Mumbai. Bollywood in the 1980s had more underworld influence than stars. This don used to spread his crime empire in the seaside town and make any heroine his own.
After this, it became very difficult not only for the stars but also for the co-stars to work with these heroines. Mithun Chakraborty, who was a superstar in the 80s, once had a dark shadow of the underworld. Mithun Chakraborty had an on-screen romance with the then star heroine Mandakini.
The pair were very strong on screen
People also gave a lot of love to the duo and their film was also a super hit. Mithun and Mandakini’s romance in movies like Dance Dance and Jaal went well on screen. But Mithun’s closeness with criminals did not go down well with Mandakini. After this, Mithun Chakraborty started receiving threats from the underworld. However, later one of his junior stars came forward to save Mithun from the shadow of the underworld. This junior star was none other than Sanjay Dutt. In the 80s, Sanjay Dutt’s links with the underworld were not hidden.
Along with this many offers of films also came
After Mithun and Mandakini’s films became hits, they started getting offers to work together. Meanwhile, news of their affair also started coming in the media. After this, threats to kill Mithun also started coming from the underworld. Also, Mithun was clearly warned that he should stay away from Mandakini soon. Mithun was also scared after these threats.
Sanjay Dutt came forward to bail Mithun Chakraborty out of this predicament and reconcile him with the underworld. Later these stories were revealed. All the strings were exposed with Sanjay Dutt’s Underworld and even after becoming a star, he had to pay a heavy price for it. Mandakini started her career with ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’. After this, Dance Dance was her second film with Mithun. This film was also a superhit. After this Mandakini continued to work in Bollywood till 1996 and then suddenly disappeared.
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Tags: Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt
First published: August 28, 2023, 18:20 IST