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{{For|the 1990 Malayalam film|Midhya}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mithya
| image = Mithya.jpg
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| caption =
| director = [[Rajat Kapoor]]
| producer = [[Arindam Chaudhuri]]
| writer = [[Rajat Kapoor]]<br />[[Saurabh Shukla]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Ranvir Shorey]]<br />[[Neha Dhupia]]<br />[[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br />[[Vinay Pathak]]
| music = Sagar Desai
| cinematography = Rafey Mahmood
| editing = Suresh Pai
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|08|df=y}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = [[Indian Rupee|INR]] 5,18,75,000 (till 17 March 2008)
}}

'''''Mithya''''' ({{lang-en|Illusion}}) is a 2008 [[India]]n film co-written and directed by [[Rajat Kapoor]] and produced by Planman Motion Pictures. It stars [[Ranvir Shorey]], [[Neha Dhupia]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], and [[Vinay Pathak]] in pivotal roles. The score and soundtrack is composed by Sagar Desai. It was released on 8 February 2008, opening to good reviews.

== Plot ==
An [[Extra (acting)|extra]] (Ranvir Shourie) in [[Bollywood]] (Indian Film Industry) gets caught up with the wrong people because his face is identical to the underworld don, 'Raje' bhai (a slang for underworld don in [[Mumbai]]). An opposing gang seeing the opportunity plans to murder the don and replace him with the actor, who will sit at the helm of the don's empire and act as their puppet to help them take over the empire. The plan falls apart when the actor suffers a head injury during an accident and experiences [[dementia]]. Amidst the turmoil he start believing the don's family and enemies to be his own and start eliminating the rival gang. Will the opposing gang reveal his secret and ruin their own plan or will he take over the business or keep believing the illusion that he was accidentally introduced to? Now the big question if our "Memory" stored in the "Hippocampus" part of the brain is our "Identity", WHO are We really?

== Production ==
It was first reported in August 2006 that [[Arindam Chaudhuri]]'s Planman Motion Pictures was working on a new film. [[Actor]]-[[Film director|director]] Rajat Kapoor was to direct this venture that was to have [[Organized crime|criminal underworld]] as its basic premise. Naseeruddin Shah, Neha Dhupia and Ranvir Shourie were reported as its cast. Shooting for the film began in July 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=A brand new treat for film lovers|date=2006-08-08|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/08/stories/2006080805080200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524011826/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/08/stories/2006080805080200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-24|accessdate=2010-09-04|last=Tankha|first=Madhur |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

[[Sanchita Bhattyacharya]], the winner of 2006 singing reality show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs]]'', made her singing debut in the [[Hindi cinema]] [[film industry|industry]] through this film. Director Kapoor and [[music director]] were quite convinced about her singing abilities. The producers hoped to use Bhattacharya's recent success while promoting the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood break|date=2006-11-23 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/11/23/stories/2006112300760100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816232641/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/11/23/stories/2006112300760100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-16|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2010-09-04}}</ref>

Actress Neha Dhupia immediately accepted Kapoor's offer for the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=I have a mad streak in me, says Neha|date=2007-07-27|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/I-have-a-mad-streak-in-me-says-Neha/207162/|accessdate=2010-09-04|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|last=Kumar|first=Ashok}}</ref> She considered ''Mithya'' to be among one of her best performances. Though it was evident from the initial media reports, some found her presence in the film rather surprising.<ref name="actors">{{cite news|title=Rajat Kapoor ready with another rib-tickler|date=2007-07-27|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajat-kapoor-ready-with-another-ribtickler/45690-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013012312/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajat-kapoor-ready-with-another-ribtickler/45690-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-13|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|last=Ghuman|first=Simrat}}</ref> By being good friends with director Kapoor, actor Ranvir Shorey found it better to work with him in this film.<ref name="actors"/>

