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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Marvel Studios' Disney Plus Series 'Moon Knight' Is The Most-Watched International Series of 2022 In India: Ormax Media
1414 days ago
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Marvel Studios' Disney Plus Series 'Moon Knight' Is The Most-Watched International Series of 2022 In India: Ormax Media

Mumbai, July 26 - Marvel Studios' Disney Plus shows dominated the Indian market in the first half of 2022 as far as the international shows are concerned. Ormax Media, which tracks viewership data for the Indian and international streaming titles in India, has released the list of most-watched shows in the first half of 2022 in India. ## The Oscar Isaac-fronted Marvel superhero series Moon Knight scored the highest viewership among the international shows in India in the first half of 2022. The 6-episode series scored 23.4 million views since its debut on March 30. The first episode of the series was released on March 30 on Disney+Hotstar and it ended with the 6th episode on May 4. ## The second most-viewed international show in India also belonged to Marvel/Disney+ in the form of Iman Vellani-headed Ms. Marvel. It scored 16.7 million views till June 30th, after debuting on June 8. "Ms. Marvel" is the highest-rated MCU title (films or shows) on Rotten Tomatoes of all time with a 98% critics score. ## Meanwhile, Netflix's global smash hit Stranger Things season 4, which is the most-watched English show on Netflix of all time, remained the 3rd most-viewed international show in India with 15.8 million views. Season 4 of this sci-fi horror series was released in two parts - the first part of 7 episodes debuted on May 27 while the remaining two episodes in part 2 were released on July 1st.## Since Ormax Media has measured viewership data till June 30th, it is clear that the final two episodes of "Stranger Things 4" were not considered, otherwise, it would have easily topped "Ms. Marvel" to become the second most international show in India. The Boys S3 on Amazon Prime Video finished the first half of 2022 at number 4 with 9.6 million views while the Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror series All of Us Are Dead remained the 5th most-viewed series in India with 7.8 million views.## Note: Ormax Media's viewership methodology includes the number of people who watched the show (at least one full episode). It does not represent the number of accounts used for watching the show, e.g., three members of a family, or two friends, watching on the same account is considered as a unique audience (3 & 2 respectively, in these examples).## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Rudra The Edge of Darkness' And Yami Gautam's 'A Thursday' Remain The Most-Watched Hindi Titles In The 1st Half of 2022
1414 days ago
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Ajay Devgn's 'Rudra The Edge of Darkness' And Yami Gautam's 'A Thursday' Remain The Most-Watched Hindi Titles In The 1st Half of 2022

Mumbai, July 26 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn's digital debut has been one of the highlights of 2022 so far. The actor headlined Disney+Hotstar's psychological crime thriller web series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, which has emerged as the most-watched Hindi web series in the first half of 2022 (1st Jan - June 30th). ## Directed by Rajesh Mapuskar, "Rudra: The Edge of Darkness" has scored 35.2 million views so far, according to Ormax Media. The 6-episode series, which is a remake of the British series "Luther", was released on March 4 and becomes the most-watched show this year. ## "Aashram" season 3, starring Bobby Deol, is the second most-watched Hindi show this year so far. Released on June 3rd, the 10-episode show has garnered 34.3 million views on MX Player while Jitendra Kumar's "Panchayat" second season scored 29.6 million views on Amazon Prime Video and is the 3rd most Hindi show this year. ## Meanwhile, Yami Gautam-starrer critically hailed thriller film A Thursday topped the feature film chart on the digital platform. Directed by Behzad Khambata, the movie was released directly on Disney Plus Hotstar on February 17 and emerged as the most-watched Hindi film this year so far, as per the Ormax Media study. ## Director Shakun Batra's romantic drama film on modern relationships, "Gehraiyaan" is the second most-watched Hindi film with 22.3 million views. It stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa in lead roles and it received mixed to negative reviews upon its direct release on Amazon Prime Video on February 11. ## The biographical sports drama "Kaun Pravin Tambe?" starring Shreyas Talpade as Pravin Tambe scored 20.2 million views so far and is number 3 among the highest-viewed Hindi films of 2022. It was also a direct-to-digital release on Disney+Hotstar on April 1st. ## Note: Ormax Media's viewership methodology includes the number of people who watched the show (at least one full episode) or film (at least 30 mins.). It does not represent the number of accounts used for watching the show/ film, e.g., three members of a family, or two friends, watching on the same account is considered as a unique audience (3 & 2 respectively, in these examples). It has considered only the Indian market and an unduplicated audience, i.e., even if an audience member watches episodes spread over multiple weeks, they are still counted only once.## Stay tuned...

