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38 TMC MLAs In Talks With BJP, Says Mithun Chakraborty
Actor-turned politician Mithun Chakraborty, who joined BJP in 2021, claimed that 38 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs are in talks with the BJP. Reacting to these claims, the TMC camp said, "I think he was mentally ill and not physically... The problem is that he does not know politics." TMC Santanu Sen further said, these claims are nothing but false agendas to mislead people in West Bengal, and have no reality.
Tags: Mithun Chakraborty, BJP, Mamata Banerjee, Santanu Sen, TMC MLAs
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Mithun Chakraborty Claims He Considered Suicide During Difficult Times
Mithun Chakraborty recently recounted the most difficult period of his career and said that he considered suicide at times. Mithun said in a new interview with ETimes that he sometimes doubted his ability to fulfill his ambitions. He also said that returning to Kolkata, his birthplace was not a possibility at the time. "But my advice is never to think of ending your life without fighting," he said.
Tags: Mithun Chakraborty, Suicide, Kolkata, interview, fight
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'The Kashmir Files' To Release On March 11 After Bombay HC Dismiss Stay Plea
The Bombay HC dismissed a plea seeking stay on the release of the 'The Kashmir Files' on March 9. HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta reviewed the PIL, which said, Vivek Agnihotri's film is hurting religious sentiments of the Islamic community. However, Datta said that the petitioner has not challenged CBFC and dismissed his plea. The movie stars Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty, is set to release on March 11.
Tags: Bombay High Court, The Kashmir Files, Vivek Agnihotri, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty
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Mithun Chakraborty Questioned By Bengal Police Over His Film Dialogue
"Marbo ekhaney, lash porbay shoshaney", a line from Mithun Chakraborty's 2006 film, 'MLA Fatakeshto' landed him in a virtual police questioning on June 16. An FIR was lodged against the 71-year-old actor for allegedly instigating Bengal's post-poll violence with the dialogue in his March 7 speech. However, the BJP campaigner was given an order to be virtually questioned by Kolkata Police after going to court to get the FIR cancelled… read-more
Tags: Mithun Chakraborty, BJP, FIR, MLA Fatakeshto, virtual questioning, Kolkata Police
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Mithun Chakraborty Lists Himself As Kolkata Voter Ahead Of Polls
As per reports, actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has switched his voting rights from Mumbai to Kolkata. However, it is still unclear if he will contest the upcoming West Bengal elections. The 70-year-old has registered himself as a voter from the Kashipur-Belgachia constituency where his sister Sharmistha Sarkar resides. About Mithun's candidature, BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya stated, "Mithun da becoming a Kolkata voter doesn't mean… read-more
Tags: West Bengal, Mithun Chakraborty, BJP, Kailash vijayvargiya, Kashipur Belagachia
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