Monday proved to be a wonderful day for a person. Yes, we are talking about legendary actor and disco dancer Mithun Chakraborty. On Monday, a big announcement was made regarding legendary actor and disco dancer Mithun Chakraborty. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave good news to the entire country about the actor being honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
This news has created a wave of happiness in the entire country. This news has given a huge opportunity for celebration to the fans of the actor living in the country and abroad. There is an atmosphere of happiness in the Chakraborty family.
Emotional Mithun chakraborty-
Mithun Chakraborty expressed happiness on receiving the biggest award of Indian cinema. He has no words to express his happiness, he is unable to express his happiness in words. He appeared emotional while talking to the media. During the conversation he said that I do not have any speech in which I can express my happiness. Neither am I able to laugh with happiness nor am I able to cry with happiness. What a great thing this is that I’m going to get.
Kolkata is where I come from , I have come here after fighting from the sidewalk, I can’t even imagine that the boy will get such a big honor. I am speechless.
He further said that all I can say is that I dedicate this award to my family and my friends.
Today I have reached here because of the love and respect of my friends, fans and my family, I thank them wholeheartedly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated-
The country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated actor Mithun Chakraborty on receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He wrote on X – “Glad that Shri Mithun Chakraborty ji is being honored with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his unique contribution to Indian cinema . He is a cultural icon.
He is famous for his powerful and amazing performance. Congratulations and best wishes to them”.
Son expressed happiness-
The entire country and Mithun Chakraborty’s fans are eagerly waiting for the moment when he will be honored with this award. This award will be given to Mithun ji at the 70th National Film Awards Ceremony on 8 October 2024. Son Namashi’s reaction also came to light when father is getting this prestigious award. While talking to the media, son Namashi said that he is feeling very proud and honored. My father is a self made superstar and a great citizen.
His life journey has been very inspiring for people. We all are feeling very happy and honored by this honor he is getting.
Films-
Mithun has worked in more than 350 films in his cinema career. Mithun has also won the National Award thrice.
In his hit films , ‘prem vivah’ , ‘trinetra’,
‘suraksha’, ‘agnipath’, ‘hum se hai jamana’, ‘tahader katha’, ‘swami vivekanand’, ‘vo jo haseena’, ‘Elan’, ‘jor lga ke ……haiyyaa’, ‘chal chle’, ‘disco dancer’, ‘taxi chor’, ‘the kashmir files’ included.
What is Dada Saheb Phalke award-
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is considered to be the biggest award in the cinema world in India. This honor is also given every year during the National Film Awards Ceremony. This year’s award will be given to Shri Mithun Chakraborty.
Mithun Chakraborty will be the 54th winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
This award was started in 1969 in honor of the father of Indian cinema, Shri Dadasaheb Phalke. Phalke directed India’s first feature film “Raja Harishchandra” in 1913. 53 people including Prithviraj Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Chopra and Yash Chopra had been selected for the honor so far.
Received National Award for the very first film-
Mithun’s journey in the film industry has been very inspirational. He has entertained fans by giving many superhit films in his career. Mithun was born in Kolkata. Mithun, born in Kolkata, is also a politician, actor and director by profession. The actor has appeared in more than 350 films in his cinema career.
These also include Hindi,Bengali, Tamil Bhojpuri ,Kannada, Punjabi movies.
In 1977, Mithun made his debut in the film industry with the film ‘Mrigya’.
He also received the National Award for Best Actor for the first film of his life.
Mithun Chakraborty’s career-
Even in the beginning of his career, he was seen in small Role. Mithun has also worked in less screen space in the movie ‘Do Anjaane’, ‘Phool Khile Gulshan Gulshan’. The low budget film ‘Suraksha’ in 1979 helped him gain fame.
Movie ‘prem vivah’ helped a lot in boosting his career. Trinetra, Agneepath, Humse Hai Jamana, Swami Vivekananda announced more superhit film.
Mithun appeared in Bengali cinema in 1978-
Mithun also Worked in the Bengali film ‘Nadi theke Sangare’ in 1978. He was also seen in the 2008 Bhojpuri film Bhole Shankar. It is said that this is the biggest Bhojpuri film till date. After films, Mithun also made his mark on TV. After films, the actor also judged many live shows like ‘dance India dance’, ‘hunarbaaz- desh ki shan’. Mithun, who is 74 years old, is still active in films, his last film was ‘The Kashmir Files’.
Mithun has been awarded the National Award thrice for his excellent film career.
He received the National Award for the film ‘Mrigya’, ‘Thadir’ and ‘Swami Vivekananda’. The actor is also honored with Padma Bhushan. In the year 1989, a total of 19 films were released as a lead actor. His name is also recorded in Limca Book of Records. This record of the actor has not been broken till date in Bollywood.
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