Mimoh Chakraborty says dad Mithun Chakraborty suggested Madalsa to take up Anupamaa: ‘Proved very lucky for my wife’

Mimoh Chakraborty shared that it was his father Mithun Chakraborty who suggested that Madalsa Sharma should take up Anupamaa.

Mimoh Chakraborty with Madalsa Sharma. (Photo: Mimoh Chakraborty/Instagram)

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Mimoh Chakraborty, son of veteran actors Mithun Chakraborty and Yogita Bali, recently spoke about his wife Madalsa Sharma’s success on television and said that it was his father who encouraged Madalsa to take up television. Madalsa plays the role of Kavya Shah in Star Plus’ Anupamaa and has gathered quite a large fan following due to the show.

In a chat with Siddharth Kannan, Mimoh said that Madalsa got this opportunity during the pandemic when television shows weren’t doing particularly well. Mimoh recalled, “Dad told her that if you get a chance on television, don’t lose that opportunity because his second innings came from television, from Dance India Dance.” After Mithun became a part of Dance India Dance in the year 2009, he became popular with the younger generation who had probably not seen many of his films.

“It was Dance India Dance that gave him access to all the generations. And Madalsa got this chance, and look at her today. She doesn’t have time to sit at home,” he shared. Mimoh quipped that he has “proved very lucky for my wife.”

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Mimoh Chakraborty also spoke about Mithun Chakraborty’s return to movies in the 1980s when he largely appeared in ‘B-grade’ films. “He did it for us, he did it for the hotel. Every unit from Bollywood movies, and also from the South, they’d stay at our hotel, so there was always an influx. He was doing it for the money, but it wasn’t like his producers were going into losses. If they were spending Rs 70 lakh on a film, they were getting Rs 1 crore in return. He never had any qualms. Even today, he’s doing Dance Bangla Dance, Dance India Dance… Everything he does, he does it for us. I’m very proud to say this, but his first and last thought is always his family,” the actor said.

Mimoh was last seen in Jogira Sara Rara which also starred Neha Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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