Two words - Watch it!
** This review contains mild spoilers **
Just got back home after watching Mithya. I'll try and be as objective as possible - even though I'm still reeling.
To put it plainly Mithya is so so much better than Rajat Kapoor's previous efforts. Its funny, dark, fast and exhilarating. Ranvir Shorey puts in a performance of a lifetime - and no, the role was not written with him in mind. Even Neha Dhupia is passable. Good directors get performances out of anybody. Case in point Abhay Deol in Manorama - 6 feet under.
Mithya is like Manorama in the fact that it's real and satisfying at the scene level. But beyond that its totally different, The writing, especially in the first half is tight, and wickedly funny. Like every "indie" movie, there are cruel jabs. At the film industry, at established stars. Hell, even at indie filmmakers. Of the supporting cast, Vinay Pathak is obviously brilliant. But he's totally overshadowed by an absolutely superb Brijendra Kala. Naseeruddin Shah is not even in my top 5 as far as performances go. And Rajat had got the guts to do that.
I'll probably write a more "revealing" review, sometime later when the two readers of this blog have read this post. I'll extol about specific scenes and specific storyline elements. But I'm writing this to ask you to go the theatre and watch this movie. Ensure than you give your monies to good film-makers. Then I'll forgive you if you pay 200 bucks to watch Jodhaa Akbar. Even if you normally don't watch Hindi movies, give this one a shot. And if you don't like it, please tell me. I'll direct you to a few (stupid) "friends" of mine!
4 comments:
loser spake ...okay!so one more comment to go b4 u write a full review..
i havent seen manorama,but mithya is a good experiment.ranvir shorey has shown efforts...best part is da script ofcourse.and yeah as u said..nothing coming in from naseeruddin,and Rajat should continue with his efforts.
Have you watched Raghu Romeo? What do you think of Mized Doubles? I think Rajat used those to teach him how to make Mithya. He's said time and again that this idea has been in his head for ages. Hence, i'll be watching intently as to what he does next.
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