Hanuman Ansh director Vishal Chaturvedi announces his next film Rambola, a biopic on Goswami Tulsidas
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Hanuman Ansh has been garnering widespread praise from across the nation, with celebrities and political figures lauding the movie’s message. Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, the movie is based on the life and teachings of Neem Karoli Baba and stars Shobhinaw Satyaa in the lead role. On Monday, it was opened up that Vishal has set his next movie on the life of Gowami Tulsidas.
Adding to this, Vishal Chaturvedi will direct a movie on the life and legacy of Tulsidas. Movie on Tulsidas revealed The production banner, Mahaveer Jain Films, shared the update on their Instagram account in a joint post. The movie is titled ‘RamBola’. The caption of the post shared the details about the crew. It read, "With Bappa’s Blessings, on this auspicious day, with humility and gratitude we bring to you “RamBola”. The Immortal story of Goswami Tulsidas. Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi. Produced by Mahaveer Jain, Vishal Chaturvedi, Amit Upadhyay & Raghuvendra Singh. Presented by Mahaveer Jain Films"
Meanwhile, View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mahaveer Jain Films (@mahaveerjainfilms)
Notably, Mahakavi Goswami Tulsidas was a legendary 16th-century Vaishnava saint and poet. Known for his devotion to lord Ram, Tulsidas is credited with popularising the story of Ramayana with Ramcharitmanas, which he wrote in vernacular Awadhi.
As per the latest buzz, Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, Hanuman Ansh is based on the life and teachings of Neem Karoli Baba, popularly known as Maharaj ji. He is believed by his devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Hanuman. The movie's synopsis positions “Baba as a saint who remains untouched by power, politics, ownership and praise, while his simple message becomes the spiritual centre of the story.”
In further updates, Made on a modest budget, the movie has exceeded expectations. Rolled out only in India on August 4, the movie collected only in lakhs per day after its rollout. However, a few days later, it saw a surge in collections and turned into a success story. Hanuman Ansh has now crossed the ₹ 200 crore rupees"> ₹ 200 crore rupees mark in India. It will be rolled out in Telugu on September 18.
On top of that, 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. 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.
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Source: Hindustan Times