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Mithun Chakraborty - Grand Master

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Mithun Chakraborty, born Gouranga Chakraborty on 16 June 1947) is a National Film Award-winning Indian film actor, social activist and entrepreneur. Chakraborty made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. In his heyday during the 1980s, he had earned a huge fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular and leading actors of India, particularly recognised for his role of street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 cult hit, Disco Dancer.

Altogether Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 Bollywood films as well as a number of Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri films. Mithun also owns the Monarch Group which has interests in the hospitality sector.

Biography:

Personal life:

He was born in Kolkata and educated at the renowned Scottish Church College in Kolkata, from where he earned his graduate degree in chemistry (BSc). After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

It is a little known fact that Mithun was a staunch Naxalite before entering the film industry. But tragedy struck his family when his only brother got accidentally electrocuted and killed in a freak accident. Mithun returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so posed a grave risk to his own life from the Naxalites, because this was considered a one-way road . This proved to be a turning point in his life and became one of the prime causes that led to his iconic status. Another lesser known fact is that he had undergone expert training in martial arts

Mithun is married to Indian actress Yogita Bali and has four children, three sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an actor in Bollywood, who made his debut in the 2008 film Jimmy, His second son, Rimoh Chakraborty who is playing Mithun's younger version the film Phir Kabhi. And Mithun's other two children Namashi Chakraborty and Dishani Chakraborty are still into their studies.

Numerous sources claim that Chakraborty had a relationship with actress Sridevi from 1986 to 1987, and that Sridevi ended the relationship when she found out that he had not divorced his first wife, Yogita Bali. Chakraborty and Sridevi were believed to have been secretly married and that the union was later annulled.

Film career:

Mithun made his film debut in the 1976 Mrinal Sen directed film Mrigaya for which he won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor. After his debut he played some supporting roles in films such as Do Anjaane (1976) and Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1977) which did not gain him any recognition. He shot into prominence in the late 1970s with the low budget Ravikant Nagaich directed spy film Surakshaa (1979) and the early 1980s with leading roles in hit films such as Hum Paanch (1980) and Wardaat (1981) (a sequel to Surakshaa).

His breakthrough role finally came in the musical drama Disco Dancer (1982) which was a huge success due to its hit music and remains a cult favorite to this day. This film and other musical films such as Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) and Dance Dance (1987) showcased him as a talented dancer.

He also starred in a number of successful romantic and family dramas during the 1980s, such as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985), Swarg Se Sunder (1986), and Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988). These films remain his most commercially successful films to date.

He was widely recognised as an action hero in hit films like Wanted (1983), Boxer (1984), Jagir (1984), Jaal (1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987) Commando (1988), Waqt Ki Awaaz (1988), Guru (1989), Mujrim (1989) and Dushman (1990). During the mid 1980s he was regarded as a rival to Amitabh Bachchan as he did dozens of films in the action and drama genre that showcased him as an angry young man at odds with the ills of society and corruption. This characterization was similar to Bachchan's one. Likewise, he has worked with some of the biggest actresses of his time and Bollywood in general, like Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kolhapure, Rati Agnihotri, Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and more.

Mithun achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim. His performances in Mrigaya, Tahader Katha and Swami Vivekananda, were widely appreciated and won him National Film Awards. He also won two Filmfare awards: The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the 1990 film Agneepath, and the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance in Jallad. Apart from it, he was praised for his performances in films like Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988) and Mujrim (1989).

In the mid '90s he took a break from Mumbai and relocated to Ooty where he set up his hotel business and literally became a "One Man Industry" for a decade as he starred over 80 plus films over 10 years as he shifted his focus from mainstream Hindi cinema and went into starring in low-budget B-grade movies. These movies were mainly produced to cater to the audiences of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, where Mithun has a cult-following even today. He was the highest tax payer in the country for five consecutive years as well, from 1994 to 1999 in the mean period.

