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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A Live Action Disney Plus Series About 'King Kong' Is In Development
1385 days ago
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A Live Action Disney Plus Series About 'King Kong' Is In Development

Los Angeles, August 24 - Disney Plus reportedly has set a live-action series about the origin of "King Kong". ## According to Variety, the series would be based on the original "King Kong" written by Merian C. Cooper as well as new novelizations by artist Joe DeVito produced in conjunction with Cooper's estate. It would be a serialized drama that would explore Kong's origins as well as the mysteries of his home, Skull Island. ## Variety further reports that Stephany Folsom, who developed the Amazon series "Paper Girls" for television, will write and executive produce the King Kong show with James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett will also executive produce on behalf of Atomic Monster along with Dannie Festa for World Builder Entertainment.## The original "King Kong" film was released in 1933 and became an instant hit. The character has been used in numerous films to date, most recently in the Legendary-Warner Bros. "Godzilla vs. Kong". Netflix also has the "Skull Island" anime series on the way.## This marks the second live-action show about iconic movie monsters. Apple is currently prepping a series about Godzilla and the Titans, with Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell recently announced as stars. That series is connected to the Monsterverse films, while the King Kong Disney+ show is a separate entity.## Stay tuned...

Epic Blockbuster 'RRR' Becomes The First Film Ever To Trend In The Top 10 On Netflix For 14 Consecutive Weeks
1385 days ago
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Epic Blockbuster 'RRR' Becomes The First Film Ever To Trend In The Top 10 On Netflix For 14 Consecutive Weeks

Hyderabad, August 24 - Amid the booming Oscars buzz, SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster RRR has set a new and the most deserving record on streaming giant Netflix. While the period action drama film has been hailed as one of the magical big screen spectacles, Netflix has further boosted its popularity among international audiences. ## The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan-starrer film (Hindi version) was released on Netflix 14 weeks ago and since the first week, it has been trending in the top 10 which is an all-time record on Netflix. No other film (English or non-English) in the history of Netflix has trended continuously for 14 weeks and "RRR" is the first to achieve the feat. ## Netflix has played its role in taking the film to newer audiences, even though the demand for the film's special shows is continuously increasing in the UK and the USA as the audience wants to experience this film on the big screen. Nonetheless, the movie has been very productive for Netflix and crossed approx. 70 million viewing hours. ## Delighted to say that, in English & Non-English categories, #RRRMovie is the ONLY FILM to trend GLOBALLY on @NETFLIX for 14 consecutive weeks. šŸ”„šŸŒŠ pic.twitter.com/aFjdhlDgoT— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) August 24, 2022 ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is a fictional story about two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), and their fight against the British Raj. Set in 1920, the plot explores the undocumented period in their lives when both the revolutionaries chose to go into obscurity before they began the fight for their country.## The movie, which made over 1100 crores at the worldwide box office, also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Lord of The Rings On Prime Video: Here Is What Critics Are Saying About The Series
1385 days ago
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Lord of The Rings On Prime Video: Here Is What Critics Are Saying About The Series

