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Movie Information
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla, Brijendra Kala, Iravati Harshe

Director: Rajat Kapoor
Producer: Arindam Chaudhuri
Music: Sagar Desai

Rajat Kapoor had warned that people should not expect a Bheja Fry out of Mithya. And it’s surely not a Bheja Fry. In fact, we would rate it as a far superior work of fiction, which creates such a web as the story unfolds that you would have a hard time believing it was not something that you had expected from the promos. It’s a thriller, with lots of comic elements, but it’s certainly not a comedy. That’s where Mithya succeeds – in creating that illusion.

The story is about a struggling actor VK (Ranvir Shorey), who goes through the regular struggle of invisible roles to cutting on his expenses. While he continues with his search for success, his destiny changes when he witnesses a shootout between two gangs. Incidentally, the leader of one of the gangs, Rajabhai, is a look alike of VK. And the opposite gang discovers this when VK goes to the police to identify the culprits of the night’s shootout. Here begins a game of removing Rajabhai and replacing him with VK – who is kidnapped by the opposite gang, headed by Gavde (Naseeruddin Shah) and Shetty (Saurabh Shukla). However, the story which might seem something similar to Amitabh Bachchan’s Don takes a sharp turn with things getting out of hand due to inevitable reasons.

The story of Mithya is one of the finest in recent times. And the reality touch that the characters are given is a highlight. VK is a struggling actor with fifteen years of stage experience and yet when it comes to a whiskey, he prefers the one which comes with a free glass. There is no unwanted dosage of emotions and love certainly is not as loud as other movies. Here it takes a back seat as the hero travels towards his destiny. While the first half is done really well, the second half might seem to drag a bit – a bit. That would have been done away with by cutting down on some scenes. Also, the romantic angle between VK and Sonam (Neha Dhupia) is so underplayed that you almost wish it would be given a wee bit more importance.

All said, the movie which is just over one hour forty minutes is scripted well enough to keep you hooked to it every moment – the thrill quotient is so well that by the time you reach the end, you know you had indeed got the ending wrong – unlike regular Hindi fare. The dialogues and screenplay puts in a sober dose of humour, which does not roll you off laughing but makes you smile as you relate to it – lifelike.

Technically, the movie is an outright winner with its cinematography. The background score is really good and builds up on the moods. Editing might have been better.

Performance wise, Ranvir Shorey is superb. The actor goes on to show why he is so well respected when it comes to acting expertise. The entire film is based on him and he gets maximum screen time. And he does not let you down even for a moment. A remarkable improvement has been seen in Neha Dhupia’s performance over the time and she does well in this one too. Naseeruddin Shah and Saurabh Shukla are a merry to watch and Vinay Pathak glows in his minute role. Harsh Chhaya and Brijendra Kala chip in with a commendable job. The movie, which is ideally a director’s film, sees some top notch pieces of acting.

Overall, Rajat Kapoor’s Mithya is easily the year’s best film yet and it takes the new age cinema to another height. You might consider it abstract, but Mithya is nothing but one good tragedy. That’s the only thing that might disappoint the audience, who might go in to watch a comedy as shown in the promos.

PS: The week sees the release of two films, with both the lead stars in double roles and at least one with a dream to become an actor! Movies and acting have certainly become an integral part of stories in recent times!
Source: aol.in

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