He made a comeback to the mainstream Hindi film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan which was not successful. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love (2005), he was acclaimed for his performance in Kalpana Lazmi's Chingari (2005). In 2007 he starred in Mani Ratnam's hit film Guru for which he received much critical acclaim. Guru was the first film of his to be commercially successful since his comeback. Mithun had 9 releases in 2008 including Bengali and Bhojpuri films. His movie Heroes was a box office average, and hi comic performance was praised in Don Muthu Swami. In 2009, his movie Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! won multiple International awards. His upcoming films are Zindagi Tere Naam, plus films like Veer with Salman Khan, Raakh, and Kannada flick Manikya. Mithunda's latest releases Soham Shah directed Luck with Sunjay Dutt took a decent opening and settled as Average earner[citation needed].Chal Chalein was appreciated by critics for its bold theme. His latest release Baabarr has done well in northern Single screens[citation needed]. His Phir Kabhi with Dimple Kapadia had the premiere through direct to home(DTH) in September 2009.

Parallel to his Bollywood career, Mithun Chakraborty had chalked up an array of successful and not-so-successful films in his native Bengali, as well as in realistic or arthouse movies, where his trained acting has resulted in him getting quite a few awards and accolades. Troyee, made in 1982 with Debashree Roy and Anil Chatterjee, was a big success. After the move to Bombay, and his popularity as a star in mainstream Hindi movies, there was a lull in Mithun's appearances in mainstream Bengali movies, but he continued to appear in arthouse movies like eminent director Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Tahader Katha in 1992 which got him the second National Award in 1993. A third National Award followed in 1995, this time for the Best Supporting Actor , for his awesome portrayal of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, in G V Iyer's Swami Vivekananda. He also got accolades for Goutam Ghose's Gudia in 1999. He also appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's critically and commercially appreciated Titli in 2002, starring with the real-life mother-daughter pair of Aparna Sen and Konkona Sen Sharma. Recently, the Fatakeshto series of popular entertainers have been widely successful in West Bengal. In 2008, he collaborated again with Dasgupta for the critically acclaimed Kaalpurush, with Rahul Bose and Sameera Reddy.

Television Shows:

Mithun is the Grand Judge of the show Dance India Dance and Dance Bangla Dance on Zee TV. He is known as Mithunda on Dance India Dance.

Selected Filmography:

* Mrigayaa (1976) - Ghinua
* Do Anjaane (1976) -
* Surakshaa (1979) - Gunmaster
* Tarana (1979)
* Hum Paanch (1980) - Bhima
* Shaukeen (1981) - Ravi Anand
* Wardaat (1981) - Gunmaster
* Aadat Se Majboor (1981) - Apurba Kishore Bir
* Disco Dancer (1982) - Anil
* Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983)
* Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984)
* Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985)
* Ghulami (1985)
* Dance Dance (1987) - Ramu
* Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988) - Vijay
* Waqt ki Awaz (1988)
* Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1988) - Johnny
* Dushman (1990) (1990) - Rakesh
* Agneepath (1990) - Krishnan Iyer
* Dil Aashna Hai (1992) - Sunil
* Dalaal (1993)
* Tadipaar (1993)
* Phool Aur Angaar (1993)
* Jallaad (1995) - Amavas
* Ravan Raaj: A True Story - ACP Arjun Varma
* Loha (1997) - Arjun
* Sahara Jaluchi(Oriya) (1998)
* Yamraaj (1998) - Birju
* Gunda (1998) - Shankar
* Titli (2002) - Rohit Roy
* Elaan (2005) - Baba Sikandar
* Lucky: No Time for Love (2005) - Das Kapoor
* Chingaari (2006) - Bhuvan Panda
* Dil Diya Hai (2006)
* Guru (2007) - Manikdas Gupta
* Hason Raja (2007) - Ruhul Amin
* My Name is Anthony Gonsalves (2008)
* Bhole Shankar (2008) - Shankar - Bhojpuri
* Heroes (2008) - Dr. Naqvi
* Chandni Chowk To China (2008) - Dada
* C Kkompany (2008)
* Luck (2009)
* Phir Kabhi (2009)
* Baabarr (2009)
* Veer (2009)

Awards:

National Film Awards

* 1977 - National Film Awards for Best Actor for Mrigayaa
* 1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actor for Tahader Katha
* 1996 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Swami Vivekananda

Filmfare Awards

* 1990 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Agneepath
* 1995 - Filmfare Best Villain Award for Jallaad

Star Screen Awards

* 1995 - Star Screen Award Best Villain for Jallaad

Stardust Awards

* 2007 - Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement
* 2007 - Role Model Of The Year Award

