Mithun Chakraborty
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Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...

 actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama
Parallel Cinema
The Indian New Wave, commonly known in India as Art Cinema or Parallel Cinema as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, is a specific movement in Indian cinema, known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, with a keen eye on the sociopolitical climate of the times...

 Mrigaya (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...

.

He had earned a fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular and leading actors of India, particularly recognized for his role as street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 movie Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...

. He also attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 where he became a household name for his role in Disco Dancer. He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Bengali film
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

 Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...

(1992) and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 film Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)
Swami Vivekananda is an Indian film made in 1995 starring Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda. The film attracted media attention as the director's films were well-known for their spiritual themes...

(1998).

Chakraborty has appeared in about 350 films including Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures
Bhojpuri cinema
Bhojpuri films are films in the Bhojpuri language, mainly watched by people from Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh in North India and Terai in southern Nepal.- Overview :...

. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector and educational sector.

Early life and education

Mithun Chakraborty was born in Barisal  (now in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

) to a Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...

 Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 family.

He was educated at the Oriental Seminary
Oriental Seminary
The Oriental Seminary started in 1829 by the educator Gour Mohan Addy, was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for Hindu children only in Kolkata . It was open to Hindu boys only. It was possibly India’s first fully private school, as even Hindu School, then known as Hindu College, had to...

 and later, graduated in chemistry from the Scottish Church College
Scottish Church College, Calcutta
The Scottish Church College is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in India. It is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education , the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for the awarding of baccalaureate and post baccalaureate...

 in Kolkata. He was initially associated with Naxalite
Naxalite
The word Naxal, Naxalite or Naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes...

s 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
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...

 in Pune.

Mithun Chakraborty was a staunch Naxalite
Naxalite
The word Naxal, Naxalite or Naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes...

 before entering the film industry, but tragedy struck his family when his only brother was 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 to the grade of black belt.

1970s

Mithun Chakraborty made his film debut in the 1976 Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...

 directed film Mrigaya for which he won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...

. Then he shared the screen with Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, a small role in Do Anjaane
Do Anjaane
Do Anjaane is a 1976 Hindi film. Produced by Tito, it is directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar and a young pre-stardom Mithun Chakraborty. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji...

, followed by Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, Hamara Sansar
Hamara Sansar
Hamara Sansar is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by T. Prakesh Rao. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Shashikala....

and Amar Deep. Mithun rose to stardom in the late 1970s with the low budget Ravikant Nagaich
Ravikant Nagaich
Ravikant Nagaich is an Indian film personality born at Atrauli- Uttar Pradesh, India in a Brahmin family....

 directed spy film Surakshaa
Surakshaa
- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...

, released in 1979. The film was so successful, that many movies starring Mithun in the lead role were launched. The hit combination with director Deepak Bahry
Deepak Bahry
Deepak Bahry is a Bollywood film director and producer active since the mid 1970s. He is perhaps best known for his family-oriented action drama films, in which he often cast actors such as Mithun Chakraborty and Jagdeep throughout the late 1970s and 1980s in films such as Tarana and Ustadi Ustad...

 also happened for the first time in 1979 with Tarana
Tarana (1979 film)
Tarana is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mithun Chakravorty, Ranjeeta, Bhagwan Dada, Jagdeep and Shreeram Lagoo. The films music is by Vijay Patil, also known as Raamlaxman....

. Another important film for Mithun in the late 70s was Prem Vivah
Prem Vivah
Prem Vivah is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee.-Plot:Asha Parekh plays an unmarried woman in her 30s, past what society considered the marriageable age. Her younger sister played by Bindiya Goswami has a fiancee Mithun Chakraborty. She feels guilty that she is about to have a...

directed by Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....

.

1980s

This decade is the golden phase of Mithun's Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 career. He had over 110 releases and averaged an astonishing 11 films hitting the screen per year. The minimum guarantee tag he earned with Surakshaa
Surakshaa
- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...

continued with its sequel Wardat
Wardat (1981 film)
Wardat is a Hindi film made in 1981. The film is the sequel to Surakshaa. A genre of James Bond spy thriller ....

. His lead roles in Sitara
Sitara (film)
Sitara is a 1980 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Meraj, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Zarina Wahab and Kanhaiyalal-Plot:Sitara is the love story of two childhood lovers, Dhania and Kundan. They comes to Bombay, due to their economic conditions and they start working in a Cinema hall...

, The Naxalites
The Naxalites (1980 film)
The Naxalites is a 1980 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Dina Pathak, Jalal Agha, Imtiaz and Nana Palsikar-Plot:...

, Hum Paanch and Aadat Se Majboor
Aadat Se Majboor
Aadat Se Majboor is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Apurba Kishore Bir, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mohan Gokhale, Neena Gupta, Gloria Mahanty, Bijainee Misra and Lalatendu Rath....

made him the most bankable star of 80's. He also done lighter roles in Shaukeen
Shaukeen
Shaukeen is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty-Plot:...

