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{{short description|Indian actor}}

{{short description|Indian actor}}

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| caption            = Chakraborty in 2013

| term_end            = 29 December 2016<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rs-chairman-accepts-mithun-chakraborty-s-resignation-116122900798_1.html |title=RS Chairman accepts Mithun Chakraborty's resignation |agency=Press Trust of India |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=29 December 2016 |via=Business Standard}}</ref>

| birth_place        = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India<!--Please seek consensus at the talk page before changing this-->

| alma_mater          = [[Scottish Church College]]<br />[[Film and Television Institute of India]]

| children            = {{hlist|[[Mahakshay Chakraborty|Mimoh]]|Ushmey|Namashi|Dishani}}

| nickname            = Disco King, Grand Master

| otherparty          = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (college days)<br/>[[All India Trinamool Congress]] <br/> (2014–2016)

'''Mithun Chakraborty''' (born '''Gouranga Chakraborty'''; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He is a former [[Rajya Sabha]] [[Member of Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/actor-mithun-chakraborty-elected-in-rajya-sabha-elections/1224287 |title=Actor Mithun Chakraborty elected in Rajya Sabha elections |work=financialexpress.com |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mithun-chakraborty-resigns-from-rajya-sabha/ |title=Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha citing health reasons |work=[[Indian Express]] |date=26 December 2016 |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> He is the recipient of two [[Filmfare Awards]] and three [[National Film Awards]].

Chakraborty made his acting debut with the [[art house]] drama ''[[Mrigayaa]]'' (1976), for which he won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="actormithunda">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/mithunda-disco-dancer-is-67-today-15373/slide/5 |title=Mithunda, Disco Dancer, is 67 Today |publisher=ndtv |access-date=24 December 2014}}</ref> Chakraborty played Jimmy in the 1982 film ''[[Disco Dancer]]'', which was commercially successful in India and the [[Soviet Union]]. Besides ''Disco Dancer'', Chakraborty is also remembered for his performance in films such as ''[[Surakksha]]'', ''[[Sahhas]]'', ''[[Wardat]]'', ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive (1984 film)|Wanted]]'', ''[[Boxer (1984 film)|Boxer]]'', ''[[Pyar Jhukta Nahin]]'', ''[[Pyari Behna]]'', ''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'', ''[[Dance Dance (film)|Dance Dance]]'', ''[[Prem Pratigyaa]]'', ''[[Mujrim]]'', ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'', ''Yugandhar'', ''[[The Don (1995 film)|The Don]]'', and ''[[Jallaad]]''. In 1991, he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as Krishnan Iyer Nariyal Paniwala in the film ''Agneepath''.

He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in ''[[Tahader Katha]]'' (1992) and ''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'' (1998).<ref name="actormithunda" /> Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 films, including [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>[[Maujaan Dubai Diyaan]]</ref> pictures. He is the record holder in the [[Limca Book of Records]] for 19 movie releases as lead actor in the year 1989 and the record is still unbroken in Bollywood as of November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actor-hemushetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/mithun-chakraborty-disco-hero-limca-world-record-19films-1989.html |title=Record for maximum film released in one year}}</ref>