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

* 1977 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Mrigayaa
* 1995 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Tahader Katha
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Remo D'Souza

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Remo D'Souza (born 2 April 1974) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director.He struggled hard to reach where he is today.Although he is mainly involved in choreography, he has also contributed to other Indian film industries,mainly Bengali cinema. He was also one of the judges in the reality dance show Dance India Dance

Struggling period:

He studied in Jamnagar, Gujarat. He did his 12th from there and during his HSC board exam he realized that he didn’t have any interest in studies. He immediately left school and landed in Mumbai to struggle.But his father wanted him to join the Indian Air Force.
He did not have any formal instruction in dance but he loved dance since his early childhood and used to perform at school functions. His passion to learn more about dance brought him to Mumbai.
Whatever he has learnt about dance until now is on his own. He learnt dance by watching movies, music videos etc. He would rather say Michael Jackson is his guru as he used to copy his steps watching his dance on the television and then choreograph his own steps by adding something extra.
Initially he had no source of income and considers himself lucky to be staying with a very generous family. After a few days he opened a dance class by the name of Super Brats at Churni Road. Along with three of his friends Remo soon opened two more branches of the institute, one in Andheri and other in Borivili. He used to travel to Churni Road in the morning, take the class there, come to Borivili for the second class and then catch the train to come to Andheri for his last class before he could go home.
Initially he had four students but gradually the number increased. Income was supplemented through these dance classes but the demand for such dance classes fluctuated with the monsoon season being the worst time of the year. At one point he had literally no money; not even to pay his rent. Once, he lied to them that he had his classes and would come after two days. For those two days, he stayed at Bandra station with no food to eat.
It was in an All India Dance Competition that his team came first and he got noticed. At that time, Ahmed Khan was working on Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela and was on the look out for fresh faces. He auditioned him and he got selected. At the beginning he was rejected because of his dark complexion and unattractive features whereas Ahmed wanted fair complexioned males. But luckily Ahmed's assistant knew about Remo's dancing skills and insisted him to take him in the film. So, he got selected for Rangeela's first song, Ai re ai re. Ram Gopal Varma loved his character so much that he kept him in all the scenes. If you see the film you will notice that it opens with a close up of him sitting and having a beedi. That was his first big break as a dancer and jump started his career. From there on, he started assisting Ahmed.
After assisting Ahmed Khan for one year, he got the confidence to take on an independent project. But at the same time, he was worried because that meant that he would have to leave Ahmed and if the project didn't click, he would be nowhere. It was Anubhav Sinha who gave him his first video. It was Sonu Nigam's album Deewana. Luckily the video was a big hit and later he worked on many more videos along with Anubhav and others. There was a time when he was working on four music videos in one day. As far as acting is concerned, he got his first break in Hansal Mehta's Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, which unfortunately didn't do well at the box office. It was Anubhav Sinha once again who gave him his film Tum Bin, which proved to be a big hit. But his real breakthrough came from Kaante where he choreographed item number Ishq Samundar wich was a big hit. After Tum Bin and Kaante , his career finally took off and he has been a part of various music videos and movies since then.

Filmography:

London Dreams (Released)

Har Pall (2009) (post-production) (choreographer)

Familywala (2009) (completed) (choreographer)

Life Partner (2009)(Released)

Luck (2009)(Released)

Paying Guest (2009)(Released)

Kal Kissne Dekha (12 June 2009) (Released)

Ek - The Power Of One (27 March 2009) (Released)

Jai Veeru (13 March 2009) (Released)

The Stoneman Murders (13 February 2009) (Released)

Victory (30 January 2009) (Released)

Friends Forever (2009) (Post-Production)

Familywala (2009) (Stuck/On Hold)

Har Pall (2009) (Under Production)

Mr. Fraud (2009) (Under Production)

Jaanleva (2009) (Post-Production)

Main Rony Aur Jony (2009) (Stuck/On Hold)

Maharathi (5 December 2008) (Released)

Sorry Bhai! (28 November 2008) (Released)

Singh is King(Released)

Kidnap (2 October 2008) (Released)

Hijack (5 September 2008) (Released)

