Mithun Chakraborty

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Mithun Chakraborty
Born	Gouranga Chakraborty 16 June 1950 (age 62) Kolkata, India
Other names	Mithunda, Mishtida, MG (MahaGuru), Dada
Occupation	Actor Entrepreneur Television presenter
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Yogeeta Bali (m. 1979)
Children	Mahaakshay Chakraborty Rimoh Chakraborty Namashi Chakraborty Dishani Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty (pronounced: Miṭhun Chôkroborti), born as Gouranga Chakraborty (on June 16, 1950) is an Indian film actor, social, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his firstNational Film Award for Best Actor.Chakraborty is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.^[1]

He gained fans as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the all time top ten greatest and most popular actors of India,^[2]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^[3][4] where he became a household name for his role in Disco Dancer.^[5] He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Bengali film Tahader Katha (1992) and Hindi film Swami Vivekananda (1998).Chakraborty has appeared in about 350 films^[6] including Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector^[7] and educational sector.^[8] Mithun is the Chairperson of Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union which take care the welfare of cine workers and resolve their demands and problems.^{[9][10][11][12]} The show Dance India Dance where Mithun is the Grandmaster has already entered in Limca Book of Recordsand Guinness World Records ^[13] 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.^[14] A comic book named Jimmy Zhingchak has been made based on Chakraborty.^{[15][16][17][18]}