# Mitron
**Mitron** is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Nitin Kakkar and starring [Jackky Bhagnani](https://www.edgepedia.org/jackky-bhagnani) and Kritika Kamra. It is an official remake of the Telugu film *Pelli Choopulu* (2016), relocated from [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad) to [Ahmedabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/ahmedabad), and was released in theaters on 14 September 2018.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 14 September 2018, theatrical, Hindi, certificate U/A[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/) • [3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Mitron_2018) |
| Director | Nitin Kakkar, whose debut *Filmistaan* won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Sep/12/jackky-bhagnani-i-didnt-get-work-despite-commercial-and-critical-success-7849.html) |
| Source | Official remake of the National Award-winning Telugu film *Pelli Choopulu* (2016), starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Verma[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html) |
| Lead cast | Jackky Bhagnani as Jai, Kritika Kamra as Avni, with Pratik Gandhi, Prateik Babbar, Neeraj Sood, and Mohan Kapur[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mitron) |
| Setting | Ahmedabad, Gujarat; characters speak both Hindi and Gujarati[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html) |
| Box office | India net ₹36 million (₹3.60 crore) on a reported ₹150 million (₹15 crore) budget; worldwide gross ₹50 million (₹5.00 crore); verdict flop[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Mitron_2018) |
| Audience score | 6.9/10 on IMDb (about 2,900 votes)[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mitron) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Jai (Jackky Bhagnani) is a good-for-nothing young man in Ahmedabad who holds a degree in automobile engineering but cares only about cooking, even starting a YouTube channel that earns nothing.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/) His father (Neeraj Sood) constantly taunts him and, on an astrologer's advice and hoping marriage will make him responsible, decides to arrange his wedding.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/) Jai goes along with the match thinking the dowry money could fund a restaurant, but a wrong address brings his family to the home of Avni (Kritika Kamra), an MBA graduate who wants to start her own business.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/mitron-2018)
Avni, the black sheep of her own family because her father always wanted a son, had been planning a food truck business with her boyfriend Vikram ([Prateik Babbar](https://www.edgepedia.org/prateik-babbar)), who ditches her.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/) Jai and Avni, poles apart in outlook, strike up a friendship that becomes a business partnership in a mobile restaurant, and the venture becomes extremely successful.[7](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/) • [6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/mitron-2018) Complications follow when Jai's marriage to Richa (Perlene Bhesania), daughter of a wealthy businessman (Mohan Kapur), is being finalized, and Avni, heartbroken, decides to pursue her long-held plan of moving to Australia.[7](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/)
## Production and context
**Remake and adaptation.** The film adapts *Pelli Choopulu*, the 2016 sleeper hit directed by [Tharun Bhascker](https://www.edgepedia.org/tharun-bhascker), which won two National Awards, for Best Film and Best Screenplay, and made stars of its leads [Vijay Deverakonda](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijay-deverakonda) and [Ritu Varma](https://www.edgepedia.org/ritu-varma).[8](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Aug/29/mitron-has-nothing-to-do-with-pm-modi-says-director-nitin-kakkar-1864441.html) The Hindi adaptation was written by Sharib Hashmi.[7](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/) Kakkar said that remaking the film in a different language and setting was challenging but exciting, since characters remain the same while the culture changes.[8](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Aug/29/mitron-has-nothing-to-do-with-pm-modi-says-director-nitin-kakkar-1864441.html)
**Setting and title.** Kakkar chose Ahmedabad because he felt contemporary, everyday Gujarat was underexplored in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema), naming *Kai Po Che* as the only film that had captured the city properly; an initial suggestion to set the story in [Uttar Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/uttar-pradesh) was dropped as overdone.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html) The film was shot in Ahmedabad, and its première was held there.[9](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/many-local-actors-feature-in-our-film-says-mitron-director-nitin-kakkar--19799158) Because "Mitron" is the address Prime Minister Narendra Modi often uses in public speeches, the film was assumed to carry a political undertone; Kakkar rejected this, explaining that friends are called *mitra* or *mitron* in Gujarati and the title has nothing to do with Modi.[8](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Aug/29/mitron-has-nothing-to-do-with-pm-modi-says-director-nitin-kakkar-1864441.html)
**Casting.