Bollywood Didn't Support Hanuman Ansh, Says Director Vishal Chaturvedi: 'I Had Sought Help, But...'

Hanuman Ansh, the film that started with a slow box office, is turning into a massive hit, with praises coming in from moviegoers and celebrities. Amid this, the film’s director, Vishal Chaturvedi, has shared that he wouldn’t want to name most of the industry people who praised the film because they turned him down when he reached out for help.

Speaking on The Raunac Podcast, Vishal shared how the shows for the film were chopped and shared, “People drove this film. Theatres with big films scheduled to release chopped our screen count. From 250, our show count came down to 25. Multiplexes like PVR and Cinepolis in prime locations were skeptical about running our shows.”

He further, while sharing how things flipped as the movie gained momentum at

the box office, recalled, “After the film started to do well, several people called me to congratulate me. I don’t want to name them. One of those who congratulated me was Madhur Bhandarkar, whom I had not asked for any support. However, I am not mentioning the others because I had sought help from those people and they didn’t help me. Hence, I don’t want to name them for now just because they are congratulating me.”

“People mostly don’t know what is going to work, but yet they pass on their gyaan to others. The industry is filled with confused people. There are two sets of people, one who genuinely want to make films, and others who don’t have any passion and think filmmaking is something they should try,” Chaturvedi continued.

About Hanuman Ansh

Hanuman Ansh focuses on Neem Karoli Baba’s devotion to Lord Hanuman and his belief in love, compassion and service. Made on a reported budget of around Rs 1.75-2 crore, the film opened with just Rs 10 lakh on Day 1. However, it picked up after two weeks and has now become a surprise box-office hit. By Day 25, it had collected Rs 45.28 crore net and Rs 53.43 crore gross in India.

Who Was Neem Karoli Baba?

Neem Karoli Baba, also known as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a devoted follower of Lord Hanuman. He was born around 1900 in Akbarpur village in present-day Uttar Pradesh. He died on September 11, 1973, in Vrindavan.