Los Angeles, August 24 - Amazon Prime Video's costliest show ever, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is getting ready for its blockbuster premiere on September 2 all over the world. The fantasy series, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien, is the talk of the town for its massive scale and larger-than-life visuals. ## Developed by showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Prime Video, the series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The series will be premiered its episodes weekly with the first two episodes premiering on September 2. ## "LOTR: The Rings of Power" will be released on Amazon Prime Video India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Meanwhile, the first two episodes of the series to were shown to Hollywood media and critics and they have shared their reactions on Twitter. ## Mellon! I have seen the first two episodes of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power: The Series and it's overwhelming and shiny and all I wanna do is pour over maps and climb trees and read poems and talk about my theories (I have theories!) while eating berries šŸ™šŸŒæ— Leah Marilla Thomas (@leahmarilla) August 24, 2022 ## this is just to say that i have seen the first two episodes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER and am battening down the hatches to prepare for my old-and-yet-also-new hyperfixation— karen han (@karenyhan) August 24, 2022 ## The Lord Of The Rings: #TheRingsOfPower is an ACHIEVEMENT in cinematic storytelling that REDEFINES what’s possible for television. Immersive & EPIC, the interconnected worlds of Tolkien feel GRAND and fully realized. Absolutely MESMERIZING. @LOTRonPrime @PrimeVideoCA @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/A5fWUMX17b— Daniel Baptista - The Movie Podcast (@dbapz) August 24, 2022 ## Have seen the first 2 episodes of the @primevideo's #LordOfTheRings series. Prepare to be blown away by the scale and scope of #TheRingsofPower. I don’t know how they managed to pull this off, but they made a ā€˜Lord of the Rings’ show that feels like ā€˜Lord of the Rings.’ ½ pic.twitter.com/OTZjH41WTS— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) August 24, 2022 ## I have seen the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and they are a total joy. Watching it feels like stepping back into Middle-earth. I cannot wait to see where this story goes.— Devan Coggan (@devancoggan) August 24, 2022 ## The Lord of the Rings: #TheRingsOfPower instantly captured my imagination w/ captivating stories & characters in a Middle Earth that's both familiar & new. The story/setup is so dense, however, the pacing in EPs 1 & 2 is rather slow, but it definitely leaves you wanting more. pic.twitter.com/nJJSHFMaLo— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) August 24, 2022 ## I've seen some episodes of ā€˜The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ and I loved them! It was visually stunning with epic action sequences and I was all in. Furthermore, the horror elements that come with the imminent threat of Sauron and other beings was perfectly done. šŸ–¤ pic.twitter.com/sOwXEPXO9u— B.M. (@britany_murphs) August 24, 2022 ## Particularly, once you meet the dwarves in #LOTRonPrime, that's when the show locks in on that thrilling feeling you get watching new Lord of the Rings - it's funny, emotional, fantastical, and a good promise of what is (hopefully) to come.— Alex Zalben (@azalben) August 24, 2022 ## Yup, I’ve seen the first two episodes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER. So far, it’s incredibly fun and promising, but moreover, gorgeous. Watch on the biggest screen you can. My only caveat is I can easily see how the plot could fall apart beyond Ep 2 or totally rule pic.twitter.com/c6pwFej8nC— Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay) August 24, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

'House of the Dragon' Breaks HBO Viewership Records For Series Premiere
1387 days ago
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'House of the Dragon' Breaks HBO Viewership Records For Series Premiere

Los Angeles, August 23 - The prequel series of HBO's global hit "Game of Thrones" - House of the Dragon takes domestic viewership by storm. The first episode of the series premiered on August 21 and becomes the most-watched HBO and HBO Max premiere episode for any series. ## The fantasy drama series based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin began with a record 10 million viewers watching it on Sunday in the US, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. The company hasn't released the global stats yet. ## The "House of the Dragon's" 10-million viewership is more than double of the previous HBO record holder "Game of Thrones", which premiered with 4.2 million viewers exclusively on HBO in 2011. It has been reported that the HBO site got crashed upon the premiere of "House of the Dragon". ## Meanwhile, according to Samba TV, which independently measures terrestrial smart TVs, 2.6 million US households watched the prequel series during the first six hours after the episode's 9 p.m. ET premiere Sunday. That gave the Game of Thrones prequel the highest premiere-day viewership across cable and streaming so far this year, outperforming Netflix's global hit Stranger Things Season 4 same-day numbers of 1.2 million US households. ## Samba TV co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin said (via comicbook), "HBO has once again tapped into the magic of Game of Thrones with its spinoff series, House of the Dragon. Diehard GoT fans have been eagerly anticipating more from the franchise and they turned out in force for House of the Dragon, with the HBO program generating the biggest single-day premium cable or streaming viewership premiere in 2022". ## Based on parts of the novel Fire & Blood, the series is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. It portrays the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the "Dance of the Dragons".## Stay tuned...

