Maya is a 1961 Hindi-language Drama Romance film directed by D.d. Kashyap. Maya was produced under the production house Light of Asia Films in collaboration with Rajkumari Kashyap. On his birthday, wealthy Bombay-based Manmohan, whose father, Shamnarain, is overseas, finds out that he does not have any real friends. Disillusioned, he returns home, and that night overpowers a burglar, Sudesh. He decides to not call the police on the condition that he lets him live in the slums, to which Sudesh agrees, and takes him to a shanty Chawl. The next day, Manmohan, who now calls himself Shyam, meets Sudesh' sister, Shyama, and both are attracted to each other. He then sub-lets a room from a dweller, known as Mausi, and starts to sell ice-cream on the streets as a living. He indirectly uses his wealth and influence to help some of the impoverished residents. He then proposes to Shyama and she accepts - and it is this acceptance that will soon pit him not only against his snobbish and enraged father - but also against Sudesh as well as a much-feared gangster, Ranvir, who wants to wed Shyama at any and all costs. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com). Maya features Dev Anand in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Mala Sinha, Lalita Pawar, Sudesh Kumar, Mubarak, Agha and Sudesh Sunder. The screenplay is written by D.D. Kashyap. The music was composed by Salil Choudhury along with Salil Chowdhary. Editing was done by Anant Apte. The motion picture has a running time of 157 minutes. It was released on 1st January 1961.

This film is directed by DD Kashyap, starring Dev Anand and Mala Sinha in the lead roles.