On Wednesday, Veteran Bollywood actor and Bengal BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the Kolkata Police in connection with a controversial speech made by him while campaigning for the recently concluded West Bengal assembly polls.
What’s the matter?
On March 7, during an election rally at the Brigade Parade Ground, the actor had reportedly made a controversial statement “maarbo ekhane lash porbe shoshane” (I will hit you here and the body will fall in the crematorium) and “ek chobole chobi” (just one snakebite and you will become a photograph) in presence of PM Narendra Modi.
It was also alleged that the actor’s sayings were a cause for post-election violence in the state. The actor, who was among the BJP’s star campaigners in the April-May election, was questioned virtually in connection with the case filed against him.
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FIR against Mithun Chakraborty
An FIR was registered against the actor in Maniktala for his speech. The complainant claimed in his FIR that the actor had used dialogues like “maarbo ekhane lash porbe shoshane (I will hit you here and the body will fall in the crematorium)” and “ek chobole Chobi (just one snakebite and you will become a photograph) during a BJP campaign rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata for the West Bengal assembly elections.
FIR against him was booked under Sections 504,505,153A, 120B of the IPC.
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Mithun’s petition against the FIR
Last week, Mithun Chakraborty had filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court seeking quashing of the case registered against him for alleged incitement to post-poll violence through his speeches, in which he had recited popular dialogues from his films.
He had sought of the FIR quashing. However, the court asked him to join the investigation virtually. According to the recent reports, the veteran Bollywood actor was questioned for about 45 minutes by the officers of Kolkata Police.
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Bengal’s violence
After the election results were declared, there were clashes which involved Trinamool and BJP workers in several parts of Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said last month that at least 16 people lost their lives in the violence.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that “human lives are more important than politics” and asked people to “stop this violence”. In the aftermath of the post-poll violence in Bengal, Chakraborty had urged people to stop violence which has wrecked the state since the Assembly election results on May 2.
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Mithun Da turns 71 today
Actor Mithun Chakraborty turns 71 year old today. Unlike various Bollywood stars, Mithun’s debut film was iconic, as he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. The film was none other than Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayaa (1976). He amazed everyone as he hit the bull’s eye right after debut.
Mithun Chakraborty appeared in more than 350 films across Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Punjabi. Apart from films, he was also a part of popular dance show Dance India Dance, where he judged the show as grandmaster. And now he is also a prominent politician and a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament.
Mithun Chakraborty made his Bollywood debut ‘Mrigayaa’ in 1976 and went on to bag his first National Film Award for Best Actor for the first film itself. After delivering a hit with ‘Mera Rakshak’ in 1978, Mithun became an overnight star with the low-budget spy film, ‘Surakshaa’ that released in 1979. And that gave a kick-start to Mithun’s Bollywood journey.
Some of the hit movies by Mithun Da
1. Disco Dancer- 1982
2. Surakshaa- 1979
3. Unnes Bees- 1980
4. Hum Paanch- 1981
5. Pyar Jhukta Nahin- 1985
Here’s a compilation of Mithun Chakrobarty’s evergreen hits from the 90’s on his birthday
Video Courtesy: epicION SounD
