Mimi

"Nothing like what you're expecting!"

2021 2h 12m HI

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 114

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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An aspiring actress in a small town in Rajasthan agrees to bear a child for a visiting couple seeking a surrogate mother, but her experience takes an unexpected turn when they refuse to have the child anymore.

“Nothing like what you're expecting!”

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Cast

Kriti Sanon
Mimi Rathore
Pankaj Tripathi
Bhanupratap Pandey
Sai Tamhankar
Shama
Evelyn Edwards
Summer
Supriya Pathak
Shobha Rathore (Mimi's Mother)
Manoj Pahwa
Maansingh Rathore (Mimi's Father)
Aidan Whytock
John
Amardeep Jha
Vasudha Mausi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laxman Utekar
Writers: Rohan Shankar, Samruddhi Porey, Laxman Utekar
Languages: Hindi, English
Countries: India

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laxman Utekar, shot by Akash Agrawal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Manish Pradhan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi and Sai Tamhankar carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nothing like what you're expecting!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10895576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laxman Utekar directs. Akash Agrawal behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Manish Pradhan cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
3Directed by Laxman Utekar, shot by Akash Agrawal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Manish Pradhan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi and Sai Tamhankar carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Nothing like what you're expecting!".
8IMDB entry: tt10895576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Akash Agrawal
Original score: A.R. Rahman
Editing: Manish Pradhan
Production design: Subrata Chakraborty
Makeup / hair: Shipra Acharya
VFX supervisor: Rudra Mazumdar
Sound: Baylon Fonseca
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Status: Released
Original language: HI
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: Mimi (2021)

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Giovanni2021-08-21
★ 9/10
When a movie lets you laugh, cry, think and inspire you to become a better person, it means that it's a must-watch. Mimi is precisely one of those movies.In 2013 an American couple is looking for a surrogate in India to bear their baby. The research isn’t easy, but new possibilities appear when they meet Bhanu, the driver. After a couple of funny misunderstandings, Bhanu learns what they need, and the solution is Mimi. Will Bhanu succeed? Is Mimi going to be a movie’s star? Will the Americans have their baby? And what are we going to learn? All the details at SpotaMovie.com
badelf2022-02-01
★ 5/10
This movie is so highly rated that I expected much more from it. I was a little disappointed. I've enjoyed most of Laxman Utekar's work as a cinematographer, but with Mimi, the screenplay and directing are just not quite tight enough for modern cinema. Not that the movie isn't enjoyable. It is easy to watch and enjoy. The premise and conflict are reasonable. (Although I understand this practice involving foreigners is now illegal anyway.) I just expected more from Utekar I guess.