Tumbbad (2018)

A mythological story about a goddess who created the entire universe. The plot revolves around the consequences when humans build a temple for her first-born.

Directors:

Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi

Writers:

Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad

Stars:

Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Anita Date

Top Rated Indian Movies #36 | 10 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sohum Shah	...	Vinayak Rao
Jyoti Malshe	...	Vinayak's Mother
Anita Date	...	Vaidehi - Vinayak's Wife
Ronjini Chakraborty	...	Vinayak's Mistress
Deepak Damle	...	Raghav
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron Anderson	...	Sgt Cooper
Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar	...	Young Vinayak
Madhav Hari Joshi	...	Sarkaar
Piyush Kaushik	...	Grandmother
Harish Khanna	...	Raja - Samsthanik
Anika Radhakrishnan	...	Twin
Arohi Radhakrishnan	...	Twin
Mohammad Samad	...	Pandurang (as Mohd Samad)
Rudra Soni	...	Sadashiv

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

horror convention | india | hindu | mythology | god | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tumbbad, the city actually exists but the folklore is not present anywhere which is consistent with the theory that Hastar, the god demon would never be written about.

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Soundtracks

The Birth of Hastar
Composed & Produced By Jesper Kyd

User Reviews

Best bollywood movie ever.

I bet you have never seen anything like this before in bollywood. Don't miss it, its a kind of movie you should watch in movie theatre. Best cinematography best vfx best storytelling.

Details

Country:

India Sweden

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 October 2018 (India)

Also Known As:

Tumbbad

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colour Yellow Productions, Sohum Shah FIlms, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color Color (Digital)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1