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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Netflix's 'Stranger Things 4' Set To Be One Of The Costliest Shows Ever
1569 days ago
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Netflix's 'Stranger Things 4' Set To Be One Of The Costliest Shows Ever

Mumbai, April 24 - Netflix is gearing up for the finale of one of the most-watched shows ever, Stranger Things. Stranger Things season 4 is being released in two parts, with Part 1 coming on May 27 and Part 2 on July 1. ## Now, it has been revealed that each episode of Season 4 of this science fiction horror drama series has cost Netflix approx. $30 million. The 9-episode series overall cost the streamer $270 million, which makes it the costliest ever for Netflix. This is a significant increase in Stranger Things' previously reported episode budgets, which were said to be less than $10M per episode in season 3. ## While Netflix has not confirmed this reported price tag for the series, costs could've increased due to its long production schedule and potential salary increases for its stars. If Stranger Things season 4's reported budget is correct, it will make these the most expensive episodes of television ever. ## "Stranger Things 4's" $30 million per episode cost won't make it the most expensive show ever though. Amazon Prime Video's upcoming "Lord of The Rings - The Rings of Power" has reportedly cost $465 million for season 1, which is the costliest ever. HBO Max's upcoming "House of the Dragon" series has cost approx. $200 million. ## Stay tuned...

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Abhishek Bachchan's 'Dasvi' Is A Big Hit On Netflix
1571 days ago
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Abhishek Bachchan's 'Dasvi' Is A Big Hit On Netflix

Mumbai, April 22 - Netflix might be losing its subscribers at a rapid pace but Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam, and Nimrat Kaur's social comedy film, "Dasvi" is turning out to be a successful outing on the platform. ## Directed by Tushar Jalota, "Dasvi" was released on April 7 on Netflix and Jio Cinema simultaneously, skipping the theatrical release. While the viewership numbers of the movie on Jio Cinema are not revealed, the same is making a big noise on Netflix and has already clocked more than 10 million viewership hours on the platform. ## "Dasvi" debuted at number 4 in Netflix's top 10 movies during its opening weekend. In the first 3 days (April 8-10), the movie clocked 5.69 million viewership hours, followed by 4.02 million in the next week (April 11-17), for a total of 9.71 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. The data from April 18 are not revealed yet but they are supposed to be around 3 million for the full week. ## Produced by Maddock Films, Jio Studios, and Bake My Cake Films, "Dasvi" has been trending in the top 10 in 12 countries. It is number 1 in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Mauritius. ## The movie received mixed reviews from critics and positive responses from the audiences. The script and dialogue of the film are doctored by famous poet Dr Kumar Vishwas. Bachchan plays the role of an uneducated politician, with Gautam as an IPS officer and Nimrat Kaur as Chief Minister Bimla Devi "Bimmo" Chaudhary. ## Stay tuned...

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Zack Snyder Begins Filming Of 'Rebel Moon', Shares First Look
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Zack Snyder Begins Filming Of 'Rebel Moon', Shares First Look

Los Angeles, April 20 - Zack Snyder has begun the filming of his next directorial, "Rebel Moon", which he has co-written with Kurt Johnstad. The sci-fi adventure movie is being made for Netflix, which also premiered Snyder's "Army of the Dead" and "Army of Thieves". ## On Wednesday, the filmmaker took to Twitter and shared three behind-the-scenes pics from the first day of shooting. In the photos, we get a glimpse of what appears to be the set for a starship's landing area, both inside and out, as well as a black and white portrait of Djimon Hounsou in full costume.## Day 1 #RebelMoon. It’s begun. pic.twitter.com/1j1RDmYYTM— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) April 19, 2022 ## The movie was announced in the summer of 2021 after the release of "Army of the Dead". In the upcoming movie, when a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius, the desperate people dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand. ## Zack Snyder has also written the screenplay with Army of the Dead writers, Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad. Sofia Boutella will lead the cast. She will star alongside Hounsou, together with Ray Fisher, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, Rupert Friend, Stuart Martin, and more.## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty Joins Hands With Amazon Prime Video For His Digital Debut Featuring Sidharth Malhotra In The Lead
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Rohit Shetty Joins Hands With Amazon Prime Video For His Digital Debut Featuring Sidharth Malhotra In The Lead

