Over the years, we have been witness to various topics being chosen as the core theme in our movies. But quite a few of them haven't been explored as well as it should have. One such subject is 'surrogacy' which is what Laxman Utekar's "Mimi" has touched upon. From the looks of the trailer, it seemed to be a light hearted take on a rather serious subject that needs to be discussed rather than considered as taboo. So did Laxman manage to achieve that???
John (Aidan Whytock) & Summer (Evelyn Edwards) were an American couple who had come to India in search of a suitable surrogate mother. Despite their best efforts, they couldnt find an apt female until they came across Mimi (Kriti Sanon), a fine dancer & Bollywood aspirant. With the help of their driver, Bhanu (Pankaj Tripathi) they manage to convince her to be their surrogate in return for a substantial amount of money which Mimi intended to invest in her efforts to climb the ladder of stardom. But how will Mimi explain the pregnancy to her family & society to whom IVF would mean nothing more gibberish ???
This is Laxman's second directorial Bollywood venture after the superhit "Luka Chuppi" which also had Kriti Sanon in the lead. This time around he has opted to remake Samruddhi Porey's Marathi movie "Mala Aai Vhhaychy". Since I havent seen the original, there were hardly any expectations & I would have to admit that I did enjoy the movie. The screenplay by Laxman & Rohan Shankar made it pretty evident that they were not keen on addressing the main challenges that the female would have to face from the society. However, the maker still takes us through an emotional ride while at the same time making sure that it didnt become a full fledged tear jerker coz of the sprinkling of humour. On the technical side, they were reasonably well done.
On the performance front, Kriti has done a fine job which will surely rank as one of her best in her nascent career. Giving ample support was Sai Tamhankar & the ever reliable Pankaj Tripathi who has gone from strength to strength with each passing movie. His comic timing & expressions adds yet another weapon to his arsenal. Unlike the usual foreigners (with the exception of a few), who are just caricatures, both Aidan & Evelyn has done a decent job while the rest of the cast such as Supriya Pathak, Manoj Pahwa have done their parts aptly.
Verdict: I wouldn't be surprised if quite a few among of us expected a much more realistic & touching take on surrogacy such as Siby Malayil's "Dasaratham" or Onir's "I am Afia" segment from "I Am". Well if you are looking for that, then you might be disappointed but this still has its moments & is worth a watch!!!
Rating: 3/5
Regards...Ben
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