Talk:Mithun Chakraborty

proposed merger
I propose that the other page be made re-direct with this page serving as the main article. I'd wait till the 31st for comments and then carry out the merger. --Gurubrahma 18:27, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with what? Yourdeadin (talk) 18:06, 6 June 2009 (UTC)yourdeadin

neutrality
This is a biased article about mithun. He was working as a small time actor in low budget films after a few initial hits. This article is like an eulogy.

seriously doubt whether this article was written in the right sense...

..people whose social status can at best be described as modest - That just cracked me up.. --Rev.bayes 23:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

cult status
I think there should be a category about his cult-status among a certain sub-class of movie audiences.. There is no denying the fact that some of his ardent admirers derive their entertainment out of what was intended to be very serious scenes by the filmmaker. It needs to be presented in a NPOV way. --Rev.bayes 00:11, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

There is no mention of his cult following in Russia, where thanks to cold war indian movies were very popular and remebered even today. One of the reasons he was inducted in a supporting role in Salman Khan's "Lucky" was his popularity in russia ( where Lucky was shot)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.16.91.170 (talk) 20:48, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Article
I removed the article. That is not how a encyclopedia article should be. NuttySocrates

Picture
Put up a picture of mithun da Awards Three national awards 1. Best actor: Mirygya <Spell check this 2. Best supporting actor :Agneepath 3: Best Actor : Swami Vivekanand

Also if possible add some dates to it Yourdeadin 11:56, 10 August 2007 (UTC)Yourdeadin

Cult movies
Added a Cult movie example ...Gunda

Links orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=533182 Yourdeadin 18:34, 12 August 2007 (UTC)yourdeadin

Michael Jackson parodies
Weren't there some movies from the 80s where he did some MJ "parodies" (I think Thriller/Bad was one of them). He was known as the MJ of India? If this is the case, could this be added to the article please. Thanks. → AA (talk) — 11:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 * What exactly are you referring to ? Yourdeadin (talk) 18:07, 6 June 2009 (UTC)yourdeadin

What happened to his Picture?
What the hell happened to his picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.70.29 (talk) 05:36, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * It was a copyrighted pic and hence was removed.

Yourdeadin (talk) 17:40, 6 June 2009 (UTC)yourdeadin
 * Thank you for putting it back

Yourdeadin (talk) 14:21, 15 June 2009 (UTC)yourdeadin

Important Movie not Mentioned
His 1993 movie, Tadipaar, which was quite successful, is not mentioned at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.119.80.51 (talk) 23:50, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Mentioned in the filmography page. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  08:35, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

National Awards
Can anyone confirm that Mithun has the maximum number of National awards won by actor...3 I have a youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlCVl21ybQY&feature=related&pos=0

please confirm Yourdeadin (talk) 12:10, 11 June 2009 (UTC)yourdeadin

Bengali Movies
Added some small snippets on Mithunda's Bengali Movies. Please feel free to add on. Godof86 (talk) 06:18, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Very good actor?
I think the line "Mithun is a very good actor" (Personal life- first paragraph) simply sounds like a personal opinion of the writer and should be removed.Serialno9 (talk) 06:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

My favourite actor Shamim Akhtar 253 (talk) 11:44, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Very good actor?
I think the line "Mithun is a very good actor" (Personal life- first paragraph) simply sounds like a personal opinion of the writer and should be removed.Serialno9 (talk) 06:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Mithun Born in 1950
Mithunda was born in 1950-i dont understand why this writer keep changing his age figure.

also this article should writen very carefully-there some grmammatical mistakes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronakstranger (talk • contribs) 23:33, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Discussion On Adding Date OF Birth
When I went to include date of birth, I saw someone has requested not to include the information without having reliable source. I have | this information. I want to know what do others think? Is it reliable? Thanks. --Tito Dutta (Talk) 17:38, 27 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't think this is a reliable source. --- Managerarc™ talk  14:57, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I did not make change, I proposed it, I'll look for some other references. Thanks!--Tito Dutta (Talk) 08:33, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Proposed change
This line: Chakraborty has appeared in about 250 Hindi films, as well as a number of Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. Proposed change: Chakraborty has acted mainly in Hindi and Bengali movies, as well as a number of Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. Thanks!

