Topic started by Rom (@ 217.8.21.25) on Mon Sep 29 09:38:11 .
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The legend and Disco Dancer of Bollywood Mithun Chakraborty is doing a international Bengali film called Hason Raja. The film is directed by, a UK based british director Ruhul Amin. The heroine opposite Mithunda is Nandita Das. The film is based on the life of Dewan Hason Raja Choudhury (1855 1926), one of the great mystic poets and folk singer of Bangladesh.

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• From: Rom (@ 80.45.142.21) on: Tue Jan 13 22:26:25 EST 2004
  
  The Hason Raja team
  Director
  Ruhul Amin is well respected in Britain and Bangladesh for his documentary and feature work, including 'New-Eastenders', 'Movie-Walla' and 'A Kind of English', which was commissioned in the UK by Channel 4 Television, premiered at the London Film Festival and enjoyed critical acclaimed at festivals around the world.
  
  Cinematographer
  Anil Mehta is best known for 'Lagaan', a 2002 Oscar nomination and the first Bollywood movie to be recognised by the US Academy. Like many of the cast and crew, Mehta's commitment to the Hason Raja project is as much personal as it is professional or commercial.
  
  Writers
  Sayeed Islam is Head of the English Department at Dhaka University and one of the world's foremost authorities on Hason Raja. In collaboration with Salim Aldin, Head of Arts at Jahangir Nagar University and author of many film and play scripts, he has created a powerful script which captures the magic of 'golden Bengal' in the nineteenth century.
  
  Musical Directors
  Dr Buphen Hajarick is one of the greatest authorities on Bengali folk music and a household name in Bangladesh.
  
  Choreographer
  Soraj Khan is a leading Bombay choreographer whose credits include Hindi hit films Lagon and Dilsay.
  
  
  The Cast
  
  Mithun Chakraborty (Hason Raja) is a major figure in the commercial world of Bollywood cinema and the alternative Indian art-house scene. As a Bengali, he too brings his own personal passion and commitment to this project, as well as a lifetime's professional experience as a lead actor.
  
  Nandita Das is a young actress with extensive experience in street theatre, dance and puppetry as well as films and television. Her film credits include Parinati, Goonja, Fire, and Peta. She is best known for her part in the popular TV series Husney Jaana.
  
  Raisul Islam Asad has worked on films in Bangladesh and elsewhere. He is best known for his role in The Boat Man of River Padma.
  
  Pegush Benarjee is an established actor in films and television in Bangladesh.
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.45.142.0) on: Thu Jan 15 12:26:42 EST 2004
  
  Mithun makes a comeback:[/B]
  [B]An exclusive chat with Mithun Chakraborty (from Ooty) on his comeback into films
  
  Mithun makes a comeback
  By: Upala KBR
  January 14, 2004
  
  
  Back to the film: Mithun on the sets of Elaan where he plays a negative role
  
  After a long time now you have signed some films. What are they?
  There’s Elaan directed by Vikram Bhatt, then comes Lucky (starring Salman Khan in the lead role) directed by Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao and Raakh directed by Hansal Mehta. In Elaan I am not playing a negative role but rather a negative force, who becomes so due to circumstances.
  It’s not a traditional villain-ish role. In Lucky I play Colonel Pindidas Kapoor, an intelligence guy who helps young couples from Russia to escape. It’s about a character who treats the most dangerous of situations lightly. In Raakh I am playing a head of a mafia family, something like a Don Corleone (Godfather). It’s a very powerful and strong character. I am playing the central character in the films that I am doing.
  
  What are the kind of roles that you want?
  I want to do only those roles that now excite me, be they be negative, positive or anything. I am bored of doing the same commercial roles that I have done before. Now I want to do roles that are completely different. I am even open to doing crossover or niche cinema.
  
  What had made you stay away from films for so long?
  was bored doing the same things over and over again. I had done some roles in parallel cinema, a few Bengali films but basically I found that it was the same thing. I have seen the peak of stardom and the extremes of life. What more can I achieve? There was a time when every Friday I would get fever when my films were released. I was getting obsessive. I wanted to do something more than films…. I didn’t want to die with my shows on….
  
  Why did you shift to Ooty?
  
  My home is Ooty. I love to be near greenery and lead my own life. Also my business interests lay in Ooty (he own the Monarch Hotel in Ooty, the Monarch Safari Park resort in Madhumalai), my children were studying there in my school (Monarch International School), my family was there.
  
