Mai is a story of an old desolate mother (Asha Bhosle) suffering from Alzheimer's and being tossed between her four children. The only son who she had great expectations from isolates her the moment he lands a job in a foreign country...
Acting
Asha Bhosle's screen debut at 80 — raw, unvarnished, unforgettable.
Direction
Kodiyal lets silence do the screaming. No melodrama, just ache.
Director
Mahesh Kodiyal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Asha Bhosle's acting debut at age 80, after 7 decades as India's most recorded playback singer. She took no payment.
Released when India's elderly population was exploding, Mai quietly asks: who's actually 'developed' when the old are disposable?