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'Mahavatar Narsimha' director Ashwin Kumar on the Muslim community's reaction on the film: 'They came to me and said...'
Mahavatar Narsimha has ended its 2nd week on a phenomenal note and the Hindi version is now marching towards the Rs 100 crore mark. While it currently stands with a grand total of Rs 84.44 crore, the animated venture has emerged as the 3rd highest 2nd week grosser of the year after Chhaava and Saiyaara, beating biggies like Sitaare Zameen Par, Housefull 5, Raid 2 and Sikandar among others.
Since there are no major releases this week, the Hindi version of Mahavatar Narsimha will hit the century by the end of its third weekend.
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Talking about the success of the film, director Ashwin Kumar said, 'We're overflowing with emotion for our own children. Now imagine the magnitude of love the divine has for us. This is not a religious film. It's an interreligious faith film. Because love is a universal emotion. So is faith. Hence, the film is growing leaps and bounds.'
On the Muslim viewers
'I've had people from different communities, including many Muslim viewers, come up to me and say that the film strengthened their own faith. I'm not saying go convert your religion. What I'm saying is, you understand what faith is. Whether you pray to a God, believe in energy, or place your trust in the universe, this film simply asks you to surrender to that faith.'
Mahavatar Narsimha, the mythological animated blockbuster from Hombale Films and Kleem Productions, has smashed records worldwide, grossing over ₹175 crore and the roar is still growing.
The filmmakers shared the exhilarating update on X (formerly Twitter) in a social media post that read,
'175 CRORES+ worldwide gross & counting…
The divine saga of #MahavatarNarsimha is rewriting history at the box office.
The roar is unstoppable… experience it in theatres now.'
Hombale Films and Kleem Productions have officially unveiled the lineup for this ambitious animated franchise, which will span over a decade and chronicle the ten divine avatars of Lord Vishnu: Mahavatar Narsimha (2025), Mahavatar Parshuram (2027), Mahavatar Raghunandan (2029), Mahavatar Dhawkadhesh (2031), Mahavatar Gokulananda (2033), Mahavatar Kalki Part 1 (2035), and Mahavatar Kalki Part 2 (2037).
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