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Mimoh’s making the moves

Mahakshay Chakraborty, aka Mimoh, son of veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty has been trying to find a footing in Bollywood for a while now. With a non-starter debut film, Mimoh seemed set to fade into obscurity, but now, with his new 3D move Haunted on the sets, the young actor seems determined to taste success. And he’s making every effort to give his all to the role, including performing the stunts himself and shaking an impressive leg in tricky dance moves.

The film’s action director, Abbas Ali Moghul was apprehensive about him performing the stunts and advised Mimoh to use a body double, but the actor refused. “In a particular sequence, a chandelier falls on Mimoh and he has to roll on the ground before it bursts beside him. Mimoh decided to do it all by himself, even though everyone on the set suggested we use a body double. Mahakshay was very excited about doing it himself,” Abbas said.

“I have had an absolutely fantastic time shooting for this particular action sequence. Though I got a few swellings, the entire chandelier shot, the entire effect came out beautifully,” said a pleased Mimoh.

The icing on the cake was when director Vikram Bhatt decided to add a special song for the actor, after being impressed with Mimoh’s dance moves. It all began when Mimoh celebrated his birthday on the sets and ended up shaking a leg, much to the surprise of the crew. That when the director decided to have a dancing sequence in the movie especially for him. Haunted also stars newcomer Tia Bajpai. Seems like Mimoh’s shaping up like his energetic dad; let’s hope he enjoys the same kind of success!

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Das in the news

Critically acclaimed actress-turned-director

Nandita Das has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, one of the highest civilian awards of France, for her contribution to the development of Indo-French cooperation in cinema.

The actress, known for her performances in films like Fire, Earth and Bawander, looked stunning in a pink saree as she received the award. “Every time I receive