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Mithun Chakraborty

Birth Name:
Gouranga Chakraborty
Common Name:
Bengali Babu, Grandmaster Mithunda
Nickname:
Mithunda
Date of Birth:
June 16, 1947
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
Place of Birth:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Height:
6' 0"
Sex:
Male
Hair Color:
Black
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Indian
Religion:
Hinduism
Education:
Scottish Church College, Kolkata

Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

Family

Mithun Chakraborty

Spouse:
Yogeeta Bali - Present
Helena Luke - Divorced
Sridevi - Annulled
Son:
Mimoh Chakraborty, Rimoh Chakraborty
Daughter:
Dishani Chakraborty, Namashi Chakraborty

Career

Mithun Chakraborty

Profession:
Actor
Debut:
Mrigaya - 1976 - Movie

Awards

Mithun Chakraborty

1977: Mithun Chakraborty won National Film Awards for Best Actor for Mrigayaa

1993: National Film Awards for Best Actor for Tahader Katha

1996: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Swami Vivekananda

1995: Mithun Chakraborty won Star Screen Award, Best Villain for Jallaad

2007: Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement

1977: Mithun Chakraborty won BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Mrigayaa

1995: BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Tahader Katha

Trivia

Mithun Chakraborty

He has also been involved in promotion of Football in his native Bengal. The Bengal Football Academy is his brainchild and Mithun raised the necessary funds for the launch of this academy.
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Mithun Chakraborty is the Grand Judge of the show Dance India Dance and Dance Bangla Dance on Zee TV.
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Mithun Chakraborty also owns the Monarch Group which has interests in the hospitality sector.
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He has appeared in more than 350 Bollywood films as well as a number of Bengali and Bhojpuri films.
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Mithun Chakraborty is also the co-owner of Royal Bengal Tigers, a cricket team of the Indian Cricket League.
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Quotes

Mithun Chakraborty

Because I didn’t want to die with an actor’s shoes on. I’ve no ambitions to die as an actor. I want to secure my children’s future. They shouldn’t suffer when I’m not here. My daughter is only nine. - Unknown
submitted by - Amit Kher
If I had cut my hair for one film, a dozen other producers would’ve committed suicide. Ratnam is a filmmaker who has been doing exemplary work for many years. - Unknown
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My son’s film ‘Jimmy’ should be ready by March. The title comes from one of my hit songs. Mimoh is not at all like me. He’s his own person. And he’s a much better dancer than I am. Don’t believe me? Watch him when he comes on screen. - Unknown
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It takes a performer at least 10 years to learn the ropes of acting. Mimoh has just begun his career. He has to go through the grind before he calls himself an actor in the true sense. - Unknown
submitted by - Akshya Dhiman
I have come here because I have lot of respect for Pranabda. - Unknown
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Biography

Mithun Chakraborty

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010

Mithin Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty virtually ruled the Indian Bollywood film industry during the 1980s following the release of movies like Disco Dancer et al. If one includes all the regional films in the list, then Mithun Chakraborty can be said to have worked in over 200 Indian films. He also operates a string of hotels by the name of Monarch. Mithun Chakraborty, who originally used to be known by the name of Gouranga Chakraborty, virtually ruled the Indian Bollywood film industry during the 1980s. If one includes all the regional films in the list, then Mithun Chakraborty can be said to have worked in over 200 Indian films. Apart from Hindi, he has also worked in some Bengali and Bhojpuri movies. He also operates a string of hotels by the name of Monarch. The actor is married to Indian actress, Yogita Bali and has three sons and one daughter.

Mithun Chakraborty, who was born at Barisal that is now located in Bangladesh. He, however, graduated from the Scottish Church College in the Indian state of Kolkata. And after this, he attended the reputed Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). It was in the year 1976 that Mithun Chakraborty debuted in the film Mrigaya directed by Mrinal Sen, for which he was given the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor. But his next films, Do Anjaane and Phool Khile Hain Gulshan fared averagely.

The period following the 1970s brought in some fresh change for Mithun Chakraborty, who shot to fame with movies like Surakshaa, Hum Paanch and Wardaat that was a sequel of Surakshaa. His fortune changed completely for the better after he starred in the musical film, Disco Dancer in 1982. It witnessed tremendous success because of its interesting storyline, oodles of dances and feet tapping music that remains a cult favorite even in present times. Another movie that had cult following was Gunda. Here's more about Mithun's life history.

Then there were other musical films like Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki and Dance Dance that popularized Mithun Chakraborty as a talented dancer. Some other hit movies he worked in were Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985), Swarg Se Sunder (1986), and Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988). All these movies remain his most commercially successful ones to date. His image then changed from a flamboyant one to an action hero with the coming of movies like Wanted (1983), Boxer (1984), Jagir (1984), Jaal (1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale, etc.

Apart from commercial success, Mithun has also received rave critical acclaim. His acting in his first film Mrigaya and others like Tahader Katha and Swami Vivekananda were much liked and fetched him National film awards. In 1990, he was given the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in Agneepath and the Filmfare Best Villain Award for acting in Jallad. During 1990s, Mithun shifted his attention to low-budget B-grade movies. He, however, made a comeback to the mainstream with Mani Ratnam's Guru in 2005.