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These days, the spiritual film ‘Hanuman Ansh’, which has been made on a low budget and has broken all the records of earning at the box office, has become a topic of discussion all around in the Indian cinema world. After the unprecedented success of the film and its historic achievement, the entire team of producer-director and lead actors had a high-level and courtesy meeting with the illustrious Chief Minister of the state Yogi Adityanath at the government residence in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. During this special meeting, the film’s director Vishal Chaturvedi and actor Shobhinav Satya, who is seen in the lead role, gave detailed information to the Chief Minister about the original story of the film, the struggles associated with its making and the spiritual journey hidden behind it. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the efforts of the film team and gave them his best wishes for the future.
During the meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, director Vishal Chaturvedi and actor Shobhinav Satya of the film ‘Hanuman Ansh’ also had a long discussion on selected scenes and aspects of the film which depict the historical relationship between the great saint Neem Karoli Baba and the Nath sect. The director told the Chief Minister how it has been portrayed in the film that during his early life and sadhana period, Baba Neeb Karori had imbibed divine energy and spiritual powers by living in the company of saints of Nath sect. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who himself is the Peethadhishwar of Gorakshpeeth and the chief conductor of the Nath tradition, showed keen interest in the subject and appreciated the accurate portrayal of the lifestyle of the saints and Sanatan culture in the film.
Actor Shobhinav Satya, who came into limelight overnight by playing the lead role of Neem Karoli Baba in the film, shared in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the bitter-sweet and spiritual experiences during his shooting. Shobhinav told how he was working as an ordinary assistant handling props on the sets of this film, but by God’s grace and a sudden coincidence, he landed a lead role on the screen. While sharing his memoirs, he said that during the shooting, many times he had to spend the night in the premises of small temples in rural areas and he took only simple food prepared by the local villagers and sadhus as prasad. Hearing these down to earth and true experiences of Shobhinav, everyone present there became emotional and impressed.
Since its release in theatres, the film has left behind big budget masala films and commercial projects in the box office race. Made on a small budget of just a few crores, this spiritual film has created such a magic on the hearts of the audience that it has set a new milestone at the box office by making a gross collection of more than Rs 160 to 170 crores. A large number of viewers are coming to watch this film along with their families, which proves that even in today’s times, Indian audiences are completely eager to connect with their culture, tradition, saint society and spiritual stories. This immense success of the film has shown that if there is truth and integrity in the content, then blockbuster films can be made even with less resources.
Since the meeting of the team of ‘Hanuman Ansh’ with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, speculation has intensified in political and film circles whether the Uttar Pradesh government can declare this film tax-free in the entire state. Earlier, this film has been made tax-free in the neighboring state of Uttarakhand, where the Chief Minister also praised it highly. Since this film promotes Sanatan culture, public welfare and the life philosophy of great saints, the hope has become strong among the audiences and film makers of Uttar Pradesh that a big official announcement can be made in this regard soon. This positive meeting with the Chief Minister has not only boosted the morale of the film team, but has also given a clear indication of the beginning of a new and golden era of spiritual films in the history of Indian cinema.