Mithun Chakraborty

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Mithun Chakraborty
Born	Gauranga Chakraborty June 16, 1950 (1950-06-16) (age 60) Kolkata, 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; born Gouranga Chakraborty on 16 June 1950) is a three-time National Film Award-winning Indian film actor, social activist and entrepreneur. Mithun Chakraborty made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya (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 recognized for his role of street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 cult hit, Disco Dancer.
Chakraborty has appeared in more than 250 Bollywood films, as well as a number of Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector.^[1]