Chakraborty owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality and educational sectors.<ref>{{cite news |author=TNN |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2008345.cms |title=Times of India article |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=19 September 2006 |access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2446373.ece |title=International pre-school inaugurated |publisher=thehindu.com |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=12 September 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He has also started the production house Paparatzy Productions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/preview/15797.html |title=Enemmy Preview |work=indiaglitz.com |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Shrivallabh-Vyas-Paralysed-and-penurious/articleshow/19356055.cms?referral=PM |title=Shrivallabh Vyas: Paralysed and penurious |work=the times of india |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> He was<ref>{{cite news |title=Why did Mithun Chakraborty resign as chairman of workers' union a year ago |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-did-mithun-chakraborty-resign-as-chairman-of-workers-union-a-year-ago/15875189 |publisher=mid-day |access-date=5 February 2015 |date=30 December 2014}}</ref> also the Chairperson of [[Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union]], which takes care of the welfare of cine workers and resolves their demands and problems.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kin of dead film worker get 12 lakh from firm |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-13/mumbai/29768468_1_daily-wage-workers-compensation-cheque |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103115910/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-13/mumbai/29768468_1_daily-wage-workers-compensation-cheque |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |access-date=19 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mithun's Concern For Cine Workers |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/mithun%E2%80%99s-concern-for-cine-workers/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130108095322/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/mithun%E2%80%99s-concern-for-cine-workers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=boxofficeindia.co.in |access-date=19 August 2012 |date=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mithun Chakraborty Eyes Concern For Cine Workers |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/mithun-chakraborty-eyes-concern-cine-workers-183000312.html |publisher=boxofficeindia.co.in |access-date=19 August 2012 |date=27 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mithun Chakraborty Eyes Concern For Cine Workers |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/mithun-chakraborty-eyes-concern-cine-workers-183000312.html |publisher=in.movies.yahoo.com |access-date=19 August 2012 |date=27 January 2012}}</ref> The [[Television program|television show]] ''[[Dance India Dance]]'' where Chakraborty is the Grandmaster has already been entered in the Limca Book of Records and the [[Guinness World Records]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Dance India Dance sets Guinness World Record |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Television/Dance-India-Dance-sets-Guinness-World-Record/Article1-822865.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311120347/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Television/Dance-India-Dance-sets-Guinness-World-Record/Article1-822865.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2012 |publisher=hindustantimes |access-date=27 August 2012 |date=9 March 2012}}</ref> Chakraborty played a crucial role of mediator between [[Pranab Mukherjee]] and [[Mamata Banerjee]], winning the Congressman the support of the [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] chief in the [[2012 Indian presidential election|2012 presidential election]].<ref name="Mithunforever">{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty: What makes him so special |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Mithun-Chakraborty-What-makes-him-so-special/photostory/52764630.cms |author=Ruchi Kaushal |date=15 June 2016 |access-date=23 August 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Chakraborty was born on 16 June 1950 in [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata), [[West Bengal]], India<!--Please seek consensus at the talk page before changing this--> to Basanta Kumar Chakraborty and Shanti Rani Chakraborty.<ref name="rajya">{{cite web |title=Members Page |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx |website=Rajya Sabha Secretariat |access-date=4 July 2020 |quote=The website generates a random link for all members making it difficult to check the source next time. So it can be navigated to using this link "https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx"}}</ref><ref name="Realname">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/real-name-of/article/what-is-mithun-chakrabortys-real-name/226669 |title=What is Mithun Chakraborty's real name? |publisher=Times Now |date=11 May 2018 |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="prs">{{cite web |title=Mithun Chakraborty |url=http://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/mithunchakraborty |website=[[PRS Legislative Research]] |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en |date=25 October 2016}}</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 when his only brother was electrocuted and killed in a freak accident.<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>{{cite news |title=Filmstar Mithun Chakraborty attends Pranab Mukherjee's swearing in |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20120210398&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=247357 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208124434/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20120210398&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=247357 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 February 2013 |publisher=movies.ndtv.com |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=25 July 2012}}</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 manipulational skills and oratory abilities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmstar Mithun reveals ties with Bhaa during his Naxal days |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/i-still-get-jitters-before-my-first-shot-mithun_108135.html |publisher=Zee News |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref>

Chakraborty made an impact on Hindi cinema in the 1980s with the "brand of impossible heroics and made-for-the-front-row lines."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Why Mithun & Rajinikanth Rocks |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1 |magazine=Forbes India |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> He starred in over 110 releases in this decade in several films of various genres such as action, family drama, romance and comedy.<ref name="actormithunda" /> Chakraborty played Bheema in the super-hit multi-starrer ''[[Hum Paanch (film)|Hum Paanch]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/list/ls000028835/ |title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1980}}</ref> He played dual roles for the first time in ''[[Taxi Chor]]'' (1980) and later played dual roles in 19 films.