Rock On!! (29 August 2008) (Released)

Ugly Aur Pagli (1 August 2008) (Released)

Mission Istaanbul (25 July 2008) (Released)

De Taali (20 June 2008) (Released)

Humsey Hai Jahaan (6 June 2008) (Released)

Mithya (8 February 2008) (Released)

Speed (19 October 2007) (Released)

Chhodon Naa Yaar (5 October 2007) (Released)

Darling (7 September 2007) (Released)

Marigold: An Adventure In India (17 August 2007) (Released)

Cash (3 August 2007) (Released)

Awarapan (29 June 2007) (Released)

mp3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar (8 June 2007) (Released)

The Train (8 June 2007) (Released)

Good Boy Bad Boy (11 May 2007) (Released)

Delhii Heights (30 March 2007) (Released)

Just Married (16 March 2007) (Released)

Tarqashh?A Basketful Of Fiery Dreams (2007) (Released)

Aryan - Unbreakable (15 December 2006) (Released)

Baabul (8 December 2006) (Released)

Apna Sapna Money Money (10 November 2006) (Released)

Hota Hai Dil Pyaar Mein Paagal (6 October 2006) (Post-Production)

Rocky - The Rebel (22 September 2006) (Released)

Pyaar Ke Side Effects (15 September 2006) (Released)

Bas Ek Pal (15 September 2006) (Released)

Dil Diya Hai (8 September 2006) (Released)

Jaane Hoga Kya (1 September 2006) (Released)

Anthony Kaun Hai? (4 August 2006) (Released)

Alag (16 June 2006) (Released)

Jaadu Sa Chal Gayaa (26 May 2006) (Released)

Ankahee (19 May 2006) (Released)

Tom Dick And Harry (12 May 2006) (Released)

36 China Town (5 May 2006) (Released)

Fight Club - Members Only (17 February 2006) (Released)

Aksar (3 February 2006) (Released)

Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (18 November 2005) (Released)

Koi Aap Sa (14 October 2005) (Released)

Chocolate (16 September 2005) (Released)

Jo Bole So Nihaal (13 May 2005) (Released)

Waqt - Race Against Time (22 April 2005) (Released)

Lucky - No Time For Love (8 April 2005) (Released)

Naam Gum Jayega (8 April 2005) (Released)

Shabd (4 February 2005) (Released)

Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao (1 October 2004) (Released)

Dhoom (27 August 2004) (Released)

Asambhav (23 July 2004) (Released)

Bardaasht (23 April 2004) (Released)

Meenaxi (2 April 2004) (Released)

Chameli (9 January 2004) (Released)

Daag - Shades Of Love (2004)

Wrong Number (12 December 2003) (Released)

Tehzeeb (5 December 2003) (Released)

Janasheen (28 November 2003) (Released)

Qayamat (11 July 2003) (Released)

Stumped (16 May 2003) (Released)

Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (10 January 2003) (Released)

Mumbai Matinee (2003) (Released)

Kaante (20 December 2002) (Released)

Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (11 October 2002) (Released)

Road (27 September 2002) (Released)

Chhal (9 August 2002) (Released)

Aankhen (5 April 2002) (Released)

Pitaah (4 January 2002) (Released)

Ehsaas - A Feeling (30 November 2001) (Released)

Tum Bin (13 July 2001) (Released)

Papa the Great (2000) (special thanks)

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (29 September 2000) (Released)

Rangeela (8 September 1995) (Released)

As a Director:

After choreographing songs in more than 100 films in last eight years, Remo turned director with Bengali film Lal Paharer Katha (a story of the red hills), which is being screened at the Dubai International Film Festival.Made on a budget of 1.5 crore, Remo's wife Lizelle D'Souza has produced the film.

The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a lead role and revolves around Chhau, a tribal dance form of Orissa and West Bengal. And the strange thing is that it is in Bengali, a language that Remo doesn't know much about. The story is inspired from his own life where a physically challenged kid's life started changing when Remo started teaching him dance and choreography.

Now Remo is all set to debut as a direct in Hindi cinema with Producer Vashu Bhagnani. The movie will star Sanjay Dutt and Jackky Bhagnani.The movie is about college going youngsters and has a social message for all parents - 'Don't force your children to do what you want. Ask them what they want'."The movie is likely to go on floors by last week of October 2009.

