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Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
Barve began writing the script in 1993, inspired by a story by the Marathi writer Narayan Dharap. He completed the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old. From 2009 to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film. It was shot in 2012 but after editing, Barve and Shah were not satisfied with the results. The film was re-written and re-shot, with filming completed by May 2015. Jesper Kyd composed the original score while Ajay–Atul contributed a song to the soundtrack.
Tumbbad premiered in the critics' week section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, the first Indian film to be screened there. It was released theatrically on 12 October 2018 to generally positive reviews, with critics praising the story, the production design, and the cinematography. Made on a production budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.6 million), the film grossed a total of ₹53.46 crore (US$5.6 million) from its initial run and 2024 re-release (the latter of which became the second highest-grossing re-released Indian film). It received eight nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design. Over time, it has gained a cult following and is considered to be one of the best Hindi horror films..
Vinayak Rao narrates the tale of the goddess of prosperity, the symbol of endless gold and grain, and the mother of all the gods. Her greedy offspring Hastar acquired all her gold, but the other gods banded together and destroyed him when he went for the grain. The Goddess saved his life by sheltering him inside her womb, on the condition that he would be forgotten. However, the residents of Tumbbad built a temple for Hastar's worship, provoking the gods who cursed the village with incessant rain.
In 1918, Vinayak's mother is the mistress of the zamindar Sarkar and hopes to get a share of his mysterious treasure. Vinayak and his brother Sadashiv stay home with a starving old woman chained in a separate room. Sadashiv gets injured after falling from a tree, and their mother takes him away to get help. Vinayak tries to feed the woman in exchange for information on the treasure, but she escapes and tries to eat him instead. He invokes the name of Hastar, making her fall into a slumber. Sarkar and Sadashiv both die, and Vinayak and his mother leave for Pune.
Fifteen years later, Vinayak returns to his home in Tumbbad, looking for Sarkar's treasure. The old woman still lives, with a tree growing out of her body, and offers to reveal the treasure's location if he ends her suffering. She leads him to the goddess’ womb, located inside Sarkar's mansion, and teaches him to retrieve the treasure. Inside the womb, Hastar dwells, hungry for eons as he was denied the Goddess’ grain. Vinayak descends into the womb with a rope and draws a circle of flour to protect himself. He then lures Hastar with a flour dough doll, and when he is distracted, steals gold coins from Hastar's loincloth and quickly flees the womb.
Vinayak burns the woman, and keeps traveling from Pune to Tumbbad to retrieve more coins, selling them to his friend and moneylender Raghav, who wonders about the source of Vinayak's newfound wealth. He follows Vinayak to Tumbbad, who tricks him into entering the goddess' womb with a dough doll. Hastar attacks Raghav, fusing him to the walls of the womb, and Vinayak burns him to end his suffering.
In 1947, Vinayak is consumed by greed and decadence, and faces a deteriorating family life. He trains his son Pandurang to retrieve Hastar's coins and takes him to Tumbbad, warning him not to bring a dough doll for the practice. Pandurang brings it anyway, and Hastar attacks them, but they both narrowly manage to escape. Vinayak later learns that Sarkar's mansion was appropriated by the newly formed government of independent India. He goes back to Tumbbad, hoping to secure as much gold as possible before he loses the mansion. Pandurang suggests stealing Hastar's entire loincloth, and tries luring him with multiple dough dolls. However, Hastar multiplies into many clones inside the womb, trapping them. As a last resort, Vinayak ties the dolls around himself and faces the attack of Hastar and his clones, allowing Pandurang to escape. Once outside the womb, Pandurang encounters Vinayak, now cursed like the old woman, who offers him Hastar's loincloth. Pandurang refuses, and after putting him to sleep by invoking Hastar's name, burns him and leaves Tumbbad.
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Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
Barve began writing the script in 1993, inspired by a story by the Marathi writer Narayan Dharap. He completed the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old. From 2009 to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film. It was shot in 2012 but after editing, Barve and Shah were not satisfied with the results. The film was re-written and re-shot, with filming completed by May 2015. Jesper Kyd composed the original score while Ajay–Atul contributed a song to the soundtrack.
Tumbbad premiered in the critics' week section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, the first Indian film to be screened there. It was released theatrically on 12 October 2018 to generally positive reviews, with critics praising the story, the production design, and the cinematography. Made on a production budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.6 million), the film grossed a total of ₹53.46 crore (US$5.6 million) from its initial run and 2024 re-release (the latter of which became the second highest-grossing re-released Indian film). It received eight nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design. Over time, it has gained a cult following and is considered to be one of the best Hindi horror films..
Vinayak Rao narrates the tale of the goddess of prosperity, the symbol of endless gold and grain, and the mother of all the gods. Her greedy offspring Hastar acquired all her gold, but the other gods banded together and destroyed him when he went for the grain. The Goddess saved his life by sheltering him inside her womb, on the condition that he would be forgotten. However, the residents of Tumbbad built a temple for Hastar's worship, provoking the gods who cursed the village with incessant rain.
In 1918, Vinayak's mother is the mistress of the zamindar Sarkar and hopes to get a share of his mysterious treasure. Vinayak and his brother Sadashiv stay home with a starving old woman chained in a separate room. Sadashiv gets injured after falling from a tree, and their mother takes him away to get help. Vinayak tries to feed the woman in exchange for information on the treasure, but she escapes and tries to eat him instead. He invokes the name of Hastar, making her fall into a slumber. Sarkar and Sadashiv both die, and Vinayak and his mother leave for Pune.
Fifteen years later, Vinayak returns to his home in Tumbbad, looking for Sarkar's treasure. The old woman still lives, with a tree growing out of her body, and offers to reveal the treasure's location if he ends her suffering. She leads him to the goddess’ womb, located inside Sarkar's mansion, and teaches him to retrieve the treasure. Inside the womb, Hastar dwells, hungry for eons as he was denied the Goddess’ grain. Vinayak descends into the womb with a rope and draws a circle of flour to protect himself. He then lures Hastar with a flour dough doll, and when he is distracted, steals gold coins from Hastar's loincloth and quickly flees the womb.
Vinayak burns the woman, and keeps traveling from Pune to Tumbbad to retrieve more coins, selling them to his friend and moneylender Raghav, who wonders about the source of Vinayak's newfound wealth. He follows Vinayak to Tumbbad, who tricks him into entering the goddess' womb with a dough doll. Hastar attacks Raghav, fusing him to the walls of the womb, and Vinayak burns him to end his suffering.
In 1947, Vinayak is consumed by greed and decadence, and faces a deteriorating family life. He trains his son Pandurang to retrieve Hastar's coins and takes him to Tumbbad, warning him not to bring a dough doll for the practice. Pandurang brings it anyway, and Hastar attacks them, but they both narrowly manage to escape. Vinayak later learns that Sarkar's mansion was appropriated by the newly formed government of independent India. He goes back to Tumbbad, hoping to secure as much gold as possible before he loses the mansion. Pandurang suggests stealing Hastar's entire loincloth, and tries luring him with multiple dough dolls. However, Hastar multiplies into many clones inside the womb, trapping them. As a last resort, Vinayak ties the dolls around himself and faces the attack of Hastar and his clones, allowing Pandurang to escape. Once outside the womb, Pandurang encounters Vinayak, now cursed like the old woman, who offers him Hastar's loincloth. Pandurang refuses, and after putting him to sleep by invoking Hastar's name, burns him and leaves Tumbbad.