In 1982, he shot to superstardom with his most recognisable leading role in the musical ''[[Disco Dancer]]'', which extended Chakraborty's popularity across India and into Russia<ref name="actormithunda" /> and established him as a dancing star.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/06/15/mithun-chakraborty-russia-disco-dancer-b-subhash-birthday |title=When 'Disco Dancer' Rocked Russia: A Birthday Tribute to Mithun Da |date=16 June 2016 |website=The Quint}}</ref> The film's director [[Babbar Subhash]] teamed up with Chakraborty again with the cult musical films ''[[Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki]]'' (1984), ''[[Dance Dance (1987 film)|Dance Dance]]'' (1987) and ''[[Commando (1988 film)|Commando]]''  (1988) which were also successful. His 1985 superhit movie ''[[Pyar Jhukta Nahin]]'' reconfirmed his top star status. That same year, he was also appreciated for his role as Javar in the [[JP Dutta]] film, ''[[Ghulami]]''. Chakraborty also became India's highest tax payer in 1986.<ref name="Man, Monarch, Messiah">{{cite web |title=Man, Monarch, Messiah |work=www.screenindia.com |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/feb12/cover.htm |access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref> Chakraborty's most successful family dramas included ''[[Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye]]'' (1983), ''[[Ghar Ek Mandir (1984 film)|Ghar Ek Mandir]]'' (1984), ''[[Swarag Se Sunder]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pyaar Ka Mandir]]'' (1988). His comedies included ''[[Shaukeen]]'' (1982) ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]'' (1983) and ''[[Baat Ban Jaye]]'' (1986) and action films such as ''[[Jagir (1984 film)|Jagir]]'' (1984), Jaal (1986), Dilwala (1986), Muddat (1986), ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' (1987), ''[[Jeete Hain Shaan Se]]'' (1988), ''[[Waqt Ki Awaz]]'' (1988), Ilaaka (1989), Daata (1989) and ''[[Guru (1989 film)|Guru]]'' (1989). These films remain his most commercially successful films to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=boxofficeindia.com |work=Career's biggest hits |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117065629/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008}}</ref> His performances never won any award in 1986 and 1987 as the ''[[Filmfare Awards]]'' were never announced due to technical reasons. As Chakraborty always had a high number of releases, sometimes it affected the business of his own films, as happened in 1989, where he had a record 19 films, including super hits like ''Ilaaka'', ''Mujrim'', ''Prem Pratigya'' and ''Daata'', and hits like ''Ladaai'', ''Guru'' and ''Bees Saal Baad''.

He made his debut in Bengali cinema with Arabinda Mukhopadhyay's ''[[Nadi Theke Sagare (1978 film)|Nadi Theke Sagare]]'' (1978) which was a major success at box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moviebuff.com/nadi-theke-sagare |title=Nadi Theke Sagare on Moviebuff.com |website=www.moviebuff.com |access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/nadi-theke-sagare-1978-bengali-movie |title=Nadi Theke Sagare (1978) |last=FilmiClub |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US |access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/nadi-theke-sagare-movie/14302 |title=Nadi Theke Sagare (1978) |website=gomolo.com |access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Nadi-Theke-Sagare/9599 |title=Nadi Theke Sagare |website=KnowYourFilms |access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> In the 1980s he shot three blockbusters — ''[[Kalankini Kankabati]]'' (1981) directed by [[Uttam Kumar]], ''[[Troyee]]'' (1982) by Goutam Mukherjee and ''Anyay Abichar'' (1985) by [[Shakti Samanta]].