, Sun Sajna
Sun Sajna (1982 film)
Sun Sajna is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Chander Bahl for Rajshri Productions, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Iftekhar, Ram Mohan and Jagdeep-Plot:...

and Aamne Samne
Aamne Samne (1982 film)
Aamne Samne is a 1982 Hindi-language film directed by Ashim S. Samanta and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Aarti Geeta, Tarun Ghosh, Bindiya Goswami, Aarti Gupta, Kamal Kapoor and Leela Mishra-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Aarti Geeta*Tarun Ghosh...

, which made him a favourite among family audience. But Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...

became the real blockbuster in 1982, the breakthrough role of musical drama which was a huge success and remains a cult favorite to this day. Alongwith Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...

and other musical films such as Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

and Dance Dance
Dance Dance (film)
Dance Dance is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 29 May 1987, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil and Mandakini in lead roles. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles...

in a time where dancing was essentially a woman's forté in India, showcased him as a talented dancer. As Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 moved to politics, Mithun became the numero uno of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 with consistent hit films and became Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

' s second highest paid star after Big B
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

. Chakraborty went on to star in a number of successful romantic and family dramas during the 1980s, such as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye is an Indian Bollywood film directed by T. Rama Rao released on 23 September 1983. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani...

, Ghar Ek Mandir
Ghar Ek Mandir (1984 film)
Ghar Ek Mandir is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K.Bapaiah, starring Shashi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan and Raj Kiran-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor*Mithun Chakraborty...

, Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
Pyaar Jhukta Nahin is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Vijay Sadanah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani and Bindu.- Synopsis :...

, Swarag Se Sunder
Swarag Se Sunder
Swarag Se Sunder is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Bapaiah and starring Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Jayapradha, Padmini Kolhapure and Asrani.-Plot:...

and Pyaar Ka Mandir
Pyaar Ka Mandir
Pyaar Ka Mandir is an Indian Bollywood family-drama film directed by K. Bapaiah released on 1 April 1988. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Nirupa Roy, Raj Kiran, Shoma Anand, Kader Khan and Aruna Irani.-Synopsis:...

. These films remain his most commercially successful films to date. He was also widely recognized as an action hero in hit films like Jagir
Jagir (1984 film)
Jagir is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, starring Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Danny Denzongpa, Shoma Anand and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

(1984), Bepanaah
Bepanaah
Bepanaah is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Jagdish Sidana, starring Shashi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Rati Agnihotri, Dheeraj Kumar, Kader Khan and Suresh Oberoi.-Plot:...

(1985), Jaal
Jaal (1986 film)
Jaal is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Moon Moon Sen, Mandakini, Vinod Mehra, Sharat Saxena and Tanuja.-Plot:...

(1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale
Watan Ke Rakhwale
Watan Ke Rakhwale is a 1987 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt, Sridevi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan...

(1987), Commando
Commando (1988 film)
Commando is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Hemant Birje-Plot:...

, Jeete Hain Shaan Se
Jeete Hain Shaan Se
Jeete Hain Shaan Se is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Kawal Sharma and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in leading roles.The movie was hit.-Plot:...

, Waqt Ki Awaz
Waqt ki Awaz
Waqt ki Awaz is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kovelamudi Bapayya, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan and Asrani.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Moushumi Chatterjee*Sridevi*Kader Khan*Gulshan Grover...

(1988) and Guru
Guru (1989 film)
Guru is a 1989 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi and Shakti Kapoor-Plot:Mithun Chakraborty's ambition is to become an upright Police officer, but unluckily he is not getting selected. His sole strength is his lady love Sridevi. As...

(1989). His action movies always done good business especially in B and C class theatres. However his teaming with Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 again in Ganga Jamuna Saraswati
Ganga Jamuna Saraswati
Ganga Jamuna Saraswati is 1988 Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Ganga, Meenakshi Sheshadri as Jamuna, and Jaya Prada as Saraswati...

flopped, but Mithun had a good teaming with Jeetendra
Jeetendra
Jeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer...

 and Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...

 in many successful movies of 80's. His good performances never won an Award in 1986 and 1987 as Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

was never announced due to technical reasons. As Mithun always had higher number of releases, sometimes it affected the business of his own films as happened in 1989, where he had a record 19 films. Still his Prem Pratigyaa
Prem Pratigyaa
Prem Pratigyaa is a romantic drama Bollywood film of 1989 starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film is directed by Bapu.-Plot:...

, Ilaaka
Ilaaka
Ilaaka is a 1989 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Dharmendra, Rakhee Gulzar, Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Amrita Singh, Amrish Puri and Om Puri.-Plot:...

and Mujrim
Mujrim
Mujrim is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 28 June 1989, directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Nutan. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Gulshan Grover in supporting roles...

were successful. Had he concentrated in spacing out his releases, the success ratio would have been higher. The success of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....

 in the late 80's finally doomed Mithun films upto an extent. Anyhow the 80's belonged to Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, Mithun Chakraborty and upto an extent, Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....

