Netflix is a great way to catch up on your favorite shows or discover new ones. If you are looking for a fun and relaxing Sunday afternoon watch, check out some of Netflix's offerings. Mimi is an excellent Hindi-language comedy-drama movie about a woman who decides to start over by changing her name and moving to a new city to become a Bollywood movie star.

Later, she agrees to have a surrogate child with an American couple for money, but her experience takes another turn. It's a funny and heartwarming story that will make you laugh out loud. Plus, Mimi on Netflix is for a limited time so, don't miss out!

The Cast and Crew of The Movie

Mimi’s cast is appreciated by its audience. The movie’s main character is famous film-star Kriti Sanon as Mimi Rathore. She gained 15 kg weight only for this role. In an interview, she quoted:

 "We had to shoot the pregnancy scenes, and Laxman Sir was very clear that it was necessary to gain weight for those scenes because he didn't want the character to have a chiseled face."

Pankaj Tripathi played the role of a taxi driver, Bhanu. Sai Tamhankar as Shamma Anand, Mimi’s friend. She was a Muslim woman from Rajasthan and learned Urdu and Rajasthani dialects just for this movie. Other characters like Manoj Pehwa (Mimi’s father), Supriya Pathak (Mimi’s mother), and all other characters played significant roles in Mimi’s cast. The director of the film is Laxman Utaker, and the producer is Dinesh Vijan. It’s a remake of a 2011 Marathi film named Mala Aai Vhhaychy. 

Shoot Location

Mimi was announced in August 2019 and started shooting in October 2019, with filming taking place in Rajasthan and Mumbai. It was released in 2011.

Plot Of the Movie

The movie has a unique plot. It is based on a couple who cannot conceive named John and Summer. They came to Rajasthan, India, searching for a surrogate mother for their child. There, they met a dancer and thought she was a perfect fit for their child. However, this woman was an emerging actress struggling for fame.

The couple asked the local taxi driver Bhanu Pratap Pandey to convince Mimi for surrogacy for U$25000. Mimi already wanted money but accepted this offer after some initial hesitation. The  IVF procedure succeeded, and Mimi lied to her parents about going for a shoot in another city where she started living.

Her bump started becoming prominent, and seven months later, a scan discovered that the child is down’s syndrome. The couple returned to the US saying, Mimi should abort this baby and didn’t need him anymore. However, Mimi decided to bring the baby into the world.

With no other choice, she came back home and told her parents that the child belonged to Bhanu, causing more problems for him, whose wife lived in another city and hadn’t seen him for months. A healthy child was born, Raj, making people curious because he didn’t resemble his biological parents. Bhanu’s family also had similar problems.

Eventually, Mimi came clean from surrogacy, and her parents accepted. She became deeply attached to Raj and gave up her Bollywood passion for him. 4 years later, Raj was a grown-up child who was sometimes admired for his different looks and other times, got bullied in school.

After watching Raj and Mimi’s video on Facebook, John and Summer returned to take their biological son to America. Mimi confronted them, but they were ready to take legal action because the child didn’t belong to Mimi; she had signed the surrogacy contract. She decided to give Raj to John and Summer to keep child away from the courts.

The flight day arrived. And Mimi and her family came to hand Raj over to his parents. However, they got surprised after watching a child ‘Tara’ with the couple. They told her how after returning from Mimi’s house, they felt a connection with Tara, who was crying at an orphanage gate. They decided to adopt her and gave Raj back to Mimi.

Mimi Review

Mimi movie has a diverse review. Some people liked the humorous aspect of it. While some liked the storyline, it is a wonderful, heartwarming film covering many societal issues like single motherhood, Indian’s obsession with fair color, and gender discrimination, not accepting disabled children. Some say the movie itself is not a buddle of joy, but it is only to watch because of Mimi’s cast, especially Kriti Sonam’s acting.

Mimi on Netflix has a 3.25/5 rating. However, it has some inappropriate jokes about the burka, suspicious maulvi, broken Urdu, and namaz. Whether looking for a good film for a Sunday evening or something you can enjoy with your friends, Mimi is a movie to check out.

Conclusion

I have watched the movie, and it is incredible. I think it is worth a Sunday binge-watch. It teaches me that love has no boundaries. You can have genuine feelings and be ready to sacrifice your passion as Mimi did.

If you have watched the movie, let me know in the comment section if you liked it, and if you didn’t, tell me why.