Mili: Janhvi Kapoor and Boney Kapoor’s first collaboration to be wrapped soon; deets inside

Soon after finishing up the promotion spree of her horror comedy Roohi, actress Janhvi Kapoor wrapped up the shoot of her next project Good Luck Jerry, which is reportedly a black comedy crime film. A few months later in August, she began shooting for her very first collaboration with her father and popular filmmaker Boney Kapoor. An official remake of Malayalam hit Helen, their film has been titled Mili. Well, according to latest buzz, the shoot is almost complete.

In a report shared by Mid Day, a source revealed, “The Mumbai leg of the shooting kickstarted on August 4, and by October 30 the shooting in Dehradun and Mussoorie will be wrapped up. Post which, the crew will return to Mumbai and complete the remaining portions in five days on a set.” The source was further quoted saying, “Makeup artiste Ranjith Ambady, who won the National Award for Best Makeup Artiste for Helen, was flown down to Dehradun to do Jahnvi’s makeup.”

As reported earlier, Janhvi will play the role of a working class girl who ends up locked inside a freezer at a supermarket. While initial rumors suggested that Boney might play Janhvi’s on-screen father along with producing the film, it was later revealed that Manoj Pahwa has been roped in to portray the character.