Overview
A small-town girl takes on an extraordinary challenge that will change her life forever.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- melodramatic
- family movie night
- feel good weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film warm, entertaining, and well acted, especially praising Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi while faulting its simplistic, melodramatic writing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mimi accepts a paid surrogacy arrangement with an American couple, bringing questions of bodily autonomy, abandonment, and parenthood into the plot.
Mimi must hide her growing pregnancy from her parents and society in her small-town Rajasthan environment.
Mimi is a performer from Rajasthan whose pregnancy unfolds under close-knit family and community scrutiny.
Bhanu's persuasive middleman persona and the surrogate arrangement generate humorous complications while the film addresses motherhood and social stigma.
Films like Mimi, and why
Badhaai Ho
shared Hindi-language family melodrama, social issue framing, comic relief, and emotionally uplifting treatment of motherhood
Good Newwz
shared Bollywood comedy drama, unconventional pregnancy premise, family conflict, and warm ensemble tone
Panga
shared Hindi social drama, female-centered struggle, motherhood themes, and balance of humor with emotional melodrama
Filhaal...
shared Indian family entertainer format, surrogate-parenthood premise, comic misunderstandings, and sentimental resolution
Movie Details
- Director
- Laxman Utekar
- Release Date
- 2021-07-26
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (113)
Cast
- Kriti Sanon
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Sai Tamhankar
- Evelyn Edwards
- Supriya Pathak
- Manoj Pahwa
- Aidan Whytock
- Amardeep Jha
- Ishaque Mohammad Shaikh
- Jacob Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mimi about?
- A struggling Rajasthani performer becomes an unexpected surrogate, forcing her to balance a secret pregnancy, family honor, and the changing meaning of motherhood.
- What is Mimi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mimi as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mimi violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mimi.
- What did critics think of Mimi?
- Critics broadly found the film warm, entertaining, and well acted, especially praising Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi while faulting its simplistic, melodramatic writing.
- Which films are like Mimi?
- Films with a similar feel include Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz, Panga, and Filhaal....
- How long is Mimi?
- Mimi runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mimi?
- In United States, Mimi streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
