Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty (Template:IPA; born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi and Bengali films. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 350 films, mostly in Bengali and Hindi languages, and a few in Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi. Referred to as "Mahaguru" (Bengali for "The Great Teacher"), he is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="actormithunda">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> Besides Disco Dancer, Chakraborty also gained recognition for many other performances as both a lead and character artist.<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto3">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty's performance in Agneepath won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1990.<ref name="FilmfareWinner">Template:Cite news</ref>

Chakraborty owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality and educational sectors.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also started the production house Paparatzy Productions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1992, he, along with Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt, set up a trust to help actors in need of assistance called the Cine & T.V Artistes Association (CINTAA).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was also the Chairperson of Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union, which protects the welfare of cinema workers and resolves their demands and problems.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The television show Dance India Dance, where Chakraborty was the Grand Master, also entered in the Limca Book of Records and the Guinness World Records.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Chakraborty played a crucial mediating role between Pranab Mukherjee of the Indian National Congress and Mamata Banerjee, winning Mukherjee the support of Banerjee's party, the All India Trinamool Congress, in the 2012 Indian presidential election.<ref name="Mithunforever">Template:Cite news</ref> He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 7 March 2021, ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.<ref name="BJP"/>

Early life and education

Mithun Chakraborty was born on 16 June 1950 into a Bengali Hindu family in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India to Basanta Kumar Chakraborty and Shanti Rani Chakraborty.<ref name="rajya">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Realname">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="prs">Template:Cite web</ref> He studied at Oriental Seminary and then earned his B.Sc. degree<ref name="rajya"/> in Chemistry from Scottish Church College in Kolkata. After that, he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.<ref name="actormithunda" /> He was a Naxalite before entering films, but tragedy struck his family, it is widely reported that his only brother was electrocuted and killed in a freak accident whereas his sister Kalyani has confirmed to journalist Pankaj Shukla and others who reached her, that Mithun is the only son of his parents. <ref name="actormithunda" /><ref name="Mithunforever"/> He returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though this posed a grave risk to his own life.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During his days as a Naxalite, he became friends with Ravi Ranjan, a popular Naxal figure, known to his friends as "Bhaa" (the ultimate saviour). Bhaa was known for his manipulative skills and oratory abilities.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Film career

Early career (1976–1981)

Chakraborty made his Hindi film debut in 1976 with Mrinal Sen's art-house film Mrigayaa, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor.<ref name=hindu1>Template:Cite news</ref> That same year, he played a brief role in Dulal Guha's hit thriller Do Anjaane which had Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha and Prem Chopra in the lead.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1978, Chakraborty made his debut in Bengali cinema with Arabinda Mukhopadhyay's romantic blockbuster Nadi Theke Sagare.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also co-starred alongside Rameshwari in Mera Rakshak.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A remake of R. Thyagarajan's own directional venture Aattukara Alamelu (1977), it performed well commercially.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1979, Chakraborty delivered another hit with Ravikant Nagaich's spy thriller Surakksha.<ref name=TG1979>Template:Cite web</ref> This was followed by a string of successful films, such as Taraana (1979), Patita (1980), Unees-Bees (1980), Hum Paanch (1980) and Hum Se Badkar Kaun (1981) and the Bengali film Kalankini Kankabati (1981).<ref name=TG1979/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Stardom (1982–1995)

In 1982, Chakraborty had a string of successes with Shaukeen, Ashanti and Taqdeer Ka Badshah.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He shot to stardom in the same year with B. Subhash's dance film Disco Dancer.<ref name="auto"/> Disco Dancer proved to be a hit domestically and an All Time Blockbuster in overseas markets.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also became the first Indian film to do a business of Template:INRConvert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Its soundtrack composed by Bappi Lahiri was a huge chartbuster and played a big role in the box office success of the film, especially in countries like Soviet Union and China.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="platinum">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The same year, he established himself in Bengali cinema as well with Gautam Mukherjee's musical blockbuster Troyee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1983, he played lead roles in T. Rama Rao and Deepak Bahry's ventures - Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye and Hum Se Hai Zamana, respectively and Basu Chatterjee's critically acclaimed light-hearted romance Pasand Apni Apni.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year, he appeared alongside Shashi Kapoor, Moushmi Chatterjee and Ranjeeta in the family drama film Ghar Ek Mandir.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At release, it was thrashed by critics, but went on to become a superhit at the box office.<ref name="FI1984">Template:Cite web</ref> The huge box office success of Ghar Ek Mandir was followed by two more successes in Baazi and Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki to go with the major grosser.<ref name="FI1984"/>

