MUMBAI: Kriti Sanon celebrates her birthday today, on the release day of her film. The actress was all smiles at a bash thrown by her team last night in the presence of a few paparazzi, where she also spoke about Mimi releasing earlier than planned.

However, very sad news about the birthday girl's release has rolled in. Apparently, Mimi, which has released four days earlier than planned, has nothing to do with the date coinciding with the actress' birthday.

According to a source in the industry, Mimi was going to be released as per plan, as a few promotional strategies, including interviews with Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, and Sai Tamhankar were still pending. However, the makers and Netflix had to opt for an early release after being hit with the shocking reality that their film got leaked online yesterday, after which they were left with no other option but to hastily release it before its planned release on 30th July. 

The source reveals that seeing 4k pirated copies of Mimi were available on several torrent sites, the makers have even arranged a dual OTT release on both Netflix and Jio Cinemas to try and urge more viewers to see the original version of the Laxman Utekar directorial, considering that not many subscribe to Netflix given its exorbitant fees. Producer Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films tried to gloss over the situation by stating that the film can come early just as babies are born prematurely, since it's Kriti's birthday.

Credits: Bollywood Life