Maya Darpan

Aug 02, 1973 1h 47m

6.4

5 votes

Drama

Synopsis

In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing industrial landscape while making female sexuality and its complex mindscape the focus. The protagonist, Taran, the younger daughter of a Rajasthani zamindar revolts against the social code set by the class system by a sexual encounter with an engineer. This film was one of the earlier and successful examples experimentation in colour during the advent of New Indian cinema.

Title	Maya Darpan
Companies	Film Finance Corporation, National Film Development Corporation of India
Countries	India
Keywords	india, bollywood