Jallad won him the [[Filmfare Best Villain Award]] and [[Star Screen Award Best Villain]] for the year 1995. His economical film production was popular as [[Mithun's Dream Factory]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/09031998/cinema.html |title=The B-Grade King |magazine=India Today |date=9 March 1998 |access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Acidwash Adonis |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?237467 |publisher=Outlookindia |date=19 May 1998 |access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=That's Entertainment |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?208531 |publisher=Outlookindia |date=13 December 1999 |access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Big Buck Opera's Three-penny Star |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?208876 |publisher=Outlookindia |date=14 February 2000 |access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Machine |work=www.rediff.com |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/mar/16sh.htm |access-date=8 January 2011}}</ref> Even he could not do [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil film ''[[Iruvar]]'' as his character had to crop his hair, which would have affected his other 15 films at that time.  By this time, Chakraborty held the record for appearing in the most Hindi films as a hero.<ref name="Mithunforever" /> A third [[National Film Awards|National Award]] followed in 1998, this time as the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], for his portrayal of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in [[G. V. Iyer]]'s ''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]''.<ref name="actormithunda" /> Once again, the overdose of Chakraborty releases affected the business as 1998 and 1999 itself had almost 30 releases.<ref name="Mithunforever" /> Meantime, he paid more taxes than anyone else in the country in the mean period for 5 continuous years, from 1995 to 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood's highest tax payer @ Rs 13 cr |work=indianexpress |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=57634 |access-date=28 September 2014 |date=2 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Man, Monarch, Messiah |work=www.screenindia.com |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/feb12/cover.htm |access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=DP |title=लगातार पांच वर्ष देश के सबसे बड़े करदाता रहे हैं मिथुन |journal=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=16 October 2010 |language=hi}}</ref> This decade proved Chakraborty as a businessman more than a star as low-budget filmmakers were given their due by Mithun. He operates hotels in Masinagudi and Ooty in Tamil Nadu, Mysore, Siliguri and Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to The Monarch Group of Hotels |work=mithunhotels |url=http://www.mithunhotels.com/contact.php |access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>  After his [[Bollywood]] career took a back seat, he concentrated more on [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali films]]. He also appeared in [[Goutam Ghose]]'s ''Gudia'' in 1999 as well as [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s ''[[Titli (2002 film)|Titli]]'' in 2002.

[[File:Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deskmukh.jpg|thumb|250px|Since 2009, Chakraborty and [[Akshay Kumar]] have starred together in several films. Pictured above are (r - l) Kumar, Chakraborty and Riteish Deskmukh at a Karate event.]]

In 2006 he starred in the movie ''[[MLA Fatakeshto]]'' and its sequel ''[[Minister Fatakeshto]]'' in 2007 both of which were blockbusters. In 2008, he collaborated again with [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] for ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'' and later appeared in films ''[[Shukno Lanka]]'' and ''[[Target: The Final Mission]]''. His performances in ''[[Mrigayaa|Mrigaya]]'', ''[[Tahader Katha]]'', ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'' and ''[[Titli (2002 film)|Titli]]'' won him [[National Film Awards]] and nominations. His debut [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] film ''[[Bhole Shankar]]'' is considered the biggest Bhojpuri film.<ref name="bihar">{{cite web |date=3 October 2008 |title=Mithun's first Bhojpuri film creates record in Bihar |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/mithuns-first-bhojpuri-film-creates-record-in-bihar/367841/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005022100/http://www.screenindia.com/news/mithuns-first-bhojpuri-film-creates-record-in-bihar/367841/ |archive-date=5 October 2008 |access-date=10 December 2009 |work=Screen}}</ref> Similarly, his [[Odia language|Odia]] film ''[[Ae Jugara Krushna Sudama]]'' in which he co-starred with [[Odia language|Odia]] icon [[Uttam Mohanty]] was also a huge success.<ref>{{cite news |author=The Times of India |date=11 July 2003 |title=Mithun helps Oriya movie taste success |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Mithun-helps-Oriya-movie-taste-success/articleshow/71086.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=5 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103214008/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Mithun-helps-Oriya-movie-taste-success/articleshow/71086.cms |archive-date=3 January 2011}}</ref> The last Bengali hits for Chakraborty were ''[[Handa and Bhonda]]'', ''[[Nobel Chor]]'' and ''[[Le Halwa Le]]''.

