Maya Satya Bhram (; ) is an 2026 Indian Bengali-language psychological thriller, written and directed by Samik Roy Choudhury. It stars Soham Majumdar, Priyanka Sarkar and Sanat Chattopadhyay in lead roles alongside Alexandra Taylor, Paran Bandopadhyay and Debesh Roychowdhury in supporting role. The film premiered at the 2026 New York Indian Film Festival.
Synopsis Two chilling disappearances in the past seven months have cast a shadow over the Prafulla Nagar police station in Kolkata, shaking its very foundations. The first victim is Totoro, the eight-year-old son of Sub-Inspector Sanjay Konwar. The second is Sara, a Swedish film production assistant and researcher, who had travelled to India to study shamans. At first blush, the two cases appear unrelated—until a disturbing investigation connects them both to a mysterious and enigmatic figure known as Trilokadarshi Baba.
Sara had been interviewing Trilokadarshi for four days before vanishing without a trace. Her research, meticulously documented on her laptop, soon emerges as a critical lead. As Sanjay listens to the haunting recordings, his wife, Urmila, stumbles upon a televised exposé branding Trilokadarshi as a fraudulent mystic. But as Sanjay delves deeper into the shaman’s past through a biographical interview, he unearths something far more unsettling—something that defies conventional understanding and threatens to unravel the fabric of reality itself.
Cast
Sanat Chattopadhyay as Trilokadarshi Baba Priyanka Sarkar as Urmila Konwar, Inspector Sanjay Konwar’s wife Soham Majumdar as Inspector Sanjay Konwar Alexandra Taylor as Sara Nilsen, a Swedish film production assistant Paran Bandopadhyay as Sarkar Dadu Debesh Roychowdhury as Aghori Subhrajit Dutta as Kana Prasen Sreya Bhattacharyya as Srestha Mondal Soumya Majumdar as Young Adult Tilu (Trilokadarshi Baba) Sankhadeep Banerjee as Young Tilu
Production
Development and Casting Following the success of his previous film Beline, writer-director Samik Roy Choudhury conceptualized and wrote the script for Maya Satya Bhram during a retreat in the mountains. Priyanka Sarkar was ultimately cast alongside Soham Mojumdar, who secured the male lead after several other prominent actors were approached.
Filming Pre-production for the project, which included extensive cast workshops and brainstorming sessions, was already underway by November 2024. Principal photography was scheduled to begin shortly after, with the production team planning to continue shooting through the New Year period.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival, 2026 Premier at New York Indian Film Festival, 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, 2026
Winner Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Actor won at Montreal Independent Film Festival, 2026
Soundtrack The soundtrack of this film has been composed by Tamal Kanti Haldar and the lyrics have been penned by Pralay Sarkar. No. TitleLyricsSingerLength1Khukumonir BePralay SarkarLagnajita Chakraborty03:262Ar Koto PothTamal Kanti HalderRupam Islam03:473Khabar Pabo KoiPralay SarkarSilajit Majumder03:164MayadeshPralay SarkarTimir Biswas and Shrestha Das03:575LukochuriTamal Kanti HalderTamal Kanti Halder04:246Khabar Pabo Koi/Sutton SuttonPralay SarkarSilajit Majumder and Lagnajita Chakraborty03:437Sroter TaaneTamal Kanti HalderRiyan Halder02:19
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