Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards.
Yogeeta Bali Chakraborty is a former Indian Bollywood actress. She was active in the late 1970s and through the 1980s.
Vinod Mehra was an Indian actor in Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to his death at the age of 45 in 1990. He was also the producer and director of the film Gurudev which was released 3 years after his death.
The Ganguly family in Bollywood is referred as the Hindu Bengali Brahmin family hailing from Madhya Pradesh.
Do Anjaane is a 1976 Hindi-language drama film, produced by Tito, it is directed by Dulal Guha and based on the story Rater gari of Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar and a young pre-stardom Mithun Chakraborty. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. It was remade in Telugu as Maavari Manchitanam (1979), starring N.T. Ramarao and Vanisri. The Kannada version Aaseya Bale was released in 1987, starring Vishnuvardhan and Nalini.
Anil Sharma is an Indian film director and producer.
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, which was a pioneer in the business of filmmaking. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry.
Mahaakshay Chakraborty, also known by the nickname Mimoh Chakraborty, is an Indian actor who works in the Hindi and Bengali film industry. He is the son of actors Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali.
Aanchal is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Anil Ganguly, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee and Rekha in leading roles and supported by Prem Chopra and Amol Palekar. This story basically revolves around a divine relationship shared by Rajesh Khanna with Raakhee. The music is by R. D. Burman. The songs are sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangehkar and Asha Bhonsle. The movie is loosely based on the 1954 Bengali movie Champadangar Bou. The movie was a hit on its release.
Yamraaj is a 1998 released Indian action film directed by Rajiv Babbar, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff. The film was released on 31 July 1998 under the banner of Aabha Films.
Yaar Gaddar is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan, Somy Ali and Prem Chopra.
Avinash is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar. Mithun Chakraborty dancing to the title card was a huge rage those days. In fact, no other movie ever attempted to show their hero dancing in front of the "Title Card". It was super hit at the Box Office.
Charanon Ki Saugandh is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Amrita Singh, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Raj Kiran. The film was a remake of Tamil film Savaale Samali.
Aakhri Badla is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mangal Chakraborty. It stars Mithun Chakraborty in lead role, along with Yogeeta Bali, Pradeep Kumar, Prem Chopra in supporting roles. Aakhri Badla is also dubbed in Bengali as "Swarna Trishna", released in 1990.
Daata (transl. Giver) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Sultan Ahmed, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shammi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Suresh Oberoi, Supriya Pathak, Amrish Puri, Ranjeet, Deepak Parashar, Shafi Inamdar, Saeed Jaffrey and Bharat Bhushan. This movie was average in big cities, but in small cities and in north India, it was a big hit. "Daata" remains for Mithun Chakraborty one of his best performances till date.
Soham Chakraborty, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films, as child artist and as male lead. He earned numerous accolades, including Uttam Kumar Awards, BFJA Awards and Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards. Chakraborty has a significant following in West Bengal, Assam and other adjacent states in India and Bangladesh. He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He contested in 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Borjora Constituency.
