Happy Birthday Mithun Da : some mind-blowing facts about the actor you won’t believe

From being the first six-pack abs hero to his marriage with Sridevi, we bet you didn’t know these facts about the actor

It was in his struggling days when the Famous Bollywood Director Manmohan Desai gave him a 10 rupees note & asked him to go back when the actor came to him requesting for a role in his next movie. He was Mithun Chakraborty. His struggle continued.

“I am an actor by compulsion not ambition” says Mithun Chakraborty.

We bet you didn’t know these mind-blowing facts about Mithun Chakraborty.

1. Bollywood’s First Six Pack Abs Hero
Yes! Mithun Chakraborty, our very own Mithun Da was the first six-pack abs actor of Bollywood.Many of us believed that six-pack abs were firstly introduced in Bollywood by Salman Khan or Sanjay Dutt and some say it was Hritik Roshan. But, surprisingly it was Mithun Da.

2. Mithun Chakraborty was married to Sridevi.
After their long controversial affair, Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi secretly got married in 1985, which did not end well and they separated three years later in 1985.Their love story is known as the most controversial love affair in the history of Bollywood.

3. There is a comic book based on Mithun Chakraborty.
The comic book was named Jimmy Zhinchak, Agent of D.I.S.C.O . This superhero comic was released in the year 2008 and it became a hit in the USA. The main character Jimmy Zhingchak was inspired by Mithun Chakraborty and his super hit-movie “Disco Dancer” which he played the role of Jimmy.

He once worked as Helen’s assistant.
Before his marvelous success in Bollywood; Mithun Chakraborty was the assistant of legendary dancer Helen, who also happens to be superstar Salman Khan’s stepmom.

He was once a Naxalite
Before stepping into the world of film and Bollywood, Mithun was a Naxalite. Mithun was very close to the famous Naxalite figure, Ravi Ranjan. But after an incident which took the life of Mithun’s only brother and he returned to his family and left the Naxalite.

Mithun Chakraborty holds a World Record which is unbreakable
Mithun Chakraborty holds the world record of maximum film releases as Hero in a single year. He released 19 films in 1989.

Here’s wishing the veteran actor a very happy birthday.

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