Marvel Studios 'Thor: Love And Thunder' Digital Premiere Date Revealed
1387 days ago
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Marvel Studios 'Thor: Love And Thunder' Digital Premiere Date Revealed

Mumbai, August 22 - Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder is getting ready for its digital release, after becoming the second highest-grossing Thor movie at the worldwide box office with $737 million so far. ## The Chris Hemsworth-starrer was released on July 6 in North America along with international markets. Disney had previously announced that all the Marvel titles will be premiered on Disney Plus after 45 days of theatrical release. However, it seems that the studio will not follow the suit for "Thor: Love and Thunder". ## According to the latest update from Marvel Updates' Twitter handle, the superhero movie will debut on Disney+ on September 8, that is after 9 weeks of the official theatrical release. ## In India, the movie will premiere on Disney+Hotstar in multiple languages. "Thor 4" has been a big hit at the Indian box office, grossing approx. 128 crores for all languages since its release on July 7. It is the second Hollywood movie this year to cross 100 crores gross in India after fellow Marvel film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness".## Directed by Taika Waititi, "Thor 4" is the sequel to "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Waititi, and Russell Crowe. ## Stay tuned...

Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' To Be Available To Rent On Amazon Prime Video In India
1388 days ago
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Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' To Be Available To Rent On Amazon Prime Video In India

Mumbai, August 21 - Tom Cruise's mega-blockbuster Top Gun Maverick is getting ready for its digital release on Amazon Prime Video. The action thriller film has had a sensational box office run so far, grossing approx. $1.40 billion worldwide, including $6 million at the Indian box office. ## While the movie continues to mint money at the box office, Paramount Pictures is finally releasing it on digital platforms after nearly three months of release. In India, the movie will be available to rent on Amazon Prime Video on August 23/24 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.## nonstop suspense, action and drama coming your way šŸ’„Top Gun: Maverick available on #PrimeVideoStore, in 3 days! pic.twitter.com/mNngXrGfXW— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) August 21, 2022 ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun Maverick" is the highest-grossing film of 2022 at the worldwide box office. It is also only the second film during the covid-19 pandemic to cross the $1 billion global mark, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home". ## Stay tuned...

Dhanush's 'The Gray Man' Becomes 4th Most-Watched English Film On Netflix
1390 days ago
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Dhanush's 'The Gray Man' Becomes 4th Most-Watched English Film On Netflix

Chennai, August 19 - Russo Brothers spy action thriller, The Gray Man, which marks Dhanush's Hollywood debut, has become the 4th most-watched film of all time on Netflix. The overall response, however, has been underwhelming to the movie considering the star power it is carrying. ## "The Gray Man" scored 21.16 million viewing hours in its 4th week (Aug. 8 - Aug. 14). The total viewing hours of the movie now reached 245.09 million in 24 days, ahead of "The Adam Project" (233.16M). Currently, "Red Notice" is the most-watched film on Netflix with 364.02 million viewing hours in the first 28 days, followed by "Don't Look Up" (359.79M), and "Bird Box" (282.02M) at number 2 and 3, respectively. ## "The Gray Man" needs another 37 million viewing hours to become 3rd most-watched film on the streamer in 4 days, which is looking unlikely with the response it is getting. Nonetheless, the movie still managed to finish in the top 5 despite the mixed reviews and the high budget of the film ($200M) will surely make Netflix be careful with its future films. ## Produced by the Russo brothers' company, AGBO, it is the first film in a franchise based upon Greaney's Gray Man novels. The film focuses on the CIA agent Court Gentry, who is on the run from sadistic mercenary Lloyd Hanson upon discovering corrupt secrets about his superior.## The movie stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, RegƩ-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush, Alfre Woodard, and Billy Bob Thornton in key roles. A sequel and spinoff to the movie have been announced by Netflix, and one of them will focus more on Dhanush's character. ## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar-Starrer 'Cuttputli' To Premiere On Disney Plus Hotstar On September 2
1390 days ago
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Akshay Kumar-Starrer 'Cuttputli' To Premiere On Disney Plus Hotstar On September 2