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Netflix Is Developing Documentary On Nayanthara-Vignesh's Love Story
1420 days ago
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Netflix Is Developing Documentary On Nayanthara-Vignesh's Love Story

Chennai, July 20 - Southern lady superstar Nayanthara and actor-filmmaker Vignesh Shivan recently tied the knot amid the presence of some of the superstars of cinema, and now, a documentary on their love story is in development at Netflix.## In this yet-to-be-titled documentary, the audience will get a view of Nayanthara and Vignesh's love story, which culminated in a fairytale wedding at a famous resort in Mahabalipuram on June 9. This will be the first of its kind documentary in India and soon be premiering on the OTT giant which is looking to find its feet in India. ## "We are the home for unscripted content that is fresh and compelling and has the power to connect with audiences in India and beyond. Nayanthara has been a true superstar with a career spanning nearly 20 years. With our amazing creative partners, director Gautam Vasudevan and Rowdy Pictures, we cannot wait for our members to finally get to see Nayanthara's journey that led to this fairytale wedding with Vignesh", Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India, said in a statement. ## Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan's marriage has attracted the attention of multiple OTT platforms. As per the recent reports, Netflix had paid for the wedding arrangements. The media reports had also said that the newly-wed couple was served a legal notice by the OTT giant after the posting of wedding pictures by Vignesh led to the violation of contract terms. However, the latest development at Netflix seems to put an end to such unverified reports.## Meanwhile, on the work front, Nayanthara has multiple films in her kitty, including her Bollywood debut film "Jawan" led by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie is currently under filming and will release on June 2, 2023, in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Adivi Sesh's 'Major' Scored 8 Million Viewing Hours In Its First Full Week On Netflix
1428 days ago
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Adivi Sesh's 'Major' Scored 8 Million Viewing Hours In Its First Full Week On Netflix

Mumbai, July 13 - Adivi Sesh's biographical action drama film Major scored 8 million viewing hours on Netflix in its first full week in Hindi and Telugu languages. The movie was made available on the streamer on July 3 in all three release languages, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam. ## The Hindi version of the movie was the most-watched Indian title and second-most overall non-English movie globally on Netflix in the week of July 4 - July 10. It scored 5.99 million viewing hours while the Telugu version, which landed at number 8, grabbed 2 million hours of watch time in the movie's first full week on Netflix. ## Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, "Major" was released theatrically on June 3rd in the original Hindi and Telugu along with dubbed Malayalam versions. The film follows the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an army officer who was martyred in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. It also stars Prakash Raj, Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar, Revathi, Murali Sharma and Anish Kuruvilla. From its theatrical run, the movie grossed approx. 60 crores worldwide and declared as a box office super hit. ## SS Rajamouli's never-ending obsession RRR Hindi version continued to remain one of the choices on Netflix, especially among overseas audiences. The period action drama film scored 2.85 million viewing hours and remained in the top 10 most-watched non-English films worldwide for the 8th consecutive week on Netflix. ## Hindi movie, Operation Romeo, produced by Neeraj Pandey, opened at number 9 with 1.94 million viewing hours on the streamer. On the other hand, Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu-fronted horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 remained in the top 10 for the 4th consecutive week. In its 4th week, the movie scored 1.85 million viewing hours and landed at number 10. The cumulative viewing hours of BB2 have reached 21.70 million on Netflix. ## Stay tuned...

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Netflix's 'Stranger Things 4' Sets New Streaming Records
1428 days ago
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Netflix's 'Stranger Things 4' Sets New Streaming Records

Los Angeles, July 12 - American science fiction horror drama series, Stranger Things 4 has been a monster hit for Netflix globally. Created by the Duffer Brothers, season 4 of the series was released in two parts with the first part of 7 episodes debuting on May 27 while volume 2 with the remaining two episodes on July 1 this year. ## The 4th season of "Stranger Things" has not only been a big hit but also created new streaming records. It has become only the second Netflix series ever to score 1 billion watching hours, after Korean hit "Squid Game S1". Apart from this, the series also set a few more records, which are as follows - ## 1. Biggest Opening Weekend Ever For Netflix -## "Stranger Things 4", upon its release on May 27, scored 286.79 million hours of viewing time worldwide during its opening weekend. It stormed past the previous record holder, season two of "Bridgerton", which had 193 million viewing hours in the opening weekend. ## 2. Most-Watched English Series on Netflix of All Time - ## "Stranger Things 4" is now the most-watched English language series of all time on Netflix. The series had reached the top spot by outscoring "Bridgerton: Season 2" in just 17 days. "Bridgerton: Season 2" was watched for 656.26 million hours in its first 28 days while "ST4" has already been watched for 1.15 billion hours on Netflix.## 3. First English Series on Netflix To Be Watched For 1 Billion Hours - ## There have been only two series on Netflix, which have been watched for over 1 billion hours. While "Squid Game" scored 1.6 billion viewing hours, "Stranger Things 4" is the second and the only English language show to achieve the feat on the streamer. "Stranger Things 3" is also in the top 5 most-watched English shows with 582.10 million viewing hours. ## 4. All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series Belongs To ST4 - ## "Stranger Things 4" has set a new weekly streaming record in the USA, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. According to Nielsen, "Stranger Things" scored 7.2 billion viewing minutes for the week of May 30-June 5, which is the highest weekly total for any streaming title since the advent of weekly rankings almost two years ago. This also includes the numbers of previous seasons, but the majority of viewing hours from S4. ## Stay tuned...

