India, Aug. 8 -- The epic Mahavatar Narsimha crossed the Rs.100 crore mark in just two weeks, becoming India's highest-grossing animated film. It opened to Rs.1.75 crore on day one, and rapidly expanded to more screens, giving stiff competition to the likes of Saiyaara, Superman, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Director Ashwin Kumar credits it all to "the people of Bharat embracing their own history": "It is almost surreal, but we saw this coming. No one would believe us when we said this is the kind of momentum this film will build." Talking about why they went the animated route, he says, "I always felt that whenever you use a superstar, people have the tendency to project the God onto the actor, and vice versa. It loses merit in either. I wanted to keep everything pure." A universe of these films was announced earlier, with this film being the first. Clarifying the rumours of its budget, the filmmaker says that it was made on a budget of Rs.40 crore and took five years to make. "The next part in the Mahavatar Cinematic Universe should take less time to come out. Bhakt Prahlad and Bhagwaan Narsimha are a part of our history. I feel it has only just begun," he ends....