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 Sequel To Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan In Development At Yash Raj Films
842 days ago
Bollywood

A Sequel To Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan In Development At Yash Raj Films

Mumbai, February 20 - A sequel to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's spy action thriller Pathaan is reportedly in development at Yash Raj Films. It is touted to be the 8th movie in the studio's ambitious Spy Universe. ## In January 2023, SRK made his Spy Universe debut with Pathaan and also marked his comeback to the big screen after 4 years. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the movie went on to gross over 1000 crores at the worldwide box office and became the highest-grossing Spy Universe film and one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time. ## It has been reported that YRF is now focusing solely on Spy Universe and has already lined up a couple of projects. According to Pinkvilla, Aditya Chopra and his team have worked on the script of Pathaan 2 over the last year and planning to take it on floors by the end of this year. ## Reportedly, Pathaan 2 will lead the events of Tiger vs Pathaan which was earlier supposed to go on floors by 2024. The sequel is being designed as the tentpole spy film of the universe that will set things up for bigger conflict in the times to come. ## Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra are said to be planning to take the movie on floors by December 2024. Before starting Pathaan 2, YRF has Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR-led War 2, which goes on floors in a few days, and Alia Bhatt-led female Spy Universe film in the pipeline. War 2 will be the next Spy Universe release during Independence Day 2025 weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya On Course To Hit 100 Crore Worldwide In The Second Weekend
845 days ago
Bollywood

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya On Course To Hit 100 Crore Worldwide In The Second Weekend

Mumbai, February 17 - Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's search for a box office hit since the COVID-19 pandemic is finally coming to an end as their romantic comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya is racing towards 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office. ## The Maddock Films' production grossed over 81 crores in the first week and started the second week with a decent hold in collection. The movie grossed around 3.50 crores on its second Friday (8th day), which pushed the total domestic collection to over 56.50 crores. ## TBMAUJ is doing very well at the overseas box office and has so far grossed around 29 crores for over 85.50 crores worldwide in 8 days. The movie is already showing a very good jump on its second Saturday which is likely to follow another good jump on Sunday. It will be hitting 100 crores gross by tomorrow in 10 days. ## Shahid Kapoor's last 100 crores worldwide grosser came in 2019 in the form of mega-blockbuster Kabir Singh and it will be his 4th movie in this club which also includes Padmaavat and R... Rajkumar. Kriti will score her second 100 crores grosser post-pandemic after Adipurush but due to high cost, Adipurush was a box office failure. ## The movie is produced by Maddock Films in association with Jio Studios and it also stars Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia, and Rakesh Bedi, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' Scores A Good First Week Worldwide
847 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' Scores A Good First Week Worldwide

Mumbai, February 15 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's romantic-comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya has a good first week at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office, and heading towards 100 crores gross. ## Directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, the impossible love story has minted 44+ crores net (53 crores gross) at the domestic box office in the first week. Overseas, TBMAUJ has grossed an estimated 28 crores so far, for worldwide 81 crores gross first week total. ## TBMAUJ is the 6th highest-grossing movie domestically and 5th worldwide for Shahid Kapoor while for Kriti, it is her 8th biggest domestic and 6th worldwide grosser. The movie will be entering 100 crores worldwide gross club in the second weekend. ## The first-week worldwide collection of TBMAUJ has crossed the combined lifetime worldwide total of Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's last respective theatrical releases, Jersey (31 crores) and Ganapath (18 crores) and both those movies were big disasters. ## The movie is produced by Maddock Films in association with Jio Studios and it also stars Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia, and Rakesh Bedi, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranveer Singh Locks Shooting Timeline For 'Don 3' and 'Shaktimaan'
847 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh Locks Shooting Timeline For 'Don 3' and 'Shaktimaan'

Mumbai, February 15 - Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is gearing up for the non-stop action in the next couple of years with back-to-back big-ticket entertainers. The actor has had a mixed bag of success over the last couple of years and now, he aims to make big over the next few years. ## Ranveer is currently shooting for director Rohit Shetty's Singham Again with Ajay Devgn in the title role. The actor has already shot for most of his part and will wrap up by April this year. It is said that Ranveer is playing a significant extended role in Singham 3 which also has Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Tiger Sharoff with Arjun Kapoor as the main antagonist. ## After wrapping up Singham 3, the Simmba star will move to director Farhan Akhtar's Don 3. The actor has replaced superstar Shah Rukh Khan to headline the third instalment of the franchise and he will undergo workshops to get into the part of Don. According to Pinkvilla, director Farhan Akhtar is aiming to take Don 3 on floors by August/September this year. ## Don 3 will be shot in India and abroad over a period of 7 months and it is expected to wrap up by March 2025. After getting done with this, Ranveer will reportedly head to the superhero movie Shaktimaan. It was announced in February 2022 with Sony Pictures coming on board to bankroll it. ## Shaktimaan has been in the writing stage for over 3 years now and the team has finally cracked a script that's worthy of doing justice to the legacy of Shaktimaan. Malayalam filmmaker Basil Joseph is on board to direct this ambitious project that is expected to start rolling in May 2025. ## Ranveer's next theatrical release will be Singham 3 which is currently scheduled in August 2024, followed by Don 3 in 2025 and Shaktimaan in 2026. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's Film With Director Sudha Kongara Gets Official Title and Release Date
849 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's Film With Director Sudha Kongara Gets Official Title and Release Date

