MITHUN CHAKRABORTY BEREAVED BY HIS FATHER BASANTKUMAR CHAKRABORTY’S DEATH BUT STUCK IN BANGALORE DUE TO LOCKDOWN

Jyothi Venkatesh

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was in Bengaluru for a shoot and currently stuck there following the lockdown has unfortunately lost his father on Tuesday night due to liver failed to function but not in a position to come back to Mumbai to take part in the funeral of his late father. Even at the time of writing this piece, it is learnt reliably that Mithun Chakraborty is trying desperately using all his influence to get to Mumbai by hook or by crook to perform the last rites. After the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced, Mithun Chakraborty had no alternative but to stay back in Bengaluru. The actor is trying to get to Mumbai to perform his last rites.

Mithun's father Basantakumar Chakraborty was 95 and had been battling age-related ailments for quite some time. By the way, I knew Mithun’s father Basantakumar Cjakraborty very well as I was working at the Hotel Oberoi Sheraton ( now known as Hotel Trident) 45 years ago when Mr Basantkumar was working as the General Manager of the United Bank of India, Hotel Oberoi Sheraton branch at Narinman Point. In fact such a disciplinarian was Mr Basant Kumar that once when he visited his son Mithun in Ooty, when he observed that the Hotel Monarch owned by Mithun was selling mineral water for Rs 50 when its cost was just Rs 5, he had told me frankly that he had admonished his son and asked him not to sell water given by God for the sake of profit and since then Mithun had ordered his staff not to charge for mineral water and also instructed them that mineral water should be served free of charge.

The popular Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta has not only confirmed the news on Twitter but also shared a condolence message for Mithun and his family. She wrote, "My deep condolences on the sudden demise of your father, Mithunda. Stay strong & may your dad’s soul rest in peace forever (sic)."