Rent Maya (1961)

Name: Maya
Rating: 3.8

3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings

2h 33min

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On his birthday, wealthy Bombay-based Manmohan (Dev Anand), whose father, Shamnarain (Mubarak Mechant), is overseas, finds out that he does not have any real friends. Disillusioned, he returns home, and that night overpowers a burglar, Sudesh (Sudesh Kumar). He decides to not call the police on the condition that he lets him live in the slums, to which Sudesh agrees, and takes him to a shanty Chawl (Lalita Pawar). The next day, Manmohan, who now calls himself Shyam, meets Sudesh' sister, Shyama (Mala Sinha), and both are attracted to each other. He then sub-lets a room from a dweller, known as Mausi, and starts to sell ice-cream on the streets as a living.
He indirectly uses his wealth and influence to help some of the impoverished residents. He then proposes to Shyama and she accepts - and it is this acceptance that will soon pit him not only against his snobbish and enraged father - but also against Sudesh as well as a much-feared gangster, Ranvir ( Jayant), who wants to wed Shyama at any and all costs.
Actors:: Dev Anand, Mala Sinha, Lalita Pawar, Sudesh Kumar, Mubarak, Agha, Sunder, Helen, Krishan Dhawan, Niranjan Sharma, Raja, Ramlal, Kusum Thengdi, Chand, Rani, Maria Angelica, Jayant, Brahm Bhardwaj, Edwina, Amjad Khan
Directors:: D.D. Kashyap
Producers:: D.D. Kashyap
Writers:: Qamar Jalalabadi, D.D. Kashyap
Studio:: Bollywood Films
Genres:: Bollywood
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Countries:: India