Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Box Office: Kantara Sets Eyes On 400 Crores Worldwide
1307 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara Sets Eyes On 400 Crores Worldwide

Bengaluru, November 11 - Rishab Shetty's mega-blockbuster Kantara is on a record-breaking spree at the box office and setting new benchmarks for low-budget films with each passing day. ## Who had thought that a film, which opened to below 2 crore net, would cross 100 crores, probably on one? But such has been the response to the film that even 100 crores have become a thing of the past as "Kantara" is now looking to reach 4X of 100 crores. ## As of today (November 11), the adventure action thriller film has grossed approx. 360 crores worldwide in 42 days. The movie has proved to be a horse of the long race and going by the current trend, it is not going to stop anytime soon. ## Despite new releases every week, "Kantara" continues to score over 2 crores net every day for all languages. While the movie will get slow at the box office from today onwards due to the challenge from notable releases, the movie still has an outside chance to breach 400 crores gross mark globally. ## Apart from reaching the milestone at the global box office, "Kantara" also has a chance to create history at the Karnataka box office by becoming the highest-grossing film ever in the state. Currently, Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 is the number 1 movie in the state with approx. 182 crores whereas "Kantara" is not far behind with approx. 173 crores. ## The Hombale Films production is also in the race to breach 100 crores net in the dubbed Hindi version. It has netted approx. 70 crores in 28 days of its Hindi release and remains of the possible contenders to reach the milestone in its full run. It will, however, need strong legs to reach there as it will have strong competition from Ajay Devgn's "Drishyam 2" from the next week and then Varun Dhawan's "Bhediya" from November 25. ## Stay tuned...

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Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' Crosses 300 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office
1316 days ago
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Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' Crosses 300 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Bengaluru, November 1 - On the day of Karnataka Formation Day, one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time, Kantara crossed the 300 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office, becoming only the second Kannada film ever to achieve the milestone after "KGF: Chapter 2". ## The Kannada film industry has delivered big in 2022 and "Kantara" takes things a notch higher with its phenomenal trading at the box office, not only just in Kannada but also in other languages including Hindi and Telugu. Overseas, "Kantara" is super strong with over 26 crores gross.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role in the film, "Kantara" crossed the 300 crores mark on its 33rd day, and to think that it took the opening of just approx. 2.25 crores gross, this 300 crores milestone is nothing short of a dream come true moment. ## "Kantara" is produced by Hombale Films which earlier delivered the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 in the form of Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2". The studio now has two 300 crore grossers in addition to "KGF: Chapter 1", which grossed over 230 crores worldwide in 2018. ## The film stars Rishab Shetty as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer, Murali (played by Kishore). Sapthami Gowda was signed to feature in a supporting role.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara Set To Cross 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1317 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara Set To Cross 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Bengaluru, October 31 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller film Kantara is turning out to be the biggest Indian blockbuster of 2022. Made in a budget of just approx. 16 crores, the Rishab Shetty-starrer film has broken many myths in the post-covid era and has turned into a rage at the box office. ## Before the release of the film on September 30, everyone was talking about how "Kantara" will stand amid the biggies as trade pundits were predicting that it might wrap up under 50 crores lifetime gross collection. ## It took the opening of under 3 crores gross at the domestic box office and it looked like it may not make much with such an opening, however, everyone had little idea that it was going to conquer the box office like no one else.## The movie got huge appreciation from the audience and critics alike which transformed into a massive box office result and now, after its 5th weekend, "Kantara" stands near 300 crores gross at the worldwide box office, which is nothing short of a dream for the makers. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty himself, "Kantara" was released in other languages after two weeks of the Kannada version, and the response from other dubbed versions, especially from Hindi and Telugu has been unprecedented. Both Hindi and Telugu versions are nearing 100 crores gross within 3 weeks. ## The Hindi version of "Kantara" is a rampage mode as it scored 42.95 crores net in just 17 days. It will cross "KGF's" lifetime Hindi total today or tomorrow and will become the 8th biggest South Indian movie in Hindi version. The lifetime collection of "Kantara" Hindi is looking to finish over 65 crores net. ## Overall, "Kantara" has grossed approx. 290 crores worldwide in 31 days of its release and may breach the 300 crores mark by tomorrow or a day after to become the second consecutive film for Hombale to reach the milestone after "KGF 2", which is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara Enters Top 10 Highest-Grossing South Indian Films In Hindi
1320 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara Enters Top 10 Highest-Grossing South Indian Films In Hindi