--Tito Dutta (Talk) 02:51, 28 June 2011 (UTC)


 * The article is open for editing. You can make the change yourself.--- Managerarc™ talk  14:58, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I am not making any change currently. Further discussion needed before making change, Oriya and Bhojpuri Movies have been linked, but, Chakraborty's main fields Hindi and Bengali Films have not been linked. --Tito Dutta (Talk) 08:33, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Awards
I removed the links for the award subsection titles. It wouldn't be a bad idea to incorporate them some other way, though. Maybe having a short intro into the bullet lists? Leefkrust22 (talk) 00:47, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Place of birth
One editor has stated that Chakraborty "was born is Barisal, Bangladesh , not in Kolkata. He has admitted that in many of his interviews." Fine, but he PROVIDES NO EVIDENCE. What interviews? Cite them. Can any other editors help with this issue of his place of birth? Regards, George Custer&#39;s Sabre (talk) 06:30, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
 * This contentious bit was still in the article, disruptively added repeatedly by IPs and still unsourced. I couldn't find single RS source for it those that were there most likely being WP:CIRCULAR or editable databases. I did come across official government records and have added those here. This article should be monitored ause as seen by the article history the IPs are not likely to relent anytime soon. Gotitbro (talk) 04:11, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

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Hello Shamim Akhtar
Apkaise hai Shamim Akhtar 253 (talk) 13:19, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Proposed Cleanup
So...there is a lot of fluff in the main article. Though i do not have the experience to edit it in order the remove the warning template from 2014, I will try and remove words such as "best", "superhit" etc, unless justified by the source. If anyone is opposed, just revert or stop me. I will wait ~24 hours.

Also:

"He was also widely recognized as an action hero in films such as Jagir, Jaal, Dilwaala, Watan Ke Rakhwale and Waqt Ki Awaz. His performances never won any award in 1986 and 1987 as the Filmfare Awards were never announced due to technical reasons. As Chakraborty always had higher number of releases, sometimes it affected the business of his own films, as happened in 1989, where he had a record 19 films."

Isn't the above unsourced content considered original research? It is the last piece of information in the "Debut and stardom (1976–1990)" subsection.

Thank you in advance for any advice -User8654 20:05, 28 August 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by User8654 (talk • contribs)

March 2021 - birth date and place
As per the Rajya Sabha source, he was born on 16 June 1950 in Kolkata. Since the website generates a random link for all members it can be navigated to using this link. GO to C tab in the link, it opens a list of members with surnames beginning with 'C'. Then click on the link Chakraborty Shri Mithun. Once there, open the Bio tab. All info about birth date, education, birth place and spouse is there. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

−== Mithun Chakrabarty's Birthplace ==

142.254.1.91 (talk) 03:41, 26 March 2021 (UTC)Here are the links: each mentions he was born in Barisal district of Bangladesh. Actually, come to think of it, long time ago when he toured or visited Bangladesh, he did give an interview for Bangladesh Television, where he happily admitted he was from Bangladesh, expressed his gratitude for love of the audience and said the words “I am from this land and whenever you call me, I will come.” of that sort. Anway, the links follow: (1) Timeless Indian Melodies (https://www.facebook.com/TimelessIndianMelodies/posts/mithun-chakraborty-was-born-in-barisal-then-in-east-bengal-and-now-bangladesh-on/2909144249119148/) (2) Happy Birthday, Mithun Chakraborty: 5 interesting facts about the dancing star (https://www.india.com/viral/happy-birthday-mithun-chakraborty-5-facts-about-the-dancing-star-76549/) (3)Tollywood legend Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP at Modi’s Kolkata rally (https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/2021/03/07/actor-mithun-chakraborty-joins-bjp-at-pm-modi-s-kolkata-rally) (4) https://dailyasianage.com/news/68224/mithun-chakraborty (https://dailyasianage.com/news/68224/mithun-chakraborty) (5) Mithun Chakraborty (https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty) (6) Mithun Chakraborty set to perform in Dhallywood film | daily sun (https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/70085/Mithun-Chakraborty-set-to-perform-in-Dhallywood-film) Do we need more? I understand he has been in politics, and that may explain why he wants to create a distance with his birthplace. Still, for authenticity’s sake, we should know as much facts as as we can. 142.254.1.91 (talk) 03:41, 26 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Facebook is not reliable in Wikpedia and neither is historica.fandom.com as per WP:UGC. And not in a single news source above, he self-declares that he is from Barisal or says anything like “I am from this land and whenever you call me, I will come.”. All these sources themselves declared that the person was born in Barisal, studied in Scottish Church, in a language which which looks like a case of WP:CIRCULAR (copied from Wikipedia) since in some versions of this article, these things were mentioned. Rajya Sabha government source is self-declared and it was from the time he was nominated by TMC party, thus trumps over these sources. If you find a latest interview video, in which he explicitly says he was born in Barisal, bring it here. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 08:58, 26 March 2021 (UTC)


 * IPs, instead of POV pushing Barisal, bring reliable source here, an interview perhaps for WP:CONSENSUS. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:31, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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