Tumbbad (2018)

• Year: 2018
• Released: 12 Oct 2018
• Country: India, Sweden
• Adwords: 17 wins & 26 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8239946/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumbbad
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Hindi
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
• Runtime: 104 min
• Writer: Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Barve
• Director: Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi, Adesh Prasad
• Cast: Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Anita Date-Kelkar
• Keywords: husband wife relationship, independence, village, greed, india, evil,

	8.2/10
	86% – Critics
	95% – Audience

Tumbbad Storyline

Set in Tumbbad in the 1920s, the story revolves around the three generations of a family facing the consequences when they build a temple for the first-born of a goddess, named Hastar–he who must not be worshiped. Hastar is a terrible entity who can curse a person yet also can grant gold coins. And the story put emphasis on human nature and the never ending greed. The myth of Hastar is, when the Goddess of Prosperity created the world she gave birth to Hastar followed by 16 Crore Gods and Goddesses. Hastar being her first born was her favorite child, but Hastar was very greedy. When the Goddess of Prosperity offered Hastar the ownership of all the gold in the universe or all the food, he took the gold as well as tried to take over the food in his greed fighting with his brothers and sisters. The 16 crore gods and goddesses overpowered Hastar and when they tried to kill him, the Goddess of Prosperity intervened and begged for his life. The 16 crore gods and goddesses accepted her request on one condition, that Hastar will never be mentioned in the Puranas nor he should be ever worshiped.

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Tumbbad Movie Reviews

“The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.”

I have to say, that old grandmother was more horrifying than just about any movie monster you can think of, and I’m including Godzilla and Freddie Kruger in that statement. That was one ugly make-up job. The demon Hastar was no slouch either, but I did have to laugh the first time it defecated gold coins out it’s butt. That was just a bit too outlandish. The film appears to be a cautionary tale about what greed does to a person, and as sins of the father are passed down to the son, the avarice has the tendency to perpetuate itself through the ages. The story is told in three chapters set about fifteen years apart, beginning around 1918 in the Western India village of Tumbbad, from which the movie takes it’s name. It takes a doll made out of dough to summon the creature Hastar, which also has the tendency to distract it long enough to gather up the gold coins it produces. Multiple dolls suggest the distraction will last longer thereby allowing additional time to collect more gold coins, but instead, the surplus dolls summon an equal number of surplus demons. Another outcome of unintended consequences. I’ve seen over a dozen films out of India but this was the first true horror picture from that country. It was quite original in execution, with spectacular if terrifying imagery that’s bound to cause nightmares for the more timid.

Imagine if this film got more publicity…

Would you believe me if I tell you the budget of this film is just 5 crores (nearly $700k)? Before you let that fact sink in, would you believe me if I also tell you that this is the director’s first ever film? Rahi Anil Barve – remember this name. You might need to speak it when someone asks you who your favourite Bollywood director is. This film was made for 6 years. Keep reading, I will tell you why it took so long.

Tumbbad is set in the village of the same name in Maharashtra. The story is set during the colonial period, and also some of it just after the independence. Though the village exists in real, it is nothing like what has been described in the film. According to the film the village has been cursed for writing the name of Hastar, a demon son of a Goddess who gave birth to 160 million gods. Because of the curse it is always raining in Tumbbad. Since the budget of this film was so low, the filming was only done during monsoon season when it was actually raining in the village. That’s how low the budget of the film is – they couldn’t even afford fake rain so they had to wait for 6 years to complete the filming.

In spite of the low budget, it does not give the feeling of being cheap at all. In fact if I didn’t know better, I’d think this is a very expensive film. The actors aren’t popular, but I don’t see where the problem is over there. How many of us knew the names of all the actors from Baahubali? Still we watched it, right? So I’d think this is also a regional film. The acting is phenomenal. The horror scenes absolutely give me the creeps. It’s perfect in every sense. Even the ending is left on an ambiguous note, enough to leave a shrill down anyone’s spine. The posters of this film are also very good, and it’s a shame to say that the worst one has been used over here. Look up for the other posters on Google Images.

The reason why Tumbbad failed to cross a huge commercial mark is because it wasn’t advertised at all. If I hadn’t read an answer on Quora that said it should have been sent to the Oscars instead of Gully Boy, I’d have never even known about its existence. There was literally no talk of it. Sure it has a low budget for making the film, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t spend in the marketing at all. It was so awesome, I for one would have definitely seen it if I had heard about it before. Also the only way to watch it now is through Prime, which will show you this film only if you type the correct spelling in the search box. It’s a shame that you can’t watch this film unless you know specifically what you’re looking for.

I really admire the dedication of the director to make this film. He clearly knew this film wasn’t going to be earning those big bucks, yet he continued to make it. This is what happens when you have directors who treat their work not as products but rather as works of art. I really aspire to be a filmmaker of that type. This film will be a very big lesson to me. I wish Rahi Anil Barve a very successful and prosperous career in the future.

Not really Bollywood

This was something that may give may give ‘goosebumps’ to the makers of Hollywood movies. This is a movie that will add to the Indian cinema a tons but unfortunately Indian cinema is not prepared for it. The viewers are not prepared for it. We are still into watching that regular melodrama and item songs. I was fantasized for the making of Stree and acting and drama that made it. But after watching this I can proudly appreciate the concept and depth that this movie offers. This shows us what a thriller can be like. The biggest attraction of the movie was the story that was very symbolic of the human craving. Human craving takes you into darkness is the message of the movie . Sohum Shah has played his part powerfully and so has Anita Date. The direction was not orthodox and was original. This is the first movie of its type and definitely Hollywood can learn from it. This is a much an improvement over the Hollywood stories like Annabelle, Conjuring. A must entertainment for all. Watch it, especially if you are not into watching the regular drama that Indian cinema offers like Race 3