Third Ram Kamal Mukherjee Biography Encapsulates Mithun Chakraborty’s Career | Bollywood

MUMBAI — After Hema Malini and Sanjay Dutt, that is filmmaker-author Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s third biography.

Mukherjee formally launched his newest ebook, “Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood.” Printed by Rupa Publications, the ebook chronicles the life and journey of the ex-Naxalite-turned actor who has even received a Nationwide award and has even been a hotelier.

It took two years and some months for Mukherjee to write down this ebook on Chakraborty. “Dada (Mithun) didn’t need to write his autobiography. I used to be very eager on telling his story. There are few books obtainable on Mithun, however largely in Bengali. He being a nationwide icon, a megastar and legend, I felt that he deserved a ebook,” says the writer.

In actual fact, the concept of writing a ebook on Chakraborty got here to his thoughts after ending Hema Malini’s biography “Past the Dreamgirl.” “I went to advertise the ebook at Mithun-da’s “Dance India Dance.” That’s when truly Hema-ji requested Mithun-da why he doesn’t inform his story. Dada being extraordinarily shy, he jumped out of his chair and stated, ‘Na baba na!’ And Hema-ji stated, ‘Why don’t you let Ram inform your story?’ Dada checked out me and we smiled,” recollects Mukherjee.

Mukherjee remembers that he met Chakraborty for the primary time at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium. “It was a horrible expertise. I used to be a contract journalist. The organizer invited me and didn’t depart any ticket for me on the entrance. I had already knowledgeable Dada’s supervisor that I will likely be attending his present to do his interview after that. I needed to wait exterior the stadium for an hour.” 

“By the point I reached contained in the venue, there was hysteria. Mithun-da was on stage, the over- crowded stadium was screaming. The native police have been prepared for mayhem. As anticipated, after the present, Mithun was instantly escorted out of the stadium and I confronted a stampede. I got here house with a torn slipper, bruises on my hand and the echoing sound of ‘Dada dada dada.’ He was a phenomenon!”

Apparently, Chakraborty needed spouse Yogeeta Bali to learn the primary manuscript after the ultimate draft, and she or he beloved the narrative. “Yogeeta-ji is a sweetheart. She learn the ebook, and corrected a couple of main and minor information. After that, Dada went by way of the ebook and his long-time secretary Vijay-ji additionally learn the manuscript. Dada’s youthful son Namashi, who’s on my social media buddy checklist, was gracious sufficient to understand my effort in writing a ebook on his dad. The household had been very candy and cooperative. I’ve an virtually 20 years’ previous relationship with Dada, and I didn’t need to write a ebook that wouldn’t do justice to his stardom,” says the writer. 

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