Mumbai: Three-time National Award winning actor Mithun Chakraborty, who plays Abhishek Bachchan's foe and friend in the recently released Guru, says his son Mimoh has far better dancing skills than him.
Mimoh is all set to make his debut on the big screen with Jimmy.
"My son's film Jimmy should be ready by March. The title comes from one of my hit songs. Mimoh is not at all like me. He's his own person. And he's a much better dancer than I am. Don't believe me? Watch him when he comes on screen," Mithun says.
The best thing that strikes you about the veteran actor is his warmth and humility. "I'm glad to be around for so long," he says.
Thankfully, no one is offering him father and brother roles in Bollywood.
"My new release Guru has me directed by Mani Ratnam. Do you know if things had gone well I'd have worked with him long ago! Yes, Mani had offered me a role in his Tamil film Iruvarwhich I didn't accept because I was required to cut my hair,” Mithun says.
However, Mithun says that Ratman was a focused director.
About his co-stars in Guru he says, "All my young co-stars, Abhishek (Bachchan), Aishwarya (Rai), Madhavan and Vidya (Balan), are lovely to work with."
Mithun also feels the film industry has come a long way technically.
"Yes, things have improved technically. The atmosphere is far more cutthroat. The media is far more active today. That makes the stars far more conscious of doing the right things,” he says.
Mithun, who does three-four Bengali films every year, confesses he moved to Ooty in the 1980s for the sake of his family.
"Because I didn't want to die with an actor's shoes on. I've no ambitions to die as an actor. I want to secure my children's future. They shouldn't suffer when I'm not here. My daughter is only nine,” he says.
His next Hindi release is Hansal Mehta's Raakh. "It's a mafia story and I play an elder brother's role,” Mithun says.
Mithun is a versatile actor and his range of films extends from Mrinal Sen's Mrigaya to TLV Prasad's Jallad.
"Let's not forget I play Ramkrishna Paramhans, which got me my third National Award. So, I've played everything, from disco dancer to jallad to God. Yes, it has been a long journey,” he says.
Mithun had incidentally done a film called Guru in the 1980s.
"I had also done a Guru in Bengali. So, this is my third Guru. Both in the past have been very big hits. I'm sure this will be my third successful Guru My God! Such a long journey,” he sighs.
When asked about his landmark films, he said, "The three National Award winning films Mrigaya, Tahader Katha and Ramakrishna then, of course, Disco Dancer, Pyar Jhutka Nahin, Hum Paanch, Mujrim. These gave me an actor's status and made me very popular.”
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