Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP before Modi’s rally in Kolkata Mithun Chakraborty. Photo: Collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty joined India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today and shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a mega rally in Kolkata ahead of the coming assembly elections in the state beginning later this month. Ahead of Modi's arrival on the dais at Brigade Parade ground, the 70-year-old actor was welcomed into the party by BJP's senior leaders Dilip Ghosh and Kailash Vijayvargiya, who presented Mithun with a saffron "uttariyo". Mithun, who made his acting debut with Mrinal Sen's "Mrigaya" (1976) and became a craze with the youth for his dancing ability in the 1982 Hindi film "Disco Dancer", was a big draw where thousands of people turned up for the BJP's first major rally, reports our New Delhi correspondent.