** For Jackky Bhagnani, son of producer Vasu Bhagnani, *Mitron* was a comeback after three years and his first film outside his family's production house Pooja Entertainment; his previous releases, *Welcome To Karachi* (2015) and *Youngistaan* (2014), had underperformed.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Sep/12/jackky-bhagnani-i-didnt-get-work-despite-commercial-and-critical-success-7849.html) The film also marked the Bollywood debut of television actress Kritika Kamra.[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mitron-director-nitin-kakkar-jackky-bhagnani-strives-for-perfection/articleshow/65672645.cms) Kakkar described Bhagnani as fitting the role of a young Indian slacker with dreams of becoming a famous chef, and noted that although he is not from a Gujarati background he played the part well.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html) • [10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mitron-director-nitin-kakkar-jackky-bhagnani-strives-for-perfection/articleshow/65672645.cms)
## Music
The soundtrack was composed by [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-yo-honey-singh), Tanishk Bagchi, Vaayu, Shaarib-Toshi, and others, which Kakkar described as an eclectic album needed for a story about youngsters.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html) The songs "This Party Is Over Now" (Honey Singh) and "Kamariya" (Lijo George and DJ Chetas) were already hits before the film's release and play over the end credits.[7](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/) [Tanishk Bagchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/tanishk-bagchi) recreated "Chalte Chalte Yoon Hi Koi" from the 1972 film *Pakeezah* in [Atif Aslam](https://www.edgepedia.org/atif-aslam)'s voice for the soundtrack; the new version drew criticism, including from Lata Mangeshkar, who had sung the original.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/mitron-2018)
## Reception and box office
Critical response was mixed. Rotten Tomatoes recorded an 86% Tomatometer from four reviews.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mitron) The Times of India gave it 2.5 out of 5, calling the plot extremely guessable with not enough laughs; Filmfare gave 3 out of 5, recommending it as a relatable family comedy about the generational gap.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mitron) The New Indian Express rated it 2.5 out of 5, finding the male lead better written than the female and the film predictable for much of its two-hour plot, but watchable for its social milieu and music.[12](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/Sep/21/mitron-movie-review-a-hit-and-a-miss-kind-of-film-1875355.html) Trade reviewer Komal Nahta praised the humor and fast first half while noting that the pace and comedy drop after the interval.[7](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/)
Commercially the film flopped. Sacnilk reports a budget of ₹150 million (₹15 crore) against an India net of ₹36 million (₹3.60 crore) and a worldwide gross of ₹50 million (₹5.00 crore), with opening-day net collections of about ₹5 million (₹0.5 crore).[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Mitron_2018) On IMDb it holds a 6.9/10 rating from roughly 2,900 votes.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mitron)
## Availability
The film runs about 1 hour 56 to 59 minutes depending on the listing, and is currently available for streaming in India on Zee5 and VI movies and tv.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mitron) NetflixMovies lists it as Bhagnani's final acting credit.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/mitron-2018)
## References
1. [Mitron Movie: Review, Release Date, Songs, Trailers, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mitron/)
2. ['Mitron', the Hindi remake of Telugu hit 'Pelli Choopulu', set in Ahmedabad, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Sep/11/mitron-the-hindi-remake-of-telugu-hit-pelli-choopulu-set-in-ahmedabad-1870697.html)
3. [Mitron (2018-09-14) - Review, Rating & Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Mitron_2018)
4. [Jackky Bhagnani: I didn't get work despite commercial and critical success, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Sep/12/jackky-bhagnani-i-didnt-get-work-despite-commercial-and-critical-success-7849.html)
5. [Mitron streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/mitron)
6. [Watch Mitron on Netflix Today!, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/mitron-2018)
7. [MITRON | 15 September, 2018, Film Information (Komal Nahta)](https://filminformation.com/reviews/mitron/)
8. [Mitron has nothing to do with PM Modi, says director Nitin Kakkar, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/Aug/29/mitron-has-nothing-to-do-with-pm-modi-says-director-nitin-kakkar-1864441.html)
9. [Many local actors feature in our film, says Mitron director, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/many-local-actors-feature-in-our-film-says-mitron-director-nitin-kakkar--19799158)
10. ['Mitron' director Nitin Kakkar: Jackky Bhagnani strives for perfection, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mitron-director-nitin-kakkar-jackky-bhagnani-strives-for-perfection/articleshow/65672645.cms)
11. [Mitron | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mitron)
12. ['Mitron' movie review: A hit and a miss kind of film, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/Sep/21/mitron-movie-review-a-hit-and-a-miss-kind-of-film-1875355.html)
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