Despite having big-budget films, Mithun Chakraborty noted in the most recent interview that he had been referred to as “the poor man’s Amitabh Bachchan.”
One of the best performers and biggest stars of the 1980s was Mithun Chakraborty. The actor recently made headlines for discussing the challenges he had in the early years of his career. We previously informed you that the actor has been candid about his struggles and suicidal thoughts, going so far as to admit sleeping on footpaths and roadways. He recalls hearing the phrase “poor man’s Amitabh Bachchan” during the same interview.
Although he didn’t have major banner pictures, the actor recently admitted that his films still had the same audience as major B’s big banner films. Later, Mithun Da rose to fame as the face of TV dance reality programmes like Dance India Dance, where his song “Kya Baat” was featured and became world famous
When Mithun Chakraborty was questioned about Amitabh Bachchan in a recent interview, he referred to him as the century’s biggest star and said, “Back then, Bachchan saab used to do big flag films. I also lacked a banner. However, my films would succeed with almost that audience. People would compare him to Amitabh Bachchan but on a lower level. “They used to say that they are the two pillars of the industry,” the speaker continued. It was, in my opinion, the best praise I have ever received.
He revealed in the same interview that he had occasionally thought about suicide as well as sleeping in gardens and on the streets. I won’t call them struggling days because many children would lose hope, he said on the same channel. Everyone experiences difficulties, but mine have been so great that… I practically came from the pavement. I’ve slept in Five Garden on numerous occasions while I was in Bombay. I occasionally slept in front of a hostel. My friend bought me a membership so I could use the facilities in the morning at Matunga Gymkhana.