Chakraborty's other films include ''[[Veer (2010 film)|Veer]]'', (2010) with [[Salman Khan]] and ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' (2010), with [[Ajay Devgn]] and in 2012, he did 3 films with [[Akshay Kumar]], ''[[Housefull 2]]'', ''[[OMG – Oh My God!]]''<ref name="Mithunforever" /> and ''[[Khiladi 786]]''. His home production ''[[Enemmy]]'' (2013) was with his son [[Mimoh Chakraborty]] and actor [[Sunil Shetty]] and he also did [[Anthony D'Souza]]'s ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]'' (2013) with [[Akshay Kumar]]. Later in [[Subhash Ghai]]'s ''[[Kaanchi...]]'' (2014), he played an evil politician wearing facial [[prosthetics]] that won him critical acclaim. ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' with [[Salman Khan]] earned more than {{INR}} 375 crore worldwide. Chakraborty also had ''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]'', ''[[Hawaizaada]]'' and [[Anil Sharma]]'s ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|Genius]]'' as other releases and in 2019, ''[[The Tashkent Files]]'' directed by Vivek Agnihotri became a sleeper hit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Actor Mithun Chakraborty Back in Action; To Play a National Security Advisor! |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-mithun-chakraborty-film-5596934-PHO.html |access-date=13 May 2017 |newspaper=[[Daily Bhaskar]] |date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lohana |first1=Avinash |title=MITHUN CHAKRABORTY TO FEATURE IN ANIL SHARMA'S NEXT |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mithun-chakraborty-to-feature-in-anil-sharmas-next/articleshow/58649284.cms |access-date=13 May 2017 |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Tashkent Files: Small-budget film's dream run at box office, completes 100 days |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-small-budget-films-dream-run-at-box-office-completes-100-days/1649878/ |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

Chakraborty's [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] film ''[[Gopala Gopala (2015 film)|Gopala Gopala]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Seshagiri |first=Sangeetha |date=20 January 2015 |title='Gopala Gopala' 10-Day Box Office Collections: Pawan-Venkatesh Starrer Witnesses Drop in AP/Nizam |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gopala-gopala-10-day-box-office-collections-pawan-venkatesh-starrer-witnesses-drop-ap-nizam-620995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121071629/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gopala-gopala-10-day-box-office-collections-pawan-venkatesh-starrer-witnesses-drop-ap-nizam-620995 |archive-date=21 January 2015 |access-date=21 January 2015 |work=International Business Times India}}</ref> with [[Daggubati Venkatesh]], [[Shriya Saran]], [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film ''[[Herogiri]]'' along with actor [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Herogiri First Week Report |url=http://www.boxofficenexus.com/2015/01/herogiri-bengali-film-box-office-reports.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220114606/http://www.boxofficenexus.com/2015/01/herogiri-bengali-film-box-office-reports.html |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=31 January 2015 |publisher=boxofficenexus}}</ref> and ''[[Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka]]'', the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film<ref>{{cite news |author=V Lakshmi |date=18 June 2013 |title=Mithun comes to Kollywood |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-18/news-interviews/40047909_1_mithun-chakraborty-aadhi-kollywood |url-status=dead |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130808115506/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-18/news-interviews/40047909_1_mithun-chakraborty-aadhi-kollywood |archive-date=8 August 2013}}</ref> and its [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] version ''Malupu'' were released successfully along with Debaditya Bandopadhyay's [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film ''[[Naxal (2015 film)|Naxal]]'', while his long delayed film ''[[Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River]]'' has been officially released and became a success at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2015 |title=Omkara art director's debut directorial up for release |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Omkara-art-directors-debut-directorial-up-for-release/articleshow/48463383.cms |access-date=14 August 2015 |publisher=timesofindia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=18 August 2015 |title=Wife lives out Samirs dream |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Wife-lives-out-Samirs-dream/articleshow/48519377.cms |access-date=18 August 2015 |publisher=timesofindia}}</ref>

