TLI Staff
New Delhi: Mithun Chakraborty, Bollywood’s revered Disco Dancer and three-time national award winner, has had an unprecedented journey in Indian cinema.
Mithun Da has worked in over 350 films including Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Punjabi movies.
Mithun might have made his Bollywood debut with the national award winning film Mrigaya, directed by Mrinal Sen, but his initial days in Mumbai while he was struggling to get noticed by filmmakers, were tough.
Recently, on Dance Plus 5, Mithun Chakraborty revealed how he used to sleep on water tanks to avoid getting thrown out by security guards.
The actor got emotional as he shared unheard details about the tough days from his life.
“I never stopped dreaming and always faced reality. When I came to Mumbai, I had no shelter and there were days when I used to hide and sleep on water tanks on terraces of buildings so that the security guard won’t spot me and throw me out. During the initial days of struggle in the industry, I faced a lot of rejection due to my skin tone. That was when I decided that I will showcase my dancing skills which will make people focus on my feet rather than my skin tone,” he said.
Everyone on the sets got emotional after listening to this story.
Mithun also said encouraging words to the contestants of Dance Plus 5 and inspired them to do well in life.
Dance Plus 5 airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm on Star Plus.
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