Tumbbad director Rahi Anil Barve has returned with his second feature film, Mayasabha. The film, starring Jaaved Jaaferi in the lead, was released in theatres on January 30. While it has opened to mixed reviews, Barve has been actively promoting the film on social media, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from its making. Following the release, the filmmaker revealed that work on Mayasabha began in 2018 with no money and that the film was made by just 23 people.

The team behind Mayasabha

Sharing a picture of the crew that made the film possible, Barve wrote, “2018 end. 23 crew men. 4 mad actors. Day and night in one old theatre. 21 days. 90-pager script written by hand. 0 fees (paid my own bike petrol money). Javedji’s asthma in dust and fog. Our exhaustion.”