.

1990s

Chakraborty achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim. His performances in Mrigaya, Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...

, Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...

, Kalpurush and Titli
Titli
Titli is a 2002 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Mithun Chakraborty....

were widely appreciated and won him National Film Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 and nominations. He won two Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...

 awards: The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

 for his performance in the 1990 film Agneepath
Agneepath
Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...

, and the Filmfare Best Villain Award
Filmfare Best Villain Award
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...

 for his performance in Jallad. In early 90s, Chakraborty took a break from Mumbai and relocated to Ooty where he set up a hotel business under the brand name The Monarch. He operates hotels in Mudhumalai and Ooty in Tamil Nadu, Darjeeling, Siliguri and Kolkata in West Bengal. Mithun strategically shifted his focus from mainstream Hindi cinema to low-budget movies. Hit movies like Dalaal
Dalaal
Dalaal is a 1993 released Indian action film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Raj Babbar as villain. The film fetched good initial collection due to its Super hit songs composed by Bappi Lahiri.- Synopsis :...

(1993), Phool Aur Angaar
Phool Aur Angaar
Phool Aur Angaar is a 1993 Hindi action film, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shantipriya and Prem Chopra.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty ... Prof. Vijay Omkarnath Saxena*Shanti Priya ... Sudha C. Verma*Prem Chopra ... Natwarlal...

(1994) and Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Ravan Raaj: A True Story is a Hindi film made in 1995. It was filmed throughout the Chennai and Ooty region. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhoo, and Aditya Pancholi and is centred around kidney smugglers and a serial killer. The film is a remake of Tamil film Pulan Visaranai starring...

(1995) were made during this period. His economical film production was popular as Mithun's Dream Factory
Mithun's Dream Factory
Mithun's Dream Factory is an Indian film studio based in Ootacamund.Mithun Chakraborty left the Mumbai based film Industry in the early 1990s as he shifted his base at Ooty to concentrate on his hotel Business. He set up an Hotel in Ooty and chose to act only in films which were shot at Ooty and...

. He paid more tax than anyone else in the country in the mean period for 5 continuous years, from 1995 to 1999. By this time, Chakraborty held the record for appearing in the most number of Hindi films as a hero.

2000s

Chakraborty made a comeback to the mainstream Hindi film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan
Elaan
Elaan is a Bollywood film, released in January 2005. Elaan is an explosive tale of a nation on the edge, pushed to the margins by diabolic elements out to ignite global terror. More precisely, it is a mission film about five characters and their elaan against one man...

. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love
Lucky: No Time for Love
Lucky: No Time For Love is a 2005 Hindi-language film depicting the story of two lovers in war-torn Russia. The film stars Salman Khan and Sneha Ullal in the lead roles.- Synopsis :...

(2005), he was acclaimed for his villainous role in Kalpana Lajmi's Chingari (2005). In 2007 he starred in Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...

's hit film Guru. His 2009 movie Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!
Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!
Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! is a 2009 Indian children's film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Mahesh Manjrekar. The film attracted media attention for its environmental message of Save our Trees...

won multiple International awards and Chal Chalein
Chal Chalein
Chal Chalein is a 2009 Hindi family film. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in a story about the academic pressures on children.- Plot :...

was appreciated by critics for its bold theme. Critically acclaimed Phir Kabhi
Phir Kabhi
Phir Kabhi is a Hindi matured love story, which got released in 2009 through DTH. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.- Synopsis :Phir Kabhi targets the heart of its audience. It is all about emotions...

with Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 16, playing the title role in Raj Kapoor's teen romance Bobby . In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna, and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984 after her separation...

 had a very successful première through a direct to home (DTH) release 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
Golmaal 3
Golmaal 3 is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project stars most of the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. New additions to the cast include...

became a blockbuster at the box-office. He has worked on Spaghetti 24 x 7
Spaghetti 24 x 7
Spaghetti 24 x 7 is a Hindi film directed by Gaurav Pandey. It stars Mithun Chakraborty and his real life son Mimoh Chakraborty together for the first time. This is Gaurav Pandey's second film after Shukno Lanka. The film would be released on early 2011....

with his son Mimoh Chakraborty
Mimoh Chakraborty
Mahaakshay Chakraborty is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He is the son of veteran film actor, Mithun Chakraborty. He debuted in the 2008 action flick, Jimmy. Though the film was well received by critics, it was a box office flop....

, and is doing Housefull 2
Housefull 2
Housefull 2 is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It is the sequel to the movie Housefull. The film will star Akshay Kumar along with Asin Thottumkal...

in an action role with Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

.

Parallel to his Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 career, Mithun Chakraborty has also worked in Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

, as well as in realistic or arthouse movies
Art film
An art film is the result of filmmaking which is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience...

 including Troyee
Troyee
Troyee is a 1982 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Gautam Mukherjee, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Bannerjee, Debasree Roy, Anil Chatterjee and Manik Dutt....

