Mithun Chakraborty

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Does Mithun Chakraborty smoke?: Yes.Mithun Chakraborty is not only an actor, he is also a singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur, and politician.One of the most interesting facts of his life is that he was Naxalite before entering films. During his days as a Naxalite, he was friends with Ravi Ranjan, a popular Naxal figure.Mithun had one brother who was electrocuted and died.Mithun Chakraborty has been a renowned dancer in Bollywood. The Disco Dancer whose moves taught the entire nation to dance, has worked in many movies and is one of the established actors of the film industry.Mithuns life journey intrigued many Bengali writers which is why they penned down many books on him. By Now, Mithun Da has 5 books written on him in Bengali, namely, Amar Nayikara, Ananya Mithun, Mithuner Katha, Cinemay Naamte Hole and Marbo Ekhane Lash Porbe Shoshane.CINTAA, the body which backs up needy actors was founded by the benevolent Mithun Da. He had joined hands with Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt to start the Cine T.V Artistes Association in 1992. Recently, Mithun Chakraborty and Anil Kapoor launched the CINTAA Website.His acting talent was not restricted to Hindi movies. Mithun Da has also appeared in Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Punjabi movies as well. In total, he has acted in more than 350 films.For his first movie, Mrigayaa (1976), he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor.After hosting Dance Bangla Dance successfully, Mithun generated the concept of Dance India Dance that airs on Zee TV in the India.