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.

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 ...

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 ...

It is hard to believe that Mithun Chakraborty is 75! The actor’s zest for life makes him eligible for eternality. Laughing off the praise Mithunda said, “I’ve never believed in stardom or behaving ...

Mithun Chakraborty, once involved with the Naxalites, overcame many challenges to receive Indian cinema's highest honor, the Dadasaheb Phalke award. His prolific career spans award-winning roles, ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: In the summer of 1969, Mithun Chakraborty was asked to leave Kolkata by his father for getting involved with the Naxalites, the radical Reds whose ideology had enchanted hundreds of young ...