
Kolkata: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty says he has no political ambitions and only wishes to restore the pride of Bengal. "Let me assert again I have no political ambitions though I had once plunged into politics at a young age," Mithun said. "But as one from Bengal, I call the young generation to come forward and work towards restoring our pride for their own need, their own benefit. As an...

05:55 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Kolkata: Iconic actor Mithun Chakraborty was today felicitated with a lifetime achievement award by a renowned city-based business house here. The award comprising a memento, citation and Rs five lakh was presented to the actor by West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan. Accepting the award, Mithun said he espoused Swami Vivekananda's teachings and believed in winning by heart and not solely by mind. Mithun bagged the national award thrice, for...

01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Malaika Arora said that it was great dancing with Mithun Chakraborty and he is rightly the king of disco. ...

08:30 PM, Mar 30, 2012

Mumbai: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, who has spent more than three decades in the film industry, feels that movie promotions should not go over the top. "Promotions are required but over the top promotions are not required. It is necessary to tell people that a film is releasing. In our times we used to say that so-and-so film is coming through posters and today through you all (media), things have...

02:33 PM, Mar 29, 2012

How would you define Dev Anand's style? I think you are at loss of words. Similarly, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, and ...

07:59 PM, Mar 28, 2012

Mumbai: After spending over three decades in the film world, actor Mithun Chakraborty says he still gets as jittery during the first shot of any movie as he did at the time of his first film. "As an actor, for me every day is a first day. Even today when I give my first shot for a film I feel jittery," the 61-year-old said here. "It would be wrong if...

02:54 PM, Mar 23, 2012

Mumbai: Sajid Khan, who has brought together three veteran actors - Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty in 'Housefull 2', says his personal favourite is Mithun-da whom he has idolised ever since he was a kid. "Dada is my number one star since I was born. I have never ever hero-worshipped anyone more than Dada. Arguably, I am Mithun-da's biggest fan. I used to do his mimicry, I used...

03:33 PM, Mar 17, 2012

Find another Govinda or dancing will be reduced to mere exercising... Song 1: Chikni Chameli (Agneepath) Performer: Katrina Kaif First impression: What the hell ...

02:57 PM, Feb 22, 2012

New Delhi: Director Suman Ghosh's Nobel Chor, starring veteran actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Mithun Chakraborty, has opened mostly to good reviews. The director, who won acclaim for his award-winning films Podokkhep and Dwando, said it was his way of exploring the relevance of Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and a man whose towering presence still dominates Indian culture. "My original objective was to touch people's emotions," Ghosh said in...

07:02 PM, Feb 20, 2012

New Delhi: With an impressive star cast, Sajid Khan's 'Housefull 2' is all set to take the audience by storm. The much awaited movie has Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Riteish Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor and others in the star cast. Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and will be released on April 5, 2012. The...

03:01 PM, Feb 10, 2012

New Delhi: After the success of Housefull, Sajid Khan returns with another hilarious film Housefull 2. The much awaited movie has Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Riteish Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor and others in the star cast. The film is expected to hit the screens in April 2012. ...

02:51 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Mumbai: As part of the strategy to promote 'Trishna', a festival of Mithun's films is being organised. However, the former Bengali superstar has no clue about it Freida Pinto's next international film 'Trishna' is being directed by British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, who also made the acclaimed 'A Mighty Heart' and '9 Songs'. She plays an unabashed Mithun Chakraborty fan who in one sequence, can't help but dance when she sees...

03:02 PM, Jan 02, 2012