Mithun Chakraborty recently disclosed that when he was first starting as an actor and was having trouble, he experienced heartbreak because the girl he was in love with broke up with him.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, a reality television programme, recently featured veteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty. Throughout the show, the actor shared personal details about his encounter with a distraught competitor. Mithun disclosed that when he was a struggling actor at the beginning of his career, he experienced heartbreak because the girl he was in love with broke up with him.

A trip down memory lane

Taking a trip down memory lane, Mithun said, “I fell in love and had gone completely mad. But one day, she left me. Then times changed; I became a star, then a superstar, and then an even bigger superstar.”

He continued, “I was travelling in an aeroplane, and that girl was also in the same plane. She did not look at me. So I got up and went up to her and asked why she was not looking at me. She turned her face. I thought she was feeling guilty. To ease her, I told her ‘what you did at that time was right’.”

According to Mithun, the girl became at ease after hearing his remarks. He gave her an explanation of why it was a good decision on her part to leave someone who was having difficulties. However, Mithun claimed that the girl began crying as soon as she heard his words. (Read More: Mithun Chakraborty On His Struggles In Bollywood Industry: ‘Salman Is Bit Too Much’)

She said to him, “I think I have made a mistake. At that time, I shouldn’t have done that to you.” Mithun replied, saying, “Shayad tum nahi karti toh yeh legend nahi ban pata (Maybe if you hadn’t done that, I would not have been able to become this legend).”

A recipient of three National Film Awards, Mithun’s last Bollywood appearance was in the controversial film The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Since 2022, he has primarily been involved in Bengali films, with his latest role being in director Suman Ghosh’s Kabuliwala (2023).