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' Theatrical Run-Time And Advance Booking Update Revealed
959 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Theatrical Run-Time And Advance Booking Update Revealed

Mumbai, October 26 - Superstar Salman Khan's Tiger 3 is one of the most-awaited films. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the spy action thriller is scheduled to release on November 12 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, and is a part of Yash Raj Films Spy Universe. The film follows the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War", and "Pathaan", and is said to be the biggest film in the franchise yet. ## The third instalment of the blockbuster franchise is probably the first major Bollywood movie in the recent past to release on Sunday, that too on the day of the Diwali festival, and YRF is looking highly confident about it to emerge another monster blockbuster after "Pathaan" earlier this year.## Meanwhile, the film's theatrical runtime has been revealed which is approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes (155 minutes), making it the 3rd longest-running film in the Spy Universe in a total of 5 films. Only "Tiger Zinda Hai" and "Pathaan" had the shorter run-time than the upcoming blockbuster. ## Yash Raj Films will open the advance booking of the film on November 5, a week before the film's release. Being a hugely-anticipated film, "Tiger 3" is expected to have a bumper response in the pre-sales which is essential for the film that is heavily frontloaded. The opening of the movie might be lower than expected as night shows on the opening day will be impacted due to Diwali, but the movie has a long holiday weekend ahead. If the gets a positive reception, it could prove to be an unstoppable force at the box office.## The movie stars Salman Khan as the titular RAW agent Tiger aka Avinash Singh Rathore alongside Katrina Kaif as Zoya, Tiger's wife and ex-ISI agent. Emraan Hashmi makes his debut in YRF's Spy Universe and plays the role of the deadly villain Aatish while Shah Rukh Khan plays a cameo as Pathaan. ## Stay tuned...

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Superhit 'OMG 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records
960 days ago
Bollywood

Superhit 'OMG 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Mumbai, October 26 - When things were going bad to worst, it was a sequel to a superhit movie that brought Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who used to be a box office guarantee a couple of years back, back in the game in the form of social comedy-drama OMG 2. ## Though Akshay Kumar only played an extended role the movie sold on his name and the brand value of the "OMG" franchise. "OMG 2" was released during the Independence Day weekend of 2023 and was up against a tsunami-like "Gadar 2", still, it managed a take a decent opening before word of mouth spread its magic. ## Directed by Amit Rai, the sequel minted over 72 crores net during its extended 5-day Independence Day weekend after taking the opening of over 10 crores. The movie scored the opening week collection of 85 crores net and from there on, it performed consistently well to take the final collection past 150 crores net and became only the 6th film of the year to do so. ## Overseas, "OMG 2" performed reasonably well and grossed approximately 43 crores, for over 221 crores worldwide collection. Made on a controlled budget of around 60 crores, the film emerged as a super hit at the box office. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of OMG 2 -## India Net Collection - 151.16 Cr## India Gross Collection - 178.75 Cr## Overseas Collection - 43.00 Cr## Worldwide Collection - 221.75 Cr## Box Office Verdict - Superhit## Things weren't easy for "OMG 2" as it faced many challenges before hitting screens. The movie got an adult certificate from CBFC though the makers wanted a 'U/A' certificate as the movie had an important social message to tell. The makers relied on the brand value of the franchise and didn't promote much and this strategy worked for the movie that scored a triumph against all odds. It also scored a few milestones at the box office which are as follows - ## - Became the second highest-grossing film for Akshay Kumar in the post-Covid-19 era, after Sooryavanshi (2021).## - Became actor Pankaj Tripathi's highest-grossing film worldwide and the first 100 crores net grosser in a lead role. ## - Became director Amit Rai's highest-grossing film worldwide and first 100 crores net grosser.## - Became Akshay Kumar's 16th 100 crores net grosser, joint highest for an Indian actor with Salman Khan.## Stay tuned...

