Why Bollywood Needs to Get Over Its Mother India Syndrome

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:55:17 +0000

Director Laxman Utekar’s latest release “Mimi” checks all the boxes for a successful small-town dramedy — Kriti Sanon’s confident protagonist, her loyal best friend (played by Sai Tamhankar), whimsical side characters (portrayed by the excellent Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Pahwa and Supriya Pathak) and a perfect semi-urban setting in Rajasthan. An aspiring actor, Sanon’s character in the movie decides to be a surrogate for an American couple in a bid to earn money and move to Mumbai. However, midway through the pregnancy, the couple is told that the child might be born with Down syndrome, causing them to panic and leave, abandoning Mimi with their unborn child.