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He-man

Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mimoh is ready to take on Bollywood

Swati Anand

THE voice sounds like it’s freshly cracked and the blonde streaks seem carefully ironed out. But if you scan for similarities with his dad Mithun, you won’t hear your radar beep.

Dressed in a body-hugging tee to show off his toned body and sunglasses, Mimoh Chakraborty looks every bit a film star in the making. ‘‘I’ve been preparing for this for more than two years now. And tomorrow is my mahurat,’’ says the visibly nervous 21-year-old of his launch pad—an action film titled He. A remake of Telugu film, Athunu Okade, it’s directed by Dhanraj, and Mimoh’s cast opposite former child-artiste Hansika Motwani.

He’s grown up watching his father on the sets and claims that he always knew he wanted to be an actor. ‘‘But my father wanted me to wait till I was 21 to sign a film since he felt I would be mature enough.’’ Chakraborty Jr even abandoned the idea of pursuing psychology and astronomy at Cambridge University when films beckoned.

He finally signed up at the west coast headquarters for the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles and later with Chennai’s Rambo Rajkumar and is ready to take on the stunts in the film. ‘‘I work out six days a week and on most days, I have an all-protein diet.’’

Right now, the emphasis is on gymnastics to acquire a supple, lean body. It’s almost impossible to imagine him as a chubby teenager.

‘‘I was 120 kg and all the girls in school used to tie rakhis on my wrist,’’ he recalls. It took six years of rigorous training and a strict diet for toning.

An introvert who doesn’t like partying, Chakraborty prefers to cook his own zero-fat meals if he isn’t binging on Subway’s Anti-Vegetarian foot-long.

He refers to his father as Mithun and not dad. ‘‘I’ve always heard people refer to him that way and he doesn’t really mind. Plus he’s more like a friend,’’ he shrugs. ‘‘

But mom (Yogita Bali) is mom.’’ And he isn’t the only one in the family with Bollywood aspirations. Younger brothers, Ushmey (17) and Namashi (13) and sister Dishani (8) are already planning to strike gold at the BO. Meanwhile, Chakraborty already has an untitled venture with Sneha Ullal.

Bolly Call

* Mi is from Michael Jackson and moh from Mohammed Ali
* Would like to act in dad’s Disco Dancer remake if possible
* Is too embarrassed to watch Yogita Bali on screen and hasn’t seen even one of her films
* Thinks the song Yaad Aa Raha Hai from Disco Dancer is his dad’s dancing best
* Feels Hrithik Roshan is Bollywood’s ‘‘complete actor’’
* Loves shopping at Linking Road, Mumbai

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Бедный мальчик не видел ни одного маминого фильма??? Как это ему удалось?