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Mega Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection And Records
960 days ago
Bollywood

Mega Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection And Records

Mumbai, October 25 - One of the biggest blockbusters of all time, Sunny Deol-fronted Gadar 2: The Katha Continues has completed its box office run with extraordinary collections. Directed by Anil Sharma, it is the sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001) which itself was a massive box office blockbuster. ## "Gadar 2" was released on August 11 during the Independence Day weekend and took a massive opening of 40.10 crores net. The movie remained unstoppable to score third biggest first-week collection of all-time with 284.63 crores net. From the opening day itself, "Gadar 2" stuck the right chords and resonated with the audiences' sentiment despite getting mixed reviews from critics.## The period action drama continued to shine brightly at the box office which led to the second biggest 2nd week collection ever in Hindi with 134.47 crores net. Week after week, "Gadar 2" remained one of the first choices of moviegoers and it ultimately became the highest net-grossing Hindi movie of all time, before Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" claimed the top spot. ## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions and Zee Studios, the sequel has completed 10 weeks and finished its run with approximately 525.70 crores net. Overseas, it minted approx. 65.50 crores and it finished its worldwide run with 686 crores gross. Made on a budget of around 80 crores, "Gadar 2" is among the most profitable Indian films ever. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Gadar 2## India Net Collection - 525.70 Cr. Approx## India Gross Collection - 620.50 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 65.50 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 686.00 Cr.## Footfalls - 3.41 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster## In Indian cinema, where movies come and go with the changing seasons, there are occasional gems that not only shine but continue to dazzle, and "Gadar 2" is one such film. It proved everyone wrong and has had a triumphant journey at the box office. Thanks to the unprecedented performance, the movie has scored many milestones during its box office run. Have a look at some of the milestones - ## - Second highest net-grossing film ever in Hindi, after Jawan.## - Fourth highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023 domestically, after Jawan, Pathaan, and Animal.## - Fourth highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023 at the worldwide box office, after Jawan, Pathaan, and Animal.## - Highest-grossing film of Sunny Deol and the rest of the primary cast.## - Highest-grossing film of director Anil Sharma. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor Shares Update On 'Brahmastra Part 2' Shooting
961 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor Shares Update On 'Brahmastra Part 2' Shooting

Mumbai, October 24 - Director Ayan Mukerji introduced a new world of big-screen cinema in the form of "Brahmastra", of which the first part was released last year. Despite the mixed reviews, the movie grossed approx. 431 crores worldwide and was the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022. ## The anticipation for "Brahmastra Part 2: Dev" is building up and the makers have promised it to be 10 times bigger than the first part. Director Ayan Mukerji recently shared concept art for the upcoming movie and said that the script was in development. ## Now, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, who plays the leading role in the film, has shared some key updates regarding the development of the movie. In a recent Zoom interaction with his fans, the "Sanju" star confirmed that they are working on the script which is heavy on writing. ## The actor said that Ayan narrated the film to him last week and the filmmaker has gone 10 times bigger than Part 1, be it the idea or the characterization. He further said that Ayan is working on Yash Raj Films' "War 2" and plans are to finish the shooting of this YRF's biggie by mid-next year.## "He (Ayan) is working on War 2 right now. So the plan is to finish War 2 by mid-next year and we start shooting (for Barhmastra 2) hopefully by the end of next year or the beginning of 2025. But definitely, a lot of work is already been happening on the film. We understood the kind of criticism for the film, what worked for it and what didn't", Ranbir said (via Indian Expres).## "So we have put everything into consideration, the dialogue and comments on Shiva and Isha's missing chemistry. A lot of criticism was constructive and we have taken that into our stride we are trying to understand that and go beyond that", he added.## Ranbir Kapoor, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of the highly-anticipated action drama "Animal", directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Anil Kapoor, the film is scheduled to release on December 1st this year in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor's Film With Director Rosshan Andrrews Title, First Look, And Release Date Revealed
962 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor's Film With Director Rosshan Andrrews Title, First Look, And Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, October 24 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor has teamed with Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews for the first time. Roy Kapur Films in association with Zee Studios produced this high-octane action thriller which has Pooja Hegde as the female lead. ## On Tuesday (October 24), the makers unveiled the first look of Shahid Kapoor and the title of the movie on the occasion of Dussehra. The movie, which is said to be a remake of the Malayalam hit "Mumbai Police", has been titled "Deva", in which Shahid plays a police officer.## "Deva" is about a brilliant yet rebellious police officer investigating a high-profile case. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of deceit and betrayal, leading him down a thrilling and dangerous path. ## The shoot of the film has already commenced and it has been announced to release on October 11, 2024, on the occasion of Dussehra. It will be Shahid's next after the upcoming untitled rom-com for Maddock Files, scheduled to release in February 2024. ## Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor is also in talks for a mega-budgeted mythological film with Pooja Entertainment. According to reports, it will go on floors next year and it will be directed by the Kannada film "Avane Srimannarayana" fame Sachin Ravi.## DEVA in theatres on Dussehra 11th October 2024.@hegdepooja #RosshanAndrrews @shariqpatel #SiddharthRoyKapur @ZeeStudios_ @RoyKapurFilms @ZeeMusicCompany @zeecinema pic.twitter.com/jFy3eqLqrI— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) October 24, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jawan' 7th Weekend, 'Fukrey 3' 4th Weekend, and 'Mission Raniganj' 3rd Weekend Collection
962 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Jawan' 7th Weekend, 'Fukrey 3' 4th Weekend, and 'Mission Raniganj' 3rd Weekend Collection