Mumbai, February 13 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has teamed up with Tamil director Sudha Kongara for the remake of Soorarai Pottru. The movie has been in production since 2022 and was supposed to be released in February this year but was postponed. ## There have been rumours that the movie was titled Start Up, but now, the makers have announced the official title. Produced by Abundantia Entertainment and 2D Entertainment, the film is titled Sarfira, and it also stars Radhika Madan as the female lead alongside Paresh Rawal and Seema Biswas. ## The title of the movie was unveiled on February 13 with the first look glimpse. The makers have locked a July 12, 2024, release date for the same, 3 months after Akshay's upcoming hugely-awaited Bade Miyan Chote Miyan with director Ali Abbas Zafar. ## The music of Sarfira is scored by National Award winner GV Prakash Kumar. Suriya, who headlined Soorarai Pottru, is playing a cameo role in its Hindi remake. The movie will clash with John Abraham's recently announced action drama Vedaa. ## Dream so Big, they call you Crazy! #Sarfira releasing only in cinemas on 12th July, 2024. #MaarUdi pic.twitter.com/9NHKqQN4e3— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 13, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fighter Nears 200 Crore Net After Decent Third Weekend
851 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fighter Nears 200 Crore Net After Decent Third Weekend

Mumbai, February 11 - Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and director Siddharth Anand's aerial action thriller Fighter has a decent third weekend at the domestic box office, taking a step closer to the 200 crores net collection mark. ## Also starring Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor, Fighter minted approximately 9.40 crores net in its third weekend, pushing the total collection to around 197 crores in 18 days. The movie will enter the 200 crores club by Tuesday or Wednesday to become the first Indian film of 2024 to do so. ## Fighter is also heading towards 350 crores gross at the worldwide box office. After 3rd weekend, the movie stands at approximately 332 crores gross globally, including 236.50 crores in India alone. It is performing well overseas and has so far collected around 95 crores. ## Produced by Viacom18 Studios and Marflix, Fighter is currently Hrithik Roshan's 4th and Deepika Padukone's 6th highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office. It will finish in the top 3 movies of Hrithik and likely in the top 5 films of Deepika. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' Crossed 'Jersey' To Become Shahid Kapoor's Biggest Worldwide Grosser Post-Pandemic
851 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' Crossed 'Jersey' To Become Shahid Kapoor's Biggest Worldwide Grosser Post-Pandemic

Mumbai, February 11 - Maddock Films' romantic-comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the leading roles, is turning out to be a good outing at the box office. ## Directed by debutante Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, the impossible love story opened to decent numbers on the opening day, grossing approximately 13.50 crores worldwide, including 8 crores gross (6.70 crores net) in India alone. The film's opening was on the expected lines after sort of advances it scored. ## The movie witnessed a good jump of around 40% on its second for approximately 19 crores worldwide, including around 11.50 crores gross (9.65 crores net) domestically. The total worldwide collection of TBMAUJ stands at 32.50 crores, including 19.50 crores in India in 2 days, making it Shahid Kapoor's biggest grosser post the COVID-19 pandemic. ## Shahid Kapoor's last theatrical release, "Jersey" minted around 31 crores gross in its lifetime run and TBMAUJ has beaten it in just two days. At the end of the film's opening weekend, it is expected to emerge Shahid's 10th biggest and Kriti Sanon's 9th worldwide grosser. ## Produced by Maddock Films, the movie depicts the love story between a human and a robot. It also stars Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia, and Rakesh Bedi, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fighter Has A Decent Second Week Domestically
853 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fighter Has A Decent Second Week Domestically

Mumbai, February 8 - Hrithik Roshan's Fighter scored a decent second week at the domestic box office with around 40.50+ crores net. The Siddharth Anand's directorial aerial action thriller is heading towards finishing over 200 crores net collection, which at one stage, looked very difficult.## After the good but underwhelming first week of 146.50 crores net, Fighter needed a turnaround to stay afloat and managed to do that with a timely jump over the second weekend in which the movie minted approximately 28.75 crores net.## The movie had another drop on its second Monday which was expected but just like the first week, it didn't drop drastically and stayed steady during the weekdays. The total net collection of Fighter after 15 days is approximately 187.40 crores and it will look to go past the 200 crores mark in the third week. ## At the overseas box office, Fighter is putting up a good show and has grossed an estimated 90 crores so far, for worldwide around 315 crores in two weeks (15 days). The film is heading towards finishing over 350 crores gross which will be a decent result. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Breaks Viewership Record For An Indian Movie On Netflix
855 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Breaks Viewership Record For An Indian Movie On Netflix

