Filmmaker Suresh Triveni is ready to unveil his most ambitious project yet. The director behind the breakout comedy-drama Tumhari Sulu and the gritty thriller Jalsa is returning to the big screen with Maa Behen, a crime-comedy that pairs Bollywood icon Madhuri Dixit with rising star Triptii Dimri. Streaming audiences in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE can mark the calendar: the film drops on Netflix on 4 June 2026.
A Crime Comedy With a Dysfunctional Family Core
According to The Hollywood Reporter India, Maa Behen follows a mother and her estranged daughters who are forced to cover up a murder in a nosy housing colony. The film occupies similar dark-comic territory to Netflix's earlier hit Darlings, blending domestic dysfunction with high-stakes chaos. Triveni produces alongside Vikram Malhotra under the Abundantia Entertainment and Opening Image Films banners.
The director told ANI that Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, and Dharna Durgaa were always his first choices for the three central roles. Triveni said the trio offered the precise blend of comic timing and emotional range the script demanded, a casting decision he refused to compromise on even during long development cycles.
An Ensemble Built for Tonal Range
The cast also includes Ravi Kishan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Arunoday Singh, and Shardul Bhardwaj, giving Triveni the bench he needs to keep the tone shifting between dread and laughter.The Free Press Journal confirmed the OTT release window and noted that the trailer, released in late May, leans into a mean, tense, laugh-out-loud cover-up energy that should travel well with Gulf streaming audiences.
Why It Matters for UAE Viewers
Hindi-language Netflix originals continue to perform strongly in the UAE, where large South Asian expatriate communities drive weekend viewership. Maa Behen arrives at a moment when Triveni has spent years quietly building a reputation for tonal precision, and his return to comedy after the darker Jalsa is a deliberate course correction. With Dixit anchoring the maternal centre and Dimri providing generational tension, the project looks built for repeat viewing across Abu Dhabi households this Eid Al Adha holiday weekend.
