Bollywood Hungama: Mithun Chakraborty reacts to Kolkata Film Festival snub with a sarcastic remark: “Main bahut chota artiste hoon, shayad isliye nahi bulaya”
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Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur and politician. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 350 films, mostly in Hindi and Bengali languages, and a few in Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi. Referred to as "Mahaguru", he is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and four Filmfare Award…
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Born 16 June 1950 · Q379604
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2026· 2 entries
News Mobile rated the claim “Photo of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan Paying Tribute to Asha Bhosle” AI-generated.
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2025· 1 entry
His film Riwaj directly released on Zee5
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2024· 5 entries
Awarded Padma Bhushan (2024).
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The Quint rated the claim “Claims are circulating about Mithun Chakraborty's death.” False.
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Claimed: “Facebook user Behpurpushkar999 wrote in a message on February 14, “Famous actor Mithun Chakraborty has just passed away.”” — rated False by fact checker.
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Played the title role in Shastri another release in 2024 was successful film Bengali film Shontaan
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On 10 February 2024, Chakraborty was hospitalised after complaining of chest pain, and it was determined that he had suffered a stroke.
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2023· 1 entry
Played the title role in Suman Ghosh's Bengali film Kabuliwala
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2022· 2 entries
Starred in two notable box office successes, one in Hindi and one in Bengali
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Chakraborty was featured in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list
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2021· 1 entry
Chakraborty appeared as co-judge in the Star Jalsha's Dance Dance Junior alongside Tollywood actors Soham Chakraborty and Srabanti Chatterjee
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2019· 1 entry
Chakraborty played an important role in Vivek Agnihotri's political thriller The Tashkent Files
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2015· 1 entry
Chakraborty made his Telugu and Tamil cinema debut with Gopala Gopala and Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka respectively
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (2014–2016).
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Banga Bibhushan (2013).
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- Enemmy and the much anticipated Boss, both of which were critical and commercial failures
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2010· 1 entry
Guinea-Bissau issued a postal stamp in Mithun Chakraborty's honour
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2005· 1 entry
With the highly anticipated films Elaan and Lucky: No Time for Love, but contrary to expectations, both the films proved to be critical and commercial failures and were unable to re-establish Chakraborty
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Swami Vivekananda (1996).
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1994· 1 entry
Starred in many such films, the majority of which performed poorly at the box office, with a few exceptions including Cheetah (1994), Jallaad (1995) and Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995); the latter was Chakraborty's fi
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1992· 1 entry
He, along with Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt, set up a trust to help actors in need of assistance called the Cine & T
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1988· 1 entry
Chakraborty reunited with K
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1985· 1 entry
Acted in Vijay Sadanah's romantic drama Pyar Jhukta Nahin, opposite Padmini Kolhapure
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1982· 1 entry
Chakraborty had a string of successes with Shaukeen, Ashanti and Taqdeer Ka Badshah
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1979· 1 entry
Chakraborty delivered another hit with Ravikant Nagaich's spy thriller Surakksha
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1978· 1 entry
Chakraborty made his debut in Bengali cinema with Arabinda Mukhopadhyay's romantic blockbuster Nadi Theke Sagare
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded National Film Award for Best Actor for Mrigayaa (1977).
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1976· 1 entry
With Mrinal Sen's art-house film Mrigayaa, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor
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1950· 1 entry
Born 1950-06-16.
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