By Our Special Correspondent

Karan Razdan’s Mittal Versus Mittal, a Shaila Film’s production presented by Bijoria Entertainment, is a film about man-woman relationship, especially in a marriage. It tackles the romantic, the emotional and the physical sides of their relation. Since marriage is a legal relation, we talk about love and the law through the film.

There are laws protecting the man and woman in this relationship. Through Karan (Rohit Roy) and Mitali (Rituparna Sengupta) we are taken on a journey which begins with love and culminates in war. The war of the roses. And when there is war between man and woman, the law has to come in.

And when the woman accuses the husband of rape, a lot of law books open up. Judgements of various courts come in to play.

The law as in section 375 376 IPC, which deals with rape, does not give a woman the freedom to accuse her husband of rape. (until and unless she is sixteen.) The society says that a husband has all the freedom to enjoy his conjugal rights as and when he wants. In a lot of marriages it turns out to be a torture for the woman, but she cannot talk about her intimate details to even her loved ones. So where does the woman go ……..?

There has come a ray of hope in the form of the domestic violence act in 2006. The film debates that in court, through the clash of two high profile lawyers. Karuna Maheshwari (Suchitra Krishnamurthy) and Harish Salunke (Gulshan Grover).

Through Mittal vs Mittal we bring the man’s and the woman’s point of view to the audience, without being judgmental.

Mittal Versus Mittal is a Shaila Films Production, produced by Dinesh Chugh, and written and directed by Karan Razdan.

Mittal v/s Mittal STORYLINE

Girls have dreams — dreams of a fairytale romance, of prince charming sweeping them off their feet, a dream wedding and living happily ever-after. Mitali, a successful model, also had dreams… Then one day she met Karan, the Mittal scion, the heir to one of the richest families in the country. Mitali ‘s simple, middle-class upbringing is in complete contrast to Karan’s super-brat lifestyle. But Karan was smitten by Mitali. Accustomed to getting what he wants in life, Karan landed up at Mitali’s home with his parents with a marriage proposal. Delighted at their daughter’s luck, Mitali’s family approved of the match. And Mitali entered Karan’s home and life as his newly-wedded bride.

It was not long before Mitali’s dreams turned into her worst nightmare. Her mother-in-law detested her and created misunderstandings between Karan and her. Karan turned out to be a puppet in his mother’s hands and her father-in-law is a helpless, mute spectator. Karan has a certain pattern of dealing with women and wanted to subdue Mitali’s independent streak. He who appeared to be a loving, doting husband was in fact a violent monster at night within the privacy of their bedroom. Unable to bear the humiliation and pain after she resisted his advances and is raped by him, Mitali decided to take charge of her life. She decided to fight back.

Mitali walked out of her in-laws home, hired a lawyer and filed a case against her husband. Karan retaliated by hiring the best lawyer money can buy to fight on his behalf.

Mittal Vs Mittal is about to he heard in court.

It is a case on file that fights for the rights of women like Mitali who are subjugated to domestic violence and inhuman treatment at the hands of husband and in-laws. It is a case that will empower women to fight for their pride, respect and their very right to live with dignity. It is Mitali Mittal versus Karan Mittal…