Low-Budget Film 'Hanuman Ansh' Crosses 100 Crore Mark in India

Summary

The low-budget Bollywood film 'Hanuman Ansh', based on the life of Nim Karoli Baba, has crossed ₹100 crore in India within a month of release. Director Vishal Chaturvedi said he waived his fee and followed vegetarian production rules on set, including daily recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa.

Key Points
  • 'Hanuman Ansh' has grossed over ₹117 crore in India and is expected to cross ₹100 crore net soon, despite being made on a budget of about ₹2 crore.
  • The film started slowly at the box office but picked up strongly from the third week as audience interest and word of mouth grew.
  • Director Vishal Chaturvedi said he did not take any remuneration for the film because he was also a producer.
  • Chaturvedi also said the set remained vegetarian and Hanuman Chalisa was recited daily during production.
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