BORN


Date
- 16th Jun 1947
Time
- ...

79 Years ago
Padma Bhushan
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (Gouranga Chakraborty) a Bangla-Indian film actor, producer, television personality, politician.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient.
Three-time National Film Award recipient.
First actor to win the National Film Award for Best Actor for a debut film, Mrigayaa (1976).
His film Disco Dancer became the first Indian film to cross ₹100 crore at the worldwide box office.
Holder of a Limca Book of Records for 19 film releases as a lead actor in a single year (1989).
Popularly known as "Disco King", "Grandmaster", and "Mithun Da".
Member of the Rajya Sabha.
Graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.
Padma Bhushan recipient for his contributions to Indian cinema.


