{
  "id": 5726930,
  "title": "Hanuman Ansh’s rejection by OTTs showed their ‘mind is filled with garbage’: director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/hanuman-anshs-rejection-by-otts-showed-their-mind-is-filled-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:36:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hanuman-ansh-director-film-on-ott-rejected-derogatory-mind-filled-with-garbage-neem-karoli-baba-10864125/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hanuman Ansh, a film based on the life of spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba, has achieved remarkable success at the box office. Despite being produced on a budget of under Rs 2 crore, the movie has nearly reached the Rs 100 crore mark in India. The director, Vishal Chaturvedi, recently disclosed that he was discouraged from releasing the film in theaters and was instead advised to focus on recouping his initial investment through an OTT platform. Several individuals suggested this route, questioning the reason behind making the movie when another similar film had already failed. Chaturvedi emphasized that not releasing the film in theaters makes it difficult to measure its success. During his initial planning stages, Chaturvedi had approached various OTT platforms with the project, but the story was met with derogatory language during the rejection process. He felt that the rejection reflected a negative narrative in their minds, one he deemed filled with \"garbage.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Hanuman Ansh: Meet Shobhinaw Satyaa and Purnima Tiwari who play Neem Karoli Baba, his wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hanuman-ansh-meet-shobhinaw-satyaa-and-purnima-tiwari-who-play-neem",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:58:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Rs2 crore Hanuman Ansh earns 4000% as Steve Jobs-Zuckerberg story fuels interest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rs2-crore-hanuman-ansh-earns-4000-as-steve-jobs-zuckerberg-story",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:40:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}