The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised Sanon and Tripathi's performance, with many stating the role as the career-best performance of Sanon but criticized the film for its contrived plot.
However, the film was released through the platforms on 26 July 2021, four days before the scheduled release as the film was released accidentally by Jio Cinema and went into torrent sites. Rahman, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya cinematography and editing were respectively handled by Akash Agarwal and Manish Pradhan, the latter of whom had also edited Utekar's previous Hindi film Luka Chuppi, which had also starred Sanon as lead.įollowing the non-existent theatrical releases due to COVID-19 pandemic, Mimi was later planned for a digital release through the streaming services Netflix and JioCinema, with the scheduled date of 30 July 2021. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. Mimi was shot predominantly in Mandawa, Churu and Jaipur, barring a few days in Mumbai. Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar, Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Evelyn Edwards and Aidan Whytock feature in supporting roles. A remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (2011) by Samruddhi Porey, it is jointly produced by Dinesh Vijan under his banner Maddock Films and Jio Studios, and stars Kriti Sanon in the titular role a young woman who opts to be a surrogate mother for a foreign couple. Mimi is a 2021 Indian Hindi- language comedy-drama film written and directed by Laxman Utekar and co-written by Rohan Shankar.