Mili Movie Review: — All or nothing for JK
Having watched the original, it appears to be a frame-by-frame recreation of Helen. The story of Mili centers on a young woman named Mili who becomes imprisoned inside a large refrigerator and fights for her life as her loved ones look for her. It’s as if you’re looking for your glasses all over your home before realizing they are in your pocket (or prolly you are wearing it only lol). I have to concede that this is Jahnvi’s greatest performance to date before moving on to other topics. A role like this is extremely challenging, but the director managed to get the best performance from her.
She not only impresses in the sequences with her father, but the refrigerator also does a fantastic job of capturing her suffering. There aren’t many people seeing this in theaters, but when it airs on TV, people will realize how excellent Jahnvi was in it and is likely one of the few nepo actresses taking on roles as difficult as a helicopter pilot. What is undeniable is that, thus far, she has acted in movies with strong female leads rather than merely being a showpiece like other young actresses are expected to be. The father-daughter interactions are wonderful.
It’s incredibly sweet to see Jahnvi reprimand her father for smoking cigarettes in the manner of his mother. Actor Manoj Pahwa is a rare find. In dramatic situations, he thrives. Although Sunny Kaushal plays a nice supporting part, he essentially does nothing else. The guy who portrayed the vile inspector did a fantastic job! He accomplished his task of instilling hatred in us with confidence and ease. I must say that the casting was excellent.
The only part I thought was a little strange and illogical was the conclusion, when Manoj grabs her unconscious daughter from the fridge, and dude! He doesn’t even try to wake her up as he sits there in the frigid fridge crying over her lifeless body! Dude, take her to the hospital right away whether she’s alive or not. I believe he didn’t realize this and that were weird melodramas for at least three minutes.
Thank you, AR Rahman Sir, for the extremely amazing songs.
You can’t criticize a remake just because it’s a remake. I am aware that Bollywood produces far too many remakes, but put that aside and consider the final result. As I have seen the original, this review is the sole of the remake. All I can say is that it’s a satisfying product. You cannot compare the acting skills of Anna Ben with Janhvi Kapoor both are convincing in their part. Furthermore, it would be unfair to compare this to Trapped because the latter was a much higher-quality, survival-focused film.
