The climax of Tumbbad
In the climax scene of the acclaimed movie Tumbbad (2018):
Vinayak Rao and his son Pandurang carry multiple dough dolls so that they can snatch Hastar's coin pouch. They see multiple embodiments of Hastar who in turn fight with each other for the dough dolls. It seems that there is one embodiment for each dough doll.
How does it tie in with the fact that he is supposed to be one god?
Also, when all of the embodiments are destroyed does it imply the death of Hastar (I don't recall him being immortal)?
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It seems that there is one embodiment for each dough doll. How does it tie in with the fact that he is supposed to be one god?
When Vinayak holds two dolls in two hands, Hastar which was one also divides into two and later when Pandurang accidentally drops all the dolls out of sack Hastar multiplies with that count. What story is trying to tell is that given the availability greed multiplies and tries to consume everything. Since there is no reference of Hastar anywhere in Indian Mythology this is a creative liberty taken to suit the storyline.
Also, when all of the embodiments are destroyed does it imply the death of Hastar (I don't recall him being immortal) ?
The encirclement of dry flour keeps Hastar away from it. That has been consistent throughout the movie. It creates a spherical protective shell when person is inside of it and a boundary when out of it.
I don't think it implies that Hastar dies when all the copies of him turn to dust while trying to get out of womb. It simply means that he is sent back to the corners of the womb and can only be invoked again by presenting a dough doll.
That's why when Vinayak lures all Hastars to follow him to encircled protection, all of them turn to dust and Pandurang is able to come out of womb safely.
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What happens in the end of Tumbbad movie?
The ending of Tumbbad reveals that though Vinayak managed to get the loincloth full of gold, one of the Hastars touched and cursed him. Vinayak offers Pandurang the gold, but Pandurang sees the horrific consequence of the greed and refuses the gold, much to Vinayak's joy.What is the monster in Tumbbad?
Desperate to escape his life of poverty, Vinayak returns to Tumbbad. The old woman, with now a tree growing out of her body, warns him he will be cursed to become immortal and turned into a monster like her if he touches the treasure i.e. Hastar.Is Hastar still alive?
According to the story, when the other Gods attacked Hastar, he became shapeless and dispersed in the universe but the Mother of all Gods saved him by taking all the dispersed elements of Hastar into her womb. Now, Hastar isn't a single form of living, his life is shattered into small elements.Is story of Tumbbad true?
Even though Tumbbad's story is a piece of fiction, the village named Tumbbad is real. Nobody was aware of this tiny village in Maharashtra until the film released. The shooting of the film is in the same village as well, giving the audience one more reason to be intrigued about the film.Final Scene of Tumbbad .1080p
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