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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mimoh Chakraborty recalls the ‘mega stardom' wife Madalsa Sharma saw with Anupamaa: ‘My dad Mithun Chakraborty pushed her to take it up'
Actor Mimoh Chakraborty, who was last seen in Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, recently appeared on SCREEN's Dear Me Season 2. During the conversation, Mimoh opened up about his struggles and journey. He also expressed pride in his wife, Madalsa Sharma, for her success on television with Anupamaa. Talking about the time Madalsa was offered the show, Mimoh said, 'She got this show offered at the peak of COVID-19. Lockdown was in March and they started shooting in July. They were shooting in extreme conditions. She took the dare, and my dad pushed her and supported her to take this up. He always says that if you ever get a shot on TV, take it. He says that the generation today knows him because of TV, so we never let go of a good opportunity on TV if we get one.' Also Read: When Mimoh revealed father Mithun Chakraborty didn't help with his film debut: 'He didn't make me feel like a star kid' 'She took it, and the show became a blockbuster. She saw mega-stardom. Everywhere she goes, it's Anupamaa Ki Kavya. It's a proud feeling as a husband. I have seen her waking up every day at 5 am, leaving at 6 am for the shoot, and being on set at 7 am. They would shoot till 9-10 pm, and she would be so tired that she would fall asleep while having dinner. There is so much work to do in TV, but she never gave up,' Mimoh added. Talking about the success of Anupamaa, Mimoh Chakraborty said, 'I was completely blown away to see the popularity her character in Anupamaa got. None of us had imagined it would be the way it is. Even today, when we go out, 90 per cent of people call her Kavya. Anupamaa penetrated every generation. Her role was very strong. Kavya was a woman of today; she stood up for what she believed in.' Mimoh also spoke about how they got married and said that his dad, Mithun Chakraborty, had a crucial role to play in it. 'I had done a film with Madalsa's mom, Sheela David, called Hamilton Palace, and we had always known each other. That's how I met Madalsa. We were friends. There was familiarity. Her dad had worked with my dad. When the marriage conversations began, we just started talking to each other, and one thing led to another.' A post shared by Madalsa M Chakraborty (@madalsasharma) 'One day, I told her that my dad is very much into astrology, and I asked for her birth details to see what the future had in store for her. When I gave her birth details to dad, he said that we would make a good couple. When I told this to Madalsa, she thought it was very clever — kind of like a smooth way to DM her. And then, we got married,' said Mimoh. Mimoh Chakraborty and Madalsa Sharma tied the knot in 2018. On the work front, after Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, Mimoh will be next seen in the next installment of the Haunted franchise. Nawaz Kochra is an enthusiastic entertainment journalistic for the last 9 years, he has been a known face and successfully worked with some big publications. At Nawaz majorly covers TV and OTT and also does video interviews. Having the best conversations with celebrities is what Nawaz loves. ... Read More
News.com.au
13-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Inside abandoned $84m mansion ‘bigger than Buckingham Palace'
A £40 million ($A84 million) mansion once said to be the most expensive private house built in Britain for a century remains unfinished – 40 years after work first started. Hamilton Palace near Uckfield in East Sussex is owned by notorious property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten and is bigger than Buckingham Palace, The Sun reports. Mr Van Hoogstraten was once dubbed Britain's youngest millionaire and has been locked in a dispute with neighbours of the property for decades. But, 40 years after work on the enormous £40 million ($A84 million) mansion began in 1985, it remains no more than a huge shell and has been dubbed the 'Ghost House of Sussex'. After work halted in 2001, the property was mostly abandoned, unfinished and is surrounded by acres of countryside. It's been the subject of immense investment despite the fact that no one has ever lived in it. Despite its scale, there is little to hint at its presence. It is hidden away from an unassuming junction on the south of Uckfield and the house is completely obscured by a thick wooded area. The closest glimpse you can get on foot is of a gated entrance onto the estate that gives nothing away, aside from a bricked unit and a large, white container. But there is a definite sense of unease. It has been reported that stuck on the gate is a sign, written in capital letters. It states: 'High Cross Estate, Private Property, Keep Out.' If that's not enough, multiple other signs reportedly warn of 'shooting in progress', 'dogs running free' and CCTV being in operation. The only recent photographs of the property have been taken by drones and older photographs taken on site apparently when work was still ongoing. Those photos show an eerie building, shrouded in scaffolding and overgrowing foliage, with discarded containers, construction equipment and other items littered throughout the grounds. It doesn't look like anything has happened at the site for a long time. Few have been inside, but one reporter who did in 2000 when it was said to be two years off completion, described a grand central staircase and reception hall, with lift shafts already installed and expensive stone balustrades and pillars. Low-level lighting had been installed on the roof, where there was to be a garden, and there was space for a fountain below. One entire floor was due to house Mr van Hoogstraten's art collection. Today, the domed roof of the main building still rises over the top of the tree line and remains visible from a distance from the nearest set of houses in the hamlet of Palehouse Common. Locals have previously vented about the large area being left unused and there was a row over a public footpath that ran through it that Mr van Hoogstraten did not want to be used. In answer to those complaints, he was quoted as saying 'even the most moronic of peasants would be able to see … that we have been busy landscaping the grounds of the palace so as to prepare for scheduled works'. And he has also denied that the house is falling apart. He added: 'Hamilton Palace is far from 'crumbling' and was built to last for at least 2,000 years. 'The scaffolding only remains as a part of ongoing routine maintenance such a property would require until completion.' It has been reported the estate is now owned by his children through the company Messina Investments.
