Mithya
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Tags: mithya rajat kapoor ranvir shorey vinay pathak
Tags: mithya rajat kapoor ranvir shorey vinay pathak
Rating: 9/10
This is after a long, long, long time that I’m writing anything for my blog. Two reasons – one, the computer crashed and was retired hurt for a month, and two, my schedule at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares is so tight I barely have time to remember my name. I’m writing this early on a Sunday morning. Last Sunday we didn’t have a holiday as we usually do.
I watched Mithya on the very weekend of its release. With actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak and Saurabh Shukla, and a ‘directed by Rajat Kapoor’ credit, how could I not watch it?
Lo and behold, the lead character VK, played by Ranvir Shorey, is a struggling actor. What fun! His first shot is getting shot in the head and dying on the sets of a movie. He practices a Hindi version of Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ at home while his neighbours yell at him to shut up.
VK looks exactly like an underworld don, Raje. So Naseeruddin Shah and Saurabh Shukla’s characters decide to bump off the real McCoy and plant VK in his place so that they can run things their way. That’s enough premise, really. If you like these actors, if you like comedy, if you like quirky humour, if you like good stories, if you like stories with twists, there’s no way you won’t like Mithya. I laughed and laughed throughout the first half. The tone shifts a little after the interval, but it turns the story into a nice new direction. I personally would have liked to keep the comedy quotient at the same level, but it works the way it is.
What can I say about the actors? Even watching them watch others is a learning experience. I’ve been their fan since a long time now. Even the supporting cast consists of marvelous actors.
All said and done, Mithya is a must-watch film. I don’t see any reason why one won’t like it. It’s a wonderful piece of story telling and entertainment.
We’re at a phase in the film industry where different kinds of films are at last being made, thanks to the brave efforts of wonderful directors like Rajat Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Shimit Amin, Sriram Raghavan, etc. It’s exciting. Hope things continue getting better and better, to the point where people go to watch movies for the stories as much as, if not more than, the stars.
Bottomline:
You might like this movie if you liked: Raghu Romeo, Mixed Doubles, Bheja Fry, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai
This is after a long, long, long time that I’m writing anything for my blog. Two reasons – one, the computer crashed and was retired hurt for a month, and two, my schedule at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares is so tight I barely have time to remember my name. I’m writing this early on a Sunday morning. Last Sunday we didn’t have a holiday as we usually do.
I watched Mithya on the very weekend of its release. With actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak and Saurabh Shukla, and a ‘directed by Rajat Kapoor’ credit, how could I not watch it?
Lo and behold, the lead character VK, played by Ranvir Shorey, is a struggling actor. What fun! His first shot is getting shot in the head and dying on the sets of a movie. He practices a Hindi version of Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ at home while his neighbours yell at him to shut up.
VK looks exactly like an underworld don, Raje. So Naseeruddin Shah and Saurabh Shukla’s characters decide to bump off the real McCoy and plant VK in his place so that they can run things their way. That’s enough premise, really. If you like these actors, if you like comedy, if you like quirky humour, if you like good stories, if you like stories with twists, there’s no way you won’t like Mithya. I laughed and laughed throughout the first half. The tone shifts a little after the interval, but it turns the story into a nice new direction. I personally would have liked to keep the comedy quotient at the same level, but it works the way it is.
What can I say about the actors? Even watching them watch others is a learning experience. I’ve been their fan since a long time now. Even the supporting cast consists of marvelous actors.
All said and done, Mithya is a must-watch film. I don’t see any reason why one won’t like it. It’s a wonderful piece of story telling and entertainment.
We’re at a phase in the film industry where different kinds of films are at last being made, thanks to the brave efforts of wonderful directors like Rajat Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Shimit Amin, Sriram Raghavan, etc. It’s exciting. Hope things continue getting better and better, to the point where people go to watch movies for the stories as much as, if not more than, the stars.
Bottomline:
You might like this movie if you liked: Raghu Romeo, Mixed Doubles, Bheja Fry, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai
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