, made in 1982. He appeared in director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker, most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara...

's Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...

which got him the second National Award
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...

 in 1992. A third National Award
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 followed in 1995, this time for the Best Supporting Actor
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....

, for his portrayal of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, in G V Iyer's Swami Vivekananda
G. V. Iyer
Ganapathi Venkatrama Iyer was a well known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made movies in Sanskrit. His films were well-known for their spiritual themes. He was born in 1917 in Nanjanagud in Mysore district of Karnataka state in...

. Mithun, occasionally done Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

 films like Anyay Abichar, Swarna Trishna
Swarna Trishna (Bengali film)
Swarna Trisha is a 1990 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Mangal Chakraborty, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Prem Chopra, Anil Chatterjee, Tom Alter and Yogeeta Bali...

and Jiban Yuddha
Jeevan Yudh
Jeevan Yudh is a 1997 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rakhee Gulzar, Jayapradha, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni, Shakti Kapoor, Rami Reddy, Alok Nath and Mohan Joshi. The film also had a Bengali version release under the title Jiban...

, but post 2000, he has concentrated more in Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

 films. He also appeared in Goutam Ghose's Gudia in 1999 as well as Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...

's Titli
Titli
Titli is a 2002 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Mithun Chakraborty....

in 2002. In 2008, he collaborated again with Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker, most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara...

 for Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush or Kalpurush is a 2008 Indian Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rahul Bose in lead roles....

and later appeared in hit films Shukno Lanka
Shukno Lanka
Shukno Lanka is a 2010 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Gaurav Pandey, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakraborty- Plot :...

and Ami Shubhash Bolchi
Ami Shubhash Bolchi
Ami Shubhash Bolchi is a 2011 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saheb Bhattacharya, Laboni Sarkar, Barkha Bisht and Anindya Banerjee.-Plot:...

.

Sports

Mithun Chakraborty was also the co-owner of Royal Bengal Tigers, a cricket team of the now abandoned Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...

.

Personal life

Mithun Chakraborty is married to former Indian actress Yogeeta Bali
Yogeeta Bali
Yogeeta Bali is a Hindi film actress. Bali was active in films in the early 1970s till 1985.- Early life :...

 and has four children, three sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty
Mimoh Chakraborty
Mahaakshay Chakraborty is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He is the son of veteran film actor, Mithun Chakraborty. He debuted in the 2008 action flick, Jimmy. Though the film was well received by critics, it was a box office flop....

 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
Phir Kabhi
Phir Kabhi is a Hindi matured love story, which got released in 2009 through DTH. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.- Synopsis :Phir Kabhi targets the heart of its audience. It is all about emotions...

. And Mithun's other two children Namashi Chakraborty and Dishani Chakraborty are still into their studies.

National Film Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

  • 1976 - National Film Award for Best Actor
    National Film Award for Best Actor
    The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...

     - Mrigaya
  • 1992 - National Film Award for Best Actor
    National Film Award for Best Actor
    The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...

     - Tahader Katha
    Tahader Katha
    Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...

  • 1996 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
    National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
    The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....

     - Swami Vivekananda
    Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)
    Swami Vivekananda is an Indian film made in 1995 starring Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda. The film attracted media attention as the director's films were well-known for their spiritual themes...


Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

  • 1990 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
    Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
    The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

     - Agneepath
    Agneepath
    Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...

    - Won
  • 1995 - Filmfare Best Villain Award
    Filmfare Best Villain Award
    The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...

     - Jallaad
    Jallaad
    Jallad is an Indian film directed by T L V Prasad released on 15 September 1995. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a double role, which also won him the various awards under the Best Villain category.-Cast:...

    - Won
  • 2008 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
    Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
    The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

     - Guru - Nominated

Stardust Awards
Stardust Awards
The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which congratulate the superstars of the new generation who are making an impact on the future. It is sponsored by Stardust magazine.- Background :...


Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing...

  • 1977 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor
    Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi)
    The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Rajesh Khanna , Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan ....

     - Mrigayaa
    Mrigayaa
    Mrigayaa is an Indian film in Hindi, directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Kishor Bagri was released in 1976. Kishor currently is working with Balaji Telefilms.The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in his debut film which also won him the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor...

  • 1995 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor
    Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi)
    The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Rajesh Khanna , Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan ....

     - Tahader Katha
    Tahader Katha
    Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...


Anandalok Awards
Anandalok Awards
Anandalok Awards or Anandalok Puraskar ceremony is one of the most prominent film events given for Bengali Cinemas in India. The Anandalok, only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and Ananda Bazar Patrika presents this Award...

  • 1999 - Special Editor Award
  • 2001 - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Best Actor - Minister Fatakesto

IIFA Awards

  • 2011 - Best Supporting Actor Award - Golmaal 3
    Golmaal 3
    Golmaal 3 is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project stars most of the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. New additions to the cast include...

