When Mithun Chakraborty Called Out Bollywood’s Hypocrisy & Claimed He & Amitabh Bachchan Changed The Trend: “Heroes Were Supposed To Be Fair…”

Mithun Chakraborty entered Bollywood in 1976 and is the recipient of three National Film Awards today. He is one of the legendary actors who has entertained us with versatile projects like Disco Dancer, Agneepath, Golmaal 3, and Housefull 2. The veteran star is now talking about the hypocrisy in the industry and how he, along with Amitabh Bachchan, changed the scenario. Scroll below for more details!

We’ve heard several Bollywood actresses opening up about their tough times in the industry. Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, and Aditi Rao Hydari, among others, shared their casting couch experiences. Sameera Reddy also recently shared how she was almost forced to go under the knife. But it isn’t just women; even men have their fair share of difficulties.

In 2010, Mithun Chakraborty shared with Headlines Today, “People talk about the Bengali accent and the South Indian accent, but they don’t seem to have any problem with a hero who has a Punjabi accent. Heroes were supposed to be fair at that time. That was my biggest problem. I thought I’d only manage to be a villain, perhaps a dancing villain. But Amitabh and I managed to change the trend. Now people call me the sexy, dusky Bengali babu.”