Maa trailer: Kajol plays a mother protecting her daughter from sinister forces in this mythological horror

The trailer of Kajol’s upcoming mythological horror film Maa was unveiled by the makers on Thursday. Set in the world of Ajay Devgn’s Shaitaan, the film is directed by Vishal Furia (Chhorii 2) and written by Saiwyn Quadras. It also stars Ronit Roy, Indraneil Sengupta and Jitin Gulati in pivotal roles.

The trailer opens with Kajol’s character and her daughter, Shweta travelling in a car through a forest. Suddenly, a figure jumps on their car window. Then we see that the two have moved in to a new place where Shweta feels the presence of supernatural forces. It is then revealed that girls are being abducted under mysterious circumstances and being sacrificed to a dark force in the jungle. An evil seems to reside in a tree. There are also visuals of violent killings. At one point, Kajol is trapped by branches of a tree that has come to life. The film also has mythological imagery with goddess Kali being at the center.

As per the makers, “Maa, is the story of a mother who becomes Kali to end a demonic curse rooted in fear, blood, and betrayal.”

Maa is produced by Ajay Devgn and Jyoti Deshpande and co-produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak. It is set to be released in theatres on June 27.