“Bollywood Is Not a Family, It’s a ”Business”—Namashi Chakraborty Speaks Out on Brother Mimoh’s Struggles.

  

Actor Namashi Chakraborty, the younger son of legendary star Mithun Chakraborty, has openly spoken about the harsh reality of Bollywood and the struggles faced by his elder brother, Mimoh Chakraborty. According to him, the popular belief that Bollywood is like one big family is “the biggest lie.”

Mimoh made his debut in 2008 with Raj N. Sippy’s action film Jimmy, but the movie failed to make an impact. It was only in 2011, with Vikram Bhatt’s horror hit Haunted – 3D, that Mimoh tasted success. Yet, despite this breakthrough, his career never really took off the way many expected.

Namashi explained that the industry does not operate on family bonds but on pure business:

“The perception that Bollywood is a family is false. Nobody here is your family. You’re just a business proposal. If you give business, you’re a star. If you don’t, you’re not.”

He also revealed that Mimoh had to make compromises early in his career:

“My brother had to be launched in a film that wasn’t worthy of his stature because other projects didn’t take off. Jimmy’s failure had nothing to do with my father calling producers or pulling strings—it was just bad timing.”

Despite delivering a hit with Haunted – 3D, Namashi believes the industry still hesitated to give Mimoh more opportunities:

“Some star kids have given more flops than my brother, yet they still receive patronage. Mimoh, on the other hand, is offered selective work. That proves the industry is not as close-knit as people think.”

Over the years, Mimoh appeared in films like Loot (2011), the action thriller Enemmy (2013) alongside his father Mithun Chakraborty, and the 2021 biopic of Mulayam Singh Yadav, where he portrayed Shivpal Singh Yadav. He also took on supporting roles in Rosh and Jogira Sara Ra Ra (2023) with Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Recently, Mimoh gained fresh recognition with Neeraj Pandey’s Netflix series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.

Namashi, who made his own acting debut in Rajkumar Santoshi’s 2023 romantic comedy Bad Boy, shared the one piece of advice Mimoh gave him:

“Be strong and brave. In this industry, if your film works on Friday, you’re a hit. If not, you’re useless for others.”

Now, with Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming sequel Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past, Namashi hopes things will finally change for his elder brother.

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