Although Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty never spoke about their alleged romance, there was speculation about it in the 1980s, with some even claiming that they had secretly married.
While the world of cinema has often witnessed romantic relationships that fizzled out before they could blossom, the industry has also witnessed tumultuous relationships that were only played out behind closed curtains, away from the public eye.
The latter category also includes relationships that remained open secrets, with neither of the two openly admitting to the rumours, yet the truth was out there for everyone to see. Bollywood celebrities Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty also fall into this category. Although they never spoke about their alleged romance, there was speculation about it in the 1980s, with some even claiming that they secretly got married – while Mithun was already married to actress Yogeeta Bali.
Another piece of gossip suggests that they eventually separated because Mithun was not ready to end his marriage with Yogeeta. Recently, actor-director Karan Rajdan went down memory lane and discussed the relationship between Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty. He revealed that they used to fight a lot, while also stressing that Mithun was a very emotional person.
“They used to fight all night. Now he is no more in this world, so I can’t speak much about him,” he told Siddharth Kannan. When asked how they managed to arrive for the shoot the next day after fighting all night, Karan – who worked with Mithun as an actor in films like Disco Dancer and Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki – replied: “Nobody else has the kind of energy that Mithun da has.
They can stay up all night rehearsing their dance steps for the next day or fight on the phone and still be on time the next morning. He is a very emotional person. He would speak his heart out.
He was very pure at heart.” One of Bollywood’s biggest and most admired actresses, Sridevi eventually married producer Boney Kapoor after her alleged breakup with Mithun. They had two daughters: actresses Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor. Sridevi tragically died in February 2018 after accidentally drowning in a Dubai hotel.
‘Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty used to fight all night,’ reveals Karan Razdan: ‘He is a very emotional person’
