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The film 'Hanuman ANSH' is currently generating significant interest in cinema screenings. The director and screenwriter of the film, Dr. Vishal Chaturvedi, expressed a desire for Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma to also watch this picture, especially after it was appreciated by Virender Sehwag.

The director noted that it would be a great joy for the entire crew if Virat and Anushka could see the film. It was particularly meaningful that Virender Sehwag watched 'Hanuman ANSH' with his child, without being part of the film crew, and shared his reaction on social media. For Chaturvedi, this moment was very emotional, as he has long been a big cricket fan of Sehwag.

Chaturvedi emphasized that Sehwag's approval was not just a celebrity review for him, but a kind of 'full circle life' moment. Now his focus is on Virat Kohli, and he hopes that Virat and Anushka can experience this spiritual story.

The film is also showing impressive box office results. Released on August 7, 2026, without a major marketing campaign or active promotion, 'Hanuman ANSH' achieved significant success through word-of-mouth. After four weeks in India, the film's total revenue reached 85.97 crore rupees. On the first day, the film earned 1 million rupees, and in the first week, it collected 1.08 crore rupees. In the second week, it earned 4 million rupees, but thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the income reached 10.40 crore rupees in the third week.

The film's story plans to go beyond the country. The creators announced that 'Hanuman ANSH' will be shown worldwide on September 11, 2026, allowing the international audience to get acquainted with the spiritual history of the Maharaj.

Furthermore, the director confirmed that the story of 'Hanuman ANSH' will continue, and a sequel will be released. The film is a spiritual drama inspired by the life and teachings of Nima Kauli Baba, whom fans affectionately call the Maharaj. Shobhanav Satya played the role of Nima Kauli Baba, and Vikhan Shedge portrays another stage of the Maharaj's life. The film also features actors such as Chandan Anand, Purmina Tiwari, Anil K. Rastogi, and Gulshan Pandey. This 2 hour 30 minute film, rated U, is considered successful due to people's deep faith in the Maharaj and great interest in his life. It remains to be seen what reaction the Sehwag couple, and subsequently Virat-Anushka, will have after watching 'Hanuman ANSH.'

The film 'Hanuman ANSH' turned out to be an unexpected hit at the box office. Initially, there were only 350 screenings in India, but after a weak audience response, the number of sessions was reduced to 25. These difficult circumstances caused concern for director and co-producer Vishal Chaturvedi, who feared the film would fail. However, the film is now approaching the 100 million mark and is being shown in the international market.

In the podcast 'Nim Kings Baba', Vishal spoke about the difficulties the film faced. He noted that the film's success is largely due to the audience's reaction. While major releases were playing in theaters, they were given few screens, reducing the number of sessions from 250 to 25. Uncertainty arose regarding the film's screening in branches of major multiplexes like PVR and Cinepolis.

During this period of uncertainty, he saw an Instagram post that he had long ignored. This post, written by the people themselves and presented as a message from the Maharaja, made him feel that the film would fail. Then he saw another Instagram post with the inscription: 'Do your job, leave the rest to me.' This publication gave him motivation during the first week of release.

On Friday before Independence Day, Vishal decided to travel to Surat with his lead actor Shobin Sathe and composer Rishi Patak. After this moment, the film's fate began to change. Vishal reported that they arrived in Surat, where only one screening was planned. When they got there, the session was already underway, and people were hugging them, crying. The theater owner, seeing such a public reaction, could not say anything and started calling other theater owners, resulting in the number of film screenings beginning to increase. They then visited Vadodara and Aligarh, where the number of sessions also increased rapidly; in Aligarh, the first session was completely full in just 15 minutes.

Influenced by the positive reaction of the people, Vishal and his team began visiting many cities, theaters, and temples, actively promoting the film and trying to connect directly with the audience. According to Vishal, when he asked for help from people in Hollywood, no one responded. He mentioned receiving congratulations from many people after the good reception of the film, including Madhur Bhandarkar, even though he did not ask for help. However, he reached out for support to others who did not help. He believes that most people in the industry do not know what will be successful, yet they still give advice to others. In the industry, in his opinion, there are two types of people: those who genuinely want to make films, and those who lack passion and are just trying their luck in cinema.

About three weeks after the release of 'Hanuman ANSH', the film 'Toxic' by Yash was released. This film caused a great buzz, and its pre-sales were impressive. Nevertheless, due to negative reviews, the film failed, which benefited 'Hanuman ANSH'. Commenting on the results of 'Toxic', Vishal stated that if a film can be made for 20 million rupees, it should be made, and he too can succeed. He added that some films require greater resources and a higher budget. He highly praised Yash as an actor, believing that both types of films should have their place. In his conviction, emotional connection is extremely important for the success of any picture.

In the fourth week of 'Hanuman ANSH's' run, it earned about 75 million, and it is expected to reach the 100 million mark.