Maaran (2026)
મારણ
She Never Came Back
In a patriarchal society, two strangers - Birwa, a trafficking survivor, and Tara, who faces the same fate - are drawn into the path of a ruthless predator. Maaran exposes the devastating impact of gender-based violence and oppression.
- Date of release
- 2026-07-31
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Abhishek Jain
Casting
- Yash Soni — Ratan
- Deeksha Joshi — Birwa
- Shruhad Goswami — Babu
- Tarjani Bhadla — Purva
- Abhinay Banker
- Parmeshwar Sirsikar
- Vaishakh Rathodd
- Kukul Tarmaster
- Prachi Thaker — Urmi
- Dhairya Thakkar
- Druma Mehta
- Morli Patel
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Film Award for Best Gujarati Feature Film
Maaran is a 2026 Indian Gujarati thriller drama film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film stars Yash Soni, Deeksha Joshi, Shruhad Goswami, Prachi Thaker, Tarjanee Bhadla, Abhinay Banker in leading roles. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 72nd National Film Awards.
Development
Jain was inspired to make the film based on a real-life encounter. In an interview, he said, "There are unsettling realities within our society that I feel desperately need cinematic expression. What served as a germ of Maaran's story is an incident I witnessed while travelling from Mumbai to Ahmedabad in 2019: I saw a woman being beaten in public. When I stepped in to intervene, she pleaded with me, He is my husband, sir, please leave it be.
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