Showing posts with label Geher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geher. Show all posts
I was bedridden but I'm completely cured now-Mithun Chakraborty
7:47 AM
A‘nervous’ Mithun Chakraborty returns to the arclights with a comedy show on TV and a handful of films after a forced two-year hiatus following chronic health issues
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 12, 2017)
In an interview to Mirror earlier (December 21, 2015) Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay, following rampant speculations surrounding his father’s health, had revealed that the veteran actor was laid low following a bout of sickness.
In 2008, Mithun was shooting for Soham Shah’s action-packed thriller Luck when a daring stunt-gone-awry left him with a back injury. While the spasms eased up after a while, the back ache returned in 2015. The same year, a bout of fever forced him into a brief hibernation and last year, he flew out to Los Angeles for treatment.
The 67-year-old actor ended the two-year hiatus last Wednesday when he arrived on the sets of Krushna Abhishek’s upcoming comedy show, The Drama Company, in which he plays the role of Shambu, the owner of the company. Interestingly, it has reportedly been conceptualised as a potential rival to Kapil Sharma’s comedy show which airs on the same channel, Sony.
“I’m completely cured but the doctors have warned that my health now will depend on the lifestyle choices I make hereon. I was bedridden for a long time but I have recovered and hopefully have learnt a lesson from the past,” Mithun admitted.
Besides this show, he has signed a handful of films and has begun shooting for them. “I am doing Geher with Ram Gopal Varma and Anil Sharma’s Genius. There’s also Anup Jalota’s Saahas and a Kannada film, The Villain, which features Sudeep and Shiv Rajkumar. They wanted me desperately so I took them up on the offer. Except Anup’s film, all the others are on the floors. I don’t think I can handle more work at this time,” he added.
While he has judged a dance-based reality show in the past, the actor believes a comedy series will be a challenge for him. “All the actors on this show are established names and have proved themselves in the field of comedy while I have been doing only dance shows so it’s more difficult for me. I have shot for two episodes and their talent has left me speechless. Their timing is fantastic, I’m the one who’s nervous,” confides the actor, adding that his character claims to know American President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and promises to take the others on a trip around the world for five dollars. “I doubt it will ever happen though,” he signs off with a laugh.
Mithun Chakraborty plays psychiatrist, Flora Saini a nagging wife in Ram Gopal Varma's horror flick Geher
7:40 AM
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 24, 2017)
Mirror (April 11) was the
first to report that after Bhoot and its sequel, Bhoot Returns, Darna
Mana Hai, Darna Zaroori Hai and Phoonk, Ram Gopal Varma is all set to
return with yet another horror flick with Mithun Chakraborty in a
pivotal role. Now, we hear that the film, titled Geher, has Mithun
playing a psychiatrist and Flora Saini as Manav Kaul's nagging
wife. Shooting began in the first week of April in Mumbai.
“As a child I was skeptical about bhoot-prets but I went on to play a woman possessed in a horror film down South and it was a difficult task. Fortunately in this film I don't get possessed but I was left awestruck watching Mithun sir perform. I don't have any scenes with him but I would hang around just to watch him,“ says Flora.
She also informs that Makarand Deshpande will be seen in a completely different avatar in the film. “I didn't recognise him when I saw him for the first time on the sets,“ marvels the actress, adding that her character is also true-to-life, with minimal makeup. “Ramu sir was very specific of what he wanted and brutally honest about his work. If I could steal one thing from him it would be his mind,“ she laughs, saying they should be able to wrap up the film by the month-end.
“As a child I was skeptical about bhoot-prets but I went on to play a woman possessed in a horror film down South and it was a difficult task. Fortunately in this film I don't get possessed but I was left awestruck watching Mithun sir perform. I don't have any scenes with him but I would hang around just to watch him,“ says Flora.
She also informs that Makarand Deshpande will be seen in a completely different avatar in the film. “I didn't recognise him when I saw him for the first time on the sets,“ marvels the actress, adding that her character is also true-to-life, with minimal makeup. “Ramu sir was very specific of what he wanted and brutally honest about his work. If I could steal one thing from him it would be his mind,“ she laughs, saying they should be able to wrap up the film by the month-end.
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