Mithun Chakraborty speaks about a difficult period in his acting career and his decision to enter hospitality during a recent episode of Farah Khan’s food vlog. He recalls that film offers and box-office performance were uneven, leading him to worry that his stardom might be fading.
Chakraborty says he told his family—particularly his wife Yogeeta Bali and daughter Pinky—about what he would do if his film career ended, describing stardom as something that would be hard to regain. He also notes he had three children at the time and feared how he would support them if acting did not work out. He mentions personally spending months running his hotel, which he describes as Monarch, and says his acting career later picked up.
Both outlets highlight his comments that reflect hardship and uncertainty, including a reference to sleeping “on the roadside” (“Raste pe soya... footpath pe soya”). Farah Khan’s recollection frames the conversation through the hospitality venture, while the Times of India report focuses on the career-risk and financial-security angle, with both citing the idea that his journey is “beyond struggle.”
