Mithun Chakraborty

Gourang Chakraborty  better known by his stage name Mithun Chakraborty and informally referred to as Mithun Da, is an Indian film actor, singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur and a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of 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 was born in Barisal, Bangladesh on 16 June 1950.He was educated at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, from where he earned his degree in Chemistry.