurang Chakraborty and started his career with ‘Mrigaya’. The film was released in 1976. Mithun Chakraborty is one of the superstars in the industry who won the Best Actor Award for his first film. However, despite winning the award, Mithun did not have a penny and he used to sleep hungry.
When Mithun Chakraborty slept hungry during Struggle days
A DNA report mentions Mithun Chakraborty’s interview in which he had seen the days when he had to sleep on an empty stomach. He had said during an interview- “I have seen such days when I had to sleep on an empty stomach. I used to sleep while crying. There were days when I thought in my mind when I would get food next time and where I would sleep. I have slept on the pavement for many days.”
Mimoh talked about father’s struggle
Mithun Chakraborty has also shared stories of his Struggle in the dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance’. At the same time, his son Mimoh Chakraborty has also talked about his father’s struggle. Mimoh also told about those days of his father in an interview with Siddharth Kanan, when he had to work in B grade films. On this, he had said that whatever his father did, he had done his family and his future.
Work in B grade movies
There was a time when Mithun Chakraborty was called ‘Badshah of B-grade films’. His films were widely seen in metro cities and the same films proved to be a blockbuster in B and C centers. His films ‘Gunda’, ‘Jallad’ and ‘Dalal’ were considered as big films. Interestingly, Mithun Chakraborty had very big fans in Uttar Pradesh and other regions of India. So he got the title of ‘B-grade films Badshah’, as he dominated B and C areas, which no other actor could ever achieve at that time.
Used to work together in 6 shifts
Recently, Mithun’s son Mimoh talked about his father’s struggle, success and failure in a conversation with YouTube channel Digital Commentary. Mimoh said that there was a time when his father i.e. Mithun Chakraborty was shooting 18 films together and working in 6 shifts. After doing ‘Disco Dancer’ in 1982, Mithun Chakraborty’s popularity started touching the sky.
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