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| Munjya 2024 |
| Genre : | Horror , Comedy | ||
| Duration : | 2h 20m. | ||
| Release Date : | 7 June 2024 | ||
| Language : | Hindi, | ||
| Cast : | Sharvari Wagh , Abhay Verma , Mona Singh | ||
| Director : | Aditya Sarpotdar | ||
| Writers : | Niren Bhatt , Yogesh Chandekar , Tushar Ajgaonkar |
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Munjya Box Office Collection Day 2: The horror-comedy fared better in India on Saturday. According to Sacnilk.com, the film grossed around ₹7 crore on the second day. The film is directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. (Also Read | Munjya review: Average mix of horror and comedy with a CGI spooky twist)
The film earned Rs 4 crore on its first day of release. As per initial estimates, the film collected ₹6.75 crore nett in India on its second day. So far the film has earned around ₹10.75 crore. Hindi had a total of 30.99 percent possession in Munjya on Saturday.
Speaking to Mid-Day, Bhatt discussed the traditional four stages of life in Hinduism: Brahmacharya (student life), Grihastha (household life), Vanaprastha (retirement), and Sannyasa (renunciation). He mentions the Upanayan ceremony, known as Munjya in Marathi, which marks the beginning of the student phase, and the Sod Munjya ceremony, which marks the transition from student life to home life. Essentially, it explains the significance of this ritual in terms of the stages of life according to Hindu tradition. If a person dies unmarried after his munja ceremony, but before his sod munja, he is transformed into a munja - a spirit who lives near peepal trees or wells. Pipal trees emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide after nightfall and the fear of encountering mosquitoes prevents people from sitting under them after sunset. According to Bhatt, Munjya is seen as a creature that is monstrous and childlike because it dies young. Munjya harasses people to fulfill their wishes, often arranging marriages. Munjya are not usually evil; Instead, they are seen as immature and minor nuisances. They have a unique hobby of throwing stones at persons standing under trees.
In the film, the creature wreaks havoc in the life of Bittu, played by Abhay Varma of The Family Man fame. Mona plays Pammi, a single working mother who is overprotective of Bittu. Based on Marathi folklore, the film is based on Maddock Films' horror comedy Brahmand, Stri (2018), Roohi (2021), and Bhedia (2022).
A young man's visit to his native village uncovers a family secret and a sense of revenge, Munjya, who wants to marry. Now the young man must fight to save himself and his love from Munjya's clutches which leads to a hilariously chaotic and terrifying adventure.
Munjya is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy horror film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik under Maddock Films. Maddock is the fourth film in the Supernatural universe starring Sharvari, Mona Singh, Abhay Varma and Sathyaraj. The film centers on the legend of Munjya, inspired by Indian folklore and mythology.