Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and observed that "‘Mayasabha’ leaves you with more appreciation than emotion.Read at source
Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion 2026 
Synopsis
Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion
Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Rahi Anil Barve. It is the second directorial venture of Rahi Anil Barve after Tumbbad. It stars Jaaved Jaaferi, Mohammad Samad, Veena Jamkar and Deepak Damle. The film premiered at the Jagran Film Festival in November 2025 and was released theatrically on 30 January 2026.
- Director
- Rahi Anil Barve
- Release
- 30 Jan 2026
- Studio
- Astonia Media Entertainment, The Third Eye Kreative Films, Zirkon Films Pvt. Ltd.
- Run time
- 104 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
4 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion is 58/100 from 4 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 4 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 4
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and observed that "The visuals in Mayasabha are overwhelming, the treatment is heavy-handed, and the performances overdone."Read at source
Priyanka Sharma of India Today rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "If it seems too niche for the average theatre-going crowd, the film deserves to find an audience on OTT, where its layered storytelling would be discovered without the pressure of box office expectations."Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "Mayasabha is a miasmic movie experience that takes its time to reveal its hand fully.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 30 Jan 2026
- Run time
- 104 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Rahi Anil Barve
- Studio
- Astonia Media Entertainment, The Third Eye Kreative Films, Zirkon Films Pvt. Ltd.
- Distributor
- Pickle Entertainment, UFO Moviez
Trivia
- The film was theatrically released on 30 January 2026.
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