
Daily Quiz: On Mithun Chakraborty
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The Hindu Daily Quiz: On Mithun Chakraborty
Q: Mithun’s first released film won him the National Award for Best Actor. Name the film and the legendary director who made it.
A: ‘Mrigaya’ and Mrinal Sen
Q: The film that fans identify him most with was the 1982 flick directed by Babbar Subhash and had foot-tapping music by Bappi Lahiri
A: ‘Disco Dancer’
Q: Mithun also won two more National awards, with one of them for essaying the role of an Indian mystic. Name the mystic
A: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in G.V. Iyer’s ‘Swami Vivekananda’
Q: Name the chain of hotels that he owns in places like Ooty, Siliguri, etc.

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