Bollywood cinema is metamorphosing day by day. Themes that were considered abstract and offbeat are slowly making in roads into bollywood. The reason for this can be said that the taste of the movie buffers is changing day to day. The films which are being made nowadays are a complete contrast to what we people are experiencing thus far. One could actually mistake it for European cinema in general with the flavor of French added to it.
MITHYA, directed by Rajat Kapoor is one of those films. Conceal the faces of the actors and one would never believe it’s a Hindi film.
Story
VK (Ranvir Shorey) has come to Mumbai, chasing big dreams, like thousands of others. When fate makes him a pawn in a master game plan of the underworld, he unknowing gets drawn into a whirlpool of events that will determine his future. Then an unexpected accident turns the tables for everybody involved.
Now begins a chase that won’t stop at anything. VK is too deep into it now to step back. Unknowingly, he has become an imposter, an imposter who wasn’t.
On the script level, a film like MITHYA has layers and more layers which are to explored and make the film into a complex theme to handle. Not everyone can attempt it, since a theme like this has to be handled with care as it is very fragile and if something goes wrong the whole film can become a dumbo at the box office.
When Rajat himself gets into the act as a story teller the audiences are immediately sucked into the strugglers world and gradually forget that they are just watching, but they can feel that they are a By stander in the film who watch the in-front world moving in its way.
The story from the first frame itself is so capturing that the audience cannot predict the next and as a result remains glued to the seats.
The best part of the film is the concluding moments. The culmination to Ranvir’s character, the way it gets filmed –leaves stunned, speechless and of course, sad its execution cannot be described in mere words.
Director Rajat kapoor who takes a leap as a storyteller made this film so authentic to be a pure Directors’ film. The direction is so appraisable that it for sure that the film is going to reach for the best awards for 2008.
Impeccable performance by Ranvir Shorey, who delivered an extra ordinary performance, is sure to get lavish praises from the audience.
Again a brilliant performance from the versatile actor Naseeruddin Shah who gave his best in the film.
Neha dhupia did not act in the film, but she lived the character for the first time. Her glamour image which was all these days has been overshadowed by her performance in this film.Â
Iravathi, Saurabh shukla, Harsh Chhaya excel in their respected roles.
On the whole MITHYA has all the courage to tell one of the most novel stories in a different way and the presentation on the celluloid is worth applaudable.Â
Though it may not get expected rewards from the box office by the collections, but must be lauded for the sheer strength of taking Hindi cinema beyond the stereotype.
The promos are misleading that this film is packed with comedy as it is from the BEJAFRY team, but strictly speaking this is just a publicity gimmick, but not encouraged.
The Promos must reflect the true content of the movie then just showing some gimmicks to attract the fun loving crowd.
Cast & Crew:
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Neha Dhupia, Ranvir shorey, Harsh Chhaya, Saurabh Shukla, Vinay pathak, Bijendra Kala, Khan and others.
Music : Sagar Desai
Director: Raja Kapoor
Producer: Arindam Chaudhuri
Banner: Planman Motion pictures
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