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Hanuman Ansh Producer Recalls Neem Karoli Baba Childhood Blessing
Hanuman Ansh is a devotional movie about Neem Karoli Baba.
The film was reportedly made with Rs 2 crore.
It has earned more than Rs 400 crore around the world.
Producer Ragini Sona met Baba when she was a child.
She remembered him as cheerful and funny.
She said he sometimes playfully tossed small stones at children.
The children believed being hit by one meant they would do well in exams.
Sona now feels that moment helped inspire the movie.
The director says the film has become more important than its box-office numbers.
Hanuman Ansh, made on a reported Rs 2 crore budget, has grossed more than Rs 400 crore worldwide.
Producer Ragini Sona recalled visiting Neem Karoli Baba’s temple in Nainital as a child.
She said Baba playfully hit children with pieces of stone when they stayed too long, which they viewed as a blessing for good exam marks.
Sona said the stone Baba threw at her became part of the inspiration for Hanuman Ansh.
Director Vishal Chaturvedi said he no longer tracks box-office figures because the film has reached audiences’ emotions and awareness.
- Who
- Hanuman Ansh producer Ragini Sona, director Vishal Chaturvedi, and actor Shobhinaw Satyaa are central to the account; Neem Karoli Baba is the spiritual figure portrayed.
- What
- Sona recalled her childhood encounters with Neem Karoli Baba while discussing the success and inspiration behind Hanuman Ansh.
- Where
- Sona recalled visiting Baba’s temple in Nainital; a later Hanuman Ansh event took place in Delhi.
- When
- Sona described events from her childhood; the film’s current worldwide earnings were reported as above Rs 400 crore, and Chaturvedi performed at an event last week.
- Why
- Sona said her childhood experience with Baba, including a playful stone-throwing incident, became an inspiration connected to the film.
Key facts
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh
- Reported budget
- Rs 2 crore
- Worldwide gross
- More than Rs 400 crore
- Producer’s childhood location
- Neem Karoli Baba’s temple in Nainital
- Producer
- Ragini Sona
- Director
- Vishal Chaturvedi
- Portrayed figure
- Neem Karoli Baba, whose real name was stated as Lakshman Narayan Sharma
Quotes
Vishal Chaturvedi
Director and co-producer of Hanuman Ansh.
“When we would be sitting with them for far too long, he would hit us playfully with gitti (crushed stone) or whatever he could find. It was our belief that whoever would be hit with that gitti will score the best marks in exams. That one gitti that Baba threw at me became Hanuman Ansh for me today.”
NDTV
“By God's grace, the film is doing well. Initially, we were tracking the number of tickets sold and how many crores it was collecting every day. But now I feel the film has gone into the hands of the audience, and they are taking it wherever they want to.”
NDTV
Sources
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