Dear Maa

Brinda's ordeal feels universally relatable, although Sohini is not her biological child, when she disappears, the film asks if love formed through nurture can survive abandonment, Jaya Ahsan's portrayal captures silent fear and fierce devotion, the journey isn't flashy, it's human, the film avoids dramatic idioms and instead finds power in moments of silence and small gestures, ensemble cast members including Anubha Fatehpuria and Dhritiman Chatterjee contribute layered emotional texture, visually the film embraces monsoon periods and urban interiors to echo vulnerability, the search becomes emotional more than legal.

Dear Maa tells the story of Brinda Mitra, portrayed by Jaya Ahsan, whose world is shattered when her adopted daughter Sohini goes missing, her search unfolding both like a procedural and a mother's desperate plea. The film delicately explores motherhood, adoption and self-sacrifice, showing how love can be more powerful than biology, the screenplay based on collaboration between Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and Sakyajit Bhattacharya feels organic, the pacing steady not rushed, Monsoon Kolkata visuals paired with introspective performances from ensemble cast members like Saswata Chatterjee and Chandan Roy Sanyal reinforce the emotional weight, the slow revelations about identity and belonging make this drama quietly affecting and distinct in Bengali cinema.

Dear Maa meditates on motherhood beyond biology. When twelve-year-old Sohini abandons her adopted life to search for her birth mother, Brinda must confront her own demons of identity and belonging. The script co-written by Aniruddha and novelist Sakyajit Bhattacharya feels lived-in, drawing from emotional realities instead of dramatized fiction . Jaya Ahsan carries every scene with quiet strength, especially as she navigates the legal and emotional friction of adoption. The film avoids clichés-even when the narrative becomes contemplative, the visuals and pacing maintain intimacy. It feels like real life, messy and earnest.

Dear Maa handles a sensitive adoption storyline with restraint, the disappearance is treated as a personal crisis, not just a plot device, Jaya Ahsan conveys Brinda's grief with a quiet strength that avoids overstatement, the screenplay reflects lived emotional truths rather than clichés, Chandan Roy Sanyal brings subtle weight to a supporting role that anchors the investigation, the visuals by Avik Mukherjee are understated, scenes in the police station and lyric-lit rooms feel somber, the layered story about the politics of care and letting go doesn't resolve neatly, which makes it feel more real.

The complexities of human relationships, especially motherhood are captured really well.

Dear Maa examines motherhood through lenses of loss and release-not in a preachy way but through raw emotion, Brinda's journey is a test of whether love can survive abandonment, Jaya Ahsan portrays this complexity through mid-day exhaustion and tear-streaked determination rather than speeches, the child actor shines too, Sohini's eyes carry conflict when she refuses her adoptive mother, the music by Bickram Ghosh underscores emotional swings with restraint, supporting cast threads like legal procedures and social assumptions enrich the emotional core, Aniruddha's directorial choices emphasize emotional arcs over plot mechanics, by the end you feel as if you've witnessed a rupture that both breaks and rebuilds familial bonds.