Chakraborty's Bengali film, the science fiction ''[[Jole Jongole]]'' was released in February 2017 and the long delayed ''[[Hason Raja (film)|Hason Raja]]''<ref>{{cite news |author=KUSHALI NAG |date=2 March 2011 |title=Hands-full hero |publisher=telegraphindia |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110302/jsp/entertainment/story_13653801.jsp |access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=KUSHALI NAG |date=12 February 2011 |title=Power of love-Mithun to play Hason Raja with Raima Sen as his muse |publisher=telegraphindia |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110212/jsp/entertainment/story_13569637.jsp |access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref> has been resumed with Chakraborty paired opposite [[Raima Sen]]. He has also made his [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] debut with ''[[The Villain (2018 film)|The Villain]]'' starring [[Shiva Rajkumar]] and [[Sudeep]] .<ref>{{cite news |date=4 May 2017 |title=Mithun Chakraborty debuts in Kannada films with Shiva Rajkumar's The Villain |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mithun-chakraborty-debuts-in-kannada-films-with-shiva-rajkumar-the-villain-4640373/ |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

As of December 2020, he is filming ''[[The Kashmir Files]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty suffers serious infection on The Kashmir Files sets, continues to shoot for action sequence |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mithun-chakraborty-suffers-serious-infection-on-the-kashmir-files-sets-continues-to-shoot-for-action-sequence/story-zclVoRRUB78U7SX3crNoyI.html |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The delayed horror film ''[[12 'O' Clock]]'' directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] was released in January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ram Gopal Varma's horror film 12 'o' Clock to release on Jan 8 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/dec/23/ram-gopal-varmas-horror-film-12-o-clock-torelease-on-jan-8-30427.html |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=Indulge Express |date=23 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty to play a Psychiatrist in Ram Gopal Varma's next Geher |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mithun-chakraborty-to-play-a-psychiatrist-in-ram-gopal-varmas-next-geher/articleshow/58336934.cms |access-date=5 May 2017 |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=24 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty to feature in Ram Gopal Varma's horror film |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/mithun-chakraborty-feature-ram-gopal-varmas-horror-film/ |access-date=5 May 2017 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=10 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Ram Gopal Varma's next after Sarkar 3 to be a horror film starring Mithun Chakraborty? |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ram-gopal-varmas-next-after-sarkar-3-to-be-a-horror-film-starring-mithun-chakraborty-3378634.html |access-date=5 May 2017 |magazine=[[First Post]] |date=11 April 2017}}</ref> In January 2021, Chakaraborty started shooting for his debut web series for OTT platform Amazon Prime.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty gears up for a digital debut with Amazon Prime web series |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/mithun-chakraborty-gears-up-for-a-digital-debut-with-amazon-prime-web-series |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=Free Press Journal |date=14 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

After the success of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] competitive dance reality show ''[[Dance Bangla Dance]]'', Chakraborty developed the concept of [[Dance India Dance]], an Indian [[dance competition]] show that airs on [[Zee TV]] in India, 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 [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]], [[Remo D'Souza]] and [[Geeta Kapoor]]. The selection of the season's Top 18 live show finalists are overseen by head judge Chakraborty. The show has won several television awards for most popular dance reality show.<ref>{{cite web |author=Smitha |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/news/2012/akshay-kumar-dance-india-dance-3-five-finalists-160412.html |title=Akshay Kumar gifts Rs 1 lakh to Dance India Dance Season 3 finalists |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</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 the show. Chakraborty hosted the [[Bigg Boss Bangla|Bengali version]] of ''[[Bigg Boss]]'' and ''Rannaghore Rockstar'' on [[ETV Bangla]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-10/tv/39168511_1_bigg-boss-mithun-da-salman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616061205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-10/tv/39168511_1_bigg-boss-mithun-da-salman |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Salman wishes Mithun for Bigg Boss Bangla |date=10 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> Chakraborty made his acting debut on TV with the comedy show ''The Drama Company''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mithun-chakraborty-the-drama-company-comeback-television-news-mumbai/18414161 |title=Mithun Chakbraborty To Make A Comeback With 'The Drama Company' |newspaper=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/mithun-chakraborty-makes-his-acting-debut-on-tv-with-comedy/article_4d2d6066-577e-11e7-a370-3f4d44ebb58d.html |title=Mithun Chakraborty Makes His Acting Debut on TV with Comedy Show 'The Drama Company' |publisher=IndiaWest |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>

