New Delhi:
In the 1970s and 80s, Bollywood was ruled by veteran artists like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jitendra, Vinod Khanna and Rajesh Khanna. Amidst his dominance, a new actor stepped into the industry which challenged the big stars of that era. Although now he does not work in active films like Amitabh Bachchan or Dharmendra, but his stardom is as strong as it was. Even today his fans praise and like him. Many Bollywood stars have seen a flop film at some time in their career. While some started with failures before becoming a superstar, there is also a star of the 1980s and 90s that acted in many consecutive films and became the first choice of the film makers.
He has set a record of giving 180 flop films in his 47 -year career. Despite his long filmography, it is said that he has not even seen about 200 of his films. The secret of Mithun Chakraborty’s superstardam is hidden in his amazing filmography.
Despite working in 180 flop films, he also gave 50 successful hit films, making him the fourth highest hit film actor in Bollywood. In the 1990s, he also set a record of the highest flop films with 33 failed films between 1993-98.
In an interview, Mithun Chakraborty said, “I have done more than 370 films, out of which I have not seen about 200 films till date. Of these 150 films also completed Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee and many films were on screen for two years. But in those 200 films too, I worked with full honesty and hard work. “
Despite the record of the highest flop films, Mithun Chakraborty has retained his superstardam. He still has a very big fan following among the audience and many people consider him a superstar. Mithun Chakravarti is known for famous films like Disco Dancer, Guru, Agneepath and Pyaar Jhoota Nahi.
He won the National Award for his great start in Mrigaya (1976), in which he played a tribal person with depth and realism. In 2023, he was awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his immense contribution to Indian cinema.