Mithun Chakraborty’s Son Mimoh Felt His Life Was Over After Debut Film Flopped: ‘I Didn’t Leave The House…’

Last Updated:April 08, 2025, 08:37 IST

Mimoh Chakraborty, now Mahakshay, faced a major flop with his 2008 debut film Jimmy. Despite Salman Khan’s support, the film failed. He recently appeared in Netflix’s Khakee.

Mimoh Chakraborty, now known as Mahakshay, didn’t have an easy start in the film industry. His acting debut in 2008 with Jimmy was a major flop, failing on its opening day itself. In a recent interview, Mimoh opened up about how deeply he was affected by that first failure. He shared with Digital Commentary that his debut film came together with the help of Salman Khan and his family.

He said, “Salman bhai has helped me a lot. He has always been there. He has been an elder brother. He loves dad. Salman bhai suggested my father that we should show Jimmy’s teaser with his film Partner in theatres. Partner was releasing at that time. The title of the film Jimmy was given by Sohail Khan.”

Mimoh Chakraborty recalled watching Partner with his family, where the teaser for his film Jimmy was shown. The audience clapped after the teaser, and at 24, Mimoh felt like a star. “I went to the theatre to see Partner with my whole family. Partner was housefull, Govinda was also making his comeback with it, and when the teaser appeared, people went silent but after 5 seconds they started clapping. I was 24 at that time, I had thought I have arrived. People saw my dance and they started whistling and dancing. I was on cloud nine. I thought I have become a star. It felt good. But on Friday afternoon, after the film released, the phone stopped ringing, cheques bounced – all within a flash. At that time, my whole world crashed. I felt my life was over. I didn’t leave the house for a year,” he recalled.

Jimmy, directed by Raj N Sippy, also featured Vivana Singh and Rahul Dev. The film earned only Rs 1.86 crore at the box office.

Mimoh was most last seen in the Netflix series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.