Mumbai, October 28 - Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller Kantara continues its heroic run at the box office, making people go wow with each passing day. At one point, the movie was not even expected to reach even 50 crores, but now, even 300 crores gross looking within the reach. ## While the original Kannada version is going berserk, the "Kantara" Hindi version is also performing strongly along with the Telugu language. It has been a great year for South Indian movies at the Hindi box office, and "Kantara" is continuing that trend, entering the list of the top 10 highest-grossing South Indian films in Hindi. ## Distributed by AA Films, the Hindi version of "Kantara" has scored 31.70 crores net in 14 days, making it the 9th biggest South Indian film in Hindi. It beats Nikhil Siddharth's "Karthikeya 2" which scored approx. 11.35 crores net in August this year and was a superhit outing in theaters. ## "Kantara" Hindi has a shot to reach 50 crores net in its lifetime run which will take it to the 8th position in the all time list. Currently, Yash's "KGF" is at number 8 with approx. 45 crores net collection. It has already become a superhit outing in Hindi. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has also crossed 250 crores gross at the worldwide box office, including approx. 234 crores domestically and approx. 16 crores overseas. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara Overtakes KGF 1 To Become Second Highest-Grossing Kannada Movie
1321 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara Overtakes KGF 1 To Become Second Highest-Grossing Kannada Movie

Bengaluru, October 27 - Kannada production house, Hombale Films is in competition with itself at the box office. The top three Kannada movies of all time now belong to Hombale Films which first produced a movie in 2014. The three films are - KGF: Chapter 2, Kantara, and KGF: Chapter 1. ## "KGF: Chapter 1" was the first Kannada movie to cross 200 crores mark at the worldwide box office before Chapter 2 came and outdid its predecessor to not only become the biggest Kannada film of all time but also 3rd highest-grossing Indian movie with over 1200 crores worldwide. ## Now, Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller "Kantara" which no one had expected to reach even 100 crores, has crossed "KGF: Chapter 1" to become the second highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. It has grossed approx. 240 crores worldwide in 27 days, crossing KGF's approx. 237 crores worldwide. ## "Kantara" has had a far lower opening than "KGF" but thanks to unprecedented audience word of mouth, it has been trending extraordinarily at the box office and this makes it one of the biggest Indian blockbusters in terms of the return. It is made on a budget of just around 15 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Kantara Races Past 200 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1324 days ago
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Kantara Races Past 200 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Bengaluru, October 25 - The Diwali festival of 2022 for Hombale Films gets better as its Kantara races past Rs. 200 crores at the global box office, making it the second film for the studio to do so in 2022 after KGF: Chapter 2.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role in the film, "Kantara" has grossed approx. 210 crores worldwide in 25 days of its box office run in all languages. At the domestic box office, it has grossed approx. 196 crores and approx. 14 crores came from overseas markets.## The original Kannada version is leading the pack with approx. 145 crores gross in India, followed by the Hindi version with 26 crores gross, and the Telugu version with approx. 25 crores gross.## "Kantara" is only the 3rd Kannada movie of all time to storm past 200 crores worldwide, after two "KGF" films. The year 2022 has been the best ever with 4 films grossing over 100 crores worldwide and at the same time, 23 Indian films have achieved this milestone in 2022. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" is also the most-watched film in Karnataka state with approx. 77 lakh turned to watch the movie in theaters. It is likely to reach 10 million footfalls in the state by the end of its run and this will be nothing short of a historic achievement for a film that was made on a budget of approx. 15 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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'Kantara' Creates A Historic Record At The Karnataka Box Office
1324 days ago
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'Kantara' Creates A Historic Record At The Karnataka Box Office

Bengaluru, October 24 - Rishab Shetty's blockbuster Kantara has created a huge record in Karnataka state as it has become the most-watched film ever in the state in theaters. This is indeed a huge record considering it wasn't expected to be this strong. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer film has grossed approx. 130 crores in Karnataka state with approx. 7.7 million footfalls. It beat the footfalls of both the "KGF" films which scored 7.5 million and 7.2 million footfalls respectively. "KGF 2", however, is currently the highest-grossing film in the state. ## Interestingly, the top four films, also including "Raajakumara", in Karnataka are produced by Hombale Films, a studio that has become the synonym for blockbuster films. "Kantara" is on course to score 1 crore or 10 million footfalls in Karnataka and it will be a massive achievement to think of. ## Stay tuned...

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Kantara Crosses $1 Million At The USA Box Office; Becomes 2nd Kannada Movie To Do So
1326 days ago
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Kantara Crosses $1 Million At The USA Box Office; Becomes 2nd Kannada Movie To Do So

Los Angeles, October 23 - Sensational Kannada blockbuster Kantara continues its golden run at the domestic as well as the overseas box office and nears the Rs. 200 crores mark. Made on a cheap budget of approx. 15 crores, the Rishab Shetty-starrer truly has a journey at the box office so far.## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has reached a massive milestone at the USA box office as well. It has become only the second Kannada movie ever to reach the $1 million mark, after the recent global blockbuster KGF: Chapter 2. ## "Kantara" has had a slow start in the USA, grossing just $25K on an opening day. But just like its domestic run, the movie witnessed remarkable growth over the weekdays at the USA box office and crossed $1 million in 23 days, thanks to extraordinary word of mouth.## Having said that, "Kantara" is not only going all guns blazing at the box office but it is also ruling the rating charts. It is the highest-rated Indian movie on IMDb, and also the highest-rated film on ticketing site Book My Show. ## Stay tuned...