Mumbai, October 23 - It was a quiet weekend at the Bollywood box office as new films disappointed big-time, led by Tiger Shroff's "Ganapath", and T-Series' "Yaariyan 2". Both movies combined collected just approximately 8.50 crores net which was lower than Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" Hindi collection of approximately 9.50 crores during the same weekend. ## While new films couldn't do much, the holdover movies too are running out of gas. Akshay Kumar's Mission Raniganj, which had an underwhelming first two weeks, scored approx. 1.20 crore net collection in its 3rd weekend. The film's total collection stands at 31.20 crores net after 17 days. The overall collection of "Mission Raniganj" is low, and the final collection is heading for under 35 crores net. ## Fukrey 3 is still keeping its hope alive to touch the 100 crores net mark though the chances are very slim for the same. The comic entertainer was the second-best performer among the holdover films and collected approximately 90 lakh net in its 4th weekend. The total net collection of the movie has reached around 94.25 crores after 25 days and heading towards finishing around 97 crores net collection. ## Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan is still collecting despite being in its 7th week. Atlee Kumar's directorial action drama flick is already the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year as well as the biggest Bollywood grosser of all time domestically. In its 7th weekend, "Jawan" scored approx. 80 lakh net, pushing the total collection to 580.90 crores in the original Hindi version. The overall net collection in all versions stands at 638.85 crores after 46 days. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Leo, Ganapath and Yaariyan 2 Opening Weekend Box Office Collection In Hindi
963 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Leo, Ganapath and Yaariyan 2 Opening Weekend Box Office Collection In Hindi

Mumbai, October 23 - It was a dull weekend for Bollywood after new releases died down without even putting a challenge. It has been a kind of year for the industry which has witnessed either highway or noway at the box office, and the just concluded weekend proved to be a latter one. ## Pooja Entertainment's ambitious sci-fi action drama Ganapath: A Hero Is Born, starring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, looked promising before the release and had some hope as far as the box office was concerned, but it completely rejected by the audiences once it hit the big screens. ## Directed by Vikas Bahl, "Ganapath" scored the lowest opening weekend ever for Tiger Shroff after it minted just approximately 7 crores net collection in 3 days. The movie got a poor reception from critics and the audiences, and that is where the fate of the movie was sealed. The movie is heading towards finishing below the 15 crores mark, becoming one of the biggest disasters for Tiger and Kriti, who debuted together in 2014 with the hit "Heropanti". ## The second movie of the weekend, Yaariyan 2, directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, also failed to repeat the first movie's success and had a poor opening weekend with just approximately 1.50 crores net in the first 3-day weekend. The movie wasn't carrying much expectations given the current scenario but was still expected to be a worthy successor which couldn't happen. It will struggle to reach even a 5 crore lifetime collection which is very disappointing. ## While both Bollywood movies failed miserably, it was the dubbed version of Thalapathy Vijay's blockbuster "Leo", which dominated the Hindi box office. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the action drama comfortably beat the combined collection of "Ganapath" and "Yaariyan", and scored approximately 9.40 crores net collection over a 4-day extended opening weekend. ## "Leo" could have easily scored much more in Hindi had it been released in multiplexes which refused to screen it due to a short theatrical window. The makers didn't even promote the film in Hindi, still, it will end up being Thalapathy Vijay's biggest grosser in the dubbed Hindi version. ## Stay tuned...

