Mumbai: Actor-producer Sohum Shah is pleased with the response to the re-release of his fantasy horror film Tumbbad. He has stated that the film’s impending sequel will be an extreme investigation of avarice that knows no bounds.
‘Tumbbad’, released in 2018, harped on the theme of greed and linked it to the Marathi legend of Hastar, an entity symbolising the consequences of unbridled avarice in folklore.
Talking about the sequel to the film, Sohum Shah said, “‘Tumbbad’ has been a special journey and a labour of love for us, and to see the love it continues to receive is overwhelming and only ratifies our belief and ethos of Sohum Shah Films, that content is king. With ‘Tumbbad 2’, we want to push the cinematic experience and boundaries even further. ‘Tumbbad 2’ will take audiences deeper into the world we’ve created, with bigger twists and a more intense exploration of what happens when greed knows no limits.”
The re-release of ‘Tumbbad’ has not just revived the magic of this fantasy folklore classic, but also set records with its first-day numbers. On its re-release, ‘Tumbbad’ surpassed its original box office numbers, a testament to its enduring popularity and the anticipation for ‘Tumbbad 2 ‘.
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Adding to the frenzy, the announcement of Tumbbad 2 was made through a powerful video unit. The teaser opens with Vinayak and his son Pandurang, with Sohum Shah’s voiceover delivering a foreboding message, “Samay ka pahiya gol hai, jo beet gaya woh fir laut ke aayega… darwaaza bhi ek baar phir khulega”. This powerful announcement has surely left the audience thrilled and eagerly awaiting the release of ‘Tumbbad 2 ‘.
Rahi Anil Barve directed Tumbbad, based on a story by the Marathi writer Narayan Dharap that a friend told him about in 1993. Barve wrote the first draft in 1997 when he was 18. From 2009 to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film.
The film follows the lead character’s search for a hidden 20th-century treasure, a mythical and cursed fortune, in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
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–IANS
