Madhur Bhandarkar says success of Hanuman Ansh makes for a ‘crucial case study’ for entire Indian film industry
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Madhur Bhandarkar has hailed Hanuman Ansh, which was rolled out in theatres on August 7. What Madhur Bhandarkar shared National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has now hailed the success story of Hanuman Ansh and took to his X account to write about it. He shared, “Witnessed pure cinematic magic watching #HanumanAnsh in the theatre the audience was completely glued to the screen! 🙌@filmervishal direction is wonderfully honest & tender, while star Shobhinav Satya’s portrayal of Neem Karoli Baba is purely natural and flawless.”
Adding to this, He added, “This small budget movie with a non-star cast is a crucial case study for the entire Indian movie industry. It proves that true conviction and powerful storytelling always triumph over massive budget films at the ticket-window. My heartiest congratulations to the entire team the producers, actors, and technicians for their brilliant dedication, and a big thank you to the audience for making this incredible movie a roaring smash hit!”
Meanwhile, Hanuman Ansh is written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi. It is based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, popularly known as Maharaj-ji. The official synopsis reads, "A grieving boy seeks God to meet his departed mother, and in finding the divine, learns to serve humanity with miracles of love, food and silent blessings, becoming Hanuman Ansh, Neem Karoli Baba."
Notably, On opening day, Hanuman Ansh minted ₹ 10 lakh at the ticket-window, according to Sacnilk. During the first two weeks, the movie's ticket-window earnings remained abysmally low, earning only ₹ 1.48 crore rupees.
As per the latest buzz, The movie started seeing an upward trend in ticket-window numbers from Day 17, when it collected ₹ 2.20 crore rupees. The movie began to see footfall in theatres after it was lauded by audiences on social media, and positive word of mouth began to spread. The movie's ticket-window numbers remained nearly the same throughout the week, with the movie collecting ₹ 10.40 crore rupees in the third week.
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Source: Hindustan Times