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Vivek Agnihotri Announces A 3-Part Film 'Parva' On Epic 'Mahabharata'
965 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri Announces A 3-Part Film 'Parva' On Epic 'Mahabharata'

Mumbai, October 21 - National award-winning filmmaker, Vivek Agnihotri has announced his next film, titled Parva: An Epic Tale Of Dharma, based on the epic Mahabharata. Agnihotri will be adapting the best-selling novel Parva, written by Padma Bhushan Dr SL Bhyrappa, to bring the epic historical tale to the big screens.## The film will be made in 3-parts and it will be produced by Pallavi Joshi under the banner of I AM Buddha. The novel, Parva is considered a masterpiece of masterpieces, and the film will tell about whether Mahabharata is a history of mythology.## The details about the cast and crew will be announced soon. The script will be written by Vivek Agnihotri with Prakash Belawadi. ## What is PARVA? Watch. pic.twitter.com/E91Zo1PLbB— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) October 21, 2023 ## Vivek Agnihotri last directed India's first bio-science film "The Vaccine War", based on India's homemade COVID-19 vaccine and the struggle faced by scientists during its making. The movie, however, couldn't repeat the box office success of Agnihotri's last year's directorial "The Kashmir Files", and ended up as a flop. ## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Biggest Single Days Collection At The Indian Box Office 2023
965 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Biggest Single Days Collection At The Indian Box Office 2023

Mumbai, December 23 - The Indian box office is continuing to see an upward trend in 2023, proving to be one of the best years for the film fraternity. Starting from Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" in January to the latest blockbuster "Salaar" starring Thalapathy Vijay and "Dunki" starring Shah Rukh Khan, the domestic box office hasn't dipped though there have been many films that performed low in between. ## The box office in India is almost back to the pre-COVID level in 2023, which witnessed the highest days with the single-day collection. There have been a total of 11 days when overall gross collection topped 100 crores, a record at the domestic box office. ## The biggest single-day collection in 2023 at the Indian box office was recorded on August 11, 2023, when Sunny Deol's mega-blockbuster "Gadar 2", and Rajinikanth's "Jailer" made a large contribution to 148 crores gross day. The first 100 crores day of the year came in January when SRK's "Pathaan" was released and shattered many box office records.## List of the days with 100+ crores days at the Indian box office 2023 - ## -> 13th Aug 2023 (148 Cr) - Top contributor - Gadar 2, Jailer## -> 15th Aug 2023 (139 Cr) - Gadar 2, Jailer## -> 22nd Dec 2023 (136+ Cr) - Salaar, Dunki***## -> 12th Aug 2023 (125 Cr) - Gadar 2, Jailer## -> 10th Sep 2023 (119 Cr) - Jawan, Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty## -> 11th Aug 2023 (114 Cr) - Gadar 2, Jailer, Bholaa Shankar, OMG 2## -> 9th Sep 2023 (113.5 Cr) - Jawan, Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty ## -> 16th June 2023 (111 Cr) - Adipurush, The Flash## -> 26th Jan 2023 (110 Cr) - Pathaan, Kranti## -> 7th Sep 2023 (103 Cr) - Jawan, Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty## -> 19th Oct 2023 (101 Cr) - Leo, Bhagavanth Kesari## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon's 'Ganapath' Opening Day Box Office Expectations
966 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon's 'Ganapath' Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, October 19 - The long-awaited sci-fi action thriller Ganapath - A Hero Is Born, starring Tiger Shroff in the titular role, is finally hitting big screens tomorrow, October 20. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film also has Kriti Sanon as the female lead alongside Amitabh Bachchan in a key role. ## "Ganapath" has been censored "U/A" with the approved runtime of 2 hours and 15 minutes. The buzz for the movie hasn't been to the mark the makers would have hoped for and can clearly be seen in the advance booking. The pre-sales was opened a few days ago and the response has been low. ## As of 8 PM on October 19, "Ganapath" sold 55K tickets worth 1 crore gross and the final advance booking is expected to be around 1.50 crores, which is decent. With this sort of advance, the movie is looking to open around 4 crores net and if the word of mouth is positive, it might go further towards 5-6 crores or maybe more. ## "Ganapath" being a big-budget film will heavily depend on the spot booking which will be decided by the audiences' reception. This is the first movie for Tiger since "Heropanti 2" in April 2022. That movie was a box office disaster, and Tiger will hope to turn the tide this time around.## Produced by Pooja Entertainment, "Ganapath" marks Tiger and Kriti's reunion after their debut movie "Heropanti" back in 2014. However, the actor's second film together will need a miraculous turnaround to repeat the magic of their debut movie which was a box office success. ## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff Officially Confirmed In Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed
967 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff Officially Confirmed In Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed

