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Mithun Chakraborty (Bengali: মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী Miṭhun Chôkroborti, Hindi: मिथुन चक्रवर्ती; born Gouranga Chakraborty ) is a three-time National Film Award-winning Indianfilm actor, social activist and entrepreneur. Mithun Chakraborty made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. he had earned a huge fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular and leading actors of India, particularly recognised for his role of street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 movie Disco Dancer.
Chakraborty has appeared in more than 300 Hindi films, as well as a number of Bengali,Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector
Early life and education
He was educated at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, from where he earned his graduate degree in chemistry (BSc). He was initially associated with naxalities in West Bengal, which he later left and joined Mumbai films. For rest of his life, his family had continuous threat from naxalities. After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
Mithun Chakraborty 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. He returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so posed a grave risk to his own life. He had also undergone expert training in Martial Arts.
[edit]Film career
Mithun Chakraborty 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. He shot into prominence in the late 1970s with the low budget Ravikant Nagaich directed spy film Surakshaa (1979) and the early 1980s with leading roles in hit films such as Hum Paanch (1980) and Wardat (1981) (a sequel toSurakshaa).
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.
Chakraborty starred in a number of successful romantic and family dramas during the 1980s, such as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985), Swarg Se Sunder (1986), and Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988). These films remain his most commercially successful films to date.[2]
He was widely recognized as an action hero in hit films like Wanted (1983), Boxer (1984), Jagir (1984), Jaal (1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale(1987), Commando (1988), Waqt ki Awaz (1988), Guru (1989), Mujrim (1989) and Dushman (1990). Chakraborty worked with some of the biggest actresses of his time and Bollywood in general, including Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kolhapure, Rati Agnihotri, Rekha, Sridevi andMadhuri Dixit.
Chakraborty achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim. His performances in Mrigaya, Tahader Katha,Swami Vivekananda, Kalpurush and Titli were widely appreciated and won him National Film Awards and nominations. He won two Filmfareawards: The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the 1990 film Agneepath, and the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance in Jallad. He was praised for his performances in films including Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988) and Mujrim (1989).
In the mid 90s he 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 strategically shifted his focus from mainstream Hindi cinema to low-budget movies. He was considered as a One Man Industry for a decade as he starred over 80 films in ten years. He was literally running a Parallal Bollywood Industry based at Ooty, Chennai and nearby locations. These movies were mainly produced to cater the audiences of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal, where Chakraborty has a cult-following even today. His economical film production was popular as Mithun's Dream Factory.[3][4][5][6][7] He paid more tax than anyone else in the country in the mean period for 6 continuous years, from 1994 to 1999.[8]
Chakraborty made a comeback to the mainstream Hindi film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan, although it was not a success. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love (2005), he was acclaimed for his performance in Kalpana Lazmi's Chingari (2005). In 2007 he starred in Mani Ratnam's hit film Guru for which he received much critical praise. Guru was the second commercially successful film after Lucky: No Time for Love since his comeback. Mithun Chakraborty had 9 releases in 2008 including Bengali and Bhojpuri films. His movie Heroes was an above average box office success, and his comic performance was praised in Don Muthu Swami. In 2009, his movie Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! won multiple International awards [9] and Chal Chalein was appreciated by critics for its bold theme. His Phir Kabhi withDimple Kapadia had a very successful premiere through direct to home (DTH) in September 2009 and won as many as six awards in as many categories at the Los Angeles Reel Awards-2009. Mithunda's last Hindi releases Veer, along with Salman Khan, though a commercial failure, won him rave reviews, but Golmaal 3 become a Blockbuster at the box-office. His delayed films like Raakh and Zindagi Tere Naam are getting ready for an early release due to Golmaal 3 's Huge Success. He is also doing Spaghetti 24 x 7, along with his son Mimoh Chakraborty.
Parallel to his Bollywood career, Mithun Chakraborty had chalked up an array of successful and not-so-successful films in his native Bengali, as well as in realistic or arthouse movies, where his trained acting has resulted in him getting quite a few awards and accolades. Troyee, made in 1982 with Debashree Roy and Anil Chatterjee, was a big success. After the move to Bombay, and his popularity as a star in mainstream Hindi movies, there was a lull in Mithun's appearances in mainstream Bengali movies, but he continued to appear in arthouse movies like eminent director Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Tahader Katha which got him the second National Award in 1992. A third National Awardfollowed in 1995, this time for the Best Supporting Actor , for his awesome portrayal of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, in G V Iyer's Swami Vivekananda. He also got accolades for Goutam Ghose's Gudia in 1999. He also appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's critically and commercially appreciated Titli in 2002, starring with the real-life mother-daughter pair of Aparna Sen and Konkona Sen Sharma. Recently, the Fatakeshtoseries of popular entertainers have been widely successful in West Bengal. In 2008, he collaborated again with Dasgupta for the critically acclaimed Kaalpurush, with Rahul Bose and Sameera Reddy. Mithun's recent release Shukno Lanka, won critical acclaim and commercial success simultaneously.
[edit]Sports
- 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.
- Mithun Chakraborty was also the co-owner of Royal Bengal Tigers, a cricket team of the Indian Cricket League.[10]
[edit]Personal life
Mithun Chakraborty is married to former Indian actress Yogeeta Bali and has four children, three sons and a daughter The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an actor in Bollywood, who made his debut in the 2008 film Jimmy, His second son, Rimoh Chakraborty played Mithun's younger version the film Phir Kabhi. And Mithun's other two children Namashi Chakraborty and Dishani Chakraborty are still into their studies.
Numerous sources claim that Mithun Chakraborty had a relationship with actress Sridevi from 1986 to 1987, and that Sridevi ended the relationship when she found out that he had not divorced his first wife, Yogeeta Bali. Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi were believed to have been secretly married and that the union was later annulled.[11]
[edit]Awards
[edit]National Film Awards
- 1976 - National Film Award for Best Actor - Mrigaya
- 1992 - National Film Award for Best Actor - Tahader Katha
- 1996 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor - Swami Vivekananda
[edit]Filmfare Awards
- 1990 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - Agneepath - Won
- 1995 - Filmfare Best Villain Award - Jallaad - Won
- 2008 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - Guru - Nominated
[edit]Star Screen Awards
- 1995 - Star Screen Award Best Villain for Jallaad
[edit]Stardust Awards
- 2007 - Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement [12]
- 2007 - Role Model Of The Year Award [13]
[edit]Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
- 1977 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor - Mrigayaa [14]
- 1995 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor - Tahader Katha [15]
[edit]Anandalok Awards
- 1999 - Special Editor Award
- 2001 - Best Actor
- 2007 - Best Actor - Minister Fatakesto
[edit]Selected filmography
Main article: Mithun Chakraborty filmography
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