Interview with a young Mithun Da. Indian actor, Mithun Chakraborty speaks to camera - archival footage.
Mithun Chakraborty was born on June 16, 1947 in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India as Gouranga Chakraborti. He is an actor, known for Guru (2007), OMG: Oh My God! (2012) and Gunda (1998). He has been married to Yogeeta Bali since July 1982. They have four children. He was previously married to Helena Luke.
He began his career as a junior actor and went on to establish himself as one of the biggest stars in Bollywood. He is recognized as one of the best "dancing-heroes" in Bollywood with his "Disco and Desi" fusion-style dancing that is popular among the masses.
Chakraborty is best remembered for his role as Jimmy in the movie Disco Dancer which was a superhit in India and also in many other countries in the world, especially Russia. In Russia, Chakraborty and Raj Kapoor are the most popular Indian actors.
Besides 'Disco Dancer', Chakraborty is best remembered for his performance in films like Suraksha, Saahas, Wardat, Pyar Jhukta Nahi, Dance Dance and Agneepath. In 1991, he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Krishnan Iyer Nariyal paniwala for the movie Agneepath.
He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Tahader Katha (1992) and Swami Vivekananda (1998). Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 films including Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Punjabi pictures.
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