Mithun Chakraborty
Gouranga Chakraborty (Mithun Chakraborty) Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Constituency West Bengal Personal details Born 16 June 1950 Political party All India Trinamool Congress Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (May 2013) Born Gouranga Chakraborty (1950-06-16) 16 June 1950 (age 64) Hyderabad[citation needed], India Alma mater Scottish Church College Film and Television Institute of India Occupation Actor Entrepreneur Television presenter Member of Parliament (MP) Politician Years active 1976–present Spouse(s) Yogeeta Bali (1979–present) Sridevi, secret marriage (1985–1988) Children Mahaakshay Chakraborty Rimoh Chakraborty Namashi Chakraborty Dishani Chakraborty Gouranga Chakraborty, better known by his stage name Mithun Chakraborty, informally referred to as Mithun Da, is an Indian film actor, singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur and a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the art house drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. He began as a dancer and went on to establish himself as a popular actor, particularly recognized for his role as the street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer. He also attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in the former Soviet Union where he became a household name for his role in Disco Dancer. He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Tahader Katha (1992) & Swami Vivekananda (1998). Chakraborty has appeared in about 350 films including Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Punjabi pictures. Chakraborty owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector and educational sector. He has also started the production house Paparatzy Productions He was the Chairperson of Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union which take care the welfare of cine workers and resolve their demands and problems. The Television show Dance India Dance where Chakraborty is the Grandmaster has already entered in Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records Chakraborty played a crucial role of mediator between Pranab Mukherjee and Mamata Banerjee, winning the Congressman the support of the Trinamool chief in the 2012 presidential election. A comic book named Jimmy Zhingchak also has been made based on Chakraborty. This article is part of a series on Mithun Chakraborty Biography Filmography Awards and nominations Mithun's Dream Factory