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Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor who appeared in numerous movies throughout his career. He is notable for his work in Indian cinema and has been a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry.
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Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Gourang Chakraborty (born 16 June 1950), better known by his stage name Mithun Chakraborty (informally referred to as Mithun Da), is an Indian film actor, singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur, television presenter and a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the art house…
Known for
- Jailer 2 — Champaklal Chaubey2026
- Batwara 1947 — Maulavi Ikramuddin2026
- Projapati 2 — Gaur Chakraborty2025
- Shreeman v/s Shreemati2025
- The Bengal Files — Madman2025
- Housefull 5 — Jaggu Baba (photo only)2025
- Shontaan — Sharadindu Bose2024
- Shastri — Parimal Shastri2024
- Kabuliwala — Rahmat Khan, Kabuliwala2023
- Anari is backk2023
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Key facts
- Succeeded by
- Manish Gupta
- Constituency
- West Bengal
- Born
- Gouranga Chakraborty , ( 1950-06-16 ) 16 June 1950 (age 75) , Calcutta , West Bengal , India
- Party
- BJP (since 2021)
- Other political affiliations
- AITC (2014–2016), CPI(ML) (until 1976)
- Spouses
- Helena Luke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Yogeeta Bali ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 )
- Children
- 4; including Mahakshay , Ushmey and Namashi
- Relatives
- See Chakraborty family
- Alma mater
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Occupation
- Actor producer entrepreneur television presenter politician
- Awards
- Padma Bhushan (2024) , Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2022) , Banga Bibhushan (2013)
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Nicknames
- Disco King Grandmaster Mithun Da
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kolkata
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Educated at
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Award
- Padma Bhushan
- Image
- Mithun Chakraborty (5.26.2013) (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Bengaluru
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- date of birth
- 1950-06-16
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- name in native language
- Mithun Chakraborty
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Encyclopedic overview
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur and politician. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 350 films, mostly in Hindi and Bengali languages, and a few in Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi. Referred to as "Mahaguru" (Bengali for "The Great Teacher"), he is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. In January 2024, Chakraborty was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour by the Government of India. He was also awarded India's highest accolade in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2022, whose announcement came from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in September 2024.
Chakraborty made his acting debut with art house drama Mrigayaa (1976), directed by Mrinal Sen, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. His major breakthrough role came with Bengali film Nadi Theke Sagare (1978). Chakraborty gained greater fame with the 1982 film Disco Dancer, which was a major box office success in India and the Soviet Union. Besides Disco Dancer, Chakraborty also gained recognition for many other performances as both a lead and character artist. Chakraborty's performance in Agneepath won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1990.
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