New Kid on the Block : Mimoh Chakravarthy
26 April 2007 | Actors | No Comments
Weren't you supposed to make your acting debut with 'He - The Only One'? How come your other film 'Jimmy' is releasing first.
He - The Only One was supposed to be my first film as we did the mahurat and also started shooting. But during the course of the shoot the Padmalaya film producers had a major rift between them. That's the reason the film is on halt. Jimmy was my second film but because He - The Only One is on hold, Jimmy will release first. I shot nearly 60 percent of the film but then due to this problem the film is kept on halt. He - The Only One is an out and out action film. It's a complete contrast to Jimmy. Jimmy is basically a thriller and has everything in it whereas He - the Only One is a hardcore action film.
Your father Mithun's name in his biggest hit 'Disco Dancer' was Jimmy. Even your first film's name is Jimmy. Was that intentional on the part of the director to strike a connection?
It was never meant to have any specific connection with my father's and my film. When the story was being written, it struck the director that the title Jimmy goes with the story and later we realized that there is a connection. It just happened unknowingly. But then we realized that it's a plus point too. Jimmy was my father's name in Disco Dancer and now my first film has the same tile but it wasn't intentional. There is no connection in Jimmy and Disco Dancer. It's an out and out thriller film there is not even a single trace of Disco Dancer except the title.
So then what is Jimmy about?
Jimmy has everything a newcomer can ask for. It's basically a thorough entertainer. It's got action, drama, emotion, romance. Everything is well balanced and for me as a newcomer I couldn't have asked for anything else.
In Jimmy I am play a character that has two shades. During the day he works as a car engineer and at night he works as a DJ. He has to work to for his mother and make her dreams come true. It's a very responsible character. He doesn't show his pain or his frustrations to others. Even though he has to go through this pain everyday he always keeps this lively approach towards people. And then an incident changes his life. From there the story takes an interesting turn.
Mimoh is your screen name. What is your real name?
My real name is Mahakshay and it is a Sanskrit name. Mahakshay means the immortal. But my father thought that there are already so many Akshays in the industry so Mimoh will be a better name and plus it is a small name and people will remember it. And also Mimoh happens to be my pet name so he thought that lets keep it Mimoh.
So far you have been associated with your father Mithun. But you derive your looks from your mother Yogita Bali. Tell us about your bonding with your mother.
My dad always jokes about it saying that I am a mixture of a Sikh and Bengali. I have got the brains of a Bengali and the looks of a Sikh. With my mother I am an open book. Even without telling her anything, the way I approach her she knows what is going on in my mind. I have always been open to her about everything in my life because mom is more lenient towards me. There are things which I can't tell my dad and so I convey to him via my mom. ….read more
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