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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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' To Have A Post-Credit Scene
946 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' To Have A Post-Credit Scene

Mumbai, November 8 - The highly-awaited spy action thriller Tiger 3 is inching closer to its release which is on November 12, Sunday. The excitement is peaking up for this YRF production biggie which will unite some of the biggest stars of Bollywood. ## As reported earlier, "Tiger 3" will have a cameo of Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan and it was recently revealed that Hrithik Roshan's Kabir will also make an appearance in the movie. While SRK's role is at the crucial juncture of the movie, Hrithik's cameo will most probably feature in the post-credit scene. ## Yash Raj Films had recently completed the censor formalities as CBFC passed the movie with a 'U/A' certificate with an approved runtime of 2 hours and 33 minutes. The studio has now added 2 minutes and 22 seconds more to make it a 2 hours and 36 seconds long movie. ## It is said that Hrithik Roshan recently shot for his cameo role in "Tiger 3" at YRF studio. The post-credit scene will lead development of "War 2" which has already reportedly begun production. In "War 2", Hrithik will reprise his role while Telugu superstar Jr. NTR will be making his Bollywood debut with this movie. ## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" stars Salman Khan in the titular role alongside Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. It is scheduled to release on November 12 in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, languages in the regular as well as the IMAX format. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Go On Floors In January 2024
946 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Go On Floors In January 2024

Mumbai, November 8 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala reunite for the fifth instalment of the comic caper "Housefull". The movie was announced recently with Akshay and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead while Tarun Mansukhani will direct it. ## Now, according to a report by Pinkvilla, Housefull 5 will go on floors in January next year. The much-awaited comedy entertainer is currently in the pre-production work as the core plot of the movie is locked. Akshay and Sajid are working together to take the movie on floors from January 15, 2024. ## "Housefull 5" is easily one of the most expensive Indian movies and the costliest film in the franchise with a budget of over 350 crores. It will be extensively shot in the UK and the makers have planned it make the best comic caper coming out from India. ## The movie will have a huge ensemble as reports say that most of the actors from the previous films in the franchise will be returning to the upcoming movie. "Housefull 5" will have a grand release on Diwali next year in theatres worldwide. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is currently shooting for Mudassar Aziz-directed comic caper "Khel Khel Mein". He also has "Jolly LLB 3", "Sky Force", "Hera Pheri 3", "Welcome 3", and "Awara Paagal Deewana" in the pipeline while his next release is "Soorarai Pottru" remake followed by the much-awaited actioner, "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Debuts On Netflix With Staggering Viewership
947 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Debuts On Netflix With Staggering Viewership

Mumbai, November 8 - The highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023 Jawan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, debuted on Netflix with a staggering viewership. The movie grossed over 1150 crores at the worldwide box office during its theatrical run and was released on OTT after 8 weeks on November 2nd with an extended version. ## Directed by Atlee Kumar, the Hindi version of the action thriller scored 14.9 million viewing hours from 5.2 million views during its opening weekend of November 2 - November 5. It was the 4th most non-English movie worldwide on Netflix during the week of October 30 - November 5. The movie is trending in the top 10 in 18 countries, including number 1 in India, Sri Lanka, UAE, and 8 other countries. ## The Tamil and Telugu extended cut of "Jawan" also made it to the top 10 most-watched films in India during the same week, however, the viewership numbers for both weren't revealed by Netflix. In India, the Hindi version of the film easily topped the viewership chart, followed by the Telugu movie "Mad". ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is an action thriller, revolving around the social injustice in society and the corruption done by the politicians. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son who team up to rectify corruption in society. Nayanthara plays the female lead while Vijay Sethupathi appears as the main antagonist.## Deepika Padukone plays an extended cameo appearance in the movie alongside Sanjay Dutt in a cameo role. Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, and Mukesh Chhabra have also appeared in other prominent roles in the film.## Stay tuned...

