19 Facts About Tumbbad

1.

Tumbbad is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language period horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve.

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2.

Tumbbad wrote the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old.

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3.

Tumbbad premiered in the critics' week section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival—the first Indian film to be screened there.

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4.

Tumbbad received eight nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design.

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5.

Tumbbad's is the symbol of unlimited gold and grain and the earth is her womb.

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6.

Tumbbad's tells Vinayak he will have to feed his grandmother that night.

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7.

Tumbbad's warns him that if the old woman wakes up, he should invoke the name of "Hastar" to make her sleep.

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8.

Tumbbad's explains that a well leads to the goddess' womb where Hastar dwells, in exchange for ending her prolonged suffering.

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9.

Tumbbad offers his first gold coin to the opium merchant Raghav to pay off a debt.

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10.

When Sergeant Cooper gives him only two days to come through with the money, Raghav sells his widowed daughter-in-law to Vinayak as a mistress, who tells Vinayak of Raghav's plans to visit Tumbbad to help himself to the treasure in exchange for money.

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11.

Tumbbad wrote the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old.

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12.

Tumbbad managed to find a producer, but they backed out in 2008.

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13.

Tumbbad obtained financing and principal photography began in the monsoon of 2012.

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14.

Tumbbad first went into production in 2008 with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role but was quickly shelved as the producer backed out.

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15.

Tumbbad was shot in several locations across Maharashtra including Saswad and villages of the Satara district.

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16.

Kyd felt the Tumbbad team wanted the soundtrack to be between a western and an Indian sound.

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17.

Tumbbad premiered in the critics' week section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Indian film to be screened there.

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18.

Tumbbad was released in India on 12 October 2018 on 575 screens.

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19.

Tumbbad received eight nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design.

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