MUMBAI: Tangerine Digital Entertainment marks its entry into the motion picture space by acquiring the worldwide rights of Mithya, the latest production from Planman Motion Pictures. It is set for release on 8 February 2008.

Mithya, a comic thriller based on the underworld and directed by noted actor-director Rajat Kapoor, has a star cast that includes Ranvir Shorey, Naseerudin Shah, Vinay Pathak and Saurabh Shukla. Rajat has directed Mixed Doubles, and the last venture that Rajat, Ranvir and Vinay collaborated on was Bheja Fry.

Speaking on the occasion, Planman Motion Pictures CEO Shubho Shekhar Bhattacharjee said, “Planman Motion Pictures has produced a number of quality movies in the recent past. We are happy to partner with Tangerine Digital Entertainment and are quite sure that Mithya will be loved by the audience."

Tangerine Digital Entertainment MD Puneet Johar further added, “Mithya is a film, wherein the cast and director have lately endeared themselves to the audience. This is our first major film foray into the Hindi film industry, and we are indeed proud to be associated with a film like Mithya and Planman Motion Pictures. With this venture, we complete the convergence story as the company now has interests in media services, digital media, television production and films.”