Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty (Bengali: মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী;born Gaurang Chakraborty June 16, 1950) is an Indian film actor, social worker, entrepreneur and politician.^[1] He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 2014 until his resignation on 2016.^[2]

Chakrborty made more than 350 Bollywood films. He also did many films in Bangla, Odia and Bhojpuri. Mithun is the owner of Monarch Group, which is engaged in the hospitality sector.

He became famous with the musical film Disco Dancer in 1982.^[3] Because of this film, and other musical films like; Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki , Dance Dance , Jeete hain Shan Se and Phool Aur Angaar , he is known as an outstanding dancer.^[4]

He was a member of All India Trinamool Congress until 2016. He is now working with Bharatiya Janata Party as of 2021.^[5]

1. ↑ "Entertainment Photos, Entertainment Pictures, News Photos - NDTV.com Photo Gallery". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
2. ↑ "Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha citing health reasons". The Indian Express. 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
3. ↑ Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (2020-06-09). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44892-4.
4. ↑ LIPKOV, ALEXANDER; Mathew, Thomas J. (1994). "India's Bollywood in Russia". India International Centre Quarterly. 21 (2/3): 185–194. ISSN 0376-9771. JSTOR 23003644.
5. ↑ World, Republic. "Mithun Chakraborty may join BJP in PM Modi's presence on March 7 at Kolkata rally: Sources". Republic World. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2022-09-25.