The actor was not present at his own film's -- Jimmy -- audio launch, leaving his father to do the honours.

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However, the actor's absence was more than made up by Salman Khan, who was the chief guest on the occasion, Shakti Kapoor and music director Bappi Lahiri.

Salman not only answered questions on Mimoh's behalf, but also saw to it that Mithun was not heckled by the media.

Interestingly, it was only two weeks ago when debutant actor Harman Baweja did the same vanishing act during the unveiling of his debut film, Love Story 2050.