  This way I travel all around the world and come back to my homes in Ooty and Coimbatore.
  
  One has heard that you do a lot of charity work in Kolkata?
  I never talk about that. I do it because I want to do it.
  
  
  Mithun Chakraborty has won 3 National Awards for: Mrigaya (1976) Tahader Katha (Bengali — 1993)
  Swami Vivekanda (in the role of Ramakrishna Paramahansa — 1995)
  
  Inner circle
  
  Reticent. That’s the word you would use to describe , Mithun Chakraborty. And this is especially so when it comes to his personal life.
  
  Mithun has four children, three sons and a daughter. He has given them all Sanskrit names:
  Mohaksay meaning immortal (Mimoh)
  Ushmey meaning the first ray of the sun
  Namoshi taken from Om Namah Shivay
  And, daughter Dishani, meaning to show the wa
  
  
• From: Dennis (@ ) on: Thu Feb 5 00:47:44
  
  mithun is the best actor and dancer india would ever have,his son would be a bomb
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.45.149.64) on: Thu Feb 5 05:07:02 EST 2004
  
  Welcome Dennis,,
  
  To fan world of mithun...
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.45.131.179) on: Thu Feb 12 19:07:54 EST 2004
  
  Mithun Chakraborty's new site is coming soon.. http://www.mithun4u.com/ so please bare with me.
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-45-149-131.access.as9105.com) on: Sat Feb 21 07:45:38 EST 2004
  
  Mithun Chakraborty new Bengali films is coming soon BAROOD, directed by tlv prasad.
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-45-139-248.access.as9105.com) on: Mon Mar 8 15:25:01
  
  Visit www.tlvprasad.com
  
  Rom
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-45-135-25.access.as9105.com) on: Fri Mar 12 09:14:28 EST 2004
  
  To know more about Hason Raja...Please make a visit to the site www.mithun4u.com
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-45-134-159.access.as9105.com) on: Mon Mar 22 17:50:46
  
  Dear Fans...Visit http://www.mithun4u.com the site has been updated please make a visit....
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.44.176.107) on: Mon Mar 29 10:59:17 EST 2004
  
  There are some letters has been updated...
  
  
• From: Rom (@ ) on: Sun Apr 11 12:50:31
  
  To all Mithun Chakraborty's Fans..
  
  I have good news to tell you. This good news for Mithun fan in UK. Mithun Chakraborty coming to UK(London) for shooting film called Raakh. The film is directed by Hansal Mehta. Visit this site I will be updating all the news wher exactly Mithun will be coming. Your chance to meet Mithunda may come true.
  
  
• From: Major Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar Raja, psc (Great Grandson of Dewan Hason Raja) (@ 202.179.150.118) on: Sun Apr 18 13:57:23 EDT 2004
  
  It is indeed a great news for me. I wish all the success for the whole team. As the Great Grandson of legendary Mystic Poet and Zamindar Dewan Hason Raja, I assure you of my total support. The book compiled and edited by me named "Hason Raja's Oeuvre" (Hason Raja Shomogro) can be a good source of information and study. If required, you can contact me at any time. May Allah bless us all. Best of luck.
  Major Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar Raja, psc
  Great Grandson of Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury
  & Editor of a 850 pages complete book on Dewan Hason Raja "Hason Raja Shomogro".
  email: tasawwar_raja@yahoo.com
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.44.150.98) on: Mon Apr 19 12:28:10 EDT 2004
  
  Where are you from?
  
  
• From: Rom (@ 80.44.181.128) on: Wed Apr 28 21:25:24 EDT 2004
  
  Mithun is already sign for hason raja
  
  
• From: Rom (@ host81-7-15-112.adsl.v21.co.uk) on: Sat May 8 08:49:59 EDT 2004
  
  To All Mithun Chakraborty's fans in London..
  
  Mithun Chakraborty is shooting for his film RAAKH. He is now in London for shooting his films...
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-42-141-159.access.uk.tiscali.com) on: Thu May 27 19:13:50
  
  Visit www.mithun-chakraborty.com
  for more info about Raakh.
  
  
• From: Rana (@ host81-7-15-112.adsl.v21.co.uk) on: Mon Jul 5 12:50:30
  
  Great news for Mithun fans
  
  
• From: Rom (@ dsl-80-42-158-222.access.uk.tiscali.com) on: Sat Jul 10 22:16:24 EDT 2004
  
  indeed great news!!!
  
  

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