Maya (American TV series)

Maya is an American hour-long adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968.

Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered on an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.

[2] The series starred teenage Jay North (famous for starring as Dennis the Menace as a child) as Terry Bowen, and Indian actor Sajid Khan (also prominent in his homeland from his child-acting background) as Raji, a native boy who joined up with the lead.

[1] In the first episode teenage Terry Bowen arrives in India to reunite with his father, who he soon learns is missing, presumed killed by a tiger.

It featured guest appearances by several noted Indian character actors, such as Iftekhar, Prem Nath and I. S. Johar.