Mithun Chakraborty Discharged After Successful Hand Surgery in Kolkata; CM Suvendu Adhikari Had Visited Him in Hospital

Mithun Chakraborty is back home after undergoing a minor surgical procedure on his right arm in Kolkata, offering a reassuring update to a story that initially emerged through West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s hospital visit.

The veteran actor and BJP leader underwent surgery on Thursday, August 6, 2026, to remove a metal plate that had been inserted following an earlier injury. Hospital sources told PTI that the procedure was successful and that Chakraborty was stable afterwards. Adhikari visited him the following morning and later shared photographs from the meeting on social media.

The most important update since those initial reports is that Chakraborty did not remain hospitalised for long. Bengali ABP Ananda reported that he was discharged from Kolkata’s Peerless Hospital on Saturday, August 8, after recovering from the procedure.

That means the story is no longer best framed simply as “Mithun hospitalised.” The latest available information points to a completed procedure followed by discharge and recovery at home.

What surgery did Mithun Chakraborty undergo?

The operation was connected to an older injury to Chakraborty’s right arm.

Early hospital-based reports said doctors removed a metal plate that had previously been implanted after an accident or injury. PTI’s account, carried by India Today, described it as a successful minor procedure and said his condition was stable.

Later local reporting supplied additional detail. Sangbad Pratidin reported that Chakraborty had injured his elbow roughly two years earlier and had undergone surgery involving a plate and screws. According to that account, he later developed renewed pain, tingling in his fingers and reduced grip strength, with one of the old screws reportedly putting pressure on the ulnar nerve.

Because those more specific medical details come from local reporting rather than a publicly released hospital bulletin, they should be attributed rather than presented as an official diagnosis.

The consistently verified point across multiple sources is simpler: the latest surgery dealt with hardware from an earlier arm injury, the procedure was successful, and Chakraborty recovered sufficiently to leave hospital soon afterwards. 

Suvendu Adhikari made the hospitalisation public

Chakraborty apparently did not intend to publicise the procedure.

After visiting him, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told reporters that the actor had informed him and BJP West Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya about the operation but had wanted the matter kept private. Adhikari said Chakraborty was doing well and expected to leave hospital shortly.

Adhikari also posted photographs from the visit and said he had spoken with Chakraborty and enquired about his physical condition.

The Chief Minister’s public update was therefore the first authoritative indication for many readers that the actor had been hospitalised at all.

This was not an emergency operation

That distinction is worth emphasising.

The available reporting does not describe a sudden life-threatening health crisis. Multiple reports characterised it as a minor operation related to hardware from an earlier injury, and hospital sources said Chakraborty remained stable after the procedure.

Headlines using language such as “health scare” or implying that his condition had suddenly deteriorated would therefore overstate what is known.

The fact that he was discharged on August 8 further supports the more measured framing.

The 2024 connection

The latest procedure also appears to connect with an earlier orthopaedic episode.

PTI reported that Adhikari had previously visited Chakraborty during a 2024 hospital stay when the actor underwent surgery on his hand. The 2026 operation was subsequently described as removal of hardware implanted after that earlier injury.

That gives the current hospitalisation a clearer timeline: this was not a newly emerging medical condition but a follow-up procedure associated with an old injury.

Mithun remains active in films and public life

The surgery comes during a period in which Chakraborty remains professionally visible.

Recent reports list him among the actors associated with upcoming films including Batwara 1947 and Jailer 2.

He has also continued appearing publicly in West Bengal after the operation. On August 14, Times of India reported comments from Chakraborty regarding the Kolkata International Film Festival, indicating that he had resumed public engagements within days of leaving hospital.

That subsequent appearance provides additional context suggesting the procedure did not lead to a prolonged period away from public life.

Why the updated version of the story matters

The original hospital reports were accurate at the time: Chakraborty had undergone surgery, remained under medical supervision and was expected to be discharged soon.

But publication timing matters.

By August 21, describing him simply as “hospitalised” would leave readers with an outdated impression.

The fuller sequence is now clear:

August 6: surgery to remove previously implanted hardware.August 7: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visits him and says he is doing well.August 8: Chakraborty is reported discharged from hospital.August 14: he is again making public comments in Kolkata.

That is the version readers should receive today.

The Celebrity Hour Take

Celebrity hospital stories often remain online long after the medical situation itself has changed. In Mithun Chakraborty’s case, updating the article is particularly important because the initial headline can easily suggest an ongoing health crisis.

The verified timeline is considerably more reassuring. This was a planned or limited surgical intervention connected with an old arm injury, the procedure was reported successful, and he was discharged within days.

The most useful editorial approach is therefore not to amplify concern but to close the information loop: what happened, why the operation was performed, what Suvendu Adhikari actually said and what happened after the actor left hospital.

Sources & Verification

This report was independently prepared using PTI reporting based on hospital sources, Suvendu Adhikari’s publicly shared hospital-visit update, multiple established news organisations and subsequent Bengali reporting documenting Chakraborty’s discharge.

The core facts surgery on August 6, removal of previously implanted metal hardware, stable condition and Adhikari’s August 7 hospital visit are independently supported by PTI reports carried by India Today, Hindustan Times and other publications.

The later discharge update comes from ABP Ananda, which identified the hospital as Peerless Hospital and reported that Chakraborty left on August 8.

More detailed claims involving possible ulnar-nerve pressure come from Sangbad Pratidin and have therefore been attributed rather than treated as an official medical bulletin.