Mithun Chakraborty to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award: His journey through pics from HT Archives
Published on Sep 30, 2024 04:26 PM IST
- Mithun Chakraborty will be honoured with theDadasaheb Phalke Award. We revisit his journey through photos from HT Archive, celebrating his cinematic legacy.
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Mithun made his acting debut with Mrinal Sen’s 1976 film Mrigayaa for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor.
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But it’s after the 1982 film Disco Dancer, which was a major box office success in India, that he gained mainstream fame.
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Back in 1993, Mithun Chakraborty along with film writer Javed Akhtar, actor Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and late Farooq Sheikh met PM, PV Narasimha Rao in New Delhi to seek steps to bring peace in Mumbai.
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Mithun Chakraborty seen sharing a light moment with actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Dhillon after receiving the Great Achievers of India Award at a function in New Delhi in 1994.
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Mithun Chakraborty dance with Sheeba Akashdeep in Teesra Kaun.
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Mithun Chakraborty and Meenakshi Seshadri in scene from Aandhi Toofan.(Shanti Swaroop Tripathi)
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In the picture from November 1995, Mithun Chakraborty is seen meeting 200 orphan children of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of charity abroad a British Airways Boeing 747 Fantasy Flight.
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Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit from Mujrim.
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Mithun Chakraborty photographed with Dimple Kapadia in 1995.
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Mithun Chakraborty with director Buddhadeb Dasgupta at a press conference at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi in 1993.(Rajiv Chawla)
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Mithun Chakraborty started his political journey in 2011. In this picture from 2001, he is snapped at at 76 Rally Puja.(Subhendu Ghosh)
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Mithun Chakraborty meeting kids at Thalassemia Hospital in 2001.(Subhendu Ghosh)
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In 2012, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on behalf of West Bengal government awarded Mithun Chakraborty as Mahanayak Samman.( Subhendu Ghosh)
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