When Hanuman Ansh co-producer Anupriya Nagar failed to clear the second round of interviews for a job at Apple, little did she know that she would one day make a film about Neem Karoli Baba, the spiritual guru who inspired Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. While reading up on Jobs’ entrepreneurial journey, she came across the fact that much of his creative brainstorming happened at Kainchi Dham in Uttarakhand, the spiritual site associated with revered guru. Anupriya subsequently visited the site and became a devotee herself. She later went on to co-finance Vishal Chaturvedi’s blockbuster devotional film Hanuman Ansh, a biopic of Neem Karoli Baba.

Hanuman Ansh producer on investing Rs 55 lakh

Since the initial budget of Hanuman Ansh was Rs 1.5 crore, as one of the three producers, Anupriya Nagar invested one-third of that amount, Rs 50-55 lakh, in the film from her savings.…