In 1947, Vinayak Rao tells his 14-year-old son Pandurang about the Goddess of Prosperity who gave birth to 160 million gods. Hastar, her first and most beloved offspring, was greedy for all the gold and food. The other gods attacked Hastar, but the goddess saved him on the condition that he could never be worshipped and would be forgotten by history. For years, Hastar has been sleeping inside his mother's womb.
In 1918 in Tumbbad, Maharashtra, Vinayak's mother serves the local lord, Sarkar, in his mansion. This includes offering him sexual services. She hopes to acquire a single gold coin kept with his Hastar statue. Meanwhile at their home, Vinayak and his brother Sadashiv worry about having to feed the monstrous old woman who is their grandmother chained up in a separate room. Sarkar later dies and the mother proposes leaving Tumbbad for Pune. Vinayak insists on finding the treasure that is rumoured to be hidden somewhere in the mansion. Sadashiv is badly hurt after falling from a tree, forcing his mother to take him for help. She tells Vinayak he will have to feed his grandmother. She also warns him that if the old woman wakes up, he should say the name "Hastar" to make her sleep. Sadashiv dies on the way to the doctor.
The mother directs her carriage driver to Sarkar's mansion where she retrieves the gold coin. The monstrous old woman attacks and shackles Vinayak who eventually remembers Hastar's name and uses it to make her fall asleep. Desperate to escape his life of poverty, Vinayak returns to Tumbbad. The old woman warns him he will be cursed and become a monster like her if he touches the treasure. She explains that a well leads to the goddess' womb where Hastar dwells, in exchange for ending her prolonged suffering. Vinayak keeps his promise and sets her on fire, thus killing her. Although Hastar stole the goddess's gold, he was unable to acquire her grain. Therefore, he desires flour. Vinayak physically trains to climb up and down a long rope and makes dolls out of dough to lure Hastar inside the goddess's womb. While he is distracted by the food, Vinayak swipes at Hastar's loincloth containing the gold. Vinayak regularly repeats the procedure to steal dropped coins. He offers his first gold coin to the opium merchant Raghav to pay off a debt. Each time he needs more money, Vinayak returns to Tumbbad to steal from Hastar.
Raghav openly wonders about the treasure rumoured to exist in the Tumbbad mansion while also questioning why Vinayak can only retrieve a few coins at a time. Vinayak and his wife give birth to their son Pandurang. 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. Vinayak follows Raghav to the Tumbbad mansion and tricks him into descending into Hastar's well. Hastar viciously attacks Raghav and he is mutated into the walls of the womb. Vinayak burns Raghav alive to end his suffering. Vinayak takes Pandurang to the mansion and is told not to bring the dough doll down. But he secretly brings a dough doll and Hastar unexpectedly attacks. They nearly escape. Pandurang suggests stealing Hastar's loincloth and they make dozens of dough dolls to distract Hastar. However, the two of them become trapped inside the womb when separate Hastars appear for each one of those dolls. With no hope of escaping, Vinayak ties the dolls to his body to act as bait. Once the coast is clear, Pandurang climbs back to the surface to see his father being mutated into a monster outside the mansion. Vinayak gives the stolen loincloth, but Pandurang refuses to take it. Sobbing at seeing what his father turned into, Pandurang reluctantly sets Vinayak on fire.
tumbbad (2018)
In 1947, Vinayak Rao tells his 14-year-old son Pandurang about the Goddess of Prosperity who gave birth to 160 million gods. Hastar, her first and most beloved offspring, was greedy for all the gold and food. The other gods attacked Hastar, but the goddess saved him on the condition that he could never be worshipped and would be forgotten by history. For years, Hastar has been sleeping inside his mother's womb.
In 1918 in Tumbbad, Maharashtra, Vinayak's mother serves the local lord, Sarkar, in his mansion. This includes offering him sexual services. She hopes to acquire a single gold coin kept with his Hastar statue. Meanwhile at their home, Vinayak and his brother Sadashiv worry about having to feed the monstrous old woman who is their grandmother chained up in a separate room. Sarkar later dies and the mother proposes leaving Tumbbad for Pune. Vinayak insists on finding the treasure that is rumoured to be hidden somewhere in the mansion. Sadashiv is badly hurt after falling from a tree, forcing his mother to take him for help. She tells Vinayak he will have to feed his grandmother. She also warns him that if the old woman wakes up, he should say the name "Hastar" to make her sleep. Sadashiv dies on the way to the doctor.
The mother directs her carriage driver to Sarkar's mansion where she retrieves the gold coin. The monstrous old woman attacks and shackles Vinayak who eventually remembers Hastar's name and uses it to make her fall asleep. Desperate to escape his life of poverty, Vinayak returns to Tumbbad. The old woman warns him he will be cursed and become a monster like her if he touches the treasure. She explains that a well leads to the goddess' womb where Hastar dwells, in exchange for ending her prolonged suffering. Vinayak keeps his promise and sets her on fire, thus killing her. Although Hastar stole the goddess's gold, he was unable to acquire her grain. Therefore, he desires flour. Vinayak physically trains to climb up and down a long rope and makes dolls out of dough to lure Hastar inside the goddess's womb. While he is distracted by the food, Vinayak swipes at Hastar's loincloth containing the gold. Vinayak regularly repeats the procedure to steal dropped coins. He offers his first gold coin to the opium merchant Raghav to pay off a debt. Each time he needs more money, Vinayak returns to Tumbbad to steal from Hastar.
Raghav openly wonders about the treasure rumoured to exist in the Tumbbad mansion while also questioning why Vinayak can only retrieve a few coins at a time. Vinayak and his wife give birth to their son Pandurang. 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. Vinayak follows Raghav to the Tumbbad mansion and tricks him into descending into Hastar's well. Hastar viciously attacks Raghav and he is mutated into the walls of the womb. Vinayak burns Raghav alive to end his suffering. Vinayak takes Pandurang to the mansion and is told not to bring the dough doll down. But he secretly brings a dough doll and Hastar unexpectedly attacks. They nearly escape. Pandurang suggests stealing Hastar's loincloth and they make dozens of dough dolls to distract Hastar. However, the two of them become trapped inside the womb when separate Hastars appear for each one of those dolls. With no hope of escaping, Vinayak ties the dolls to his body to act as bait. Once the coast is clear, Pandurang climbs back to the surface to see his father being mutated into a monster outside the mansion. Vinayak gives the stolen loincloth, but Pandurang refuses to take it. Sobbing at seeing what his father turned into, Pandurang reluctantly sets Vinayak on fire.
