Huma Qureshi and Avantika Dassani’s intense performances make this psychodrama an addictive thriller
REVIEW: Psychological thrillers are at all times thought-about good to observe when thriller, drama, motion, and paranoia preserve the viewers on the sting of their seats. Equally, two central characters—Juhi Adhikari (Huma S Qureshi) and Rhea Rajguru (Avantika Dassani)—saved the viewers glued to their story of consecutive nights because the thriller behind ‘Mithya’ begins to disclose itself, with writers (Anvita Dutt, Althea Kaushal and Purva Naresh) spinning a story of infidelity, manipulation, and a few deep darkish secrets and techniques to unfurl. The strategy of withholding info, to create rigidity, from the viewers works more often than not, and Rohan Sippy’s six-part collection has sufficient ammo to maintain the thriller beneath wraps whereas exploring the poisonous relationship between the trainer and her pupil.
‘Mithya,’ tailored from the British TV present ‘Cheat,’ is about in Darjeeling and follows the lifetime of Juhi, a Hindi literature professor. Professionally, she is essentially the most certified candidate for the publish of college’s Head of Division (HOD) and an aspiring author. On the non-public entrance, she is married to Neil (Parambrata Chatterjee) and they’re making an attempt to have a baby. From a distance, all the pieces seems to be so as, and Juhi seems to be content material together with her life. Nonetheless, as we be taught extra about her, scenes resembling when she has sexual fantasies about her colleague Vishal (Indraneil Sengupta), who proposes her identify for the HOD place, or when she is discussing her marital life together with her finest buddy Sharmistha (Naina Sareen), reveal the problems she is dealing in her day-to-day life, in addition to her anxiousness episodes.
Rhea, the daughter of a college trustee (Samir Soni) and Juhi’s pupil, alternatively, at all times comes late to varsity and by no means engages within the class. At first look, she seems to be a spoilt brat and an oddball, however there was much more to her than meets the attention. The identical is proved when the collection of occasions begins after Juhi accuses Rhea of dishonest and even fails her attributable to plagiarism, regardless of Rhea’s pleas that she is harmless. Consequently, the drama is lit.
What begins as an innocuous educational dispute rapidly escalates into complicated psychological warfare with hints of crime. Ranging from the disappearance of Juhi’s cat (named Bhaisaab) to her partner being honey-trapped, Juhi appears to be in an actual mess. Proper from the primary episode, scenes present Neil’s physique and police investigating the case. So, we already know that Juhi’s seemingly excellent life is jeopardised, however how? Is Rhea the mastermind behind all of it? Is it simply because Juhi failed her? Throughout the entire drama, all the pieces builds up-to-the-minute within the jail visiting room when Juhi and Rhea face one another head-on, making each of them believable suspects and transporting us to the occasions of the previous.
There’s not a lot out-and-out motion, however the narrative fastidiously arranges the jigsaw items to arrange the climactic act. Because the story progresses, the climax turns into considerably predictable, but it nonetheless gives the satisfying ending it deserves.
Even when the plot flattens, the lead protagonists, Huma S Qureshi and debutante Avantika Dassani, handle to carry the viewers’s consideration with their intense acts. Huma seems elegant in easy sarees and is an ideal match for the function of Professor Juhi. Avantika (daughter of Bhagyashree of ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ fame) chooses a troublesome function as a lunatic for her debut performing function, however she comes throughout as surprisingly assured and convincing on display. Rhea is at all times seen carrying skinny denims and jackets paired with leather-based boots to point out off her carefree and informal perspective. She does, nonetheless, ship the dialogues half-heartedly as a result of they don’t seem to be acceptable for such a bleak determine.
As Juhi’s dad and mom, each Rajit Kapoor and Avantika Akerkar have distinguished roles to play. Parambrata Chatterjee’s plausible efficiency will certainly make you despise his character Neil and his life decisions.
Darjeeling’s picturesque grandeur, with overcast climate, rains, and the greenery of the Himalayan foothills, provides to the screenplay’s magnificence. As well as, the background music (by Ripul Sharma and George Joseph) is efficient and blends nicely with the plot.
‘Mithya’ concludes on a chilling notice that Juhi receives from Rhea, hinting that there will probably be much more drama within the subsequent season. Nonetheless, do not anticipate a spine-chilling psychodrama that can blow your thoughts; as an alternative, anticipate a completely addictive thriller with loads of twists and turns that can undoubtedly trigger you to binge-watch.
