How Mithun Chakraborty is still making Kazakhstan dance to his tune

ASTANA: Shahrukh, Salman, and Amir may earn millions and popular among Indian diaspora as well as in the Arab World. They are relatively unknown in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s biggest state. The craze in this oil and uranium-rich country is Bollywood star from yesteryears Mithun Chakraborty.

Mithun, like Raj Kapoor, became popular in the erstwhile Soviet Republics and the craze continues unabated among the 16 million people of this country.

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, aaja, aaja, from the 1982 blockbuster Disco Dancer is still a favourite even as people back in India may not even recall either this movie or song. “You are from India !! You may then know Mithun. He is a favourite here. I like his style of fights in the movie,” asked Azad, a local, to this correspondent while travelling in a local transport here. There is a special channel in Kazakhstan that beams only Indian films, music and programm