Gouranga Chakraborty, better known by his stage name Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social worker , and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards . He made his acting debut with the art house drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor . Chakraborty is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema . [citation needed] He gained fans as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the all time top ten greatest and most popular actors of India , particularly recognized for his role as the street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer . He also attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in the former Soviet Union [1][2] [3] where he became a household name for his role in Disco Dancer . [4] He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Tahader Katha (1992) & Swami Vivekananda (1998). Chakraborty has appeared in about 350 films [5] including Bengali, Oriya , Bhojpuri and Punjabi [6] pictures. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector[7] and educational sector. [8] He has also started the production house Paparatzy Productions [9] Chakraborty is the Chairperson of Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union which take care the welfare of cine workers and resolve their demands and problems. [10] [11][12][13] The Television show Dance India Dance where Mithun is the Grandmaster has already entered in Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records [14] Chakraborty played a crucial role of mediator between Pranab Mukherjee and Mamata Banerjee , winning the Congressman the support of the Trinamool chief in the 2012 presidential election. [15] A comic book named Jimmy Zhingchak has been made based on Chakraborty.
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