Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024: Mithun Chakraborty To Be Honoured For His Contribution To Indian Cinema

This year's Dadasaheb Phalke award will be given to legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty. On Monday, Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw , announced the news on his social media handle. The 70th National Film Awards ceremony will take place on October 8.

'From the streets of Kolkata to Cinematic Heights'

Mithun Chakraborty, who has given many hit movies to Bollywood, will be honoured with the prestigious award for his remarkable cinematic journey. "From the streets of Kolkata to Cinematic Heights; Mithun Da’s remarkable cinematic journey inspires generations! Honoured to announce that the Dadasaheb Phalke Selection Jury has decided to award legendary actor, Sh. Mithun Chakraborty Ji for his iconic contribution to Indian Cinema," Minister Vaishnaw announced on his X handle.

The news of Mithun Chakraborty winning the Dadasaheb Phalke Award comes just months after he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan. The ceremony took place in April and the actor accepted the honour from President Droupadi Murmu . After accepting the award he said, “I am very happy. I have never asked for anything for myself from anyone in my life. When I received a call from the Home Ministry informing me that I was being awarded the Padma Bhushan, I was silent for a minute because I had not expected it."

All you need to know about Mithun Chakraborty

The 74-year-old actor made his acting debut with the art house drama Mrigayaa (1976) by Mrinal Sen for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. The film was a major box office success in India and overseas, particularly in the then-Soviet Union.

The actor embarked on his acting journey with Mrigayaa and became a rage after his 1982 film Disco Dancer was released. The film did phenomenal business across Asia, the (then) Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. His other films are Agneepath, Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye, Hum Se Hai Zamana, Pasand Apni Apni, Ghar Ek Mandir and Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki, among many others.

The actor was last in the 2022 movie The Kashmir Files, helmed by Vivek Agnihotri. He was also seen in the Bengali film Kabuliwala.