PremiumHappy Birthday Mithundada: From Disco Dancer to Agneepath, here are the actor’s finest films to watch
Ever since his debut in Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayaa in 1976, Mithun Chakraborty has offered the audience a wide range of films.
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Mithun Chakraborty, who turns a year older on June 16, stepped into acting with Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayaa in 1976. Ever since, the actor has offered hundreds of films, including Agneepath, Disco Dancer, Dance Dance and a lot more. From bagging multiple National Awards over the years to offering blockbusters – the actor dominated Bollywood in the ’80s and ’90s. Let’s take a look at some of his best works…
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Disco Dancer
The 1982 film that delves into the story of a young slum dancer turning into a rockstar brought a huge commercial success to Mithun. Composed by Bappi Lahiri, the path-breaking songs of the film are still hugely popular on the dance floors.
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Tahader Katha
Mithun bagged his second National Award for the Best Actor with this Buddhadeb Dasgupta film in 1992. In the film, he plays the character of a freedom fighter who serves a term for killing a British officer. Upon release, he deals with the changed reality of the country.
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Agneepath
Directed by Mukul Anand and written jointly by Santosh Saroj and Kader Khan, Agneepath is about Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun. While the former won his first National Award for Best Actor, the latter won several awards for his performance as Krishnan Iyer, a Tamil coconut vendor.
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Phool Aur Angaar
Directed by Ashok Gaekwad, Phool Aur Angaar is a hardcore revenge drama. The film was released in 1993 and is still an inspiration for many action filmmakers all over India.
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Titli
Directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the 2002 film portrays Mithun as the teenage crush of Titli (Konkona Sen Sharma), daughter of Urmila (Aparna Sen). Set in the picturesque North Bengal, it is one of the most acclaimed romantic films of Mithun.
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MLA Fatakeshto
The film tells a story of seven days when a local goon turns into a politician and eventually wins an election. Mithun immortalises the high-octane dialogues of this 2006 film.