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Hit 'Sooryavanshi' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records
948 days ago
Bollywood

Hit 'Sooryavanshi' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Mumbai, November 7 - The Bollywood industry was going through the darkest phase ever and had no clue about what was the way forward back in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic. When the hopes were dying down, maverick filmmaker Rohit Shetty with superstar Akshay Kumar dared to help the industry come out from this dark phase by releasing the long-awaited cop action drama Sooryavanshi on the occasion of Diwali 2021. ## Releasing "Sooryavanshi" at that time was a stunning dare move as cinemas were still not allowed to operate at full capacity and the audiences were still reluctant to visit theatres for fear of the COVID-19 virus. It was also the first major Bollywood movie to get released in theatres after the pandemic and the industry had pinned their hopes on its big times. ## There were clouds of doubt on things would go with the movie at the box office, also, there were glim hopes that the audience would embrace the much talked about new normal, and fortunately for the makers and the industry as a whole, the risk paid off as the movie emerged as first Bollywood success since January 2020 when the pandemic didn't even exist in India. ## The cinemas were operating at 50% occupancy yet "Sooryavanshi" did unthinkable keeping the ground reality in mind at that time. The film went on to score over 75+ crores net opening weekend collection and eventually became the first Bollywood movie to enter the 100 crores net club in the post-covid-era.## The movie continued to trend well after the first-week collection of over 120 crores net and went on to score close to 200 crores net lifetime collection. Worldwide, the movie made close to 300 crores gross in what can be termed a ground-breaking success which not only helped the industry to come out of a hopeless situation but also paved the way for other filmmakers to release their movies in theaters. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Sooryavanshi## India Net Collection - 195.55 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 230.80 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 62.20 Cr.## Worldwide Collection - 293.00 Cr.## Box Office Verdict - Hit## As far as the box office verdict, "Sooryavanshi" will be termed as a 'hit', knowing that high cost was involved in it. However, it will forever be called a saviour of the industry, knowing that things were not fully favourable at the time it was released. The movie went to score some milestones at the box office which are as follows - ## - First Bollywood movie to score 100 crores worldwide gross post the pandemic. ## - First Bollywood movie to score 200 crores worldwide gross post the pandemic.## - First Bollywood movie to score 100 crores domestic net collection post the pandemic.## - Highest-grossing film of Akshay Kumar post the pandemic. ## - Highest-grossing film of Katrina Kaif post the pandemic.## - Highest-grossing film of director Rohit Shetty post the pandemic.## - Highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2021.## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor and Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Animal' To Have A Wide Release In North America
948 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor and Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Animal' To Have A Wide Release In North America

Los Angeles, November 7 - Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor's Animal is all set for the widest release ever for a Hindi film in North America. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal" is one of the hugely-awaited Indian movies, scheduled to release on December 1st. ## Nirvana Cinemas and Moksha Movies in North America will distribute the action drama film. On Tuesday (November 7), the studio announced on social media that "Animal" will be released in 888+ theatres across the region, making it the widest release for a Bollywood movie. ## The first-time collaboration between Ranbir and director Sandeep Vanga, who previously helmed mega-blockbuster "Kabir Singh", is creating huge curiosity among the fans and general audiences. The movie will premiere on November 30 in North America with the show starting at 5 AM (IST). ## Produced by T-Series, and Bhadrakali Pictures, "Animal" revolves around a troubled father-son bond against the backdrop of extreme bloodshed in the underworld which causes the son to become a vicious psychopath, as per the synopsis by Wikipedia. ## The film stars Ranbir Kapoor alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Tripti Dimri in prominent roles. ## The anticipation is building. Get ready to witness the incredible cinematic experience on big screen. Biggest release for any hindi film in North America#AnimalTheFilm pic.twitter.com/4f0TMdaAwE— Nirvana Cinemas (@NirvanaCinemas) November 6, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Hit 'Dream Girl 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records
949 days ago
Bollywood

