Maya Memsaab
Maya Memsaab is a 1993 Indian mystery drama film directed by Ketan Mehta starring Farooq Shaikh, Deepa Sahi, Paresh Rawal, Shah [Rukh Khan] and Raj Babbar. The film is based on the famous Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary. Maya Memsaab won the National [Film Award – Special Mention ] in the year 1993. The rights of this film are now owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.
Synopsis
Young, beautiful, and intelligent Maya lives with her father in a palatial mansion in Shimla, India. When her father suffers a stroke, she calls for local Dr. Charu Das, who arrives on his bicycle and prescribes treatment for her father. He continues to come to her house often, more on the pretext of seeing her than her father. Eventually, they get married. Years pass by and Charu is engrossed in treating patients, leaving Maya alone to reflect on her own fate and life. It is not long before a young man named Rudra enters her life and an affair follows. This does not last long though, as a much younger man, Lalit, enters her life and they begin another passionate affair. But again, Maya is not satisfied as she longs for more than carnal needs. Time and time again, this bored housewife gets attracted to costly objects and spends recklessly on clothes and furniture, even if she has to borrow money. She eventually is forced to mortgage her house to a man Lalaji. Finally, reality catches up with her. Lalaji brings a court order to take possession of her house. Rudra and Lalit desert her and this leads her to drink a mystical drink that was earlier being advertised on the streets to give you one wish on the condition you had a pure heart. The drink causes her to flash brightly and disappear. This leaves two investigators to probe who or what really killed Maya.Cast
- Deepa Sahi as Maya Das
- Farooq Sheikh as Dr Charu Das
- Raj Babbar as Rudra Pratap Singh
- Shahrukh Khan as Lalit
- Paresh Rawal as Lalaji
- Raghubir Yadav as the mentally sick street-beggar
- Shrivallabh Vyas as Detective
- Shreeram Lagoo as Maya's father
- Farah as Chhaya Das, Dr. Charu's daughter.
- Sudha Shivpuri
- Rajesh Vivek
- Om Puri as Detective
Soundtrack
| # | Song | Singer |
| 1. | "Ek Haseen Nigah Ka " | Kumar Sanu |
| 2. | "Ek Haseen Nigah Ka " | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3. | "Khud Se Batein" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4. | "Ye Shahar Bada" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5. | "O Dil Banjare" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 6. | "Mere Sarhane Jalao Sapne" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 7. | "Chhaya Jagi" | Hridaynath Mangeshkar |