Maya Miriga

The period of 1980s Odisha is fascinating for someone who is watching it four decades later. It captures the gradual disintegration of a joint family with finesse, giving weightage to each generation equally and letting us judge and decide what happened. It's interesting to see the parents toil hard so that they give to their children and the children when they grow up coming up with their own dreams in which sharing with parents or siblings does not exist. Maya Miriga (The Mirage) takes us through a journey of years passing by. There's a sense of sadness that envelops the film, making you part of the despair. It's tragic and I loved it.

(Watched the restored version at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.)