Mili

Mili is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language survival thriller film directed by Mathukutty Xavier, and is a remake of his own 2019 Malayalam-language film Helen. Produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios, the film stars Janhvi Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal and Manoj Pahwa. It follows the titular character 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 Jahnvi Kapoor's performance received praise. Plot Mili Naudiyal is a B.Sc Nursing graduate and attends IELTS coaching classes intended for a job abroad, specifically Canada. She works part-time at a restaurant named Doon's Kitchen, located within a plush mall. She lives with her father Niranjan Naudiyal, who does not agree with her going to Canada. Unknown to Niranjan, Mili has a boyfriend Sameer Kumar, who also does not agree with her Canada plans. Sameer is in search of a job and has some habits Mili is trying to fix. One night, while Sameer is taking Mili home by scooter, they are stopped by police who penalise him for not wearing a helmet while driving and drunk driving, unknown to Mili, and they both are brought to the police station. Niranjan gets called into the station as well, and is extremely upset with seeing his daughter with a boy who has committed a crime; he does not talk to her for days despite her several attempts of creating conversation and apologising. Mili also ends all contact with Sameer, despite his multiple attempts of contacting her. Sameer even shows up to her workplace to try and reconcile, but is just shut down by Mili.