Mithun Chakraborty with Sridevi on the sets of Guru back in 1988.
Sridevi, all of 25, and the much-married Mithun was 38 during the making of the film. Speculation on their alleged affair, even more covert marriage created tabloid fodder throughout the 1980s. Sridevi never spoke to anyone about anything - but that sure as hell didn't stop the rancid tabloids from going to town, tarnishing her name. Sridevi rose above all, throwing herself at work, declining interviews, her quotes reworked to make saucy headlines, her shock at what was said and what was published.
As her moon was rising, his was falling - and how. The National Award winning actor turned from box-office gold to shot-in-Ooty B, C grade films. There was a year when he had over 20 films released as the cottage industry of insta-films he was a part of, helped innumerable film industry people, but tarnished the image of the actor. He has made a comeback of sorts now on reality TV and occasionally shows his brilliance in films like... well, Mani Ratnam's Guru comes to mind.
Today, Mithun da turns a ripe ol' 75.
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