THE PROBLEMS OF MIMI: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCERNS OF SEMI-URBAN WOMEN IN CONTEXT OF THE FILM MIMI

Abstract

This paper aims to critically analyze the film- Mimi Utekar (2021) to understand certain issues raised in its text through a popular mode of representation. The film is very recent and has become immensely successful, thus establishing its relevance from the point of research. It mainly deals with the topic of surrogacy to further highlight certain problems impending upon the day-to-day lives of common semi-urban Indian women. In the first place, this film problematizes the aspect of technology that has encroached everywhere including the realm of motherhood. Secondly, it has also dealt with the question of eastern values vs western technology through a feminine lens. Apart from this, the realistic depiction of motherhood as an independent but shackling choice also deserves some attention. The film has been chosen over other socially relevant films because of its distinct concerns pervading semi-urban Indian women who lie somewhere in the middle of Eastern values and western influence. Finally, the film is chosen over other surrogacy-based films for its practical representation of the concerns related to surrogate motherhood.