Mumbai, April 20 - Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has joined forces with the leading OTT platform, Amazon Prime Video to take his cop universe to digital. After giving blockbuster feature films in this highly popular franchise, Shetty is now trying his hands in the cop-drama web series. ## The series, titled "Indian Police Force", will be headed by Sidharth Malhotra, who is the new addition to the filmmaker's cop world. The shooting for the same has already begun and it will be an 8-episode high-octane actioner. It will be produced by Rohit Shetty's production banner Rohit Shetty Picturez in association with Prime Video. ## Sidharth Malhotra took to Twitter and shared a teaser video while announcing the series. "When #RohitShetty sir says Action, you know he literally means it! Super stoked to enter the cop universe with the action king himself! @RSPicturez @PrimeVideoIN. #IndianPoliceForceOnPrime now filming", he wrote. ## When #RohitShetty sir says Action, you know he literally means it! Super stoked to enter the cop universe with the action king himself!@RSPicturez @PrimeVideoIN #IndianPoliceForceOnPrime now filming. pic.twitter.com/51BFL1v3Rf— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) April 20, 2022 ## Speaking about his digital debut with Indian Police Force, director-producer Rohit Shetty said "Indian Police Force is a very special one for me and I've been working on it for years. I'm delighted to be collaborating with Amazon Prime Video to breathe life into this story which will transcend geographies and linguistic barriers, providing me an opportunity to showcase the same to audiences worldwide. I am super excited to be working with the amazingly talented Sidharth Malhotra in this series. I have always strived to push the envelope of action-first entertainment and with this series, I am confident we will create a new benchmark". ## Stay tuned...

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Ranveer Singh's '83' Debuts In Netflix's Top 5 Movies Worldwide
1593 days ago
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Ranveer Singh's '83' Debuts In Netflix's Top 5 Movies Worldwide

Mumbai, March 31 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83" has had an impressive debut on Netflix after completing its theatrical run. The Kabir Khan-directed lent in the top 5 most-watched non-English movies on Netflix worldwide. ## "83" movie was released in theaters worldwide on December 24 last year and was recently made available on OTT platforms - Disney Plus Hotstar and Netflix on March 21. In its opening week (March 21 - March 27) on Netflix, the movie got 10.5 million viewing hours and was the 4th most-watched movie on the streamer. ## Based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983, "83" has been trending in the top 10 films in 20 countries. Among the Asian countries, the movie is the number 1 on Netflix in India, apart from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates. It is also the number 1 movie in Africa's Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, the Swedish action thriller film, "Black Crab", which was released on March 18 directly on Netflix, garnered a massive 40.5 million viewing hours and remained the number 1 non-English movie on Netflix during the same week. "In Good Hands" and "Without Saying Goodbye" were number 2 and 3 with 28.93M and 13.85M viewing hours, respectively. ## Moving on to "83", the movie has had a decent outing at the box office. During its theatrical run, it grossed approx. 193 crores worldwide, however, due to the high stake involved in it, the movie was declared a box office flop. It was still the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office after "Sooryavanshi". ## The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films. It also stars Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R. Badree. ##

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A New 'Kung Fu Panda' Animated Series Is In The Development At Netflix
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A New 'Kung Fu Panda' Animated Series Is In The Development At Netflix

Mumbai, March 17 - There is good news for the fans of "Kung Fu Panda". Netflix, one of the leading streaming platforms, has greenlit an animated "Kung Fu Panda" series with "Jumanji" actor, Jack Black, roped in to voice the main character, Po, reports Variety. ## Jack Black is not new in voicing Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. He first lent his voice in the original "Kung Fu Panda" film in 2008, before reprising his role in "Kung Fu Panda 2" in 2011 and "Kung Fu Panda 3" in 2016. It is one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises with three films grossing $1.8 billion at the worldwide box office. ## Meanwhile, the Netflix series is titled "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight", in which, a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons. Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. ## Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way, as per Variety. The series is in the works at DreamWorks Animation, which was behind the film series. ## The first look images from the series have also been revealed. Have a look - ## Jack Black returns in the new TV series #KungFuPanda: The Dragon Knight - check out the first look photos: pic.twitter.com/GRtIh8olam— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) March 16, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's Amazon Prime Video Series 'The End' Delayed Again
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Akshay Kumar's Amazon Prime Video Series 'The End' Delayed Again

