Mithun
Chakraborty
is
one
versatile
all
round
actor
who
has
literally
defied
time
as
far
as
not
only
Bollywood
is
concerned
but
also
Tollywood.
If
around
a
decade
ago
he
had
portrayed
the
role
of
the
South
Indian
nariyalpaniwala
Mr
Krishnan
Iyer
M.A
in
Agneepath,
now
in
his
forthcoming
venture
Don
Muthuswami,
Mithuin
Chakraborty
is
all
set
to
tickle
your
funny
bone
with
his
hilarious
portrayal
of
a
Don
called
Muthuswami.
Talking
about
his
role
in
Don
Muthuswamy,
Mithun
asserts
that
though
the
title
of
the
film
is
Don
Muthuswamy,
the
film
does
not
revolve
round
a
Don
or
for
that
matter
the
gory
underworld.
"The
film
is
about
a
family
which
had
migrated
before
1997
and
is
not
about
dongiri.
The
film
begins
with
the
dad
of
the
Don
dying
and
extracting
a
promise
while
lying
that
the
son
would
leave
dadagiri
forever.
The
film
is
about
the
problems
which
he
has
to
face
in
the
process
and
how
he
strikes
a
balance
between
his
two
wives",
explains
Mithun.
As
an
actor,
Mithun
is
happy
that
ever
since
he
had
made
his
debut
with
Mrinal
Sen's
Mrigaya,
around
thirty
three
years
ago,
he
has
been
tackling
different
types
of
roles.
"I
have
been
able
to
brave
type-casting.
I
have
done
action
roles,
comedy
roles
and
also
dance
oriented
films
like
Disco
dancer
but
am
lucky
that
I
was
not
slotted
in
a
particular
bracket",
says
Mithun
when
I
met
him
for
this
interview
at
the
Royal
Classic
Club
in
the
suburbs.
The
talk
now
veers
around
his
eldest
son
Mimoh
Chakraborty
who
has
just
made
his
debut
with
the
film
Jimmy
which
has
nose-dived
at
the
box
office.
"Mimoh
is
25
times
better
than
me
as
a
dancer,
though,
as
far
as
the
acting
department
is
concerned,
I
think
I
am
25
times
better
than
him
because
he
is
yet
to
learn
a
lot
by
trial
and
error
method
in
films.
Mimoh
has
to
fight
his
own
battle
in
the
film
industry.
I
know
he
has
the
talent
and
will
make
it",
beams
the
proud
father.
Is
your
character
in
Don
Muthuswamy
an
extension
of
your
character
of
Mr
Krishnan
Iyer
M.A
in
Agneepath?
I
ask
Mithun.
Pat
comes
the
reply,
"Yes.
I
agree
that
the
character
of
don
Muthuswamy
is
an
extension
of
my
character
in
Agneepath
but
felt
me
hasten
to
tell
you
that
it
is
an
extension
by
character
and
not
by
situations.
It
is
an
out
and
out
fun
film
with
the
backdrop
of
the
underworld
in
a
funny
way."
For
a
guy
who
had
decided
to
quit
acting
and
literally
take
sanyas
in
Ooty,
where
he
has
constructed
a
five
star
hotel
like
Monarch,
Mithun,
who
had
staged
a
grand
come
back
in
Bollywood
with
Elaan
three
years
ago,
is
busy
as
a
bee
with
as
many
as
eleven
films
up
his
sleeves
in
different
kinds
of
roles.
Talking
about
his
growth
as
an
actor
over
the
last
thirty
three
years,
Mithun
admits
that
every
actor
changes
with
time.
"To
maintain
your
position
as
an
actor
in
this
industry
is
by
itself
a
great
challenge.
Acting,
by
no
stretch
of
imagination
can
be
called
a
cakewalk.
I
am
glad
and
privileged
that
as
an
actor
I
have
always
been
repeatedly
signed
by
almost
every
film
maker
like
Shakti
Samanta,
who
had
earlier
cast
me
in
almost
seven
films
of
his
including
Khwaab,
Aamne
Saamne
and
Ahankaar," Mithun
travels
a
nostalgic
path.
Mithun
further
adds,
"An
actor
can
never
be
satisfied
with
whatever
role
he
has
essayed
in
his
career.
I
am
no
exception
to
the
rule.
My
aim,
even
today,
is
to
justify
each
and
every
role
that
I
am
asked
to
play
and
earn
accolades
as
an
actor".
Mithun
continues
with
gusto,
"I
should
confess
that
I
am
having
a
great
time
in
the
industry
as
an
actor.
I
am
quite
excited
about
my
role
in
Phir
Bhi
in
which
I
have
been
cast
opposite
Dimple
Kapadia.
I
play
a
65
year
old
man
who
is
in
love
with
Dimple,
who
is
a
middle
aged
woman.
It
is
a
mature
love
story
with
the
accent
on
emotion."
Besides
Phir
Bhi,
Mithun
has
yet
another
challenging
role
in
Chal
Chale,
which,
according
to
him,
is
all
about
how
parents
are
subjected
to
a
lot
of
pressure
when
their
kids
commit
suicide.
The
film
sets
out
to
drive
home
the
subtle
message
that
each
child
just
cannot
come
first
in
his
class.
"I
am
playing
the
role
of
Ujjwal
Singh,
a
lawyer
in
the
film",
explains
the
multifaceted
actor.
Mithun
asserts
that
he
accepts
a
role
only
if
and
when
it
touches
his
heart
when
he
is
narrated
the
subject
and
cites
the
example
of
the
film
Ghosla,
in
which
he
says
that
he
is
playing
the
unusual
role
of
a
national
award
winning
sculptor
who
is
reduced
to
lead
the
life
of
a
beggar.
Though
he
has
several
films
today
on
the
floors,
Mithun
hastens
to
clarify
that
he
is
very
choosy
and
does
not
sign
each
and
every
offer
that
is
dangled
in
front
of
him,
because
he
does
not
want
to
get
stuck
with
mediocre
films
or
for
that
matter
roles.
Besides
Phir
Bhi,
Ghosla
and
Chal
Chale,
Mithun
is
now
working
in
films
like
Luck
(in
which
he
is
playing
a
military
major
like
in
Ghulami,
with
Sanjay
Dutt
as
his
co-star)
Veer,
Zindagi
Tere
Naam
(which
is
a
love
story),
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
C
Kkompany,
Love
and
last
but
not
the
least
Subhash
Ghai's
Yuvraj.
Mithun
concludes
by
stating
that
though
now
he
is
too
busy
as
an
actor
working
for
25
days
every
month,
he
does
not
rule
out
the
possibility
of
taking
up
direction
at
a
later
stage
in
life.