Mimi-A Whiff of Fresh Air- Letter to the Star cast

 

Dear Laxman Utekar,

Thanks for giving us that whiff of Fresh Air called Mimi. I watched it yesterday night on Netflix. I loved it to the bits and found the entire movie to be quite entertaining. In this age where the showbiz business is clearly dominated by the macho heroes, you chose to be daring enough by placing your punt on a Heroine dominated story. Kudos for that. India is still relatively taboo to topics like surrogacy and you have presented it in the most light hearted manner. Just when I thought that it is going to take a serious turn you introduced elements of humor in the right mixes thereby ensuring that the movie carries on. The songs were a good break, short and sweet, and pleasant on the ears. Has to be with the legend ARR involved. The ambience of a small Rajasthan town adds to the aura of the movie. 

Dear Kriti Sanon,

Where were you all these years. I must admit that I am simply awed by the screen presence that you have shown in this movie. With due respects to your talent, I have not seen any of your movies so far or rather my bad luck that the movies you featured in skipped my attention. Its a given that going forward I will try to look out for the movies that you act in. Coming back to the movie, your act was just brilliant. You had to carry the entire movie on your young shoulders and you have done it to telling effect. From being a fun loving ambitious Mimi who craves to make it big in Bollywood to the Surrogate mother, a plethora of emotions. I loved the scene specially where you tell the Doctor "Why do people think that aborting a baby in its womb is not a crime, while outside of it is a crime"  You come off in the initial stages as a chirpy, bubbly, loveable character to a mature loving mother later on in the movie. In the movie industry where it is between BigB, The Khans, Hritik and more recently Tiger you have proved that women are no less when it comes to world class acting prowess. By the way a hint of SRK in the movie with Raj thrown in. A lot of slapping around with you slapping Pankaj Tripathi first and then the guy on the motorbike, did you slap for real? looked very real to me :)

Dear Pankaj Tripathi,

You have come a long way indeed  From Mirzapur to Mimi, From Hating you as the sly underworld don to loving you as the private cab driver, you have offered to us a wide variety of characters. However I seem to love you more in your lighter, humorous avtaar. Your scenes with your wife Rekhu and your mom left me in splits. Quite a laugh riot. Once again your scenes with the Maulvi was laugh a second kind of scenes. The act where you introduce yourself as Naseeruddin to the pavement shopkeepers and then the camera pans to your car where there is the Jai Shri Ram sticker, the expression on your face is priceless. The ten times Namaaz to a query by the Maulvi as to how many time you practice Namaaz in a day, and then immediately changing it two five times in Two Days, outstanding. Quite some emotional quotient drawn in with you telling Mimi that as a Taxi Driver it is an unwritten rule that you do not drop passengers half way in the journey but accompany them till they reach their destination. Telling effect.

Dear Sai Tamhankar

Brilliant act. There is one thing about you, You have the most expressive eyes that emote differently under different situations, from sadness to happiness to anxiety the transition in your eyes is very spontaneous and worth a watch, a hundred times. Do keep entertaining us.

Dear Manoj Pahwa & Supriya Pathak

As Mimis loving parents you both have essayed brilliant performances right through the movie. Supriya ji, you as a worried mother and Manoj Ji as that protective loving father, no one better than both of you to play the roles to perfection.

Dear Raj,

You as the Firang child born to Mimi. Apt choice for a baby born to Mimi....I will not say more as that would be a show spoiler. All I can say is well done Team Mimi. Watch the movie only on Netflix...