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21-Year-Old Producer Earns 50 Crore By Investing 50 Lakhs In Hanuman Ansh
- •Anupriya Nagar, a 21-year-old economics student in Britain, ventured into film production and co-produced the movie 'Hanuman Ansh' inspired by Neem Karoli Baba.
- •The film was made with a budget of around 2 crores, with four novice producers investing 50 lakh rupees each.
- •Despite being declared a flop in its first week, the film made a remarkable turnaround and crossed 400 crores at the box office.
- •Anupriya became a multi-millionaire, receiving a massive 50 crore return on her initial investment of 50 lakh rupees.
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While studying economics in Britain, Anupriya Nagar researched technology founders and discovered Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's connection to Neem Karoli Baba. This inspired her to explore the Baba's life and teachings, eventually leading her to co-produce the film Hanuman Ansh with director Vishal Chaturvedi.
Anupriya Nagar invested her multi-year savings of 50 lakh rupees into the roughly 2 crore budget film Hanuman Ansh. Following the movie's massive box office success crossing 400 crores, she received a staggering 50 crores in return.
Hanuman Ansh faced a slow start and was even declared a flop after its first week, with industry confidence and team morale dropping. However, the film later picked up momentum through positive word of mouth, eventually grossing 400 crores and becoming a massive blockbuster.
