‘I Am Proud Of All My Films, Good, Bad And Ugly’

‘If
Mithun
Chakraborty
can
do
it,
so
can
anyone
else.’

When

Subhash
K
Jha
finally
got
to
speak
to
the


new
Dadasaheb
Phalke
winner
late
on
Monday
night,
Mithun
Chakraborty
sounded
happy
but
tired.

“I
am
Kolkata
shooting
for
a
Bengali
film.
I
couldn’t
believe
it!”
Mithunda
exclaims.

“I
thought
it
was
a
crank
call.
The
call
came
straight
from
the
I&B
ministry.
When
the
information
sank
in,
I
was
numb.
I
still
am.
Is
this
really
happening
to
me?

“I
was
a
nobody.
I
never
imagined
I
would
come
this
far.

“I
had
to
do
all
kinds
of
films
to
keep
my
kitchen
fires
burning.
I
am
proud
of
all
my
films,
good,
bad
and
ugly.
I
had
a
wife
and
four
children
to
feed.
At
one
point
in
my
life,
I
moved
to
Ooty
with
my
family
to
look
after
my
hotel
business.”

Mithunda
is
proud
of
the
fact
that
he
has
never
lobbied
for
any
recognition
or
role.

“I’ve
never
gone
out
to
get
anything.
I
have
never
demanded
anything.
Whatever
I’ve
got
in
life
has
come
to
me
without
my
effort.
It
is
all
God’s
grace.
My
family,
especially
my
wife
(former
actress
Yogeeta
Bali),
has
been
a
tremendous
support.”

He
sends
a
message
to
his
fans
on
this
prestigious
recognition:
“If
Mithun
Chakraborty
can
do
it,
so
can
anyone
else.
It
is
okay
for
the
common
man
like
me
to
have
dreams.
They
do
come
true.

“Now
you
will
have
to
excuse
me,
they
are
calling
me
for
a
shot.
It
is
a
Bengali
film
called

Shriman
Vs
Shrimati
featuring
Anjan
Dutt
and
me
for
the
first
time
together.
It
is
directed
by
Pathikrit
Basu.

“I
am
enjoying
myself
shooting
in
Kolkata.
My
beginning,
as
an
actor,
was
in
Bengali.
Now
life
seems
to
have
come
full
circle.
I
couldn’t
be
happier.
It
feels
almost
like
a
dream.

“I
am
sorry
I
was
not
able
to
talk
to
you
earlier;
I
have
been
shooting
nonstop
in
Kolkata.
I
have
not
been
able
to
reply
to
any
of
the
numerous
messages
from
friends
and
media.
You
are
the
first
one
I
am
speaking
to
today.”