Produced by Bollywood director Boney Kapoor under the banner of Bayview Projects, Mili is an upcoming Hindi survival thriller and an official remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Helen, starring Anna Ben, Noble Babu Thomas and Lal in leading role.
The Malayalam film was directed by Muthukutty Xavier, who has also been retained to produce the upcoming Hindi remake. Helen won two National Film Awards, including Best Debut Film and Best Makeup Artist. The film’s lead actress Anna Ben also won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award for her role.
Eleni received an amazing response from critics and audiences. After the success of the film, it was also converted into Tamil as Anbirkiniyal. In August 2020, Boney Kapoor bought the rights to remake the Malayalam film in Hindi, which is titled as Mili.
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Mili release date
The AR Rahman musical will hit the theaters on November 4, 2022. The film will be distributed by Zee Studios. The shooting of the film began on 5 August 2021 and concluded on 26 November 2021. Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics of the film’s songs while Ritesh Shah has written its screenplay.
Mili First Look & Star Cast
The Boney Kapoor production stars his daughter and Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor in the title role. Today on October 12, 2022. Along with revealing the title of the film, the makers also dropped the first look.
According to the movie poster, Janhvi’s character Mili Naudiyal is a 24-year-old B.Sc. Graduated in Nursing. The second poster shows her freezing in the cold and reads the tagline “Frozen but not shaken.
“Mili is Janhvi’s sixth film after Dhadak, Ghost Stories, Gunjan Saxena, Roohi and Good Luck Jerry. The film stars Sunny Kaushal opposite Janhvi Kapoor in his first collaboration with her. Veteran actor Manoj Pahwa plays Jahnvi’s father in the film.
IN ONE HOUR, HER LIFE WILL CHANGE! #mili@BoneyKapoor #JanhviKapoor @sunnykaushal89 @arrahman @Javedakhtarjadu @actormanojpahwa @mathukutty_here @ZeeStudios_ @bayviewprojects @hasleenkaur @ZeeMusicCompany pic.twitter.com/4fzWZU1K8L
— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) October 12, 2022
FREEZING DID NOT MOVE! #mili#JanhviKapoor @sunnykaushal89 @arrahman @Javedakhtarjadu @actormanojpahwa @mathukutty_here @ZeeStudios_ @bayviewprojects @hasleenkaur @ZeeMusicCompany pic.twitter.com/ZkPZhsy7DG
— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) October 12, 2022
Mili Teaser Out
The teaser of this survival thriller is out and it looks promising and exciting. The 48-second teaser features Janhvi stuck in a room where she freezes and struggles to survive, while coming out of it. We also see some glimpses of Manoj Pahwa and Sunny Kaushal in the teaser.
Boney Kapoor shared the trailer with the caption ‘Dying to survive’.
DYING FOR YOU TO SURVIVE! HERE IS THE FIRST LOOK #MILI
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— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) October 12, 2022
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