Mumbai, February 7 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor has broken a viewership record on Netflix. The action drama film scored the highest viewership for an Indian movie (direct or indirect) on the streamer in the first 10 days. ## Animal, which premiered on Netflix on January 26, has so far scored 39.3 million viewing hours from 11.7 million views in the first 10 days which is the highest ever for an Indian title. Previously, Yami Gautam-starrer Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (direct release) was the most-watched Indian title on Netflix in the first 10 days with 29 million hours. ## Among the post-theatrical Netflix releases, SS Rajamouli's mega-hit RRR was previously the number-one watched movie at the same time with 25.5 million viewing hours, a number Animal has beaten by a long margin. It scored 20.8 million viewing hours in the opening weekend, followed by 18.5 million in the second week (January 29 - February 4). ## Animal is trending in the top 10 list in 17 countries, including number-one in India, Sri Lanka, UAE, Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Mauritius. Other countries where the movie is trending are Australia, New Zealand, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani under T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios, the movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, and Triptii Dimri in key roles. It is about Ranvijay Singh, a violent man, who learns about an assassination attempt on his estranged father and sets out on a path of revenge and destruction. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fighter Tops 300 Crore Gross Worldwide
856 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fighter Tops 300 Crore Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, February 6 - Director Siddharth Anand's aerial action thriller Fighter has topped 300 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office, becoming the first Indian movie of 2024 to achieve the feat. ## Starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles, the movie crossed the triple century box office mark on its 12th day as the total collection now stands at around 300+ crores gross, including 214+ crores gross at the domestic box office and around 86 crores overseas business.## Fighter has become the fourth 300 crores worldwide grosser for both Hrithik and Sid Anand while 7th for Deepika Padukone. The movie had minted approximately 249 crores gross in the extended opening week which was underwhelming given the positive word of mouth. ## At once, it looked like a goner but struck back in the second weekend to remain in the race to become a box office success. It is now in a better position to cross 200 crores net collection mark (currently at 178.50 crores approx.) in India and also has a shot at 350 crores gross worldwide. ## Produced under Viacom18 Studios and Marflix Pictures, Fighter features Hrithik, Deepika, and Anil Kapoor as Air Force pilots alongside Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, Rishabh Sawhney, and Sanjeeda Sheikh in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor Sets Up Three Films After 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya'
858 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor Sets Up Three Films After 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya'

Mumbai, February 4 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is gearing up for the release of romantic-comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah. Billed as an impossible love story, the movie has Kriti Sanon as the female lead and it is scheduled to release on February 9. ## After TBMAUJ, Shahid Kapoor will be seen in Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews' cop action thriller Deva. Produced by Roy Kapur Films in association with Zee Studios, Deva is said to be the official remake of the Malayalam movie Mumbai Police. Shahid plays a police officer while Pooja Hegde is the female lead. It will be hitting theatres on October 11 this year. ## Besides the confirmed TBMAUJ and Deva, the Kabir Singh star has reportedly locked two more films. It is said that Shahid will be headlining Pooja Entertainment's epic film based on Mahabharata. The actor will be playing the role of great warrior Ashwatthama who was the son of Guru Dronacharya and had received the boon of immortality from Lord Shiva himself. ## The yet-to-be-announced film will reportedly be directed by Kannada filmmaker Sachin Ravi, known for directing Rakshit Shetty's action adventure, Avane Srimannarayana (2019). The movie is expected to start filming in August this year for a grand 2025 release in multiple languages. ## According to the latest reports, Shahid is also in advanced talks with the OMG 2 director Amit Rai for a historical action drama film based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It will be produced by Ashwin Varde under his banner Wakaoo Films and a top studio is expected to come on board for the same. The shoot timeline is not known yet.## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal's 'Sam Bahadur' Scores Biggest Opening Weekend Viewership In Hindi On ZEE5
860 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal's 'Sam Bahadur' Scores Biggest Opening Weekend Viewership In Hindi On ZEE5

Mumbai, February 2 - Director Meghna Gulzar's war biographical grama Sam Bahadur starring Vicky Kaushal in the lead role has emerged as an all-time biggest opener for ZEE5 in Hindi-language, according to Deadline. ## Sam Bahadur, based on the life of India's first field marshal Sam Manekshaw, was premiered on ZEE5 on January 26 after 8 weeks of theatrical run. In the first three days of its digital release, the film has risen to the top position among all Hindi titles released on the ZEE5. ## While viewership numbers are not revealed, ZEE5 said that the movie has been watched in over 190 countries on the platform, with the U.S., Australia, the UK, the United Arab Emirates and Canada as the top performers outside of India. ## Produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of RSVP, Sam Bahadur was also a theatrical success with a worldwide gross collection of over 130 crores. The movie was released on December 1, 2023, in a clash with Ranbir Kapoor-led mega-blockbuster Animal, yet it succeeded at the box office and brought Vicky Kaushal his second hit of 2023 after Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. ## The movie stars Vicky Kaushal in the title role, alongside Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. ## Stay tuned...

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