Chakraborty gained Number one position & more recognition in 1985 with Vijay Sadanah's romantic drama Pyar Jhukta Nahin, acting opposite Padmini Kolhapure.<ref name="auto1"/> The film opened to excellent audience response and went on to become a blockbuster.<ref name=TG1985/> Its soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal dominated the musical charts and was the tenth best-selling Hindi film album of the 1980s.<ref name="boi80s">Template:Cite web</ref> He followed it with a superhit in J. P. Dutta's action drama Ghulami co-starring Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Reena Roy, Smita Patil and Anita Raj.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=TG1985>Template:Cite web</ref> His other major commercial success that year was another of B. Subhash's directional venture Aandhi-Toofan.<ref name=TG1985/> Chakraborty's dream run continued in 1986 with the success of K. Bapayya's blockbuster family drama film Swarag Se Sunder, which also had Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and Kolhapure in the lead.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=bo25y>Template:Cite web</ref> That same year, he found huge success in Umesh Mehra's actioner Jaal, followed by two more super successful films, Dilwaala and Muddat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Apart from commercial success, he received acclaim for his performance in Basu Chatterjee's Sheesha, which was the first Hindi film centred around sexual harassment at workplace.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year, he starred in hits, including Dance Dance, Parivaar and Watan Ke Rakhwale alongside moderately profitable films, Hawalaat and Hiraasat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1988, Chakraborty reunited with K. Bapayya for Pyar Ka Mandir, co-starring Madhavi, Nirupa Roy, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Raj Kiran and Shoma Anand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film performed very well at the box office and was declared a superhit by trade pundits.<ref name=TG1988>Template:Cite web</ref> He then appeared alongside Sridevi and Moushmi Chatterjee in the action drama film Waqt Ki Awaz, which too went on to become a hit, followed by moderate successes in Charnon Ki Saugandh and Jeete Hain Shaan Se.<ref name=TG1988/> 1989 also proved to be a big one for Chakraborty with four of his films emerging commercial successes, which were - Daata, Prem Pratigyaa, Mujrim and Aakhri Ghulam.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Chakraborty began the new decade with average fares, such as Pati Patni Aur Tawaif and Humse Na Takrana, while his most notable release of 1990 was Mukul Anand's action crime film Agneepath alongside Amitabh Bachchan, which although a commercial failure, received highly positive response from critics and won him Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="agneepathredifffours">Template:Cite web</ref> For next three years, his successful films included Pyar Ka Devta (1991), Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan (1991), Dil Aashna Hai (1992), Ghar Jamai (1992), Dalaal (1993), Aadmi (1993) and Phool Aur Angaar (1993).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Chakraborty's career as a matinee idol faded in the mid-1990s as he took a break from mainstream Hindi cinema and started working in low-budget productions, most of which lacked success due to their poor quality.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Beginning from 1994, he starred in many such films, the majority of which performed miserably at the box office, with a few exceptions like Cheetah (1994), Jallaad (1995) and Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995), which also proved to be his final hit as a lead actor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career fluctuations and return to prominence (1996–present)

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Mithun at the premiere of Bengali film Shukno Lanka

Post-stardom, Chakraborty continued to star in substandard productions which failed to propel his career forward.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in hundreds of such films produced under his home banner Mithun's Dream Factory.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was unable to accept the universally acclaimed Tamil film Iruvar (1997) as his character had to crop his hair, which would have affected his other 15 films at that time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> By this time, Chakraborty held the record for appearing in the most Hindi films as a hero.<ref name="Mithunforever" /> During this phase, he saw moderate successes in Shapath (1997) and Chandaal (1998) and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Ramakrishna Paramahansa in G.V. Iyer's biographical drama Swami Vivekananda (1998).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="43rdawardPDF">Template:Cite web</ref>

