Mimi (2021 Hindi film)

Mimi
Mimi
	Official release poster
Directed by	Laxman Utekar
Written by	Laxman Utekar; Rohan Shankar
Story by	Samruddhi Porey
Based on	Mala Aai Vhhaychy!; by Samruddhi Porey
Produced by	Dinesh Vijan; Jio Studios
Starring	Kriti Sanon; Pankaj Tripathi; Sai Tamhankar;
Cinematography	Akash Agarwal
Edited by	Manish Pradhan
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production; companies	Maddock Originals; Jio Studios
Distributed by	JioCinema; Netflix
Release date	26 July 2021;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Mimi is a 2021 Bollywood comedy drama film directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films. A remake of the 2011 Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, it stars Kriti Sanon in the eponymous lead who opts to be a surrogate mother for a foreign couple. Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar, Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Evelyn Edwards, and Aidan Whytock appear in supporting roles.

Mimi was announced in August 2019. Filming was held in Rajasthan and Mumbai between October 2019 to January 2021, and was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Following non-existent theatrical releases due to the pandemic, Mimi was planned for a digital release through the streaming services Netflix and JioCinema on 30 July 2021. However, it was released through the platforms on 26 July 2021, 4 days prior as the film was released accidentally by JioCinema and went into torrent sites.^[2]

At the 69th National Film Awards, Mimi won 2 awards – Best Actress (Sanon) and Best Supporting Actor (Tripathi).^[3] At the 67th Filmfare Awards, Mimi received 6 nominations, including Best Music Director (Rahman) and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Param Sundari"), and won 3 awards – Best Actress (Sanon), Best Supporting Actor (Tripathi) and Best Supporting Actress (Tamhankar).^[4]

^ "Mimi (2021)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Mimi: Kriti Sanon's film releases four days early after online leak". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun win big". The Indian Express. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Filmfare Awards 2022 Winner List". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[1] "Mimi (2021)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[2] "Mimi: Kriti Sanon's film releases four days early after online leak". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[:4-3] "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun win big". The Indian Express. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[:5-4] "Filmfare Awards 2022 Winner List". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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