Mithun Chakraborty
| Mithun Chakraborty | |
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Chakraborty in May 2013
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal | |
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In office 3 April 2014 – 29 December 2016 (Resigned) |
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| Constituency | West Bengal |
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| Born |
Gourang Chakraborty 16 June 1952 Barisal, East Pakistan now Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) |
Yogeeta Bali (1979–present) |
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| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater |
Scottish Church College Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Actor Entrepreneur Television presenter Member of Parliament (MP) Politician |
| Known for | Disco Dancer, Tahader Katha, Swami Vivekananda |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Nickname(s) | Mithun Da |
Gourang Chakraborty (born 16 June 1952), 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 and a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the art house drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor.
He began his career as a junior actor and went on to establish himself as one of the super stars in Bollywood. He became the number one Bollywood super star surpassing the great Amitabh Bacchan after the success of Pyar Jhukta Nahi in 1985. He is also recognized as one of the best "dancing-heroes" in Bollywood with his "Disco and Desi" fusion-style dancing that is popular among the masses. Along with actor Raj Kapoor, Chakraborty is popular in Russia for his role as dancer Jimmy in the 1982 Bollywood film Disco Dancer. He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Tahader Katha (1992) and Swami Vivekananda (1998). Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 films including Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Punjabi pictures.
Chakraborty owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector and educational sector. He has also started the production house Paparatzy Productions In 1992, he along with Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt, set up a trust to help needy actors called Cine & T.V Artistes Association (CINTAA). He was also the Chairperson of Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union which take care the welfare of cine workers and resolve their demands and problems. The Television show Dance India Dance where Chakraborty is the Grandmaster has already entered in Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records Chakraborty played a crucial role of mediator between Pranab Mukherjee and Mamata Banerjee, winning the Congressman the support of the Trinamool chief in the 2012 presidential election.
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