Shabana Azmi shared that Mithun Chakraborty, who was her junior at FTII, was once very conscious of his complexion and teeth. Speaking on Arbaaz Khan's show 'The Invincibles Series', she added, "My mummy used to hug him tight and...say, 'Don't worry about such things; you dance so well'." Mithun too had previously spoken about his insecurities regarding his skin tone.