Mrigayaa To Disco Dancer: Best Mithun Chakraborty Movies To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty is one of India's most celebrated actors. Here is a look at some of his best films and roles that immortalised him in our hearts forever.

Mithun Chakraborty is one of India's most celebrated actors. Here is a look at some of his best films and roles that immortalised him in our hearts forever.

Mrinal Sen and K. Rajeshwara Rao produced the 1976 Indian historical drama film Mrigayaa. The Odia short story 'Shikaar' by Bhagbati Charan Panigrahi serves as its inspiration. Mithun Chakraborty and Mamata Shankar, both made their film debuts with the film. Chakraborty also won a National Award For Best Actor for the film.

He was honored with the 1991 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the movie 'Agneepath' as Krishnan Iyer Nariyal Paniwala. 'Agneepath' is a must watch classic for all Hindi cinema fans

'Disco Dancer' is an Indian dance film from 1982 that was helmed by Babbar Subhash and written by Rahi Masoom Raza. Mithun Chakraborty and Kim play the key roles in it. The movie depicts the narrative of a teenage street performer from Bombay's slums who goes from poverty to wealth. 'Disco Dancer' was a blockbuster.

Budhhadeb Dasgupta directed the 1992 Indian drama film 'Tahader Katha'. Mithun Chakraborty won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor in the movie, and the film also received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.

The 1998 Indian biographical film'Swami Vivekananda' was produced and directed by T. Subbarami Reddy and G. V. Iyer. Iyer spent eleven years writing the screenplay and doing the necessary research for the movie. In the movie, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee played the 19th-century Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda, and Mithun Chakraborty played his master, Ramakrishna. Critics gave the movie mostly unfavorable reviews. Mithun Chakraborty received widespread praise for his performance in this movie and was honored with his third National Film Award.

Ravikant Nagaich directed the 1979 Hindi-language movie 'Surakksha.' Mithun Chakraborty, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep, Iftekhar, Ranjeeta, and Jeevan were part of the film's star cast.It was the first of two spy thrillers starring Mithun (the other being Wardat) that had the hero's code of Gunmaster G9. Mithin Chakraborty established himself as an action lead with the likes of such films, 'Surakksha' being one of the foremost and popular ones.

He entered character roles in a number of popular and critically acclaimed films, including 'Guru', 'Golmaal 3', 'Housefull 2', 'OMG – Oh My God!', 'Khiladi 786', 'Kick', and others, following a period of decline in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

A legend of Mithun Chakraborty's stature cannot have just five best films. For his massive fan base, everyone has their own favourites. Share your favourite Mithun Da films with us. ( All Pics Credit: IMDb)