    - Nominated

Selected filmography

Year Film Year Film Year Film
1976 Mrigayaa
Mrigayaa
Mrigayaa is an Indian film in Hindi, directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Kishor Bagri was released in 1976. Kishor currently is working with Balaji Telefilms.The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in his debut film which also won him the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor...

, Do Anjaane
Do Anjaane
Do Anjaane is a 1976 Hindi film. Produced by Tito, it is directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar and a young pre-stardom Mithun Chakraborty. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji...

1977 Mukti
Mukti (1977 film)
Mukti is a 1977 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Raj Tilak, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Mithun Chakraborty-Plot:...

1978 Mera Rakshak
Mera Rakshak
Mera Rakshak is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by R. Thyagaraajan. Mithun Chakraborty, Rameshwari, Rakesh Pandey and Gayatri play key roles in this film alongwith a 'Goat' who acts as the 'Rakshak' in the film...

1979 Surakshaa
Surakshaa
- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...

, Tarana
Tarana (1979 film)
Tarana is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mithun Chakravorty, Ranjeeta, Bhagwan Dada, Jagdeep and Shreeram Lagoo. The films music is by Vijay Patil, also known as Raamlaxman....

1980 Hum Paanch
Hum Paanch (film)
Hum Paanch is a 1980 Hindi language film directed by Bapu and produced by Boney Kapoor. The film features a huge all-star cast including Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Nasiruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Gulshan Grover and Amrish Puri. A young Anil Kapoor who is producer Boney Kapoor's...

, Sitara
Sitara (film)
Sitara is a 1980 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Meraj, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Zarina Wahab and Kanhaiyalal-Plot:Sitara is the love story of two childhood lovers, Dhania and Kundan. They comes to Bombay, due to their economic conditions and they start working in a Cinema hall...

1981 Shaukeen
Shaukeen
Shaukeen is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty-Plot:...

, Wardat
Wardat (1981 film)
Wardat is a Hindi film made in 1981. The film is the sequel to Surakshaa. A genre of James Bond spy thriller ....

, Aadat Se Majboor
Aadat Se Majboor
Aadat Se Majboor is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Apurba Kishore Bir, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mohan Gokhale, Neena Gupta, Gloria Mahanty, Bijainee Misra and Lalatendu Rath....

, Jeene Ki Raah
Jeene Ki Raah
Jeene Ki Raah is a 1969 Hindi movie produced directed and written by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja, Jagdeep and Sanjeev Kumar. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi...

1982 Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborty in lead role and Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer...

, Troyee
Troyee
Troyee is a 1982 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Gautam Mukherjee, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Bannerjee, Debasree Roy, Anil Chatterjee and Manik Dutt....

1983 Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye is an Indian Bollywood film directed by T. Rama Rao released on 23 September 1983. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani...

1984 Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by B.Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

1985 Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
Pyaar Jhukta Nahin
Pyaar Jhukta Nahin is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Vijay Sadanah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani and Bindu.- Synopsis :...

, Ghulami
Ghulami
Ghulami is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by J.P. Dutta. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, Smita Patil, Reena Roy, Anita Raj, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Shivpuri...

1986 Aisa Pyaar Kahan
Aisa Pyaar Kahan
Aisa Pyaar Kahan is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Vijay Sadanah, starring Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Jayapradha and Padmini Kolhapure-Plot:...

1987 Dance Dance
Dance Dance (film)
Dance Dance is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 29 May 1987, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil and Mandakini in lead roles. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles...

, Param Dharam
Param Dharam
Param Dharam is an action Hindi film made in 1987. A revenge drama, with Mithun and Mandakini the lead role.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty ... Vijay / Ravi*Mandakini ... Bijli*Sumeet Saigal ... Rajesh *Moushumi Chatterjee ... Savitri...

1988 Pyaar Ka Mandir
Pyaar Ka Mandir
Pyaar Ka Mandir is an Indian Bollywood family-drama film directed by K. Bapaiah released on 1 April 1988. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Nirupa Roy, Raj Kiran, Shoma Anand, Kader Khan and Aruna Irani.-Synopsis:...

, Waqt Ki Awaz
Waqt ki Awaz
Waqt ki Awaz is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kovelamudi Bapayya, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan and Asrani.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Moushumi Chatterjee*Sridevi*Kader Khan*Gulshan Grover...

, Jeete Hain Shaan Se
Jeete Hain Shaan Se
Jeete Hain Shaan Se is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Kawal Sharma and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in leading roles.The movie was hit.-Plot:...

, Commando
Commando (1988 film)
Commando is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Hemant Birje-Plot:...

1989 Mujrim
Mujrim
Mujrim is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 28 June 1989, directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Nutan. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Gulshan Grover in supporting roles...

, Guru
Guru (1989 film)
Guru is a 1989 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi and Shakti Kapoor-Plot:Mithun Chakraborty's ambition is to become an upright Police officer, but unluckily he is not getting selected. His sole strength is his lady love Sridevi. As...