Hit 'Dream Girl 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Mumbai, November 6 - Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, after a few flops over the last couple of years, finally scored a well-deserved box office success in the form of Dream Girl 2. Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, the comedy-drama is the spiritual sequel to the 2019 film "Dream Girl". ## "Dream Girl 2" was released on October 25 this year amid some expectations of being the successor of a well-received critical and commercial film. There were still some doubts over the potential of the movie given the fact that Ayushmann was coming after 6 non-hits, plus, it released amid the box office juggernaut of "Gadar 2" and "OMG 2". ## Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, "Dream Girl 2" received mixed to positive reception from critics and audiences but the strong franchise value helped it to score the biggest opening for Ayushmann with 10.69 crores net. While word of mouth wasn't great it still proved enough to sail the movie through as it went on to score 67 crores opening week collection. ## The film managed to hold well in the second week to score over 28.50 crores net before another box office monster in the form of Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" arrived on September 7. Despite the continued challenges, "Dream Girl 2" kept enough gas in the tank to go past the 100 crores net mark while overseas it grossed over 16 crores to emerge as a box office hit against the production cost of approximately 75 crores.## Here is the final worldwide box office breakdown of Dream Girl 2 - ## India Net Collection - 106.70 Cr. Approx.## India Gross Collection - 126.00 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 16.20 Cr.## Worldwide Collection - 142.20 Cr.## Box Office Verdict - Hit## The film came as a much-needed success for Ayushmann Khurrana. Although it wasn't a box office juggernaut it still created a few milestones for its cast and crew which are as follows - ## - Highest-grossing film of actress Ananya Pandey.## - Highest-grossing film of Ayushmann Khurrana since "Bala" in 2019.## - Second highest-grossing film of director Raaj Shaandilyaa.## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal's 'Sam Bahadur' Trailer Date Revealed; To Be Screened With 'Tiger 3' In Theaters
950 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal's 'Sam Bahadur' Trailer Date Revealed; To Be Screened With 'Tiger 3' In Theaters

Mumbai, November 4 - Vicky Kaushal-starrer "Sam Bahadur" is one of the most-awaited Bollywood movies of the year. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the biographical war drama film is scheduled to release on December 1, 2023, clashing with Ranbir Kapoor and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's "Animal". ## The teaser of "Sam Bahadur" was recently launched and met with a positive response. The makers are now gearing up to launch the trailer. According to reports, the film's trailer has been certified with "U/A" with an approved runtime of 2 minutes and 40 seconds. ## The much-awaited trailer of the film is said to be out digitally on November 7 and will be attached with Salman Khan's "Tiger 3", which is scheduled to release on November 12. The Yash Raj Films' production is hugely anticipated and attaching the trailer with it will massively benefit "Sam Bahadur" in generating further hype. ## Apart from the trailer of "Sam Bahadur", superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director Rajkumar Hirani's social comedy-drama "Dunki" first teaser, which was launched on November 2nd, will also be attached to "Tiger 3". "Dunki" is already the huge film and the makers are planning to launch 3-4 more promos ahead of its release on Christmas weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki' First Teaser Garners 70+ Million Views In 24-Hours
951 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki' First Teaser Garners 70+ Million Views In 24-Hours

