Laxman Utekar director of 'Mimi' says film yet to be completed, release date to be pushed

Cinematographer-turned-director Laxman Utekar says while his upcoming film “Mimi” is almost complete, the team is yet to shoot one song and finish the post-production work, which may result in some delay in release of the movie. The film, featuring Kriti Sanon, is inspired by Samruddhi Porey-directed movie "Mala Aai Vhaaychya", which won the National Award for best feature film in Marathi in 2011.

“We have one introductory song left to be shot with Kriti. We have actors from the UK as part of the song and we won’t be able to shoot the song till the time the international flights are inactive,” Utekar told PTI.

The



director said considering the scale of the song, it is not possible to film an at-home version. “We have shot almost the entire film with the actors from the UK, only a song is left. They are there in the whole film. We haven’t thought of any alternative. We will wait and see what happens.

“We can’t do it at home. It is a big song with several dancers. Once the lockdown is lifted we will follow preventive measures. We will do whatever is necessary for everyone's safety. But we won’t compromise on the quality of our remaining work.”

Utekar added that no work is happening on the film currently as all the studios are shut.