, Prem Pratigyaa
Prem Pratigyaa
Prem Pratigyaa is a romantic drama Bollywood film of 1989 starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film is directed by Bapu.-Plot:...

1990 Dushman, Gunahon Ka Devta
Gunahon Ka Devta (1990 film)
Gunahon Ka Devta is a 1990 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kawal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sangeeta Bijlani, Aditya Pancholi, Danny Denzongpa, Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal-Plot:...

, Agneepath
Agneepath
Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...

, Roti Ki Keemat
Roti Ki Keemat (1990 film)
Roti Ki Keemat is a 1990 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Ramesh Ahuja, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Kimi Katkar and Sadashiv Amrapurkar-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty *Kimi Katkar *Pran*Sadashiv Amrapurkar*Rana Jung Bahadur*Gulshan Grover...

1991 Pyar Hua Chori Chori
Pyar Hua Chori Chori
Pyar Hua Chori Chori is a 1991 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K.Bapaiah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Gautami, Shikha Swaroop, Shafi Inamdar, Shakti Kapoor and Anupam Kher-Plot:...

, Trinetra
Trinetra (1991 film)
Trinetra is a 1991 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Harry Baweja, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Gulshan Grover and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

1992 Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha
Tahader Katha is a 1992 award winning Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film, while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.-Plot:Shibnath is a...

, Dil Aashna Hai
Dil Aashna Hai
Dil Aashna Hai is a Hindi-Urdu movie which was directed by Hema Malini and released in India on 1992.- Synopsis:...

, Ghar Jamai
Ghar Jamai (1992 film)
Ghar Jamai is a 1992 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Arun Bhatt , starring Mithun Chakraborty, Varsha Usgaonkar, Reeta Bhaduri, Amita Nangia and Prem Chopra-Plot:...

1993 Dalaal
Dalaal
Dalaal is a 1993 released Indian action film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Raj Babbar as villain. The film fetched good initial collection due to its Super hit songs composed by Bappi Lahiri.- Synopsis :...

, Tadipaar
Tadipaar
Tadipaar is a 1993 released Indian musical film starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Bhatt and Juhi Chawla in lead roles. The film has Super hit songs composed by Nadeem Shravan, which Topped the Audio market.- Synopsis :...

, Phool Aur Angaar
Phool Aur Angaar
Phool Aur Angaar is a 1993 Hindi action film, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shantipriya and Prem Chopra.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty ... Prof. Vijay Omkarnath Saxena*Shanti Priya ... Sudha C. Verma*Prem Chopra ... Natwarlal...

1994 Cheetah
Cheetah (1994 film)
Cheetah is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Harmesh Malhotra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ashwini Bhave, Shikha Swaroop, Prem Chopra and Raza Murad...

, Naaraaz
Naaraaz (1994 film)
Naaraaz is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre, Atul Agnihotri and Gulshan Grover-Plot:...

, Yaar Gaddar
Yaar Gaddar
Yaar Gaddar is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan, Somy Ali, Prem Chopra and Umesh Shukla.-Plot:...

, Teesra Kaun
Teesra Kaun
Teesra Kaun is a Hindi thriller released in 1994 directed by Partho Ghosh and featuring Mithun Chakraborty, Chunky Pandey, Amol Palekar, Satish Shah, Rakesh Bedi. This film is the remake of 1990 Malayalam film No.20 Madras Mail directed by Joshy, starring Mohanlal and Mammootty in lead roles.- Plot...

1995 Jallaad
Jallaad
Jallad is an Indian film directed by T L V Prasad released on 15 September 1995. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a double role, which also won him the various awards under the Best Villain category.-Cast:...

, Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Ravan Raaj: A True Story is a Hindi film made in 1995. It was filmed throughout the Chennai and Ooty region. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhoo, and Aditya Pancholi and is centred around kidney smugglers and a serial killer. The film is a remake of Tamil film Pulan Visaranai starring...

, The Don
The Don (1995 film)
The Don is a Hindi film made in 1995. An action subject, where Mithun played the role of a Don, who always stands for justice and poor against all odds.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Sonali Bendre*Jugal Hansraj*Aashif Sheikh*Prem Chopra*Kader Khan...

1996 Nirbhay, Muqaddar
Muqaddar
Muqaddar is a 1996 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Rajiv Babbar and directed by T L V Prasad, it stars Mithun Chakraborty, Puneet Issar and Kiran Kumar in lead roles and Moushumi Chatterjee, Simran, Ayesha Jhulka and Hemant Birje in supporting roles.-Plot:...

, Jung
Jung (1996 film)
Jung is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ajay Devgan, Rambha, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tinnu Anand and Sujata Mehta...

, Rangbaaz
Rangbaaz (1996 film)
Rangbaaz is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kanti Shah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepak Shirke, Paresh Rawal, Kader Khan and Kiran Kumar...

