Disco Dancer (1982) We can’t list Mithun Chakraborty’s films without talking about Disco Dancer. In the 1982 film, Mithun plays Anil, a street performer wrongly accused of stealing a guitar.

Mithun Chakraborty earned his first National Film Award for Mrigayaa. He also won two more National Film Awards for Tahader Katha and Swami Vivekananda.

A remake of the Pakistani film Aaina, Pyar Jhukta Nahi starred Mithun Chakraborty and Padmini Kolhapure in the lead roles. The film was later remade in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.