My Life Has Been Full of Challenges, Mithun Chakraborty Reflects on Dadasaheb Phalke Award

In a message, Bollywood legend Mithun Chakraborty reacted to receiving the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and shared some insights into his early struggles.

Speaking to the media, the 'Disco Dancer' fame actor said, "Once, I was in Bombay. I didn't have food; I slept in my car, and I was so scared. After such a big honor, I feel I have no one, and I can only say that I dedicate this award to my family and to the fans all over the world who bring joy to our country."

Almost 76 films later, you can say that my life has never been very smooth. I had to fight for everything. But sometimes the result comes like this, and then you forget all this pain. God has given life," Mithun concluded.

This moment is a pride for all of us in the film fraternity because Mithun da is a 'mahanayak'. He has worked in many films across several languages," said Jayaprada, veteran actress who has featured in many films with the 'Gunda' fame actor. "I am ecstatic. They are great actors and I have watched them on screen since my childhood," she added.

For me, he is receiving this honor is special because we are working together on two very big upcoming movies. We have completed 'Rivaaz' and the other film, 'Fauji', in which I'm sharing the screen with Dada and Prabhas, she added.

Mithun Chakraborty will soon be the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award as its 54th Awardee. The coveted award was instituted in the year 1969, to commemorate the immense contributions of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. Legendary actors and actresses like Prithviraj Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, BR Chopra, and Yash Chopra are some of the many Dadasaheb Phalke Awardees; Waheeda Rehman was given the prestigious award in 2021.

Mithun Chakraborty's next work is 'Fauji', where superstar Prabhas will be playing the lead. It is going to be directed by the 'Sita Ramam' fame director Hanu Raghavapudi.