Winter is coming—with a brand new thriller. English-Nepalese psychological thriller Maya Ko Maya, headlined by Vinay Pathak (Bheja Fry, Khosla Ka Ghosla), Nepal’s breakout star Anna Sharma (Aktor, The Man from Kathmandu), Saloni Batra (Animal, Soni) and Satyajeet Dubey (Mumbai Diaries 26/11, Prassthanam), has wrapped its principal images, makers introduced on Friday. Set in fashionable Nepal and primarily based on actual occasions, the movie is directed by Rohit Karan Baidya. Maya Ko Maya is eyeing a worldwide launch in winter 2025.
Vinay Pathak, Anna Sharma, Saloni Batra and Satyajeet Dubey wrap Maya Ko Maya; English-Nepalese thriller set for winter 2025 launch
The thriller is produced by Jyadro Motion pictures, a Driver Inc. firm with India’s main impartial movie studio, Platoon One Movies, identified for indie gems like Sir (Cannes) and Ghaath (Berlinale), on board as a key artistic guide. Billed as a gripping story of self-discovery and love, the movie follows the journey of its protagonist, Maya, who struggles towards the burden of societal expectations and turns to a type of remedy, setting off an emotional storm that threatens to reshape every thing she is aware of. Maya Ko Maya explores identification, custom, and the combat for authenticity in a world caught between previous and current.
Vinay Pathak described filming in Nepal as a “deeply transformative expertise,” and mentioned the nation is a dwelling, respiratory character within the movie. “Maya Ko Maya reveals a aspect of Nepal the world has hardly ever seen – uncooked, intimate, and highly effective. A land that holds each magnificence and ache in a single breath, very like Maya’s journey. Rohit’s imaginative and prescient and dedication have developed this movie into an expertise that invitations you in with its magnificence and stays with you due to what it dares to say,” Vinay Pathak mentioned in an announcement.
Anna Sharma referred to as the movie a “highly effective psychological thriller,” which—although rooted in Nepal—anchors itself in common feelings. “It was a very enriching expertise to convey this complicated character to life, and dealing alongside the legendary Vinay Pathak made the journey all of the extra unforgettable,” Anna mentioned.
Saloni Batra mentioned wrapping up the movie felt like abandoning a “wild, stunning storm,” and added, “My character doesn’t match the mould. She’s fierce, messy, hopeful, and free. Capturing in Nepal was a deal with in itself. The landscapes, the power, and the individuals all added one thing actual to the story and to how I approached the character.”
“This movie has been a labour of affection,” mentioned director Rohit Karan Baidya, identified for Life on the Street Nepal (screened at Singapore Impartial Movie Competition and IndieFilm Fest, California) and the Royal Tv Society-nominated pilot Wild Cooks.
“What started as informal interviews in 2019 advanced into one thing pressing and mandatory. Maya Ko Maya is a voice for these compelled into silence, and a confrontation of the invisible violence that persists even in progressive societies,” the filmmaker added.
Satyajeet Dubey mentioned he was drawn to the movie due to how “uncomfortably human” his character was. “On this movie, nothing is black or white. We’re all trapped in shades of gray. It’s a psychological thriller, sure, but in addition a deeply intimate exploration of guilt, management, and suppressed want,” he added.
The movie’s casting was led by Platoon Collective, the expertise administration division of Platoon One Movies, in collaboration with Driver Inc. Platoon One Movies may even be facilitating the distribution and worldwide gross sales of the movie.
Additionally Learn: Gram Chikitsalay, starring Amol Palashar and Vinay Pathak, to begin streaming from Could 9 on Prime Video
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