Chakraborty now appears in the [[Star Jalsha]]'s ''Dance Dance Junior,'' also judged by Tollywood actors, [[Soham Chakraborty (actor)|Soham]] and [[Srabanti Chatterjee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Upali |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bengali/the-hunt-for-bengal-s-next-dancing-superstar-begins-with-dance-dance-junior-2096120 |title=Dance Dance Junior: নাচবে জুনিয়ার সুপারস্টার, নাচাবেন 'ডিস্কো ড্যান্সার'! |website=NDTVMovies.com |date=5 September 2019 |language=bn |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/mithun-chakraborty-confirmed-for-star-jalshas-dance-dance-junior/ |title=Mithun Chakraborty confirmed for Star Jalsha's 'Dance Dance Junior' |last=Baddhan |first=Raj |date=4 September 2019 |website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music |language=en-GB |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/mithun-chakraborty-to-burn-the-dance-floor-of-star-jalsha-super-singer-junior-super-finale-140024/ |title=বয়স সত্তর ছুঁইছুঁই, তবু সুপার ফিনালে-তে নাচলেন 'গুরু' |date=11 September 2019 |website=Indian Express Bangla |language=bn-IN |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>

He is also committed to appear as a co-judge with [[Karan Johar]] and [[Parineeti Chopra]] on the reality show titled ''[[Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan]]'', which will premiere on [[Colors TV]] in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2021 |title=Hunarbaaz - Desh Ki Shaan: Karan Johar, Mithun Chakraborty turn judges of the reality show |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/hunarbaaz-desh-ki-shaan-karan-johar-mithun-chakraborty-turn-judges-of-the-reality-show-745396 |website=India TV News}}</ref>

Chakraborty joined as a Member of Parliament<ref>{{cite news |title=Coming up: MP Mithun - Mamata picks actor for Rajya Sabha |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140119/jsp/frontpage/story_17840475.jsp#.V_Tb5eV95dg |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |access-date=5 October 2016 |date=19 January 2014}}</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>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mamata-banerjee-nominates-mithun-chakraborty-for-rajya-sabha-seat/articleshow/29003870.cms |work=The Times Of India |title=Mamata Banerjee nominates Mithun Chakraborty for Rajya Sabha seat |date=19 January 2014}}</ref> On 26 December 2016, he resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/national/mithun-chakraborty-resigns-from-rajya-sabha-dgtl-1.538223 |title=রাজ্যসভা থেকে ইস্তফা দিলেন তৃণমূল সাংসদ মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী |website=anandabazar.com}}</ref> Chakraborty joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 7 March 2021 in the presence of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and [[Kailash Vijayvargiya]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/mithun-chakraborty-participates-in-pm-narendra-modis-brigade-rally-in-west-bengal/article34011299.ece |title=Actor Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP ahead of PM Modi's rally in Kolkata |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust Of India |date=7 March 2021 |location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref name="BJP">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Deepshikha |title="I'm A Pure Cobra": What Actor Mithun Chakraborty Said After Joining BJP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-election-2021-what-actor-mithun-chakraborty-said-after-joining-bjp-im-a-pure-cobra-2385516 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=NDTV |date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

