Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Hanuman Ansh Crosses Rs 100 Crore After Slow Start
Hanuman Ansh is a devotional film about Neem Karoli Baba.
It started slowly in cinemas but later became much more popular.
The movie has now earned more than Rs 100 crore in India.
Dr Vishal Chaturvedi wrote, directed, and produced the film.
He said he did not take a directing fee.
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 before release.
He said the older film Jai Santoshi Maa inspired him to make a spiritual movie.
Hanuman Ansh, based on Neem Karoli Baba’s life and philosophy, has crossed Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office.
The film opened with approximately Rs 10 lakh but gained momentum during its third week through positive audience response and word-of-mouth.
Writer-director-producer Dr Vishal Chaturvedi said he waived his directing fee for the project.
Chaturvedi said the set served vegetarian food, included daily Hanuman Chalisa recitations, and that he followed a fruit diet for about 4.5 months.
He studied the 1975 film Jai Santoshi Maa and said its success inspired him to address a gap in spiritual and devotional cinema.
- Who
- Dr Vishal Chaturvedi wrote, directed, and produced Hanuman Ansh; Shobhinaw Satyaa plays the lead role.
- What
- Hanuman Ansh crossed the Rs 100 crore domestic box-office mark after a slow theatrical opening.
- When
- The film was released on August 7; Chaturvedi said he followed a fruit diet for about 4.5 months before its release.
- Where
- The film was released in theatres, and Chaturvedi discussed it on The Raunac Podcast and with India TV.
- Why
- Chaturvedi said he saw a gap in spiritual and devotional cinema and was inspired by Jai Santoshi Maa.
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh
- Subject
- The life and philosophy of Neem Karoli Baba
- Writer, director and producer
- Dr Vishal Chaturvedi
- Box-office milestone
- More than Rs 100 crore domestically
- Opening-day collection
- Approximately Rs 10 lakh
- Theatrical release
- August 7
- Production practices
- A vegetarian set, daily Hanuman Chalisa recitations, and Chaturvedi’s 4.5-month fruit diet
