All you need to know about Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, the Marathi film Mimi is inspired by

Mimi released on Netflix India and Jio Cinema on July 26 after the movie was leaked on Telegram and a few torrent websites on the same day. The movie was to release on July 30.

Laxman Utekar, best known for directing Tapaal and Luka Chuppi, has helmed the film. Not many know that Mimi is inspired by a Marathi film named Mala Aai Vhhaychy!

Here’s all you need to know about the Marathi movie…

- It is a National Award-winning film

Mala Aai Vhhaychy! had won the National Award in the year 2010. It received the Best Feature Film in Marathi award.

- The film already has a Telugu remake

Mala Aai Vhhaychy! was remade in Telugu in the year 2013. The movie, titled Welcome Obama, saw Urmila Kanitkar in the lead role.

- Mala Aai Vhhaychy! director is actually a lawyer

Samruoddhi Porey was a practising lawyer when she made Mala Aai Vhhaychy! She is a lawyer, filmmaker and actor.

- Samruoddhi Porey made the film after coming across a case in court

Samruoddhi took real-life inspiration to make Mala Aai Vhhaychy! While working as a lawyer, she came across a surrogacy case and decided to make her directorial debut with a film based on the case

- Former US president Barack Obama has seen the film

12th Indian President Pratibha Patil hosted a special screening of Mala Aai Vhhaychy! for former US president Barack Obama during his visit to India.