Mumbai, August 19 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is back with another release, this time on the digital platform. The actor will headline director Ranjit M Tiwari's Cuttputlli, which is the official remake of the Tamil hit "Ratsasan". ## "Cuttputlli" will be released directly on Disney Plus Hotstar on September 2. The makers, on Friday, released the first look teaser of the film along with a release and trailer date announcement. The teaser is a collection of Akshay's still from the movie, a crime thriller about the hunt for a serial killer.## Akshay plays a cop who is on a mission with his men to nab the culprit and adopts a different strategy to accomplish it. "Yeh khel power ka nahi, mind ka hai. Aur is mind game mein aap aur main... sab #Cuttputlli hain. Dropping on @DisneyPlusHS, 2nd September. Trailer out tomorrow", he tweeted.## Yeh khel power ka nahi, mind ka hai. Aur is mind game mein aap aur main…sab #Cuttputlli hain. Dropping on @DisneyPlusHS, 2nd September. Trailer out tomorrow@vashubhagnani @Rakulpreet @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @poojafilms #CuttputlliOnHotstar pic.twitter.com/l9uyi2Pp7Z— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 19, 2022 ## Produced by Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh under their family banner Pooja Entertainment. The movie also stars Rakul Preet Singh and Sargun Mehta in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Alia Bhatt's Dark Comedy 'Darlings' Scores 13.96 Million Viewing Hours In Its First Full Week On Netflix
1393 days ago
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Alia Bhatt's Dark Comedy 'Darlings' Scores 13.96 Million Viewing Hours In Its First Full Week On Netflix

Mumbai, August 17 - The Darling of Netflix, Alia Bhatt is proving her star power on the digital platform once again after the massive success of Gangubai Kathiawadi. The actress's latest dark-comedy, Darlings has been making all the right noise on the streamer since its launch on August 5. ## The Jasmeet K Reen-directed film scored one of the biggest opening weekend (Aug 5-7) for an Indian movie on Netflix though it fell short to beat, Gangubai Kathiawadi's opening weekend numbers. With the back up of mixed to positive reviews, Darlings lended at number 2 as the most-watched non-English film worldiwde in the week of August 8 - August 14. ## The movie, in its first full week, attracted 13.96 million viewing hours, pushing total viewing hours to 24.17 million views in 10 days. It is trending in the top 10 in 26 countries in the second week against 16 countries in the opening weekned. ## Darlings remained the number 1 movie on Netflix in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and UAE in addition to India, Bahrain, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Sri Lanka. In the Americas, the film is trending in the top 10 in Brazil, and Trinidad and Tobago while in Europe, it is trending in the United Kingdom.## Meanwhile, the biopic of Indian cricket legend Mithali Raj, Shabaash Mithu debuted at number 7 on Netflix with 3.36 million viewing hours. SS Rajamouli's RRR, which is buzzing the Oscar buzz, continued to remain in the top 10 in the 13th condecutive weeks and scored 2.32 million viewing hours in the 13th week. ## Stay tuned...

