Gouranga Chakraborti was born on the 16th June 1950 in Barisal, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), and is an Indian Bollywood actor, who is probably best recognized for starring in the role of Ghinua in “Mrigayaa” (1977), portraying Amavas in “Jallad” (1995), playing Manikdas Gupta in “Guru” (2007), and as Leeladhar Maharaj in “OMG: Oh My God!” (2012). His career has been active since 1976.
So, have you wondered how rich Mithun Chakraborty is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Mithun’s net worth is over $40 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the Indian Bollywood industry as a professional actor. Other sources are coming from his career as the founder of a hotel chain, and from his involvement in politics.
Mithun Chakraborty Net Worth $40 Million
Mithun Chakraborty is the son of Santirani and Basantokumar Chakraborty. He attended the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta, from which he graduated with a degree in Chemistry. Afterwards, he enrolled at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, where he also earned a degree. Before he became an actor, he was very active as a member of the radical Naxalite fold, however, he left it when his brother was killed.
Mithun’s professional acting career began in 1976, when he made his debut appearance in the role of Ghinua in the film “Mrigayaa”, directed by Mrinal Sen. Two year later, he appeared in the successful film “Mera Rakshak” (1978), which was followed by the role of CBI Officer Gopi in “Surakksha” (1979), after which he was chosen to play in a number of lead roles in other film projects, such as “Tarana” (1979) and Basu Charrerjee’s film “Prem Vivah” in the same year, which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth.
During the 1980s, Mithun continued to line up success after success, appearing in over 110 Bollywood film titles, which added a considerable amount to his net worth. In 1982, he starred in the film “Disco Dancer”, which extended his popularity not only in India, but also in Russia. Beside that, he also had small roles in such film titles as “Shaukeen” (1982), “Hum Se Hai Zamana” (1983), and “Wanted: Dead Or Alive” (1984). In the following year, Mithun was selected for the role of Ajay Khanna in the super-hit film “Pyar Jhukta Nahin”, which was followed by the role of Javar in “Ghulami” (1985). In 1989, he set the record of starring in 19 film titles in the same year, then in the next year he played in the role of Krishnan Iyer MA in a film entitled “Agneepath”.
The next decade didn’t change too much for Mithun, as he featured in another 100 plus film titles, including the role of Shibnath Mukherjee in the Bengali film called “Tahader Katha” (1992), portraying Bhola Nath in “Dalaal” (1993), playing Shri Ramakrishna in “Vivekananda” (1994) directed by G.V. Iyer, and as Prakash in the 1999 film “Benaam”, among others, all of which increased his net worth by a large margin. Moreover, during the 1990s, he established his own production company called Mithun’s Dream Factory.
The next big role for Mithun came in the new millennium, when he was chosen to portray Baba Sikandar in the 2005 film “Elaan”, after that he landed the role of Krishnadeb Chatterjee aka Fatakesto in “M.L.A. Fatakesto” (2006), which he reprised later in its spin-off “Minister Fatakesto” (2007). In the same year, he featured in Mani Ratnam’s film “Guru”, as Manikdas Gupta, and two years later, Mithun was cast in “Zor Lagaa Ke…Haiya!”, increasing a lot his net worth.
To speak further about his acting career, Mithun also starred in “Veer” (2010), alongside Salman Khan, with Akshay Kumar in “Housefull 2” (2012), and with his son Mimoh Chakraborty in the 2013 film “Enemmy”. Most recently, he starred in “Kaanchi…” (2014), which became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film, and in the title role in “Hason Raja” (2017), among others. Currently, he is filming “Bhaiyyaji Superhitt” and “The Villain”, so his net worth is certainly rising.
Thanks to his accomplishment in the film industry, Mithun has won a number of significant awards such as the National Film Award for Best Actor for “Mrigaya” in 1976 and for “Tahader Katha” in 1992, the Filmfare Best Villain Award and Star Screen Award Best Villain in 1995, etc.
Apart from his career as an actor, Mithun is also known for being the host of the television dance competition “Dance India Dance”. He is also the founder of The Monarch hotel chain and he is currently the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), which also increased his net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Mithun Chakraborty has been married to actress Yogeeta Bali since 1979; the couple has four children together, and their current residence is in Mumbai, India Their sons Mimoh Chakraborty and Rimoh Chakraborty are also actors, while his youngest son, Namoshi writes movie reviews on IMDB.com, and currently works as a film director..
