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Maya (2015 Pakistani film)

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Director
  
Jawad Bashir

Language
  
Urdu

8.6/10
IMDb

Country
  
Pakistan

Maya (2015 Pakistani film) movie poster
Release date
  
June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) (Pakistan)

Maya is a 2015 Pakistani horror film which is directorial debut of Jawad Bashir and produced by Hina Jawad under production banner Twister Films. The film features assembled cast including Ahmed Abdul Rehman, Hina Jawad, Zain Afzal, Sheikh Mohammad Ahmed and Anam Malik. Hina Jawad played the lead role of Maya in film. The film's story is inspired from a real paranormal event that occurred in Denmark.

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The film was released nationwide on June 12, 2015.

Cast

  • Hina Jawad as Maya/Mishal
  • Ahmed Abdul Rehman as Waqas
  • Zain Afzal as Sam
  • Anam Malik as Rida
  • Rasheed Ali as Priest
  • Sheikh Mohammad Ahmed as Amir
  • Ali Aftab (special appearance)
  • Jawad Bashir (special appearance)

    • Marketing

    A teaser trailer and poster was revealed by official Facebook on May 2, 2015. The film trailer was reviewed by DAWN.com as "Given that a good "screenplay and creative cinematography couldn't save Siyaah from a poor box office performance, Maya can hardly be expected to haunt the audience."

    Release

    The film had its premiere at Super Cinema in Lahore on June 11, 2015 and the film was released nationwide on next day (June 12).

    Critical response

    Momin Ali Munshi of Galaxy Lollywood reviewed the film 3/5 stars and verdicts as "This horror film by Jawad Bashir should definitely be on every horror fans weekend list as it has its fair share of scares and makes for an entertaining watch."

    References

    Maya (2015 Pakistani film) Wikipedia
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    Maya (2015 Pakistani film) IMDb