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Mithun Chakraborty was insecure about his complexion: Shabana Azmi

Stalwart Actress Shabana Azmi, in a chat show, revealed that Mithun Chakraborty was insecure about his complexion in the early days of career. Actress is celebrated her 50 years in Cinema.

Appearing on the chat show ‘The Invincibles with Arbaaz Khan’ by Bollywood Bubble, actress actress recalled how he would come to her house, and her mom would instil confidence in Mithun.

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Actress recalled how he would come to her house, and her mom would instil confidence in Mithun.

The actress told the show host, Arbaaz Khan: “Mithun Chakraborty, who was my junior back then would come to our house and tell us that he doesn’t have a fair complexion or his teeth were different. Mom used to hug and tell him that ‘you shouldn’t worry about all these things. You are such a great dancer’. We all used to get confidence from this kind of affirmation coming from her.”

Shabana reflected on her classic film “Arth,” stating that none of the artists working on the project had imagined it would become a cult classic over time.

The actress, who won the National Award for her role in the film, said that the film triggered a societal change.

Actress also discussed about the struggle of her husband and legendary sreenwriter Javed Akhtar.

She recounted a pivotal moment from paris, saying that one day Javed was reeking of alcohol.  She also lauded her husband’s willpower to give up alcohol.  she said that she couldn’t understand how he gave up drinking just like that with no withdrawal.

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