There was hardly any noise around Hanuman Ansh when it was released in theatres in August. The film has now crossed ₹ 200 crore at the box office. However, positive word of mouth ensured that the devotional drama about the life and legacy of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba grew stronger in the next few days.
Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, Hanuman Ansh features an ensemble cast, with Chandan Anand and Shobhinav Satyaa in the lead roles. The film was made on a shoestring budget of ₹ 2 crore and released in theatres without much fanfare on August 7.
The 21-year-old producer of Hanuman Ansh movie, Anupriya Nagar spoke to news agency ANI about the film at Uttar Pradesh. It follows the spiritual leader’s journey from age 13 to the point where he came to be loved and revered. Because i felt a strong emotional connection to it, i put all my savings into this film.
I joined during post-production. It is a very emotional project for me. She went on to add, “Maharaji (Neem Karoli Baba) inspired so many foreigners, such as Larry Brilliant and Steve Jobs, but very few people in India know about Maharaj Ji. I want people to know his life story and visit his ashram. There is also a misconception that the entire film was produced by me, which is not true. I contributed one-third of the entire budget. Yes, we have recovered the money we invested, and the film is also doing well. The entire team believe that this is nothing but a miracle of Maharaj Ji that the film is doing so well… The film traces the life of Lakshman Das and how he found spiritualism, transforming into Neem Karoli Baba. The film’s writer-director is a doctor-turned-filmmaker. It is produced by Swambhu Media Network Pvt. Ltd., Ragini S, Namrata G S, and Anupriya A Nagar. Hanuman Ansh is currently running in theatres.
She said, “.Three women have produced this film, and I am the youngest. The team told me that the film had been made, but they did not have the funds for post-production.