It has been reported that between 1993 and 1998 he endured 33 consecutive box-office flops.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> With his Bollywood career taking a backseat, Chakraborty began to focus on Bengali films in the early 2000s. From 2000 to 2003, he appeared in highly acclaimed films like Nepaldev Bhattacharjee's Chaka (2000), Rituparno Ghosh's Titli (2002), Prasanta Bal's Ferari Fauj (2002) and Narayan Rao's Santrash (2003).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He returned to mainstream Hindi films in 2005 with the highly anticipated films Elaan and Lucky: No Time for Love, but contrary to expectations, both the films proved to be critical and commercial duds and failed to re-establish him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finally made a solid comeback in 2007 with Mani Ratnam's Guru.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Guru received highly positive response from critics and proved to be a hit at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty's performance of an honest editor met with immense acclaim and he received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category.<ref name="auto2"/> The same year, he also did a guest appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" from Farah Khan's reincarnation drama Om Shanti Om.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After another series of flops, he appeared in Rohit Shetty's multi-starrer comedy Golmaal 3 in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It did a business of Template:INRConvert and was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The huge success of Golmaal 3 was followed by two more major hits in 2012 with Housefull 2, OMG – Oh My God!, as well as an average hit with Khiladi 786.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty had two full-fledged releases in 2013 - Enemmy and the much anticipated Boss, both of which were critical and commercial failures.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He then played a supporting role in the Salman Khan action comedy film Kick (2014).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film took an initial of ₹260 million and collected Template:INRConvert by the end of its run, emerging a blockbuster at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2015, he made his Telugu and Tamil cinema debut with Gopala Gopala and Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka respectively. While Gopala Gopala did well at the box office, the latter proved to be unsuccessful.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> That same year, he appeared in Vibhu Puri's critically acclaimed historical drama Hawaizaada alongside Ayushmann Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He made his Kannada film debut with the successful action thriller The Villain in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Chakraborty played an important role in Vivek Agnihotri's political thriller The Tashkent Files.<ref name="auto3"/> It received negative reviews from critics, but the audience reception was positive and as a result, it ran in cinemas for more than 100 days, eventually emerging as a sleeper hit at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After a year's gap, Chakraborty appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's horror thriller 12 'O' Clock.<ref name=mithun>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2022, he starred in two notable box office successes, one in Hindi and one in Bengali. The first one was Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files based on the Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus.<ref name="Bollywood Hungama 8 Feb">Template:Cite news</ref> Despite receiving polarising response from reviewers, it grossed Template:INRConvert worldwide and was declared a major blockbuster by the end of its run.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He received another nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category for his performance of a retired IAS officer in The Kashmir Files.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The next was Avijit Sen's family drama Projapoti alongside Dev.<ref>Template:Cite web </ref> This, too, emerged as a blockbuster at the box office.<ref name="anandabazar1">Template:Cite web</ref> He made his digital debut in 2022 with Prime Video's web show Bestseller.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2023, he played the title role in Suman Ghosh's Bengali film Kabuliwala.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2024, he played the title role in Shastri<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> another release in 2024 was successful film Bengali film Shontaan. In 2025 his film Riwaj directly released in zee5. He will be next seen in The Bengal Files.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Television appearances

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Chakraborty at the launch of Dance India Dance

After the success of the Bengali competitive dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance, Chakraborty developed the concept of Dance India Dance. This Indian dance competition show airs on Zee TV in India, is produced by UTV Software Communications, and has become India's largest dance-based reality show. The contestants get a chance to perform before a panel of judges composed of Terrence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapoor. The selection of the season's Top 18 live show finalists is overseen by head judge Chakraborty. The show has won several television awards for most popular dance reality show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty was also the Grand Master of Dance India Dance Li'l Masters, as well as the host of the reality show Dadagiri Unlimited on Zee Bangla channel. He replaced Sourav Ganguly as the host of this show. Chakraborty hosted the Bengali version of Bigg Boss and Rannaghore Rockstar on ETV Bangla.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his acting debut on TV with the comedy show The Drama Company.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, Chakraborty appeared as co-judge in the Star Jalsha's Dance Dance Junior alongside Tollywood actors Soham Chakraborty and Srabanti Chatterjee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He appeared as a co-judge with Karan Johar and Parineeti Chopra on the reality show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan, which premiered on Colors TV in January 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the year between 2023 and 2025 he returned to the set of Dance Bangla Dance on Zee Bangla as Mahaguru.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Political career

