Maya (1961 film)
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Maya is a 1961 Bollywood film directed by D.D. Kashyap. The film stars Dev Anand and Mala Sinha along with Lalita Pawar in the main lead. This film Maya was made just a year before Asli-Naqli, but wit
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Salil Chowdhury
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Salil Chowdhury was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This
Maya (1961 film)
…with a very similar story line. It was less successful in the box office compared to Asli-Naqli. But with the music of the film, composed by Maestro Salil Chowdhury and the songs penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, the film was a big hit and was much liked. A wealthy young man, Manmohan (Dev Anand) strikes to his own to…
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Sitting from left: Robin Majumdar, Bhanu Banerjee, Robin Chatterjee, Ila Bose, Bani Ghoshal, Sabita Chowdhury and Salil Chowdhury Standing from left: V. Balsara, Shyamal Mitra, Montu Bose and Jahar Roy
Chowdhury on a 2013 stamp of India
Chowdhury on a 2025 stamp of India