Maa

Honestly Kajol should retire, she is destroying her legacy. Surely she would've read the script and must've thought what is this no scares all about promoting a cult and not concentrating on the film itself. The movie is all about a religious promotion and the story has so many holes in it. The ghost is a tree yes a tree the director must be drunk when he came up with this concept. The movie is an absolute disgrace and seriously one of the worst films I have ever seen if it had minus then I would give it a minus 10. People actually walked out i Should've done so the film is all to do with promoting kajols beliefs which am sorry lost the film.

This movie is dull and slow. The story is very basic and doesn't have anything new or exciting. It feels like it was just put together without much thought. The main cast seems to have been picked based on popularity, not actual acting talent.

Kajol, in particular, looks outdated and shows very little range in her acting. In the past, her weak performances were easy to overlook because stronger male actors carried the films. But in this movie, her limitations are very clear.

Surprisingly, the extras and background actors do a much better job. They feel more real and help move the story along more than the leads do. There are also some truly talented actors in the film, but their roles are so small that their skills go to waste.

The pace of the movie is another big issue-it drags on and on. It takes forever for anything meaningful to happen. Overall, this movie is a missed opportunity and a disappointment.

I recently watched Maa, expecting a touching story about motherhood, emotions, and sacrifice. What I got instead was a confused, melodramatic mess that felt more like a punishment than a film.

From the very first scene, the film struggles to find direction. It tries to be emotional, but ends up being over-the-top, unrealistic, and painfully stretched. What should have been a heartfelt tribute to mothers turns into a shallow and forced tear-jerker.

Storyline - Overdone and Underwritten

The plot is simple but handled poorly. A mother goes through challenges for her child - something we've seen in countless movies.

Instead of offering a fresh take or deeper meaning, the movie uses every emotional cliché in the book.

Characters cry, shout, sacrifice, and suffer - but none of it feels genuine.

There's no depth or connection. The story keeps jumping from one dramatic scene to another with zero build-up.

Acting - Too Much or Too Little

The lead actress clearly tries hard, but most of her performance ends up looking exaggerated.

Supporting actors either overact or feel like they're sleepwalking through their scenes.

Emotional moments don't land because the reactions are either too loud or too fake.

A good emotional film depends on subtlety, but here everything is so loud and dramatic, you feel drained rather than moved.

Direction - Lost and Lazy

The director doesn't seem to trust the audience. Every emotion is spoon-fed.

The camera lingers too long on crying faces, dramatic music plays every 2 minutes, and every situation is pushed to the extreme.

Instead of telling the story naturally, the movie feels like a forced collection of "emotional scenes" stitched together without purpose.

Music - Manipulative, Not Meaningful

Background music is loud, repetitive, and used like a hammer to force emotion out of you.

Instead of enhancing scenes, the music distracts and irritates. Every sad scene is followed by the same type of violin or slow tune.

Editing and Pacing - A Drag

The film feels much longer than it is. There are too many unnecessary scenes and dialogues.

Some scenes could've been 10 seconds but are stretched to 2 minutes just to "look emotional."

By the second half, I was checking the time and hoping it would end soon.

Overall Experience - Emotionally Exhausting for the Wrong Reasons

Maa had potential. A movie about mothers always has room for deep storytelling, soft moments, and inspiring character growth.

But this film chose the loudest, messiest, and most unrealistic path possible.

It's not moving. It's not heartwarming. It's just tiring.

Maa had the potential to be a genre-bending experience, but it stumbles despite Kajol's stellar performance. She brings depth and emotional gravitas, making you feel every ounce of a mother's fear and desperation. Unfortunately, the film's uniqueness is undercut by its painfully predictable plot and reliance on tired horror tropes. The jump scares are formulaic, and the visual effects barely meet the mark. Worst of all, the villain looks like a budget Vecna knockoff from Stranger Things, more laughable than terrifying. Maa tries to be profound, but ends up being a stylishly packaged, hollow echo of better horror films.

There is not much I wanna say, My Rating is 6.5/10... This movie is not something very Extraordinary but a Good Movie I Can say. One of the best things was its background score which will make you feel the gravity of the scenes. Also, Camera Work is great. This Movie could be better if it wasn't lazy... Laziness is the biggest flaw of this movie in my opinion... CGI was like, acceptable for me but AI videos.... I was seriously Irritated because of those Ai scenes, There is a full sequence which was made by AI and it disappoints... and Another Flaw is Set Pieces, which looked very, very artificial... Now Talking about Horror, this movie had jump scares, and many spooky moments... TBH, I wasn't really much affected by jump scares or any other cinephile will not be much affected, but still I can't complain much about it because I saw the effort they made on the Horror element! Now, What's the best Thing I saw in this movie was using mythology to set up its plot which was not much greater but also not bad... it was good, I liked It... Overall, this is a good watch but not something extraordinary, obviously better than most of the SO CALLED HORROR MOVIES OF BOLLYWOOD.