Chakraborty joined as a Member of Parliament<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> after he was nominated for the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament elections by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee for her All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the West Bengal Rajya Sabha Assembly Polls which were held on 7 February 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 26 December 2016, he resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 7 March 2021, ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kailash Vijayvargiya.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="BJP">Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2025, The Trinamool Congress has slammed Mithun Chakraborty for his remarks suggesting that Hindus would not survive in Bengal if the BJP fails to win the West Bengal Assembly election next year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Brand ambassador

Chakraborty was the ambassador of Panasonic electronics for India back in the late 1980s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was the face of GoDaddy, an internet domain registrar and web-hosting company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He was also the face of Channel 10, a unit of Bengal Media Pvt. Ltd. owned by Saradha Media Group,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and he later said "Saradha didn't pay my dues" as its branch Saradha Chit Fund collapsed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chakraborty was also the face of Manappuram Gold Loan for West Bengal state.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

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Chakraborty in 2009

He first married actress Helena Luke in 1979, but after four months of marriage the couple separated and filed for a divorce.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He then married actress Yogeeta Bali in 1979.<ref name="thebridalbox">Template:Cite web</ref>

Chakraborty and Yogeeta have four children: Mimoh, Ushmey Chakraborty, Namashi Chakraborty, and an adopted daughter Dishani Chakraborty.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 1980s, he was romantically linked to the actress Sridevi, whom he met on the sets of Jaag Utha Insan, and it was rumoured that the two were married. However, when Chakraborty refused to leave his wife Yogeeta Bali, Sridevi ended the romance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Guardian">Template:Cite news</ref>

On 10 February 2024, Chakraborty was hospitalised after complaining of chest pain, and it was determined that he had suffered a stroke.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was discharged on 12 February.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Legacy

Chakraborty is regarded as one of the most popular and successful actors of Indian cinema.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Known for his work in both commercial and art-house films, he holds the record of being the only actor to win National Award for Best Actor for his debut film.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is also considered one of the best "dancing-heroes" in Bollywood, and is notable for his "Disco and Desi" fusion-style dancing that is popular among the masses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

For 50 years Raj Kapoor was the only Indian film icon in Russia after his films like Awaara and Shree 420 made a significant impact in the country, but after the success of Disco Dancer, Mithun joined him as "a big craze" all over the nation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

One of the highest paid actors from the 1980s to the early 1990s, Chakraborty appeared in Box Office IndiaTemplate:'s "Top Actors" list four times from 1985 to 1988.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2022, he placed in Outlook IndiaTemplate:'s "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In popular culture

• The title character of the comic book Jimmy Zhingchak is a parody of Mithun Chakraborty.<ref>Jimmy Zhingchak (comics)</ref><ref name="MithunJimmy">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The 2010 film Golmaal 3 also parodies Chakraborty's film career as a dancing star. The film even has the songs "Disco Dancer" and "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" which were in the film Disco Dancer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• In the 2011 film Delhi Belly, Aamir Khan parodies Chakraborty in the song "I Hate You (Like I Love You)" dressed as "Disco Fighter".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• In 2010, Guinea-Bissau issued a postal stamp in Mithun Chakraborty's honour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Books on Mithun Chakraborty

Book	Language	Author	Notes
Amar Nayikara	Bengali	Sumit Dey	Mithun Chakraborty the cinema actor and his heroines.
Ananya Mithun		Suman Gupta	Biography of Mithun Chakraborty
Mithuner Katha		Jayanta Ghosh
Cinemay Naamte Hole		Mithun Chakraborty	Mithun Chakraborty answering questions to his fans
Marbo Ekhane Lash Porbe Shoshane		Ashishtaru Mukhaphadya	Life story of Mithun Chakraborty
Arun Kumar Rav	Hindi / Bhojpuri	Himself	Mithun Chakraborty answering questions of his fans
Leave Disco Dancer Alone	English	Sudha Rajagopalan	Book about Mithun Chakraborty and soviet union cinema.
Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood		Ram Kamal Mukherjee	Biographical book about Mithun Chakraborty
Tribute To Mithun Chakraborty		Sara Johnson	A tribute to Mithun Chakraborty. The book is independently published by American writer Sara Johnson.

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