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Mithun Chakraborty: Rajesh Khanna had a good hold in the industry in the 70s. The echo of his name used to send the crowd outside the theaters out of control. At the same time, on the other hand, rising angry actor Amitabh Bachchan was emerging, who changed the mood of the screen by becoming ‘Angry Young Man’. For Rajesh Khanna, along with Amitabh Bachchan, there was another actor too, who was creating trouble for him. The real stir was created when a young man with dark complexion and quiet smile suddenly came into the limelight.

Proved it by winning National Award

By winning the National Award for Mrigayaa in 1976, she proved that she is not just a face, but also a talent. A few years later, when the same person emerged as a ‘Disco Dancer’ with flashing lights, fast beats and dancing steps, the cinema halls started seeing not just a film but a phenomenon. That actor was none other than Mithun Chakraborty. The entry of dancing star Mithun Chakraborty made a new move on the chess of stardom. Questions started arising… Was this just a trend or a real threat looming on the superstar’s crown?

Mithun became famous due to his dancing style and dark complexion

Let us tell you that during the era of Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan was becoming known as an angry young man. Meanwhile, Mithun Chakraborty was emerging in ‘disco’ avatar with his dancing style and dark complexion. Mithun gained immense popularity among the working class with films like ‘Disco Dancer’, which was earlier in the name of Rajesh Khanna.

Rajesh Khanna started feeling insecure

During that time, it was being said that due to the arrival of Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun, Rajesh Khanna had started feeling very insecure in the industry. Rajesh Khanna also felt very uncomfortable with Mithun Chakraborty’s entry into the industry. Mithun Chakraborty became quite famous in the film Disco Dancer released in 1982. Rajesh Khanna did a cameo in this film. After this film, Mithun came in the list of big superstars of Bollywood. From that time Rajesh Khanna’s stardom started fading.

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