Maya (2001)
Maya is the coming of age story of a young girl in a South Indian village. Starring Nitya Shetty, Mita Vashisht, Anant Nag, Nikhil Yadav; the plot centers around an abusive religious ritual practiced in some villages in Southern India, when a young girl has her first period. The Film won international acclaim at all major film festivals, and the Music Score by the American Based team of Manesh Judge and Noor Lodhi, both globally known musicians and producers, won an Best Score award at the prestigious Flanders Film Festival in Belgium. The music also received an award in England and came in 3rd behind John Williams Score for Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith, and Leonardo Caprio's Catch me if you Can. The Soundtrack/Score was Mastered by South Asia's most prolific producer/musician Shahi Hasan The Movie came in 2nd place at the Toronto Film Festival, one spot ahead of Mira Nair's well known hit, Monsoon Weddings.
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