Mithun Chakraborty to be Honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Mithun Chakraborty will be honored with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest recognition in cinema.

An Overview of the News

• The award will be presented at the 70th National Film Awards ceremony on October 8, 2024.

Political Career and Recent Honors

• Mithun Chakraborty was previously a sympathizer of the Naxal movement in Calcutta.

• He became a Rajya Sabha MP in 2014 on a Trinamool Congress ticket.

• He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2021 ahead of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections.

• Earlier this year, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award.

Cinematic Achievements and National Awards

• Mithun Chakraborty debuted with Mrinal Sen’s 1976 film Mrigayaa, earning his first National Award for Best Actor.

• He received two additional National Awards for Tahader Katha (1992) and Swami Vivekananda (1998).

• Despite his recent decrease in Hindi cinema appearances, his contribution to Indian cinema remains significant, with films like Kabuliwala (2023) and Projapati (2022) in Bengali.

Disco Dancer and Cultural Impact

• Mithun Da’s breakthrough came in 1982 with Disco Dancer, a film credited with popularizing disco dancing in India.

• His iconic performance and dance style in songs like “I Am A Disco Dancer” made him a household name.

• From 2009 to 2018, he served as the head judge on the popular dance reality show Dance India Dance.