Mumbai, March 11 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar was supposed to commence the shooting for his Amazon Prime Video series "The End" this year, but it seems the series is getting delayed further. ## Prime Video has announced "The End" with Akshay in 2019, during an event in Mumbai. But, before it could go on floors, the coronavirus pandemic hit the country and it was delayed indefinitely. Last year, Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment, the co-producer of the series, said in an interview that it would go on floors by early 2022. ## However, with development yet, Akshay Kumar has now said that it is delayed to the next year as the makers are not happy with the screenplay. "We were going to start this year but we were not satisfied with the screenplay. Amazon was not satisfied, so we are still working on it and if everything goes well, we should start by next year's beginning", said Akshay during the media interaction.## Meanwhile, the actor is busy promoting his upcoming romantic action comedy film, "Bachchhan Paandey", which is slated to release in theaters on March 18. The movie also stars Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Arshad Warsi in key roles. Directed by Farhad Samji, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, "Bachchan Paadney" is getting excellent response all around for the songs and promos. ## Apart from "Bachchan Pandey", the "Bell Bottom" actor has 4 more releases this year, including "Prithviraj", "Raksha Bandhan", "Ram Setu", and "Cinderella". While the first three movies will be released in theaters, "Cinderella", which is the remake of the Tamil movie "Ratsasan", is rumored to be releasing directly on Disney+Hotstar, later this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Madhuri Dixit's Digital Debut 'The Fame Game' Breaks Into Netflix's Global Top 10 Show
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Madhuri Dixit's Digital Debut 'The Fame Game' Breaks Into Netflix's Global Top 10 Show

Mumbai, March 9 - Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit is winning appreciation for her digital debut series, "The Fame Game". The show, which revolves around a Bollywood actress named Anamika Anand who suddenly goes missing one day, was premiered on Netflix on February 25. ## The mystery thriller show opened to a good start and was the 5th most show in India during its opening weekend with 3.3 million views in the first 3 days as per Ormax Media report. As announced by Netflix, the show has stormed into Netflix's Top 10 global show during the last Monday-Sunday week. ## As per the Netflix chart, "The Fame Game" Season 1, attracted 11.6 million viewing hours during the last week (Feb. 28 - March 6) and was at number 6 among the top 10 non-English shows worldwide. It is currently trending in the top 10 in 16 countries. ## "The Fame Game" is the number 1 show in the Asian countries - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Africa's Mauritius.## Created by Sri Rao and directed by Bejoy Nambiar and Karishma Kohli, "The Fame Game" is produced by Karan Johar and Somen Mishra under the banner Dharmatic Entertainment. Apart from Madhuri Dixit, the series also stars Sanjay Kapoor, and Manav Kaul in the lead roles with Suhasini Mulay, Lakshvir Saran, and Muskkaan Jaferi playing supporting roles. ## The premise of the series follows Anamika Anand, a Bollywood star who has a glamorous career, but dull personal life. She is physically and verbally abused by her husband, Nikhil More. She only finds solace in Manish Khanna, her frequent co-star, and past lover.## While her daughter Amara, aspires to be a great star like her mother, her son Avi has his own issues to face including his sexuality. Additionally, Anamika's mother consistently berates her and other members of the family and uses manipulative techniques to achieve her goals. Anamika's sudden disappearance puts her personal life in the limelight and thus begins the quest to find her and the person behind her disappearance, which leads to the unveiling of many dark secrets.## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Rudra: The Edge of Darkness' Viewership Data Revealed
1617 days ago
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Ajay Devgn's 'Rudra: The Edge of Darkness' Viewership Data Revealed

Mumbai, March 7 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn marked his digital debut with the Disney Plus Hotstar series, "Rudra: The Edge of Darkness". The psychological crime thriller series, which is a remake of the British series "Luther" starring Idris Elba, was released on March 4. ## Upon the release of the show, it received mixed to a positive response from critics and audiences alike. It was, as expected, remained the most-watched Indian show on OTT during its opening weekend. As per Ormax Media, "Rudra: The Edge of Darkness", got 8.6 million views in the first 3 days (March 4-6). Makers claimed it is the highest viewership count on Disney+Hotstar during the opening weekend. ## The 6-episode series also stars Raashi Khanna and Esha Deol in prominent roles. Set in Mumbai, the show is a race-against-the-clock thriller that delves into the psyche of highly intelligent criminals and the detective who hunts them. ## Each episode in the series features a new threat even as the overarching series arc continues, portraying the grave personal cost at which DCP Rudra Veer Singh pursues criminals and killers and the unlikely friendship that he forms with Dr. Aliyah Choksi, a genius sociopath. ## The show is directed by the National Award-Winning director, Rajesh Mapuskar. Applause Entertainment has produced the series in association with BBC Studios India. It also stars Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Kalsekar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajiv Kachroo, Tarun Gahlot, Luke Kenny, Milind Gunaji, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Deepika Padukone's 'Gehraiyaan' On Amazon Prime Video Climbed To Number 1 As Most-Watched Indian Title On OTT Last Week
1630 days ago
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Deepika Padukone's 'Gehraiyaan' On Amazon Prime Video Climbed To Number 1 As Most-Watched Indian Title On OTT Last Week

