Maya
Seen it?1961 | 148 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The Age of Innocence or The Way We Were, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
Disillusioned with his wealthy friends, a man pretends to be poor and goes to live in the slums where he falls in love with a burglar's sister.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by D.D. Kashyap
- Dev AnandManmohan / Shyam
- Mala SinhaShyama
- Lalita PawarMausi
- Sudesh KumarSudesh
- MubarakSeth Shyam Narain
- AghaBanke
- SunderGaribu
- HelenBanke's darling
- Krishan DhawanDeepak
- Niranjan SharmaChawl resident