mithya hindi movie

It was first reported in August 2006 that Arindam Chaudhuri's Planman Motion Pictures was working on a new film. Actor-director Rajat Kapoor was to direct this venture that was to have criminal underworld as its basic premise. Naseeruddin Shah, Neha Dhupia and Ranvir Shourie were reported as its cast. Shooting for this film commenced in July 2006.[1]

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 industry through this film. Director Kapoor and music director were quite convinced about her singing abilities. The producers were hopeful of utilizing Bhattacharya's recent success while promoting the film's soundtrack.[2]

Actress Neha Dhupia immediately accepted Kapoor's offer for the film.[3] She considered the film 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.[4] By being good friends with director Kapoor, actor Ranvir Shorey found it better to work with him in this film.[4]

Mithya is a 2008 Indian film co-written and directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Planman Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Sagar Desai. The film which was released on February 2008 opened to good reviews.