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Maa (2025)

Maa poster
Original title
माँ
Directed by
Vishal Furia
Genre
horror
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
15
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her daughter travel to her late husband's ancestral village after his supernatural death. There they learn of a demonic curse that threatens their lives, and the mother must fight the demon while making difficult decisions.

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What happens

Maa (transl. Mother) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language mythological horror film directed by Vishal Furia. The film stars Kajol in the title role, alongside Ronit Roy, Indraneil Sengupta, and Kherin Sharma. It is a spinoff to the 2024 film Shaitaan, being set in the same universe. After her husband dies due to a supernatural cause, a mother and her daughter visit his ancestral village, only to discover a demonic curse that puts their lives at risk. The mother puts up a fight and defeats the demon even while making tough choices. Maa was released theatrically on 27 June 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics who widely praised Kajol's performance but criticised the script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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