As an Actor:

Perdesh

Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities (2004) .... Kunal's friend

Aflatoon (1997)

AS a Song Director:

Bas Ek Pal (15 September 2006) (Released)
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Geeta Kapoor

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Geeta Kapur completely idolizes her mentor Farah Khan with whom she worked as an assistant choreographer for a very long time. Geeta has done many music videos for Ken Ghosh. Her forte is Indian Classical, specifically Bharatnatyam.
She is a 'bindaas' mentor and her comments are frank. Yet there is a very soft side to her. Geeta encourages her teammates and builds a strong bond with them. She is a very emotional person.



Filmography:

As An Actor

Razia Sultan (September 16, 1983) (Released)

Pakeeza (February 4, 1972) (Released)

Choreographer

Prince- Its Showtime (December 11, 2009) (Under Production)
Aladin (October 23, 2009) (Under Production)
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (June 27, 2008) (Released)
Heyy Babyy (August 24, 2007) (Released)
Naksha (September 8, 2006) (Released)
Pyare Mohan (April 21, 2006) (Released)
Koi Aap Sa (October 14, 2005) (Released)
Shaadi Ka Laddoo (April 23, 2004) (Released)
Armaan (May 16, 2003) (Released)
Haasil (May 16, 2003) (Released)
Saathiya (December 20, 2002) (Released)
Asoka (October 26, 2001) (Released)
Fiza (September 8, 2000) (Released)
Josh (June 9, 2000) (Released)
Mela (January 7, 2000) (Released)
Duplicate (May 7, 1998) (Released)
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Terrence Lewis

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Terrence Lewis (born 10 April 1975 to Xavier Lewis and Teresa Lewis) is an internationally trained specialist in indian folk,contemporary and Neo- Classical Dance forms. He is a choreographer in Bollywood films and musicals.
He choreographed for films including Lagaan, Naach, and Jhankar. He has choreographed music videos, including are Chandu ke Chacha (AASMA), and Kasam-adnan sami. He has appeared in advertisements for Yahoo!, Kiah, Liberty Footwear, Elle 18, Hero Honda, Reebok and Sony Ericsson.
He was one of the judges of Lux's Dance India Dance, where he was the mentor of Alisha Singh, the first runner-up.

Terence Lewis, born and brought up in Mumbai, is internationally trained. Terence imparts his skills to aspiring dancers at his dance training institute.
Terence is very particular about technique. He is the Mr. Nice and protects the contestants from the harsh remarks of other mentors and judges. He is the non-filmy master and has a completely different outlook on performances. His forte is contemporary style, though he has also trained himself in various genres.
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All About Dance India Dance

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Format: Reality, Dance
Created by: UTV Software Communications
Opening theme: Dance India Dance title song
Country of origin: India
Running time: 53 minutes (approximately)
Broadcast - Original channel: ZEE TV
Original run(Season 1): January 30, 2009 – May 30, 2009


Dance India Dance is a reality dance show that airs on the Indian satellite television channel Zee TV. The show has been produced by UTV Software Communications and has become India's largest dance-based reality show. The show is to be choreographed by some of the most popular Indian choreographers, such as Terence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapur.The Bollywood actor, Mithun Chakraborty is the grandmaster of the show. The show airs every Friday and Saturday. The winner of the 1st season was Salman Khan (Mohammed Y.K. Ghouse), from Bangalore.

Concept:

The show has raw talent of age group 15 to 25 from all over India. Once chosen, the contestants are trained by professional Bollywood choreographers. There after the participants' compete against each other. Some of the dance forms that are taught to the contestants are Ballet, Acrobatics, Shadow dancing, Mid-air dancing, Broadway theatre, Contemporary, Bollywood and Hip-hop. The judges do a fine job of judging and tutoring their students. The Grand Finale of the first season was on Saturday, May 30, 2009.

Judges:

  • Mithun Chakraborty ====>> Grand Master
  • Terence Lewis ====>> Judge
  • Geeta Kapoor ====>> Judge
  • Remo D'Sauza ====>> Judge

Host:

  • Jay Bhanushali
  • Shaumya Tandon
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