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Kantara Becomes Highest-Rated Film On Book My Show With 100K Votes
1327 days ago
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Kantara Becomes Highest-Rated Film On Book My Show With 100K Votes

Bengaluru, October 21 - Rishab Shetty's sensational blockbuster Kantara is creating records in different forms every passing day. The movie has been one of the highest-rated films worldwide on rating sites and now, it has set one more rating record. ## On the ticketing platform, Book My Show, the "Kantara" Kannada version has hit a 9.9 rating from 100K votes which is an all-time record on the platform. The Kannada version of the movie never dropped from 9.9 since its release and was the first film already with 15K+ votes and 9.9 ratings on BMS.## "Kantara", as reported earlier, is the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb with 9.5 ratings, beating the likes of "Soorarai Pottru", "Jai Bhim", "RRR", and many others on the list. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty himself, "Kantara" has taken full advantage of the blockbuster reviews and has already become the 3rd highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. It is marching towards 200 crores club, which is now looking inevitable.## The Hombale Films production currently stands at approx. 178 crores gross worldwide, and with long Diwali weekend ahead, it should easily breach box office milestone of 200 crores, which was once looking a far cry. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara On Course For 200 Crores Gross Worldwide
1329 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara On Course For 200 Crores Gross Worldwide

Bengaluru, October 20 - Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty's adventure action thriller film Kantara is holding phenomenally well over the weekdays at the domestic box office. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" is on course to enter Rs. 200 crores club at the worldwide box office. At the time of its release, even Rs. 100 crores was looking like a far cry but such has been the response to the movie from audiences across the country, Rs. 200 crores now looks well within reach. ## The movie has grossed approx. 170 crores worldwide in 20 days and by the end of its week, it is expected to reach about 175 crores. With the Diwali holidays upfront, "Kantara" should reach the milestone despite the fact that there are many films releasing this weekend across languages. ## "Kantara" has grossed approx. 120 crores in the original Kannada version, followed by Telugu with approx. 18 crores (5 days), and Hindi with approx. 15 crores (6 days). The Tamil version has been decent with around 2 crores gross in 5 days. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" is also scripting history at the USA box office and has already become the second highest-grossing Kannada movie after "KGF: Chapter 2" with approx. $700K. The film is now moving toward the $1 million mark, which will truly be a sensational achievement for its size of release. ## Stay tuned...

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Low Budget 'Kantara' Scores 4th Biggest 3rd Sunday For An Indian Movie; Crosses 100 Crores In Karnataka Box Office
1331 days ago
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Low Budget 'Kantara' Scores 4th Biggest 3rd Sunday For An Indian Movie; Crosses 100 Crores In Karnataka Box Office

Bengaluru, October 17 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller, Kantara was made on a budget of approx. 16 crores but the movie is outperforming most of the big-budget Indian biggies at the box office. In other words, the Rishab Shetty-starrer is setting new benchmarks for mid-range films. ## In one of Kantara's biggest achievements of its box office run so far, it has scored the 4th biggest 3rd Sunday at the Indian box office of all time. It scored 18.15 crores net on its 17th day (3rd Sunday) for all languages, including itself some of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time. ## The highest 3rd Sunday box office collection belongs to SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster "Baahubali: The Conclusion" with 32 crores net in all languages, followed by "KGF: Chapter 2" (the highest Indian grosser of 2022) with 21.5 crores net, and Rajamouli "RRR" (2nd highest of 2022) with 20.5 crores net. ## Meanwhile, "Kantara" has also crossed the 100 crores gross mark in the home state, Karnataka, and becomes only the 4th movie ever to do so after two "KGF" films and "Baahubali 2". It has achieved this milestone in just 17 days.## The humongous success of "Kantara" is fast establishing Hombale Films as one of the biggest and most successful production companies in the country. "KGF" is a Hombale Films franchise that gave it nationwide recognition and now with "Kantara", the studio has taken a giant step towards becoming the most trusted and respectable brand in film production. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Kantara And PS-1 Third Sunday Early Estimates
1332 days ago
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Box Office: Kantara And PS-1 Third Sunday Early Estimates

Bengaluru, October 16 - Hombale Films' adventure action thriller Kantara has had the biggest day of its box office run so far on its 3rd Sunday. The movie went overdrive to clock the mammoth as the early estimates suggest 23 crores gross on its 17th day for all languages. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer has already become the non-KGF highest-grossing Kannada movie at the worldwide box office and with 3rd Sunday's collection has reached about 140 crores gross, including 100 approx. 100 crores in Karnataka state. ## The Hindi version of the movie was released on October 14 after the huge demand and it performed well in the opening weekend by clocking 9.50 crores gross, including an estimated 4.70 crores on Sunday. The Telugu version was released a day later to Hindi and has grossed approx. 9.70 crores in just two days.## Meanwhile, Mani Ratnam's mega-blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 has had another big day at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated 8.75-9 crores gross on its 3rd Sunday. The total worldwide gross collection of the movie now reached about 435 crores in 17 days. ## In Tamil Nadu, "PS-1" is nearing the untouched 200 crores mark. It has so far grossed approx. 195 crores in 17 days, and will most probably breach the landmark box office milestone before the end of the 3rd week to become the first ever film to achieve the feat. ## Stay tuned...

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