Mithila Palkar is an Indian actress known for her characters in the TV series Girl in the City and Netflix’s Little Things.
Mithila Palkar did her schooling from IES’s Modern English School and further graduated from Smt. M.M.K College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. After graduating in 2013, Palkar gave her first audition to Quasar Padamsee of Quasar Theatre Productions (QTP). The audition did not get her the role but Quasar gave her a job backstage, managing their theatre festival, Thespo. Palkar has previously trained in Hindustani classical music (by the Marathi singer Varsha Bhave), in Kathak, and took a crash course in acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.
Mithila Palkar made her acting debut in the 2014 Marathi short film Majha Honeymoon, which was showcased at the 16th Mumbai International Film Festival. Her first success in the Indian film industry was in June 2014, when she successfully auditioned for the role of Imran Khan’s sister in Katti Batti. The film did not do well but she was noticed and received opportunities to act in advertisements of Maggi, Tata Tea and Zomato.
Mithila Palkar grew popular overnight in March 2016 with her version of the “cup song”, inspired by Anna Kendrick’s cup song from Pitch Perfect. The video featured her performing the popular Marathi song Hi Chal Turu Turu (sung originally by Jaywant Kulkarni) in the cup song style. Mithila’s cup song went viral on YouTube with more than 6 million views. She had previously attempted another version of the cup song, performing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and receiving more than 22,000 views. She later sang a song called “Maharashtra Desha” in association with Bharatiya Digital Party (BhaDiPa), which was released on 1 May 2016 on YouTube on the occasion of Maharashtra Day.
In 2019, she acted in Chopsticks, a Netflix original film, directed by Sachin Yardi. In the film, she played role of an under-confident girl named Nirma (after the washing powder brand) whose life changes when she meets a con man, played by Abhay Deol.
