Mili is a movie based on the survival of a working girl, who gets stuck in an industrial refrigerator. Just like any ordinary girl, Mili deals with relationship and family issues which later follow her into her mind. Jahnvi Kapoor’s starrer movie is getting an average response from the audience.
When it comes to dealing with the cast in the movie, the movie’s writing turns out to be very naive. In the original movie, the difference was religion. In this remake, the director thought of making it a caste difference. When Millie first realizes that she’s trapped she’s shouting sir “Sir! Hum andar hai!” it just sounds odd.
Manoj Bhava’s amazing work in his films
Martha Koti did such a terrific job of constructing High emotion and Dread in Helen. He edits cuts and transitions between scenes. If like me you’re a fan of the original then Millie has too few surprises there’s no reinvention. If you haven’t seen the original there is more to enjoy like the relationship between Millie and her father. Played by Manoj Bhava. Manoj is a shape-shifting actor who has the talent to go from the bigoted policeman in Article 15 to this loving bumbling dad Milly and her father take turns Being the adult she is often more mature and responsible it’s only when he discovers her relationship that he becomes harsh Millie’s relationship with her father anchors her Calamity in emotion.
Manoj and Janvi Kapoor can’t match the ease of what Annaben and Lal created in Helen but still, they give the film its heart survival dramas that lean heavily on the person doing their survival. Think of James Franco in 127 Hours or Rajkumar Rao trapped or more recently Fahad fossil in Malian kunya these films by Design requires solo acts that need to share the screen.
Verdict
The audience is not entirely convinced that we need Millie when Helen already exists but in itself, it’s a watchable film about a fierce young woman who refuses to yield. If you haven’t watched the older but original movie, it’s a green flag for you to go on and watch the movie.