Varun Dhawan says Hanuman Ansh is not a film but a ‘divine experience’; lauds Shobhinaw Satyaa's ‘brilliant acting’
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A tiny ₹ 2-crore rupees Bollywood movie with no major stars, Hanuman Ansh , has become the talk of the town. The movie has been creating waves at the ticket-window and has so far collected over ₹ 100 crore rupees. Amid its success, Bollywood star Varun Dhawan posted on Instagram to share a video praising the movie and urging audiences to watch it in theatres.
Adding to this, Varun Dhawan is mesmerised by Hanuman Ansh. Varun Dhawan is all praise for Hanuman Ansh On Sunday, Varun posted on 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."
Meanwhile, He further lauded the movie’s direction and performances, saying, "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."
Notably, Varun is not the first Bollywood star to praise Hanuman Ansh. Before him, Kangana Ranaut also lauded the movie and called it a "satsang". She urged audiences to skip their therapy sessions and instead watch the movie in theatres. Filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar and Aditya Dhar have also voiced their support for the movie.
As per the latest buzz, Directed and produced by Vishal Chaturvedi under his banner Swambhu Media Network, the movie is based on his book Divine Detour: That Changed My Life, which chronicles the life of Neem Karoli Baba. It stars Shobhinaw Satyaa and Chandan Anand in the lead roles.
In further updates, The movie follows the early life of a young boy, Lakshmi Narayan, in pre-Independence India. After the death of his mother, he leaves home in search of God and embarks on a journey across North India, eventually transforming into Neem Karoli Baba.
On top of that, The movie opened to low box-office numbers, collecting just ₹ 10 lakh on its first day. However, positive word-of-mouth changed the course of its box-office run. In its third week, the movie picked up pace and recorded its highest single-day collection on day 24, when it collected ₹ 12.75 crore rupees.
In its fourth weekend, the movie collected a total of ₹ 39.25 crore rupees, taking its total India net collection to ₹ 122.13 crore rupees. Despite competition from films such as Mirzapur: The Movie and Toxic, Hanuman Ansh has continued to enjoy a dream run at the ticket-window.
Source: Hindustan Times