Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Hanuman Ansh’s Box Office Revival Called a Miracle
Hanuman Ansh is a Hindi film about the life of Neem Karoli Baba.
It had a very small audience on its first day, earning only ₹10 lakh.
People initially thought the film had failed.
About a week later, many more people began watching it.
Its reported earnings rose to around ₹168 crore.
Dr Dhananjay Sharma, Neem Karoli Baba’s grandson, called the success a miracle.
He said the film shows his grandfather’s life correctly.
Sharma remembers Neem Karoli Baba helping a poor rickshaw puller whose wife was ill.
A trust connected to the family is also planning to build an ashram near Ratibad.
Hanuman Ansh collected ₹10 lakh on its opening day on August 7.
The devotional biopic reportedly reached around ₹168 crore after gaining momentum a week later.
The film was made on a reported budget of ₹2 crore and was said to have delivered over 8,000% returns.
Dr Dhananjay Sharma, Neem Karoli Baba’s grandson, said the film accurately portrays his grandfather’s life.
A charitable trust formed in Neem Karoli Baba’s name has been allotted land near Ratibad for a proposed ashram.
- Who
- Hanuman Ansh, Dr Dhananjay Sharma, and a charitable trust formed in Neem Karoli Baba’s name.
- What
- The devotional biopic experienced a reported turnaround from a ₹10 lakh opening day to around ₹168 crore in collections.
- When
- The film opened on August 7 and gained momentum about a week later; the trust was formed about two years ago.
- Where
- The story concerns a film released in Hindi, Dr Dhananjay Sharma’s home in Arera Colony, Bhopal, and a proposed ashram near Ratibad.
- Why
- Dr Dhananjay Sharma attributed the film’s sudden box-office success to a miracle and said it accurately depicts Neem Karoli Baba’s life.
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh
- Genre
- Hindi devotional drama and biopic
- Opening day
- ₹10 lakh on August 7
- Reported collections
- Around ₹168 crore
- Reported budget
- ₹2 crore
- Family representative
- Dr Dhananjay Sharma, grandson of Neem Karoli Baba
- Proposed project
- An ashram near Ratibad