Gauranga Chakraborthy aka Mithun (screen name) was born on June 16, 1950 at Berisal (today in Bangladesh), graduate from FTII. Mithun Da as he is called is a legend in his own right, a man once considered to be a strong rival to Amitabh Bachchan. He won the National Film Award for his debut film ‘Mrigaya’ directed by Mrinal Sen in 1976.