Hanuman Ansh producer says those in Bollywood who rejected film later apologised, called it their ‘biggest mistake’
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Hanuman Ansh was made on a budget of less than ₹ 2 crore rupees and, after a slow start at the ticket-window, has turned into a major theatrical success. The movie has now crossed ₹ 350 crore rupees worldwide. Of late, the movie's producer Anupriya Nagar opened up that the team initially struggled to find support from some people in Bollywood when they approached them for help with financing the movie. However, after the movie's remarkable performance at the ticket-window, many of those who had earlier refused to come on board have reached out to congratulate the team and apologise.
Adding to this, Hanuman Ansh has collected ₹370 crore rupees worldwide. 'People didn't have that belief' In conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Anupriya shared she and her team found it difficult to get support during the post-production of the movie. She shared, “Since the beginning, even before I came on board, the Hanuman Ansh team had gone to many people for investment for post-production, but nobody agreed to invest, even though it wasn't a very big investmen. Before the rollout, there were a handful of people who supported us, but many people didn't believe in the project. They thought it was a small-budget movie, the director was making his first movie and the actors were also new. They thought the movie would come and go. People didn't have that belief."
Meanwhile, She shared that many producers who had refused to come on board later contacted her and congratulated her. She shared, “Lots of producers have reached out and it is very sweet. They have congratulated us. Some of them have actually come to me and shared, ‘First of all, I apologise because this movie had come to us. We are sorry we couldn't join you. That was the biggest mistake I made.’ They shared, ‘You have made us realise that a small movie can do so much. You have given a lesson to the industry.’ They told us, ‘Whatever you want, we are with you.’"
Notably, The producer, however, shared that she doesn't blame them for their decision as it was a very small movie.
As per the latest buzz, Directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, Hanuman Ansh is based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba. The movie stars Shobhinaw Satyaa as the spiritual guru and follows the journey of Lakshminarayan, a grieving young man who sets out on a spiritual quest after the death of his mother and eventually becomes Neem Karoli Baba. The cast also includes Vihaan Shedge, Chandan K Anand, Purnima Tiwari, Anil Rastogi, Gulshan Pandey and Bhagvandas Patel.
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Source: Hindustan Times