Mili (2022 film)
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| Directed by | Mathukutty Xavier |
| Screenplay by | Ritesh Shah |
| Story by | Mathukutty Xavier |
| Based on | Helen by Mathukutty Xavier |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor |
| Starring | Janhvi Kapoor Sunny Kaushal Manoj Pahwa |
| Cinematography | Sunil Karthikeyan |
| Edited by | Monisha R. Baldawa |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production companies | Bayview Projects Zee Studios |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mili is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language survival thriller film directed by Mathukutty Xavier and produced by Bayview Pictures and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor in the titular role, alongside Sunny Kaushal and Manoj Pahwa. It is a remake of the director's 2019 Malayalam-language film Helen. The film follows 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-to-positive reviews from critics and failed at the box office, though Janhvi Kapoor's performance received praise, earning her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.