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Maa Behen

Comedy Thriller Hindi


In this dark comedy, a woman calls her estranged daughters in the middle of the night with chilling news — there's a dead body in her kitchen.

Cast:Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, Ravi Kishan, Dharna Durga, Jatin Sarna, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Arunoday Singh, Shardul Bhardwaj,
Director:Suresh Triveni
Editor:Dipika Kalra
Camera:Anuj Dhawan

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A sharp satire and inventive dramedy that celebrates its unapologetic women

Fox in morning light

Priyanka Roy | The Telegraph

Thu, June 4 2026

With its satirical tone and engaging performances, 'Maa Behen' celebrates the complexities and strengths of its female characters.

As a society, when we can’t put women in a box, we often use a predictable and largely over-used term to describe them — messy. The word, somehow, acts as an all-encompassing crutch to encapsulate everything about these women that we can’t put a finger on. In small-town India (though that may be a limiting demographic to cite on our part), a woman who not only refuses to be helpless, fragile or vulnerable, but also cocks a snook at so-called community norms is often branded a “daayan”. That is the description that Rekha has had to live with all her life. A sensation among her (male) neighbours ever since she stepped into Adarsh Colony as a young bride, Rekha’s sleeveless blouses, come-hither looks and bold walk and talk (read: the desire to be a single, independent woman who derides judgment and doesn’t feel the need to explain herself or her actions) has given rise to loose talk, unfounded suspicion and strong rumours that she not only preys on men sexually, but also makes quick work of them, the urban legend being that their skeletons are stashed beneath the bed of marigolds in her garden.

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A sharp satire on society’s discomfort with female autonomy

Fox in morning light

Renuka Vyavahare | The Times of India

Thu, June 4 2026

An entertaining crime-comedy that never turns into a pity party, Maa Behen has no interest in reforming society's self-appointed moral guardians. Instead, it offers women a far simpler solution: why care?

Set in the conservative north Indian Adarsh Colony, single and glamorous mother Rekha (Madhuri Dixit) makes a hysterical late-night phone call to her daughters, Jaya (Triptii Dimri) and Sushma (Dharna Durga), summoning them home after discovering the dead body of her nosy neighbour, Guptaji (Ravi Kishan), inside her house. Review: As the estranged and constantly bickering sisters reluctantly reunite with their seemingly reckless mother, the chaotic trio scrambles to figure out how to manage the crime scene. But there’s a twist lurking around the corner that none of them see coming. Director Suresh Triveni (Jalsa, Tumhari Sulu) uses humour layered with tragedy to hold up a mirror to a society that views women simply existing on their own with suspicion. The resemblance to actress Rekha and the long-standing gossip surrounding her personal life and marital status inevitably come to mind. How can women thrive without being subject to the watchful gaze of men? Society’s inability to process that question forms the heart of this sharply written story by Triveni and Pooja Tolani.

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भसड़दार, मजेदार और असरदार हैं ये 'मां बहन'

Fox in morning light

Upma Singh | Navbharat Times

Thu, June 4 2026

हमारे समाज में औरतों का चरित्र अक्सर उनके कपड़ों की साइज से तौला जाता है। जितने छोटे कपड़े, उतनी चरित्रहीन औरत। मर्दों को भी ऐसी औरतों के साथ कुछ भी करने-कहने का लाइसेंस मिल जाता है। आखिर कौन उनकी बात पर यकीन करेगा कि उनके साथ गलत हुआ? लोग तो यही कहेंगे ना कि इनके लक्षण ही ऐसे हैं, उसने खुद ही उकसाया होगा, फंसाया होगा। डायरेक्टर सुरेश त्रिवेणी की फिल्म ‘मां बहन’ समाज के इसी संकुचित सोच पर मनोरंजन की भारी-भरकम पोटली से जोरदार प्रहार की कोशिश करती है। फिल्‍म सीधे OTT प्‍लेटफॉर्म Netflix पर गुरुवार, 04 जून 2026 को रिलीज हुई है। फिल्‍म की कहानी के केंद्र में है आदर्श कॉलोनी की एक हॉट सिंगल मां रेखा (माधुरी दीक्षित) और उसकी दो बेटियां जया (तृप्ति डिमरी) और सुषमा (धारणा दुर्गा)। स्लीवलेस ब्लाउज पहनने वाली रेखा की खुद की बेटी भी उस पर उंगली उठाती है, मोहल्ले वालों का खैर कहना ही क्या! बला की खूबसूरत रेखा जब पहली बार स्लीवलेस ब्लाउज पहने अपने पति के साथ इस मोहल्ले में दाखिल हुई थी, तभी से सब उसे करैक्टर सर्टिफिकेट बांटने लगे थे। फिर पति के मौत के बाद तो अफवाहें यहां तक फैली कि खुद उसी ने अपने पति को मारकर अपने गेंदे के फूलों के नीचे गाड़ दिया है।

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