There was hardly any noise around Hanuman Ansh when it was released in theatres last month. The film has now crossed ₹ 300 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. The team of Hanuman Ansh have now met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence, Varsha, amid the film’s remarkable theatrical run.
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Hanuman Ansh opened at a paltry ₹ 10 lakh and had earned barely ₹ 1.50 crore in its first two weeks in theatres. Since its fourth week, Hanuman Ansh has collected over ₹ 60 crore net each week at the Indian box office. On Wednesday, its 41st day in theatres, Hanuman Ansh earned a handsome ₹ 6 crore net in India. This took its domestic collection to ₹ 237 crore net ( ₹ 280 crore gross). It is now the fourth-highest-grossing film in India this year, behind only Dhurandhar 2, Border 2, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. What is commendable about Hanuman Ansh’s run is that it is out-earning Mirzapur The Movie, a more recent release, by a factor of almost 50%. It follows the spiritual leader’s journey from age 13 to the point where he came to be loved and revered.
CM Fadnavis shared a video from his meeting with the film’s team on social media. Sharing the video on X, he wrote: “It was great to have team ‘Hanuman Ansh’ at Varsha, last evening, to seek blessings of Ganpati Bappa. Congratulated Vishal Chaturvedi and team on their great work and wished more success in all the endeavours! However, after that, positive word of mouth took over, and the ticket sales shot up. 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 in its sixth week.