== Release and reception ==
''Mithya'' was first screened at the 9th [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Mithya' applauded at Osian's|date=2007-07-26|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/indiancinema/news/article_1335230.php/Mithya_applauded_at_Osian_s |accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=[[Monsters and Critics]]|work=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref> Although it was to feature at the 2007 [[Cannes Film Festival]], the film was not complete by the nomination deadline. The organizers did not want to compromise on the quality of post-production by rushing through it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Make way for Planman Motion Pictures THE LAST LEAR!|date=2007-08-07|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/aug/17_amitabh_bachchan_rituparno_ghosh_the_last_lear_080702.asp|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Glamsham.com|work=Bollywood Trade News Network}}</ref>

The film's commercial release was on 8 February 2008. Having arrived at the box office with no expectations, ''Mithya'' didn't have a favorable opening in the initial days. Slowly the collections showed signs of improvement based on the word of mouth. Based on this, the trade analysts felt that the film would be able to recover its shoestring budget.<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office Analysis|date=2008-02-16|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/36629.html|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder}}</ref> By the end of the first week, it had a decent profit. Due to the film's offbeat nature, it did quite well mainly in [[Mumbai]] and [[New Delhi]] with collections exceeding [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 7.5 million (approximately [[United States dollar|US$]]167,000) and Rs. 6 million respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office Analysis|date=2008-02-21 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/36742.html|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder}}</ref>

In the subsequent two weeks, huge budget films such as ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' caused a corresponding drop of 65% and 50% in the film's box office collections. However, by the fifth week, it had Rs. 52.5 million as its cumulative box office earnings. Trade analysts even called ''Mithya'' the dark horse of the first quarter of 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office Analysis|date=2008-03-01|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/36930.html|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office Analysis|date=2008-03-13|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/37205.html|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder}}</ref>

While rating 4 out of 5 in his review, noted critic [[Rajeev Masand]] spoke highly about Rajat Kapoor's directorial abilities. He said that the film was a "brave, mature effort by a discerning director."<ref name="Masand">{{cite news|title=Review: Mithya never stops unravelling|date=2008-02-08|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-mithya-never-stops-unravelling/58517-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408085256/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-mithya-never-stops-unravelling/58517-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-04-08|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=CNN-IBN|last=Masand|first=Rajeev}}</ref> Masand wrote highly about Ranvir Shorey by saying that the actor's performance "merits an impromptu ovation."<ref name="Masand"/> In her review, well-known critic [[Nikhat Kazmi]] liked Kapoor's unconventional approach to the usual storyline. Besides appreciating Shorey for his performance, she had high regard for Neha Dhupia and rest of the ensemble cast.<ref>{{cite news|title=Review: Mithya|date=2008-02-08|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Mithya/movie-review/2767931.cms|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=Times News Network|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat}}</ref> Other movie critics such as [[Taran Adarsh]], [[Anupama Chopra]] and [[Raja Sen]] wrote generally good reviews for the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Movie Review|date=2008-02-08 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12913/index.html|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=bollywoodhungama.com|last=Adarsh|first=Taran}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ranvir Shorey's Mithya evokes mixed response|date=2008-02-09|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?page=5&id=23375|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=NDTV|last=Chopra|first=Anupama}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mithya works|date=2008-02-08|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/08mithya.htm|accessdate=2010-09-04|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Sen|first=Raja}}</ref>

Many international critics consider it as one of the greatest [[Black Comedy]] of all times, a genre rarely explored in world cinema.

==Cast==
* [[Ranvir Shorey]] as VK/Raje Bhai
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Gawde (Shetty's right hand)
* [[Neha Dhupia]] as Sonam (VK's love interest)
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Shetty (Opposite Gang leader)
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Manu (Raje's brother)
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Ram (Shetty's henchman)
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Shyam (Shetty's henchman)
* [[Manu Rishi]] as Nayak (Shetty's mole in Raje's gang)
* Ikhlaq Khan as Abbas
* Iravati R. Mayadev([[Iravati Harshe]]) as Revati (Raje's wife)
* [[Tinu Anand]] as Kuku Tola (Bollywood film producer)
* [[Perin Malde]] as Tilak

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.planmanmotionpictures.com/mithya.htm|Mithya}}
* {{IMDb title|1179782|Mithya}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
{{Source Wikipedia}}

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