Chakraborty was the ambassador of [[Panasonic]] [[electronics]] for India back in the late 1980s.<ref>{{Citation |author=National Advt |title=State of the art car audio |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=3 March 1989 |access-date=3 October 2016 |page=13 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian faces adorn foreign spaces |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-indian-faces-adorn-foreign-spaces-1068259 |publisher=dnaindia |access-date=12 May 2014 |date=8 December 2006}}</ref> Now he is the face of [[GoDaddy]], an internet domain registrar and web-hosting company. He was also the face of [[Channel 10 (India)|Channel 10]], a unit of Bengal Media Pvt. Ltd. owned by Saradha Media Group,<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest News-Saradha Group of Companies |url=http://www.saradhagroup.biz/latestnews.html |publisher=saradhagroup |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225746/http://www.saradhagroup.biz/latestnews.html |archive-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and he later said "Saradha didn't pay my dues" as [[Saradha Group financial scandal|its branch Saradha Chit Fund collapsed]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saradha didn't pay my dues, alleges actor Mithun Chakraborty |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2013/04/25/saradha-didnot-pay-my-dues-alleges-mithun-chakraborty-1201842.html |work=oneindia |access-date=12 May 2014 |date=25 April 2013}}</ref> Chakraborty is also the face of [[Manappuram General Finance and Leasing|Manappuram Gold Loan]] for [[West Bengal]] state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manappuram Milestones |url=http://www.manappuram.com/php/milestones.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008002954/http://manappuram.com/php/milestones.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 October 2011 |publisher=manappuram |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>

He first married actress Helena Luke in 1979, but after 4 months of marriage the couple separated and filed for a divorce.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindirush.com/features/mithun-chakraborty-first-wife-helena-luke-story-about-her-marriage-134848/ |title=मिथुन चक्रवर्ती की पहली पत्नी थी बेहद खूबसूरत लेकिन हो गया था उनका दर्दनाक हाल, पढ़ें अभिनेता की कहानी |website=Hindi Rush |author=Tanya Verma |trans-title=Mithun Chakraborty first wife Helena Luke story about her marriage}}</ref> He then married actress [[Yogeeta Bali]] in 1979.<ref name="thebridalbox">{{cite web |url=https://www.thebridalbox.com/articles/mithun-chakraborty-marriage_0053172/ |title=Mithun Chakraborty Marriage: A Disco Dancer's Riveting Love Life |first=Rohit |last=Garoo |date=29 August 2016}}</ref>

Chakraborty and Yogeeta have four children: three sons ([[Mahaakshay Chakraborty|Mimoh]], Namashi and Ushmey) and an adopted daughter Dishani.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/My-kids-call-me-Mithun/articleshow/5560506.cms |title='My kids call me Mithun!' - Times of India |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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* In 2010, [[Guinea-Bissau]] issued postal stamp in Mithun Chakraborty's honour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianphilately.net/mithunchakraborty.html |title=Philatelic issues related to Mithun Chakraborty issued by Foreign Countries |website=www.indianphilately.net}}</ref>

* The title character of the [[comic book]] [[Jimmy Zhingchak]] is a parody of Mithun Chakraborty.<ref>[[Jimmy Zhingchak (comics)]]</ref><ref name="MithunJimmy">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/03look.htm |title=Now, Mithunda's got his own comic! |work=rediff.com |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mohaps.com/comics/jimmy-zhingchak/ |title=Jimmy Zhingchak |work=mohaps.com |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/disco-dancer-graphic-novel-291259.html |title=Superhero Jimmy says it's time to disco, again |work=ibnlive.com |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>

* In the 2011 film ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'', [[Aamir Khan]] parodies Chakraborty in the song "I Hate You (Like I Love You)" dressed as "Disco Fighter".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/delhi-belly-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjc2ote |title=DELHI BELLY |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/fc-lists/best-action-comedies-on-netflix-dwayne-johnson-guy-ritchie/ |title=7 Great Action Comedies Streaming On Netflix |website=Film Companion |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

|''Amar Nayikara''

|[[Benga language|Bengali]]

|Sumit Dey

|Mithun Chakraborty the cinema actor and his heroines.

|''Ananya Mithun''

|Bengali

|Suman Gupta

|''Mithuner Katha''

|Bengali

|Jayanta Ghosh

|''Cinemay Naamte Hole''

|Bengali

|Mithun Chakraborty

|''Marbo Ekhane Lash Porbe Shoshane''

|Bengali

|Ashishtaru Mukhaphadya

|''Arun Kumar Rav''

|'' Leave Disco Dancer Alone''

|English

|Sudha Rajagopalan

|'' Tribute To Mithun Chakraborty''

|English

|Sara Johnson

|A tribute to Mithun Chakraborty. The book is independently published by American writer Sara Johnson.

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