Mumbai, October 19 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff has officially been confirmed to star in director Rohit Shetty's highly-awaited Singham Again, fronted by Ajay Devgn as the titular character. This marks Tiger's debut in Shetty's cop universe. ## The makers introduced Tiger Shroff as ACP Satya and also revealed the first-look posters in which the actor is flaunting his six-pack body with cars and an explosion-filled background. After Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham, Tiger is the newest addition to the cop universe. ## Welcoming ACP Satya, the newest addition to Team Singham Again🫡#SinghamAgain @iTIGERSHROFF @RSPicturez @jiostudios @RelianceEnt #Cinergy pic.twitter.com/WkbPxTc8Hp— ADFFilms (@ADFFilms) October 19, 2023 ## "Singham Again" is currently on floors and the shoot is happening in Hyderabad. Ajay Devgn returns to reprise the title role as a fierce cop Bajirao Singham in the third instalment of this blockbuster franchise. Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh play extended cameos as Veer Sooryavanshi and Simmba, respectively. ## Produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez, Jio Studios, Reliance Entertainment and ADFFilms, "Singham 3" also stars Kareena Kapoor along with Arjun Kapoor who plays the antagonist role in his cop universe debut. The movie is scheduled to release in August 2024.## Stay tuned...

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Director Ayan Mukerji Begins Filming of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR's 'War 2' In Spain?
967 days ago
Bollywood

Director Ayan Mukerji Begins Filming of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR's 'War 2' In Spain?

Mumbai, October 18 - The highly-awaited spy action thriller War 2 has reportedly begun filming in the Municipality in Spain, Salamanca. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the movie stars Hrithik Roshan along with Telugu superstar Jr. NTR who marks his Bollywood debut with this. ## The leaked footage from the set of the film shows Ayan Mukerji with his team. According to reports, the filmmaker filmed a car chase sequence yesterday (October 17) without the lead cast who is expected to join the shoot soon. However, the official confirmation regarding the shoot is yet to be made. ## Yash Raj Films hasn't made the announcement about Jr. NTR's inclusion in the Spy Universe yet official, but multiple reliable sources have confirmed his big debut. Hrithik returns to reprise his role from the first movie as RAW agent Kabir. Kiara Advani is said to be playing one of the female leads, marking her YRF's Spy Universe debut. ## "War 2" will reportedly follow the events of Salman Khan-fronted "Tiger 3" which is scheduled to release on November 12 this year. "War 2" will be the first true blue Pan India film in Spy Universe with the inclusion of Jr. NTR. It will be released in January 2025 in multiple languages.## Get ready for Yudhabhumi @iHrithik @tarak9999 #War2 Shoot Started...🔥#HrithikRoshan #JrNTR #YRFSpyUniverse 🐯🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/gVNvbYIPMX— Nizamabad NTR Fans Club (@TeamNZBFC) October 18, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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