Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award, India’s highest honor in cinema.
The announcement was made by Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Railways and Electronics and Information Technology.
The award is given for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema and is named after Phalke, director of “Raja Harischandra” (1913), India’s first full-length feature, who is considered the father of Indian cinema.
Chakraborty, 74, has appeared in over 350 films across multiple Indian languages during his nearly five-decade career. He rose to prominence with his debut in “Mrigayaa” (1976), which earned him his first Indian National Film Award for Best Actor. The actor gained widespread recognition for his role in “Disco Dancer” (1982), a film that also found success beyond Indian shores across Asia, the erstwhile Soviet Union, eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
Throughout his career, Chakraborty has collected three acting...
The announcement was made by Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Railways and Electronics and Information Technology.
The award is given for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema and is named after Phalke, director of “Raja Harischandra” (1913), India’s first full-length feature, who is considered the father of Indian cinema.
Chakraborty, 74, has appeared in over 350 films across multiple Indian languages during his nearly five-decade career. He rose to prominence with his debut in “Mrigayaa” (1976), which earned him his first Indian National Film Award for Best Actor. The actor gained widespread recognition for his role in “Disco Dancer” (1982), a film that also found success beyond Indian shores across Asia, the erstwhile Soviet Union, eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
Throughout his career, Chakraborty has collected three acting...
- 9/30/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Besides being a veteran actress- cum choreographer, Mamata Shankar also happens to be the daughter of the legendary dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar. Mamata Shankar will soon be seen in Bollywood playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife in Pink. Readers may know that Mamata Shankar has made her acting debut with Mrinal Sen's Mrigayaa (1976) which had Mithun Chakraborty as her co-star. Speaking about Pink, Mamata Shankar said that she was nervous shooting with Amitabh Bachchan, whom she had known since the late 1960s when he spent time in Kolkata. Even though she was offered a role in yet another Amitabh Bachchan starrer Te3n (film by Sujoy Ghosh), the makers reportedly never got back to her, even after the discussions and fixing the shoot schedule. Maybe that explains the reason of her being hesitant to give her nod to Pink, because of her previous bad experience with Te3n.
- 4/14/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, July 24 – Yesteryear Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty appeared in the music reality show ‘Indian Idol 5′, dressed as a cowboy.
The 60-year-old actor also adopted a unique way to give his judgement on the performances of the contestants.
Mithun announced that if he likes a contestants’ performance he will trigger the gun twice and if he loves a contestants’ performance he will trigger the gun thrice.
The National-Award winning actor, who has been part of films like ‘Mrigayaa’,.
The 60-year-old actor also adopted a unique way to give his judgement on the performances of the contestants.
Mithun announced that if he likes a contestants’ performance he will trigger the gun twice and if he loves a contestants’ performance he will trigger the gun thrice.
The National-Award winning actor, who has been part of films like ‘Mrigayaa’,.
- 7/24/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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