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Laxman Utekar: Feel hurt because we worked hard on film
Updated On: 28 July, 2021 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Mimi director Utekar stunned by rampant piracy as online leak compels makers to release Kriti-starrer four days ahead of schedule
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Kriti Sanon in the film
As is true of any project one has put their blood and sweat into, Kriti Sanon and director Laxman Utekar were eagerly waiting to share their labour of love, Mimi, with the audience. However, their wait was cut short when the movie was leaked online on Monday. As a damage-control measure, the makers swiftly unveiled the film on Jio Cinema and Netflix the same evening, four days ahead of its scheduled release.
We begin our conversation with the director with the inevitable question: How gravely is piracy impacting the commercial and emotional health of filmmakers? “I feel hurt because we worked hard on the film. It took us two years to make Mimi. We waited long for the theatres to open, but the situation compelled us to release it on OTT. We were satisfied with the fact that it will be watched by the audience, [no matter the medium]. After what happened on Monday, we were stunned. It makes us wonder if we could have been more careful,” he says. Utekar, however, chooses to see the silver lining in the situation. “We weren’t impacted by piracy [commercially] because the film was released officially after all.”
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