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'Stranger Things' Spinoff Series Is In Development At Netflix From Duffer Brothers
1434 days ago
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'Stranger Things' Spinoff Series Is In Development At Netflix From Duffer Brothers

Mumbai, July 6 - Duffer Brothers, the creators of Netflix's global smash hit Stranger Things have formed Upside Down Pictures and signed a deal with Netflix for several new projects. ## Duffer Brothers are already committed to developing the final season of "Stranger Things" for which, they will start writing in September this year with shooting taking place next year for the 2024 premiere. The final season of Netflix's most-watched show will see the epic good vs evil battle between Eleven and Vecna. ## Meanwhile, Matt and Ross Duffer have unveiled plans for a spinoff series of their blockbuster hit for the streamer. The project, details of which are being kept under wraps for now, is but one of five projects the siblings have unveiled as part of their nine-figure overall deal for Netflix. ## The live-action Stranger Things spinoff is based on an original idea by Duffer Brothers. Upside Down will produce the series alongside Shawn Levy's 21 Laps. The Stranger Things stage play is set within the world and mythology of the show and is being produced by Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix. Daldry will also direct. ## A live-action Stranger Things spin-off series based on an original idea by The Duffer Brothers.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Ayushmann Khurran's 'Anek' Tops 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' To Emerge Most-Watched Indian Movie Last Week On Netflix
1434 days ago
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Ayushmann Khurran's 'Anek' Tops 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' To Emerge Most-Watched Indian Movie Last Week On Netflix

Mumbai, July 6 - Actor Ayushmann Khurrana's action thriller Anek was the most-watched Indian movie worldwide in the last week on Netflix. The Anubhav Sinha-directed film was made available on Netflix on June 26 after a disappointing box office run. ## "Anek" scored 4.9 million hours watched in the week (June 27 - July 3), and was the second most-watched non-English film worldwide. It was also trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India and Bangladesh. ## Meanwhile, Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 continued to remain in the top 10 most-watched non-English films worldwide for the 3rd consecutive week. It scored 3.69 million viewing hours last week and was the second most-watched Indian title and 3rd overall on Netflix. BB2 has overall scored 20.1 million watched hours in 17 days. ## On the other hand, SS Rajamouli's epic box office blockbuster is still grabbing attention on the streamer and remained in the top 10 for the 7th consecutive week. In its 7th week on Netflix, it generated 3.5 million viewing hours, which is higher than its 6th week viewing hours of 2.92 million. The total viewing hours of the movie are around 55 million, which is the highest ever for an Indian title. ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things 4 Surpasses 1 Billion Hours Watched Mark On Netflix
1435 days ago
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Stranger Things 4 Surpasses 1 Billion Hours Watched Mark On Netflix

Mumbai, July 6 - Netflix has its second billion hours watched show as Stranger Things 4 has surpassed this rare milestone after the final two episodes.## The final two episodes dropped on July 1st as a part of Volume 2 of "Stranger Things 4" helped the show to pull in another 301.2 million viewing hours last week, including approx. 220 million watched hours of episodes 8 & 9. The total watched hours of this sci-fi horror drama series has now reached 1.15 billion. ## "Stranger Things 4" is the most-watched only show on Netflix and the second most for any language. It is also only the second show ever to cross 1 billion viewing hours on Netflix, after Korean global hit "Squid Game", which clocked 1.6 billion watched hours in its first 28 days. ## The Duffer Brothers-created series was the most-watched show for the week (June 27 - July 3) and it is only expected to rise over the next three and a half weeks. However, "Squid Game's" record is looking like a far cry as "Stranger Things 4" is unlikely to reach that target. ## The season finale of ST4 is one of the most intense episodes yet of the series. It ended on an emotional note, leaving enough scope for the final season of the series to go bang bang. Duffer Brothers recently revealed in an interview that they will start writing the final season in September this year. It will start filming sometime next year and will be debuting in 2024. ## The S4 of the series stars Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Jamie Campbell Bower, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Matthew Modine, and Robert Englund in key roles.