Mumbai, February 22 - Shakun Batra's romantic drama, "Gehraiyaan", starring Deepika Padukone in the lead role, is being loved by the audience on Amazon Prime Video. Despite getting mixed reviews from critics, the movie is garnering massive views on the streamer. ## The film, unsurprisingly, climbed to the number 1 spot in the following week (Feb. 14 - Feb. 20) with 7.1 million views. After 10 days, "Gehraiyaan" has gained 13.6 million views, becoming one of the most-watched Indian films during the same period. The viewership data are tracked by Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, which tracks viewership figures of the top releases across major platforms. ## Released on February 11, "Gehraiyaan" narrates the complexity of modern relationships. It had gained 6.5 million views in the first 3 days on Prime Video, landing in the second spot in the weekly viewership chart. The film also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa in prominent roles.## Yami Gautam-fronted, a vigilante thriller film "A Thursday", was the second most-watched Indian title last week with 5.3 million views in a little over 3 days. It was released on Disney Plus Hotstar on February 17, skipping theatrical release. ## "The Great Indian Murder" on Disney Plus Hotstar scored 4.6 million views this past week and was the 3rd most-watched title. With 6.8 million views, the series was at number 1 during the week of Feb. 7 to Feb. 13. "Raktanchal 2" on MX Player came 4th with 4.2 million views, and "Bestseller" on Prime Video followed it at 5 with 2.5 million views. ## Stay tuned...

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Deepika Padukone's 'Gehraiyaan' On Amazon Prime Video Garners Over 6 Million Views In The Opening Weekend
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Deepika Padukone's 'Gehraiyaan' On Amazon Prime Video Garners Over 6 Million Views In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, February 14 - Amazon Prime Video's latest feature "Gehraiyaan", starring Deepika Padukone, is getting a very good response on the platform. The Shakun Batra-directed film, which narrates the complexity of modern relationships, was Prime Video's 2nd most-watched title in the last week. ## According to the third party reacher Ormax Media, "Gehraiyaan", which was released on February 11, scored 6.5 million views in the first 3 days. The movie, however, was the most-watched title in the first 3-days on Prime Video in the week from February 7 to February 13. ## Disney Plus Hotstar series, "The Great Indian Murder" attracted 6.8 million views in the full week, and was the most-watched Indian title during the aforementioned time period. SonyLiv's "Rocket Boys" came third with 3.2 million views during the same period. It was released on Feb. 4. ## Produced by Dharma Productions in association with Viacom18 Studios, and Jouska Films, "Gehraiyaan" also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa in prominent roles. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised the performances of Padukone and Chaturvedi, direction, visuals, music, and score but criticized the pace and predictability.## Stay tuned...

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Korean Series 'All of Us Are Dead' Breaks Into Netflix's Top 5 Most-Watched Shows Of All Time
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Korean Series 'All of Us Are Dead' Breaks Into Netflix's Top 5 Most-Watched Shows Of All Time

Mumbai, February 10 - South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror series, "All of Us Are Dead" season 1 has become another hit series on Netflix. ## Not long ago, the Korean show "Squid Game" (Season 1) on Netflix took the worldwide audience by storm and became Netflix's most-watched series of all time, and now, "All of Us Are Dead" is also on the same path. Released on January 28, the new series has entered Netflix's Top 5 most-watched non-English shows of all time. ## Created by Lee Jae-kyoo, Chun Sung-il, and Kim Nam-su, "All of Us Are Dead" is currently the 5th most-watched series on Netflix with 361.02 million viewing hours, according to data released by Netflix. During the week from January 31 to February 6, the series attracted 236.23 million viewing hours on Netflix. ## "All of Us Are Dead" will take 3rd spot by the end of next week, by crossing "Money Heist: Part 3 & Part 4", which are currently at number 3 and 4 with viewing hours of 426.4 million and 395.13 million, respectively. "Money Heist: Part 4" is the second most-watched Netflix series with 619.01 million viewing hours in the first 28 days.## Based on the Naver webtoon, Now at Our School [ko], by Joo Dong-geun, "All of Us Are Dead" mostly takes place at a high school in South Korea as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the students. ## After a science experiment goes wrong, a local high school is overrun with zombies, and the trapped students struggle to survive. With no food or water, and communication cut-off by the government, they must use the equipment around the school to protect themselves in the midst of a battleground or they will become part of the infected.## Stay tuned...

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