After Varun Dhawan, Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar gives shoutout to Hanuman Ansh as film crosses ₹120 cr mark in India
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Vishal Chaturvedi's movie Hanuman Ansh arrived in theatres quietly. The movie has now performed a miracle of sorts at the ticket-window, crossing ₹ 120 crore rupees in India. Amid the growing fervour around the movie, Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar has taken to Instagram to show his support for the movie.
Adding to this, Aditya Dhar lauded Hanuman Ansh. Aditya Dhar lauds Hanuman Ansh Aditya shared the poster of Hanuman Ansh on his Instagram story, along with Om, love and folded hands emojis. He also tagged the movie's director, Vishal Chaturvedi.
Meanwhile, Not just Aditya Dhar, Bollywood star Varun Dhawan also took to social media to laud the movie. On Sunday, Varun took to his Instagram story to reveal that he had watched Hanuman Ansh with his mother in a theatre. He shared, "Please go to the theatre and watch Hanuman Ansh. I just went with my mom, and it was an amazing experience. Take your parents, go with your friends. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. No one had told me to make this video, neither had anyone called me; I just wanted to do this. I have had a connection with Lord Hanuman since childhood, but this is something else. This is a purely made movie. I will not even call it a movie; it’s something divine. You go and experience it."
Notably, The star also lauded the movie's lead star and its direction. He wrote, "Shobhinaw Satyaa ji is brilliant in the movie. What a performance. And Visha ji, the direction you did, hats off. Brilliant stuff. Please everyone go and watch the movie."
As per the latest buzz, Hanuman Ansh is based on the life of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba. Of late, Vishal spoke about how several Bollywood personalities congratulated him after the movie's success but did not help him when he had approached them earlier, seeking support for his movie.
In further updates, In a recent podcast with Raunac, he shared, "After the movie started to do well, several people called me to congratulate me. I don’t want to name them. One of those who congratulated me was Madhur Bhandarkar, whom I had not asked for any support. However, I am not mentioning the others because I had sought help from those people, and they didn’t help me. Hence, I don’t want to name them for now, just because they are congratulating me."
On top of that, For the unversed, made on a reported budget of ₹ 2 crore rupees, Hanuman Ansh has minted ₹ 122.13 crore rupees in net collection in India within 31 days of its rollout.
Vibha Maru is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Entertainment, based in Delhi. With a decade of experience across digital and print media, she covers Bollywood, Hollywood and web shows. A self-confessed cinephile who breathes Hindi cinema, Vibha can often be found sacrificing sleep after binge-watching films and web series. Though she holds a Commerce degree, she discovered her true calling in journalism after enrolling at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). She began her career covering Delhi's cultural scene, food, nightlife, concerts, and city life at The Times of India, before moving into full-time entertainment journalism with India Today. At India Today, Vibha interviewed some of the biggest names in Bollywood and television while carving a niche for herself through movie reviews, opinion pieces, nostalgic features, star interviews, and trend-driven stories. She later brought her storytelling and editorial expertise to The Indian Express, where she continued to deepen her understanding of cinema through long-form entertainment explainers, retrospectives and feature writing. Now, as Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times Entertainment, Vibha continues to chronicle the world of movies and pop culture. Her work spans breaking entertainment news, exclusive interviews, star features, and stories that capture the conversations shaping Indian cinema. Read More
Source: Hindustan Times