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Hanuman Ansh Director Waives Fee as Devotional Film Surges
Hanuman Ansh is a devotional film about the life and philosophy of Neem Karoli Baba.
It started slowly in cinemas but later became more popular.
The film has now earned more than Rs 100 crore.
Its director, Vishal Chaturvedi, also produced the movie.
He said he did not take a fee for directing it.
The film set served only vegetarian food.
The team recited the Hanuman Chalisa every day.
Chaturvedi also followed a fruit diet for about four and a half months.
He said the older film Jai Santoshi Maa inspired him to make a new spiritual movie.
Hanuman Ansh has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark after a modest theatrical opening.
Writer-director-producer Vishal Chaturvedi said he waived his directing fee for the film.
Chaturvedi said the set was vegetarian and included daily Hanuman Chalisa recitations.
He followed a fruit diet for about 4.5 months before the film’s release.
The film was inspired partly by the 1975 classic Jai Santoshi Maa and released on August 7.
- Who
- Writer-director-producer Vishal Chaturvedi made Hanuman Ansh, with Shobhinaw Satyaa in the lead role.
- What
- Hanuman Ansh, a devotional drama about Neem Karoli Baba, crossed the Rs 100 crore mark.
- Where
- The film was released in theatres, and Chaturvedi discussed it on The Raunac Podcast and with India TV.
- When
- The film released on August 7; Chaturvedi said he followed a fruit diet for about 4.5 months before release.
- Why
- Chaturvedi said he saw a gap in spiritual and devotional cinema and was inspired by Jai Santoshi Maa.
Key facts
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh
- Subject
- The life and philosophy of spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba
- Director, writer and producer
- Dr Vishal Chaturvedi
- Box-office milestone
- More than Rs 100 crore
- Theatrical release
- August 7
- Opening-day collection
- Around Rs 10 lakh
- Production practices
- Vegetarian set, daily Hanuman Chalisa recitations, and the director’s 4.5-month fruit diet
Quotes
Vishal Chaturvedi
Writer-director and producer of Hanuman Ansh
“The set was vegetarian, and we used to do the Hanuman chalisa path everyday. In fact, I was on a fruit diet for around 4.5 months before the film’s release”
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“I am also the film’s producer and director, I waived off my fees for the film”
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