Viewed on: 17 Feb 08
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Mithya
Starring: Ranveer Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinay Phatak, Harsh Chhaya, Iravati, Saurabh Shukla
Similar movie: Mayor Saab (the dubbed version of a Kamal Hassan southie)
Genre: Comedy Drama (yes 50-50) Gangster
The film is about Ranveer, a struggling actor, whose face resembles that of the underworld don. The don is killed by the scheming Naseeruddin Shah and Saurabh Shukla (writer, too). The actor then replaces the don. All those who shoo-ed him in his days as an actor are now afraid of him and obey his orders. In an accident, he loses his memory. He has been made to believe that he is the don himself and so, considers the don's wife and the family as his own. When the rest of the underworld uncovers the truth about the don, (in addition to the end of the comdey in real life) he is confused about what actually is the truth - being a feared powerful laconic don or being the worthless unnoticed junior artist.
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Mithya
Starring: Ranveer Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinay Phatak, Harsh Chhaya, Iravati, Saurabh Shukla
Similar movie: Mayor Saab (the dubbed version of a Kamal Hassan southie)
Genre: Comedy Drama (yes 50-50) Gangster
The film is about Ranveer, a struggling actor, whose face resembles that of the underworld don. The don is killed by the scheming Naseeruddin Shah and Saurabh Shukla (writer, too). The actor then replaces the don. All those who shoo-ed him in his days as an actor are now afraid of him and obey his orders. In an accident, he loses his memory. He has been made to believe that he is the don himself and so, considers the don's wife and the family as his own. When the rest of the underworld uncovers the truth about the don, (in addition to the end of the comdey in real life) he is confused about what actually is the truth - being a feared powerful laconic don or being the worthless unnoticed junior artist.
Scenes I remember:
- Ranveer being made to stand in a drum with cement
- Naseeruddin Shah's red sunglasses
- Harsh Chhaya yelling at and hitting the doctor for saying that the don is suffering from amnesia
- The expression on Ranveer's face when he finds no one around and that he can run away from captivity
- The red and blue pockets on Tinu Anand's shirt
Pros:
- Some neat acting.
- No melodrama. No nonsense. Everything has been kept short and slick.
- No songs, except for the Neha Dhupia dance number at the start.
Cons:
- The film does not really make one think - So, what is the reality? Satya vs Mithya.
- The feel of the film is quite forgetful as it is neither dark nor cheery nor gruesome.
- You liked Waise bhi Hota hai 2
- You liked Ranveer and Vinay in Bheja Fry
3 comments:
I hated teh movie! So I'm not reading further. So glad I found you by the way! Thought you had stopped blogging.
The lack of melodrama did it for me. I liked this movie more than most of the bollywood flicks I've seen. R.Shorey works best when he's whining :)
@iz: Right here, right now.
@Ashwin: It was certainly a brave attempt at doing the 'mistaken-identity' routine the Ranvir-Vinay ishtyle. I liked Ranvir in 'Bheja Fry'.
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