Look
who
is
taking
a
cue
from
Salman
Khan…Veteran
actor
Mithun
Chakraborty,
who
will
be
seen
in
a
pivotal
role
in
Anil
Sharma"s
Veer
has
hit
the
gym
to
look
ultra
fit.
Veer
will
see
Mithun
Da
play
Salman
Khan"s
father.
Since
it
is
set
in
the
era
of
1880,
the
role
also
required
Mithun
Da
to
look
the
part
for
which
he
had
to
be
physically
very
fit.
Reveals
an
inside
source,
“When
Mithun
Chakraborty
was
first
approached
for
the
film
he
refused,
as
it
required
him
to
work
out
rigorously
for
the
tough
look
of
his
character.
However
he
then
agreed
to
do
the
film
as
there
was
3
months
time
at
hand
and
enough
time
to
up
his
fitness."
“People
who
exercise
know
how
muscle
memory
works...when
you
start
working
out
again
after
years
it
all
comes
back.
We
needed
someone
who
could
look
young,
middle
aged
and
old
in
the
film
and
he
was
the
only
one
who
could
do
it," adds
the
source.
We
hear
that
Mithun
Da
then
started
enjoying
his
workouts,
so
much
so,
that
he
even
stopped
eating
his
rich
Bengali
food
for
more
effective
results.
A
little
birdie
informs,
“Not
only
has
Mithun
Da
restricted
his
Bengali
food,
which
is
very
rich,
but
also
invested
Rupees
25
lakhs
and
set
up
a
new
gym
at
his
Madh
Island
farm
house."
Well
setting
up
a
gym
at
home,
that"s
so
Sallu
style!
We
also
heard
that
Mithun
Da"s
character
required
horse-riding
skills
so
he
got
a
horse
and
started
practicing
at
his
farmhouse.
Hmm…
Looks
like
the
erstwhile
disco
dancer
likes
to
get
into
the
character
of
his
part
to
the
core!