1997 Loha
Loha (1997 film)
- Star cast :*Dharmendra as Shankar*Mithun Chakraborty as Arjun*Ramya Krishnan as Karishma*Govinda as Himself*Manisha Koirala as Herself*Rami Narayan as Takla*Mohan Joshi as Lukka Bhai*Shakti Kapoor as Mustafa*Deepak Shirke as Tandiya...

, Jodidar
Jodidar
Jodidar is a 1997 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Bindushree, Aditya Pancholi and Prem Chopra-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty ... Munna 'Captain'*Bindushree ... Salesman's wife...

, Shapath, Suraj
Suraj (1997 film)
Suraj is a 1997 Hindi movie produced by Narottam V. Purohit and directed by T L V Prasad. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka, Puneet Issar, Mohan Joshi, Rakesh Bedi, Reema Lagoo, Hemant Birje and Suresh Oberoi.-Cast:...

1998 Sahara Jaluchi
Sahara Jaluchi
Sahara Jaluchi is a 1998 Oriya-language Indian feature film directed by Sudhanshu Sahu, starring Uttam Mohanty, Siddhanta Mahapatra, Rachana Banerjee, Mihir Das, Aparajita Mohanty and Mithun Chakraborty-Plot:...

, Yamraaj
Yamraaj (film)
Yamraaj is a 1998 released Indian action film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff as thieves and their conflict between each other on their Goal.- Synopsis :...

,Chandaal
Chandaal
Chandaal is a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sneha, Avtar Gill, Puneet Issar and Hemant Birje-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Sneha*Hemant Birje*Avtar Gill*Puneet Issar*Ashwin Kaushal...

, Gunda
Gunda (film)
Gunda is an Indian low budget movie released in 1998. Directed by Kanti Shah, it stars Mithun Chakraborty, Mukesh Rishi and Shakti Kapoor. It was produced by Anil Shah, written by Bashir Babbar, and the musical score was provided by Anand Raj Anand...

1999 Heeralal Pannalal
Heeralal Pannalal (1999 film)
Heeralal Pannalal is a 1999 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kawal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Johnny Lever, Payal Malhotra, Mohan Joshi, Shakti Kapoor and Pramod Mautho-Plot:...

, Aaya Toofan
Aaya Toofan
Aaya Toofan is a Hindi film made in 1999. An Action and Adventure film, Aaya Toofan is based on the Kashmir problem which caused the Kargil battle between the Indian Army and Pakistani infiltraters.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Aditya Pancholi*Ravi Kissen...

, Aaag Hi Aag
Aaag Hi Aag
Aaag Hi Aag is 1999 Hindi language movie directed by T L V Prasad and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Sneha, Aloknath Dixit, Payal Malhotra, Rajiv Raj, Kiran Kumar, Laxmikant Berde....

2000 Sultaan, Agniputra
Agniputra
Agniputra is an action Hindi film made in 2000. A revenge drama, with Mithun in the lead role.-Reception:The Film was a moderate Success, as it followed Mithun's low budget formula based at ooty...

2001 Bengal Tiger 2002 Titli
Titli
Titli is a 2002 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Mithun Chakraborty....

, Sabse Badkar Hum
Sabse Badkar Hum
Sabse Badkar Hum is an action Hindi film made in 2002. A revenge drama, with Mithun, Manik Bedi and Samrat Mukherjee in the lead role.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty Rituparna Sengupta*Manik Badi*Samrat Mukherjee*Mohan Joshi*Ranjeet*Deepak Shirke...

2003 Ae Jugara Krushna Sudama‏, ‏Chaalbaaz 2004 Barood
Barood (2004 Bengali film)
Barood is a 2004 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Sree, Lokesh and Rajatava Dutt-Plot:Barood is an Action fare from Mithun-T L V Prasad team, but this time for Bengali fans....

2005 Elaan
Elaan
Elaan is a Bollywood film, released in January 2005. Elaan is an explosive tale of a nation on the edge, pushed to the margins by diabolic elements out to ignite global terror. More precisely, it is a mission film about five characters and their elaan against one man...

, Lucky
Lucky: No Time for Love
Lucky: No Time For Love is a 2005 Hindi-language film depicting the story of two lovers in war-torn Russia. The film stars Salman Khan and Sneha Ullal in the lead roles.- Synopsis :...

, Yuddho
Yuddho (2005 film)
Yuddho or Juddho is a Bengali action Movie was released in 2005 and dubbed in Oriya,directed by Rabi Kinagi, the movie featured Jeet, Koyel Mullick, Mithun Chakraborty and Deboshree Roy.-Plot:...

2006 Chingaari
Chingaari
Chingaari is a Bollywood movie released in 2006. The movie was directed by Kalpana Lajmi who previously directed Rudaali and Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence...

, Dil Diya Hai
Dil Diya Hai
Dil Diya Hai is a 2006 Bollywood film from the makers of Aashiq Banaya Apne. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Geeta Basra, Ashmit Patel and Mithun Chakraborty-Cast:*Emraan Hashmi as Sahil *Geeta Basra as Neha Mehra...