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Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals Season 4 Moment With Millie Bobby Brown
1438 days ago
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Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals Season 4 Moment With Millie Bobby Brown

Los Angeles, July 3 - The Season 4 of Netflix's most-watched English series ever, Stranger Things has come to its conclusion as the final two episodes of the season are now streaming on Netflix. The final episode of S4 is one of the most intense episodes of the entire series yet as kids went up to fight Vecna. ## While the Season 4 of Stranger Things itself has had enough moments to make it worth remembering, Jamie Campbell Bower who plays Vecna/Henry/One revealed his character's ultimate showdown with Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven. Bower recently spoke to Variety where he revealed how Millie Bobby Brown struggled to face Vecna Makeup.## "They brought her up into a position where she's bound. I walked up to her [as Vecna] and she burst into tears. She wouldn't look at me and she was visibly just disgusted by the whole thing", Bower shared. "After she cried and I made it obvious that she knew it was me, one of the things she said was that, 'I knew it was you when I could smell cigarettes,' because I'm a smoker".## "Stranger Things 4" is the most-watched English language show on Netflix with over 930 million viewing hours in the first 28 days. It is also the second most-watched ever for all languages after "Squid Games" 1.6 billion viewing hours. The 930 million of S4 does not include the viewing hours of the final two episodes. ## The S4 of the series stars Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven/Jane), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna/Henry/One), Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Matthew Modine (Dr. Brenner), and Robert Englund (Victor Creel). ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series
1438 days ago
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Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series

Mumbai, July 2 - Netflix's global hit series Stranger Things 4 has set a new weekly streaming record in the USA, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. Season 4 of this science fiction horror drama series has already become the most-watched English series on Netflix with over 930 million viewing hours. ## According to Nielsen, "Stranger Things" scored 7.2 billion viewing minutes for the week of May 30-June 5, which is the highest weekly total for any streaming title since the advent of weekly rankings almost two years ago. ## Nielsen counts all episodes of a series in totaling its streaming rankings, but it is certain that the majority of the 7.2 billion minutes of "Stranger Things" came from the seven episodes of season four released on May 27. ## "Stranger Things" series also has the biggest two-week tally for any streaming show with 12.34 billion viewing minutes. It was watched for 5.14 billion (including more than 75% from S4) minutes in the week of May 23 - May 29. It is also the only series with over 7+ billion viewing minutes in a single week. ## Nielsen's streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don't include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries, and currently only include Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.## Stay tuned...

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Tops Netflix Viewership In Its Second Week
1440 days ago
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Tops Netflix Viewership In Its Second Week

Mumbai, June 30 - Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, after a blockbuster box office outing (still running), has stormed the digital world by taking the number 1 position in the most-watched non-English movie worldwide on Netflix. ## The Anees Bazmee-directed movie debuted on Netflix on 17 June at number 5 with 4.12 million watch hours worldwide in the first 3 days. During the last week (June 20 - June 26), BB2 topped the viewership and was the most-watched non-English film worldwide with 12.29 million viewing hours. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani, BB2 is the 3rd Indian movie in the last two months to score the top position on Netflix after Alia Bhatt's "Gangubai Kathiwadi", and director Rajamouli's "RRR". "RRR", in fact, is the only Indian film to become the most-watched film worldwide for two weeks. It continued to remain in the top 10 for 6 weeks and has scored over 50 million viewing hours so far. ## "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" has been a huge blockbuster at the box office with over 265 crores worldwide in its 5 weeks. It is still playing in theaters on limited screens and currently is the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 after "The Kashmir Files". ## Stay tuned...

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Ms. Marvel Is Lowest Watched MCU Disney Plus Series Ever
1452 days ago
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Ms. Marvel Is Lowest Watched MCU Disney Plus Series Ever

Los Angeles, June 18 - Marvel Studios' latest Disney+ series, "Ms. Marvel" has had a below-par response in the domestic (North America) market. The superhero series got flying reviews from critics but it didn't turn into blockbuster viewership. ## According to Samba TV, a television technology company that offers real-time insights and audience analytics, "Ms. Marvel" was watched by 775K US households in the first five days of the first episode premiere. In comparison, the viewership of the show is almost half that of "Hawkeye", which was watched by 1.5 million in the first 5 days. ## Tom Hiddleston's "Loki", which is the most MCU Disney Plus series ever, is also the most-watched in the first five days with 2.5 million views. "Ms. Marvel", however, was a hit with Gen Z as viewers aged 20-24 watched at the highest rate of any MCU show, and it drew a more diverse audience with Black, Hispanic, and Asian households watching at a higher rate, per Samba TV. ## Created by Bisha K. Ali, the series stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, with Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, Azhar Usman, Rish Shah, Arian Moayed, Alysia Reiner, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha, and Travina Springer. ## It is the seventh series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and it follows Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old fangirl of the Avengers, who struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers. Ali serves as head writer with Adil & Bilall (Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah) leading the directing team. ## Stay tuned...

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