Guess Who: There are many stars in the film industry who have had to be trolled a lot because of their looks. Today we will tell you the story of a superstar who had to face a lot of criticism in the beginning of his career because of his skin color. Even no actress wanted to do films with him and he was even called a B grade hero. But this actor did not give up and after a lot of struggle he made his place in the industry. Later this actor became famous by becoming a disco dancer of Bollywood.
It was difficult for Mithun to get lead roles because of his dark complexion.
The actor we are talking about is none other than Mithun Chakraborty. Mithun started his film career in 1976 with ‘Mrigaya’. He also received the National Film Award for Best Actor for this film. This should have been a big achievement for any actor. But despite the success, it was difficult for the dark and thin Mithun to get a lead role.
No actress wanted to work with Mithun
Mithun Chakraborty once remembered his difficult phase on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and revealed, “No big heroine was ready to work with me. They thought I was a ‘small star’. Will I ever become a hero? I don’t even want to say what they said about me.
The actor had further said that due to this he started doubting his abilities. He said, “There was a time when I thought that I will not change from B-grade films to A-grade films. Many times, even after the announcement of the film, actresses left the film.” Mithun said, “There was pressure and other actors were insecure that I would perform big someday.” Mithun said that he was not selected in many films only because his skin color was lighter than other contemporary stars. It was dark.
,disco dancer, Mithun Chakraborty’s luck brightened after
However, with the success of ‘Disco Dancer’ in 1982, Mithun Chakraborty’s bad phase also ended. The film earned Rs 6 crore in India and over Rs 95 crore overseas, making it the first Indian film to earn Rs 100 crore worldwide. At that time, it was the highest-grossing Indian film, surpassing Sholay and Kranti, and remained Bollywood’s biggest hit for a decade.
Became an A lister actor because of Zeenat
After this, Mithun’s illusion that no top actress would work with him was also broken. In fact, Zeenat Aman worked with him in Takdeer, which proved to be another successful film of Mithun Chakraborty at the box office, on which the actor had said, “With the release of Takdeer, I became an A-category actor. I I will always be grateful to Zeenat ji for helping me achieve this.