Mumbai, November 3 - On the day of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 58th birthday on November 2, the makers dropped the first teaser/trailer of his next film Dunki. The social comedy-drama film is directed by maverick Rajkumar Hirani who teamed up with SRK for the very first time. ## The teaser was dropped amid much anticipation and it met with super positive reception from the fans and general audiences. The makers announced that the teaser aka Drop 1 scored 72 million views across social media platforms in the first 24 hours, making it one of the most-watched Indian movie teasers of all time. ## On YouTube, the teaser scored approximately 36.80 million views in the first 24 hours. Currently, it has over 41+ million views. It is the most-watched outright Bollywood movie teaser in the first 24 hours on YouTube. Overall, it is the 5th most-watched teaser in India on YT during the same period. ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, in association with Jio Studios and Rajkumar Hirani Films, "Dunki" is easily one of the most-anticipated movies remaining to release this year.## The movie depicts the lives of Indians who choose to enter the nation using this illegal process called "Donkey Flight" and struggle to return home. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, and Boman Irani in prominent roles. "Dunki" is scheduled to release during the Christmas weekend this year, most likely on December 21st.## All hearts united by their love for the Dunki Drop 1! ❤️🤩Watch the #DunkiDrop1 now. https://t.co/zqV32iEFn8#Dunki releases in cinemas worldwide this Christmas 2023. pic.twitter.com/eXAyjlcYdn— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) November 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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All-Time Blockbuster 'Jawan' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records
951 days ago
Bollywood

All-Time Blockbuster 'Jawan' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Mumbai, November 3 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's all-time blockbuster Jawan has almost completed its theatrical run, but not before setting the box office on fire over 8 weeks. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the action thriller was released on September 7, and 8 weeks later, it stands as the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. Jawan has been an unstoppable force since its debut and has broken many records during its journey, which has been one of the longest in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. With not much left in the tank to score, Jawan finished its run with approximately 640 crores of all-India net collection, of which 582 crores have come through Hindi and approximately 58 crores in Telugu and Tamil. Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, Jawan has had an exceptional run at the overseas box office as well, with an estimated collection of 400 crores, making it the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year overseas and the highest of all time without China. Made on a budget of over 300 crores, Jawan is the 5th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time with a global box office collection of over 1150 crores. It is the second Indian movie of the year to top 1000 crores worldwide, after Pathaan, which was also headed by Shah Rukh Khan. Here is the final box office breakdown of Jawan India Net Collection - 640.25 cr approx. India Gross Collection - 760 cr Overseas Collection - 400 cr Worldwide Collection - 1160 cr All India Footfalls - 3.80 cr approx. Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster Jawan's box office journey has been nothing short of exceptional. The movie brought a kind of mass hysteria at the multiplex as well as the single screens, which were in dire need of out-and-out mass entertainers, and Jawan was one such film. As said, the movie scored several records at the domestic as well as the overseas box office, and some of them are as follows. - Highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023. - Highest-grossing Indian movie domestically of 2023, ahead of Pathaan (658 crores). - Highest-grossing Indian movie at the overseas box office in 2023. - Highest-grossing Indian movie overseas of all time (without China). - Highest net-grossing film ever in the Hindi language (582 crores). - Biggest Bollywood opener of all-time at the domestic box office (89.50 crores gross). - Biggest Bollywood overseas opener of all time (39.60 crores). - Biggest Bollywood opener at the worldwide box office (129 crores). - First Bollywood movie to breach 70 crores net mark in Hindi in a single day. - First Bollywood movie to breach 80 crores net mark in all languages in a single day. - Second-highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all-time at the worldwide box office, after Dangal (2070 crores). - 5th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. - Highest-grossing film of Shah Rukh Khan and director Atlee. Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Censor Certificate and Official Runtime Revealed
952 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Censor Certificate and Official Runtime Revealed

Mumbai, November 3 - The anticipation is picking up for the superstar Salman Khan's much-awaited Tiger 3. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the spy action thriller is scheduled to release on November 12, the day of the Diwali festival, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in multiple formats. ## The pre-booking of this Yash Raj Films' biggie will go on sale on November 5, a week before the release date. Meanwhile, the makers completed the censorship formalities of the movie on October 27 and it has reportedly been censored with a "U/A" certificate with an approved runtime of 2 hours and 33 minutes (153 minutes).## According to the reports, the film has passed with the zero visual cuts and with some modifications in the diaglouges as the CBFC asked the makers to use the correct abbreviation, that is, R&AW, in some of the dialogues. ## "Tiger 3" is the 5th movies in Yash Raj Films' ambitious Spy Universe and the third in the Tiger franchise. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif return to reprise theirs roles as RAW agent Tiger and ex-ISI agent Zoya, respectively while Emraan Hashmi plays the main villain. ## Shah Rukh Khan, who played the lead in Pathaan, features in "Tiger 3" in a special appearance and will make entry in a crucial scene. Interestingly, in Pathaan, it was Tiger (Salman Khan) who came to Pathaan's rescue and it was one of the major highlights of the film.## Stay tuned...

