Tumbbad is a village located on the banks of Jagbudi River in Ratnagiri district's Ratnagiri taluka in Maharashtra's Konkan division. The village is about 100 kilometres away from the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary.[1] The village is famous for Mugger Crocodiles.

In popular culture edit

Tumbbad, a 2018 Bollywood movie, which is a historical period fantasy horror film, is named after the village Tumbbad of Maharashtra.[1][2] The film was also shot in the Tumbbad village.[3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Sharma, Paloma (15 October 2018). "The real story of Tumbbad: Who is Hastar, the demon god, in Indian mythology?". GQ (Indian edition).
  2. ^ Roy, Priyanka (11 October 2018). "Tumbbad is a chill-fest". Telegraph India.
  3. ^ Srivastava, Priya (16 October 2018). "The village of Tumbbad is for real and also the mystery surrounding it". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Tumbbad: The real village has a hidden treasure? Here's the truth". The Statesman. 9 October 2018.

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