PremiumMili - 49 years of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s timeless classic, here's where you can watch it on OTT
Mili, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, released back in 1975 and soon got the status of a cult classic.
Mili Turns 49
Last Updated: 10.28 AM, Jun 20, 2024
While we continue to track the new releases every week and every month and the calendar for the year or even years ahead with studios announcing their slates, every time a classic plays anywhere, we pause and revisit the memories that the movie brings with it. The past was indeed the home ground for nostalgia, bringing back some of our fondest memories attached to certain movies. Hrishikesh Mukherjee taught Indian cinema how to make movies about life, daily chaos, and the optimism hidden in even the darkest corners. For a cinema enthusiast, Mukherjee is one of the most modern filmmakers of his time, and his filmography is proof. One of his most endearing pieces of art is Mili, a movie that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan together.
Mili Turns 49
To give you some perspective, Mili was released the same year as the cult classic Sholay but was nowhere near the prototype of that action drama. Mili was about life and its uncertainty. It tells the story of a happy-go-lucky girl who is at the heart of an entire complex and goes through a life-altering phase, taking away all the colours from the lives of the people in the establishment. The movie was so ahead of its time that most of it is shot in a single building, and the lack of modern techniques and advancements never really becomes a problem, at least in what we get to see.
Mili was released in 1975 and soon went on to be called the most heartfelt story told with love, featuring great artists who took the movie to higher notches. To make you feel old if you aren’t already, Mili turns 50 next year. Today marks its 49th anniversary. The movie hit the screen on June 20, 1975. This means we are heading towards a cinema milestone for the entire country because Mili has surely crossed language barriers, boundaries, and tastes to become a movie loved across the board.
Mili On OTT
Mili has superb recall value. The movie that now turns 49 has a massive fanbase that keeps revisiting it. But in case you have not yet been bitten by the bug, we have got you sorted. In India, Mili can be found on SonyLIV. Yes, you read that right. All this time, Mili has been streaming on the OTT platform that we least expected it to be on. You can also watch the movie with your OTTplay Premium subscription. With a 150-minute runtime, the film is a gem, and you must not miss it.
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Bimal Dutta, Rahi Masoom Reza, and Mohini N. Sippy, Mili also stars Usha Kiran, Ashok Kumar, Shobha Khote, Suresh Chatwal, and Aruna Irani in pivotal parts. What are you waiting for? Go watch the film on SonyLIV right away. Stay tuned to OTTplay for more information on this and everything else from the world of streaming and films.