MID-DAY (April 23, 2020)

Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty’s father breathed his last in Mumbai on Tuesday, but the veteran actor is currently stranded in Bengaluru owing to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. Basanta Kumar Chakraborty, 95, reportedly died of renal failure after battling health problems for a while.

Right now, the actor is trying to reach Mumbai to perform the last rites. He was in Bengaluru for a shoot and post the lockdown, got stuck there. His eldest son Mahaakshay, also known as Mimoh, is in Mumbai along with the rest of the family.

Rituparna Sengupta confirmed the news on social media and tweeted her condolence to the actor and his family. She wrote, “My deep condolences on the sudden demise of your father, Mithun Da. Stay strong and may his soul rest in peace forever.”

Mithun, whose real name is Gouranga Chakraborty, is the eldest among the four children of Basanta Kumar Chakraborty, who is survived by his wife Satimoyee Chakraborty.