MithunDa was born as Gouranga Chakraborty on 16th June 1947 in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied at the Scottish Church College and earned a degree in BSc. He also attended the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Mithunda, as he is fondly known, was a Naxalite. Owing to his brother’s untimely death, he went back to his family.
He married the actress Yogitha Bali and they have three sons and one daughter. He was rumoured to have married actress Sridevi who left him when she found out he hadn’t divorced his first wife, leading to an annulment.
He owns the Monarch Group in the hospitality sector. He also helped start the Bengal Football Academy and was part owner of the Royal Bengal Tigers of the IPL. He started the Ooty Factory Films that produce low budget B grade movies. He has also acted in Bengali and Bhojpuri movies.
