Mili (2022 film)

Mili
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMathukutty Xavier
Screenplay byRitesh Shah
Story byMathukutty Xavier
Based onHelen
by Mathukutty Xavier
Produced byBoney Kapoor
StarringJanhvi Kapoor
Sunny Kaushal
Manoj Pahwa
CinematographySunil Karthikeyan
Edited byMonisha R. Baldawa
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Bayview Projects
Zee Studios
Distributed byZee Studios[1]
Release date
  • 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Running time
127 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mili is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language survival thriller film directed by Mathukutty Xavier and produced by Bayview Pictures and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor in the titular role, alongside Sunny Kaushal and Manoj Pahwa. It is a remake of the director's 2019 Malayalam-language film Helen. The film follows Mili Naudiyal, who gets stuck in a storage freezer and fights to stay alive.

Principal photography took place from August to November 2021 in Mumbai and Dehradun. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. It was distributed by Zee Studios and released theatrically on 4 November 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics and failed at the box office, though Janhvi Kapoor's performance received praise, earning her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[3]

  1. ^ "Zee Studios to release Janhvi Kapoor's 'Mili' in UK cinemas". BollyNews UK. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mili". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Nominations For The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 With Maharashtra Tourism". Filmfare. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.