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Mithun Chakraborty Profile

Mithun Chakraborty is a naxalite turned-dancer-actor in India Film Industry is a social activist and entrepreneur.He was born as Gouranga Chakraborty in Jorabagan, on 16 June 1947, Kolkota, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family.Mithun Chakraborty was educated at the Oriental Seminary and later, graduated in chemistry from the Scottish Church College in Kolkota. He was initially associated with Naxalites in West Bengal, which he later left and joined Mumbai films.After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Mithun was a staunch Naxalite before entering the film industry. But tragedy struck his family when his only brother got accidentally electrocuted and killed in a freak accident. Mithun returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so posed a grave risk to his own life from the Naxalites, because this was considered a one-way road . This proved to be a turning point in his life and became one of the prime causes that led to his iconic status. He had undergone expert training in martial arts Mithun made his film debut in the 1976 Mrinal Sen directed film Mrigaya for which he won
the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor.

After his debut he played some supporting roles in films such as Do Anjaane (1976) and Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1977) which did not gain him any recognition His breakthrough role finally came in the musical drama Disco Dancer (1982) which was a huge success and remains a cult favorite to this day. This film and other musical films such as Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) and Dance Dance (1987) showcased him as a talented dancer.

Mithun Chakraborty starred in a number of successful romantic and family dramas during the 1980s, such as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Ghar Ek Mandir (1984), Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985), Swarg Se Sunder (1986), and Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988). These films remain his most commercially successful films to date. Mithun is married to Indian actress Yogita Bali and has four children. The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an actorinBollywood, who made his debut in the 2008 film Jimmy, His second son, Rimoh Chakraborty who is playing Mithun’s younger version the film Phir Kabhi.

In the mid 90s Mithun Chakraborty took a break from Mumbai and relocated to Ooty where he set up his Own hotel business under The Monarch brand name. He operates hotels in Mudhumalai, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and Darjeeling and Kolkata in West Bengal. Mithun Chakraborty strategically shifted his focus from mainstream Hindi cinema to low-budget movies like Dalaal (1993) , Phool Aur Angaar (1994) and Raavan Raj (1995) were made during this period. His economical film production was popular as Mithun’s Dream Factory.

He paid more tax than anyone else in the country in the mean period for 6 continuous years, from 1994 to 1999. Chakraborty made a comeback to the mainstream Hindi film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love (2005), he performed in Kalpana Lajmi’s Chingari (2005). In 2007 he starred in Mani Ratnam’s hit film Guru. Mithun Chakraborty was also the co-owner of Royal Bengal Tigers, a cricket team of the Indian Cricket League.

He has also worked in Bengali, as well as in realistic or arthouse moviesMithun is the Grand Judge of the show Dance India Dance and Dance Bangla Dance on Zee TV. He is known as Mithunda on Dance India Dance. Mithun Chakraborty 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.

Awards:

National Film Award for Best Actor for films – Mrigaya,Swami Vivekananda,Tahader Katha
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award – Agneepath – Won
Filmfare Best Villain Award – Jallaad – Won
Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement
Role Model Of The Year Award
Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards
BFJA Awards, Best Actor – Mrigayaa , Tahader Katha

Filmography:

Zor Lagaa Ke… Haiya!
Baabarr
C Kkompany
Don Muthuswamy
Yuvvraaj
Zindagi Tere Naam
Heroes
Guru ( Tamil )
Guru ( Hindi )
Dil Diya Hai
Chingaari
Sun Zarra
Lucky – No Time For Love
Elaan
Classic – Dance Of Love

Original Name : Gouranga Chakraborty
Name               : Mithun Chakraborty
Date of Birth    : 16 June 1947
Zodiac             : Gemini
Height              : 6′ 0″
Profession      : Actor
Debut Film      : Mrigaya