, MLA Fatakeshto
MLA Fatakeshto
MLA Fatakeshto is an Indian film in Bengali starring Mithun Chakraborty. It is the first of the two films in the Fatakeshto series, the other one being Minister Fatakeshto. It is famous for introducing the dailogue "Marbo ekhane, lash porbe sashane"...

2007 Guru, Tulkalam
Tulkalam
Tulkalam is a Bengali film made in 2007. An action subject, based on land scam in Bengal.-Cast:*Mithun Chakraborty*Rajatava Dutta*Rachana Banerjee*Amitava Bhattacharya*Biplab Chattopadhyay*Hara Pattanayak*Mrinal Mukherjee*Anamika Saha...

, Minister Fatakeshto
Minister Fatakeshto
Minister Fatakeshto is a Bengali film, in which Mithun Chakraborty and Koyel Mullick are in the lead role. It is the sequel of MLA Fatakeshto.-Plot:...

2008 Bhole Shankar
Bhole Shankar (film)
Bhole Shankar is a Bhojpuri film, released in 2008. Bhole Shankar, labelled as the "Biggest Bhojpuri Film", is a family drama with music by music director Dhananjay Mishra and lyricist Bipin Bahar. The film starred Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari and Hindi actor Mithun Chakraborty...

, Heroes
Heroes (2008 film)
Heroes is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Samir Karnik and starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Dino Morea and Vatsal Sheth. The film was written by Aseem Arora. Although initially set to be released on 6 June 2008, it was pushed to 24 October...

, Chandni Chowk To China
Chandni Chowk To China
Chandni Chowk to China , shortened as CC2C is a Hindi film which released on 16 January 2009. It is directed by Nikhil Advani and stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, with Hindi cinema veteran Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong action cinema veteran Gordon Liu among the co-stars...

2009 Luck, Phir Kabhi
Phir Kabhi
Phir Kabhi is a Hindi matured love story, which got released in 2009 through DTH. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.- Synopsis :Phir Kabhi targets the heart of its audience. It is all about emotions...

, Baabarr
Baabarr
Baabarr is a 2009 gangster Hindi film directed by Ashu Trikha. The film stars Sohum Shah, Mithun Chakraborty and Urvashi Sharma.-Cast:*Sohum Shah as Baabarr Qureshi*Mithun Chakraborty as. SP Dwivedi*Urvashi Sharma as. Ziya*Mukesh Tiwari as. Nawaz...

2010 Veer
Veer (film)
Veer is a 2010 Hindi film directed by Anil Sharma, and starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan, Jackie Shroff and Zarine Khan. The film, written by Salman Khan, set during the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan, when India was ruled by the British.Veer was released on 22 January 2010...

, Rehmat Ali
Rehmat Ali
Rehmat Ali is a Bengali film directed by Partho Ghosh. It marked the return of Mithun Chakraborty to the Bengali film industry after a long gap. The film also stars Rituparna Sengupta in the female lead role...

, Shukno Lanka
Shukno Lanka
Shukno Lanka is a 2010 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Gaurav Pandey, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakraborty- Plot :...

, Golmaal 3
Golmaal 3
Golmaal 3 is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project stars most of the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. New additions to the cast include...

2011 Nobel Chor
Nobel Chor
Nobel Chor is a 2011 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Suman Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Roopa Ganguly and Saswata Chatterjee. The film has been officially selected for BFI London Film Festival -Summary :...

, Ami Shubhash Bolchi
Ami Shubhash Bolchi
Ami Shubhash Bolchi is a 2011 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saheb Bhattacharya, Laboni Sarkar, Barkha Bisht and Anindya Banerjee.-Plot:...

2012 Housefull 2
Housefull 2
Housefull 2 is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It is the sequel to the movie Housefull. The film will star Akshay Kumar along with Asin Thottumkal...

, Zindagi Tere Naam
Zindagi Tere Naam
Zindagi Tere Naam is a 2009 Hindi-language Indian unreleased feature film directed by Ashu Trikha, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Ranjeeta in lead roles and the film is a matured love story.- Synopsis :...

, Enemmy, Gunda Fatakeshto
2013 Buddham Sharanam Gachcham 2014

Books on Mithun Chakraborty

Book Language Writer Other notes
Amar Nayikara Bengali
Benga language
Benga is a West Bantu family language spoken by the Benga people of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It has a dialectical variation called Bapuku. Benga speakers inhabit a small coastal portion of Rio Muni, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of Rio Benito and Bata, the islands of Corisco, and both...

Sumit Dey Mithun Chakraborty the cinema actor and his heroines.
Ananya Mithun Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

Subrata Gangaphadya, Biography of Mithun Chakraborty
Mithuner Katha Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

Jayanta Ghosh Mithuner katha / edited and compiled by Jayanta Ghosh
Cinemay Naamte Hole Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty answering questions to his fans
Marbo Ekhane Lash Porbe Shoshane Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

Ashishtaru Mukhaphadya Life story of Mithun Chakraborty

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