Mithun Chakraborty Biography

Mithun Chakraborty
Born	Gouranga Chakraborty June 16, 1950 (age 59) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Other name(s)	Mithunda
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Yogeeta Bali (1982-present)

Mithun Chakraborty (Bengali: মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী Miṭhun Chôkroborti, Hindi: मिथुन चक्रवर्ती; bornGouranga Chakraborty on June 16, 1950) is a National Film Award-winning Indian film actor,social activist and entrepreneur. Chakraborty made his acting debut with the arthouse dramaMrigaya (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. In his heyday during the 1980s, he had earned a huge fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular and leading actors of India, particularly recognised for his role of street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 cult hit, Disco Dancer.

Altogether Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 Bollywood films as well as a number ofBengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri films. Mithun also owns the Monarch Group which has interests in the hospitality sector.^[1]