Hanuman Ansh won’t be India’s Oscar entry this year

Hanuman Ansh will not be India’s official entry to the Oscars this year, producer Namrata Singh of SacredIP Trans Media Tech confirmed in an exclusive chat with Bollywood Hungama.

She confirmed the Telugu dubbing and said, “Trivikram Srinivas (of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo fame) is on board for the Telugu version.” DPIFF’s coverage notes the Telugu version development while overseas rollout remains a priority.

Singh admitted, “We missed the Oscar submission deadline yesterday (September 7), as it was the last day.” She added, “We are a really small team.”

She explained the dubbing order and accessibility: “First, we have done dubbing for Telugu and then work on the rest of the languages. We are also working on accessibility so that people of different abilities can see the film.” The artists and director are on tour, and there’s hardly anyone in the office.

Singh discussed overseas release, noting it’s a learning process for first-time producer and writer-director: “When you release overseas, there are multiple things to take care of. Moreover, I am a first-time producer while Vishal Chaturvedi is a first-time writer-director. Hence, we are all learning on the go how to release the film internationally. The amount of censor processes to be done and assets to be created was overwhelming. We are also devotees and it’s very important for us to release overseas on September 11 because it is Mahasamadhi day for Maharaj ji. That’s the day Maharaj ji left his body in 1973. Hence, the race against time to release on September 11 ne poori jaan le li! Thankfully, we managed and the release is happening this Friday.”

She added, “We are also developing a game. It’s made by the company which has developed FAU-G. We are also working on a comic book, for which we are talking to one of the biggest comic book publishers in the country.”

The original interview is also summarized in Bollywood Hungama’s feature: EXCLUSIVE: Why Hanuman Ansh WON’T be India’s official entry to the Oscars this year; producer Namrata Singh makes an honest confession.

For ongoing updates, DPIFF will continue tracking Hanuman Ansh’s development and related projects. Readers can follow DPIFF coverage on DPIFF News and DPIFF Newsroom for deeper context and future updates.