'I'll put my money on a bigger game’

From stardom to displaying the fervour of a businessman, yesteryear superstar, Mithun Chakraborty is making moves to rake in the moolah.
That he holds a stake in an ICL team is known to us. What made him sponsor the team? Mithun says, ���I am a sportsperson and support any sport that is promising.���
Ask Mithun what does the term ���promising��� means in his dictionary and his reply���s surprising, ���Money.There���s crores involved in the game of cricket, particularly. In cricket when the stake is high, even the revenue that we generate out of it is very high.���
After making big bucks in the hospitality industry in Tamil Nadu, Mithun���s quest to seek more from the market hasn���t been quenched as he admits, ���All I mean is business. And when I saw tremendous potential in the T20 module, I came forward to bet on it.���
Mithun is equally passionate about football as well. ���I also hold a stake in a football team called Howrah Union,��� he continues.
His plans to coin and deliver stratagems seems to spillover to other sports too. ���I would not like to disclose which other game I will put my money in. But mark my words, I certainly will bet on a bigger and even more promising sport,��� he confesses.
The six thinking hats principle, it seems is working magnificently well in case of Mithun. Business apart, he is continuing to do movies too. ���I have seven movies in the pipeline including the forthcoming movie Heroes, starring Preity Zinta.��� Ask him if cricket crept into the film set with Preity representing his arch rival, Mithun says, ���These are two different ball games and our interests do not overlap.���
Mithun further adds that he has taken meticulous efforts to design the wardrobe of his team and is all praise for his team. ���The coach of my team is a tiger and the captain is a tiger too. My team is indomitable as we have players like Craig McMillan and Hamish Marshall.��� And he is enthusiastic about the team anthem too. ���Listen to that. It has all the high octane notes of a typical Led Zeppelin number,��� he says.
When it comes to the game, Mithun feels the game itself speaks volumes and it���s precisely the same philosophy of thought that he applies to acting too.