Exactly
a
year
back
Mithun
Chakraborty
was
seen
in
a
roaring
performance
in
Guru.
The
film
starred
him
as
Manikdas
Guptha,
a
Newspaper
owner,
who
was
fondly
called
Nanaji
and
shared
a
love-hate
relationship
with
his
disciple
(Abhishek
Bachchan).
Directed
by
Mani
Rathnam,
the
film
had
released
on
12th
January
2007.
Now
exactly
a
year
later,
he
would
be
seen
in
a
principal
role
once
again
as
Father
Briganza
in
the
film
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves.
To
be
released
in
a
few
days
from
now
i.e.
on
11th
January,
the
film
sees
him
play
a
guardian
angel
to
the
lead
protagonist
Anthony
(Nikhil
Dwivedi).
Directed
by
E
Niwas,
the
film
showcases
a
warm
and
endearing
relationship
between
Anthony
and
Father
Briganza.
In
fact,
Mithun
da's
character
is
not
only
Anthony's
father
figure,
he
is
also
his
moral
guardian,
who,
in
due
course
of
time,
helps
him
choose
between
right
and
wrong.
In
between
Guru
and
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves,
he
was
seen
on
the
big
screen
but
that
was
for
a
brief
appearance
in
the
song
and
dance
number
'Deewangee'
in
Shahrukh
Khan's
Om
Shanti
Om.
Incidentally,
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves
also
has
a
Shahrukh
Khan
connection
as
Red
Chillies
Entertainment
is
the
Line
Producer
of
the
film.
2008
would
see
number
of
Mithun
da
films
arriving
on
the
silver
screen.
Apart
from
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves,
he
would
also
be
seen
in
the
Bengali
film
Kaal
Purush
-
Memories
Of
The
Mist.
Directed
by
Budhdev
Das
Gupta,
the
film
also
stars
Rahul
Bose
and
Sameera
Reddy.
Hansal
Mehta
directed
RAAKH
is
also
ready
for
release
and
features
Sohail
Khan,
Amrita
Arora
and
Eesha
Koppikhar
along
with
Aditya
Srivastav.
Samir
Karnik
directed
Heroes
is
an
episodic
biggie
that
is
all
set
for
a
1st
May
release.
The
film
boasts
of
a
mega
star
cast
which
includes
Salman
Khan,
Sunny
Deol,
Bobby
Deol,
Preity
Zinta,
Sohail
Khan,
Vatsal
Sheth,
Dino
Morea,
Amrita
Arora
and
KRiya
Sen
along
with
Mithun
da.