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After 'Jawan', Yash Raj Films To Distribute Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki' In International Markets
952 days ago
Bollywood

After 'Jawan', Yash Raj Films To Distribute Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki' In International Markets

Mumbai, November 2 - Yash Raj Films will distribute superstar Shah Rukh Khan's hugely-awaited film Dunki in the international markets. Directed by maverick Rajkumar Hirani, the social comedy-drama is scheduled to release on December 21st overseas. ## Yash Raj Films has been a key distributing partner of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer. The studio previously distributed the actor's action thriller "Jawan" in September this year and the film went on to score over 390 crores at the overseas box office, next only to its blockbuster "Pathaan", also starring SRK in 2023. ## "Dunki" is opposite to SRK's previous two movies which were out-and-out mass entertainers. The upcoming movie focuses on "Donkey Flight", an unlawful backdoor entry technique for nations like the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America. The Dunki depicts the lives of Indians who choose to enter the nation using this illegal process and struggle to return home.## While "Pathaan" and "Jawan" were box office blockbusters overseas, "Dunki" is expected to be even bigger than those movies keeping the goodwill of Rajkumar Hirani and SRK in international markets, pulse, the subject is also appealing. ## Produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Jio Studios and Rajkumar Hirani Films, "Dunki" stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, and Vicky Kaushal in prominent roles. Meanwhile, the first teaser of "Dunki" was dropped today.## The #DunkiDrop1 is here. YRF to distribute #Dunki in international markets. #Dunki releases in cinemas on 21st Dec 2023.#YRFInternational | @RedChilliesEnt | @RHFilmsOfficial https://t.co/GZ2FW4PROV— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) November 2, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Reveals He Requested Akshay Kumar To Avoid Box Office Clash Of Gadar 2 vs OMG 2
953 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Reveals He Requested Akshay Kumar To Avoid Box Office Clash Of Gadar 2 vs OMG 2

Mumbai, November 2 - Sunny Deol along with his brother Bobby Deol recently appeared on the second episode of Karan Johar's controversial chat show Koffee with Karan season 8. During the chat, Sunny Deol opened up about the box office clash between his "Gadar 2" and Akshay Kumar's "OMG 2". ## Both the aforementioned films were released on August 11 during the Independence Day weekend this year and Sunny, who hasn't had success in many years, revealed that he requested Akshay to avoid a clash as he wanted a solo release of his movie. ## When Karan Johar asked about the box office clash, the actor said that he wanted Akshay to release "OMG 2" on any other date if he had the power to do it, but Akshay denied saying it was the decision of the studio and he couldn't change that. ## Karan Johar then talked about the time when there was unity within the industry and everyone used to reach out to each other for everything. He then asked Sunny if he felt that his movie wasn't considered good enough, given that he had announced his film much earlier for the Independence Day release?## "It's a very emotional thing if you ask me, frankly, because I thought my film was releasing, and I haven't had success for donkey's years, and I didn't want anybody else to come along with it. Well, but you can't stop anybody. So obviously, it does hurt you. But then I said, I mean, does it matter? Let's go along with it. Doesn't matter. Let's just do it", the actor said (via Pinkvilla).## The box office clash between the two movies, however, didn't affect their prospects as both movies went on to become huge hits with "Gadar 2" turned out to be one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all-time with the worldwide gross collection close to 700 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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