Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Ravi Kishan, who was once known as gareebon ka Mithun or a look-alike of Mithun, is set to act with his screen-idol Mithun in Shri Ashthvinayak Cinevision's Sanjay Dutt-starrer Luck, after a gap of ...
Before his breakthrough in 'Hero,' Jackie Shroff's initial screen appearance was a minor role in 'Swami Dada.' Originally slated for a larger part, he was replaced by Mithun Chakraborty but remained ...
Pooja Bhatt recalled an incident on the sets of 'Naaraaz' where Mithun Chakraborty reprimanded her for requesting a retake. This moment taught her about the significant cost of film stock and the ...
Beyond the gobbledegook of method and spontaneity, in the realm of cinema, there is a Mithun Chakraborty school of acting that simply classifies a performance between convincing and unconvincing.
Jackie recalled his excitement when Dev Anand offered him a role in his film Swami Dada and said, “It so happened that he offered me the second lead. I couldn’t believe my eyes, my ears that Dev sahab ...
A 75-year-old man exclaimed while reading the newspaper at the famous Pappu ki Chai ki Dukaan in Varanasi’s Mohalla Assi, a hotspot for all sorts of debates. Pavan Jha, a film historian who prefers to ...
Film fandom can be very stressful. How far do you go in defence of your idol? When do you begin to accept that there’s a real threat to your favourite star? And how do you deal with that? Particularly ...
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune has produced some of Bollywood’s finest actors, and among its alumni are two prominent names: Shakti Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty. Mithun was ...
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