The 100-crore debut Bollywood superstar had a skin tone problem, Shabana Azmi reveals about the star.

Mithun Chakraborty was insecure about his skin color


New Delhi:

Actress Shabana Azmi is one of the actresses who has worked with big actors like Rajesh Khanna to Naseeruddin Shah. Even today she is working in the industry. Meanwhile, she revealed on Arbaaz Khan’s show The Invincible that superstar Mithun Chakraborty, who had worked with her, was very uncomfortable with her skin tone and would come to her house and express his insecurities, after which her mother would explain and encourage her. Used to.

Shabana Azmi said Mithun Chakraborty knew her from her film school days. He said, Mithun Chakraborty used to come to my house in those days. He was my junior then. He used to come home and say that I am neither fair nor have good teeth. Hearing this my mother would hug her and ask why are you thinking about all these things? You are a good dancer. No need to think about all this. This gave him and us confidence.

It may be noted that Shabana Azmi has done films like Ashanti, Hum Panch, Sameera, Naseehat and Juthi Shaan with Mithun Chakraborty in the 80s and 90s. For those who don’t know, Mithun Da’s 1982 film Disco Dancer was the first film to earn Rs 100 crore worldwide. The film was directed by Babbar Subhash. When Masoom Raza wrote. While Mithun Chakraborty was in the lead role. The songs of this film are famous even today.



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