Alia Bhatt's 'Darlings' Scores 10.21 Million Viewing Hours In The Opening Weekend
1400 days ago
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Alia Bhatt's 'Darlings' Scores 10.21 Million Viewing Hours In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, August 10 - Actress Alia Bhatt's Gangubai Kathiawadi was a massive hit on Netflix despite being a non-direct OTT release. It scored approx. 55 million viewing hours, becoming one of the most-watched Indian films on the streamer. ## With the solid backing of Gangubai Kathiawadi, the actress and producer's dark comedy Darlings opted for a direct digital release via Netflix, however, it failed to create the same magic as GB this time around. The Jasmeet K Reen-directed film scored 10.21 million viewing hours in the first three days and landed at number 4 among the most-watched non-English films worldwide during the week of August 1 - August 7.## Interestingly, Gangubai Kathiawadi, which was a non-direct Netflix release, had scored 13.8 million viewing hours in the first three days on the streamer and landed at number 1 in the first weekend worldwide. Darlings is unlikely to match Gangubai's viewing numbers as the reviews are mixed as compared to the super positive response to Gangubai. ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Eternal Sunshine Productions, Darlings has been trending in the top 10 in 16 countries, including at number 1 in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and UAE. The movie also stars Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in the lead roles. ## Meanwhile, SS Rajamouli's RRR (Hindi) is still trending in the top 10 non-English films worldwide despite completing 12 weeks on Netflix. On its 12th weekend, the movie was watched for 2.55 million hours, which is extraordinary. It has so far scored approx. 70 million viewing hours on Netflix. ## Stay tuned...

ZEE5 Claims Big Achievement With Nushrratt Bharuccha's 'Janhit Mein Jaari'
1412 days ago
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ZEE5 Claims Big Achievement With Nushrratt Bharuccha's 'Janhit Mein Jaari'

Mumbai, July 28 - The social comedy-drama film Janhit Mein Jaari, starring Nushrat Bharucha is making noise on the digital platform ZEE5. Directed by Jai Basantu Singh, the movie originally had a theatrical release on June 10 and later premiered on video on demand on Zee5 on 15 July 2022. ## While the movie had a dismal show at the box office despite getting positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, it is winning hearts on ZEE5. The streamer has now claimed a huge achievement with the movie as it announced the film to be the most-watched since its release. However, the total viewing numbers aren't disclosed, ZEE5 previously claimed that the movie has scored over 100 million viewing minutes. ## Jab kahani ho itni zabardast toh trending hona toh banta hai! šŸ˜Have you watched it yet? #JanhitMeinJaariOnZEE5 #ZarooratNahiZaroori Watch now:https://t.co/2BGrun7eBZ pic.twitter.com/AKkpj9gCeB— ZEE5 (@ZEE5India) July 27, 2022 ## Backed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and Vinod Bhanushali, the story of the film is about a young girl who is a crusader and takes on a difficult job selling condoms. The film shows the struggles she faces amid the social taboo, and how she overcomes resistance from her family as well as the whole town. ## The film is told with Raaj Shandilya's trademark humor. The film follows a young girl selling condoms to make a living. She juggles her work towards improving women's lives, explaining the importance of protection and dealing with the resistance from her family members and in-laws regarding her job. ## Stay tuned...

Russo Brothers 'The Gray Man' Scores Fifth Biggest Opening Weekend On Netflix of All Time
1413 days ago
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Russo Brothers 'The Gray Man' Scores Fifth Biggest Opening Weekend On Netflix of All Time

Los Angeles, July 27 - Director Russo Brothers' spy action thriller The Gray Man finally dropped on Netflix this past Friday (July 22). The movie was expected to bring huge viewership and it did not disappoint and scored 88.55 million viewing hours in the first three days. ## The film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armes, Dhanush, and Julia Butters, among others, has been trending in the top 10 in 93 countries. It is the most expensive Netflix movie ever with a budget of $200 million and even though it did not top the overall viewership charts, it comfortably sits in the top 5 most-watched films ever in the first three days on Netflix. ## Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds' "Red Notice" is the most watched film on the opening weekend with 148.72 million viewing hours, followed by "Don't Look Up" (111.03 million hours), "The Adam Project" (92.43 million hours), and "The Kissing Booth 3" (90.86 million hours). "The Gray Man" is fifth on the list. ## Netflix, meanwhile, is looking super pleased with the response of the audience to the movie and has already announced the sequel with Ryan Gosling and Russo Brothers returning, while a spin-off penned by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick is also on the way. ## Stay tuned...

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