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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Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Be His And Producer Sajid Nadiadwala's Most Expensive Film Ever
1012 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' To Be His And Producer Sajid Nadiadwala's Most Expensive Film Ever

Mumbai, September 4 - The fifth installment of the blockbuster comedy film franchise "Housefull" is set to be the most expensive movie in the franchise yet and one of the costliest ever in Bollywood, according to the investment plans revealed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala to Variety.## During the interview with the Hollywood website, producer Sajid Nadiadwala revealed that he is investing INR10 billion ($121 million) in U.K.-based projects featuring industry A-listers. Akshay Kumar-fronted "Housefull 5", which is gearing up to commence the filming later this year, is budgeted at $48 million (~400 crores) to be produced under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.## "Housefull 5" will be Akshay and producer Nadiadwala's most expensive movie to-date. Interestingly, the combined budget of the previous four films in the franchise approximately 235 crores and they together grossed around 800 crores worldwide. ## Apart from "Housefull 5", Sajid Nadiadwala is also currently filming sports drama "Chandu Champion", starring Kartik Aaryan ("Satyaprem Ki Katha") and directed and co-produced by Kabir Khan ("83"), and it recently wrapped a month-long shooting schedule in the U.K. ## Nadiadwala is also planning to continue his association with Saudi Arabia, where the first three instalments of the Baaghi franchise, headlined by Tiger Shroff, were filmed. "Baaghi 4", which is at script stage, will also be shot in the kingdom and will commence filming next year.## The fifth installment of the Housefull franchise will feature a massive star cast in the form of new addition as well as original characters. It will commence shooting later this year and will be released in cinemas worldwide on Diwali 2024.## Stay tuned...

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'Jawan' Advance Booking Continuing With Strong Momentum; Targets 40 Crores For The Opening Day
1012 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Advance Booking Continuing With Strong Momentum; Targets 40 Crores For The Opening Day

Mumbai, September 4 - After taking an excellent start and creating all-time first 24-hours record, the advance booking of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan is continuing with the strong momentum, hinting at a massive opening at the box office. ## "Jawan" has been one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies, and when advances opened on September 1st, it got sensational response. At the end of the first day of pre-sales opening, "Jawan" sold over 200K tickets for the opening day which is an all-time record for a Bollywood movie in the first 24-hours.## As compared to the first day, the pace of the advance booking has slowed down a bit but that is because of the initial fan rush and now, neutrals are coming on board which is keeping the momentum going. As of 10 AM on September 4, "Jawan" has sold over 600K tickets (excluding block seats) worth approximately 17.50 crores gross for the opening day.## In the three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis), the movie has sold around 250K tickets. With still more than two and a half day left for the first show to begin, "Jawan" advance booking is on track to reach around 40 crores gross which will be an all-time record for a Bollywood movie.## The movie is chasing history at the Bollywood box office. The current advance booking trend indicates that it is heading for an all-time record opening for an outright Bollywood movie, not just in India but also at the worldwide box office. "Pathaan" currently holds the biggest opening record in India and worldwide with 68 crores and 105 crores gross, respectively.## About movie Jawan ## The movie is directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. It tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances. Sensational Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music for the film that is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Crossed 100 Crores Worldwide
1012 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Crossed 100 Crores Worldwide

Mumbai, September 3 - Director Raaj Shaandilyaa's social comedy drama film Dream Girl 2 has crossed the 100 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the 11th Bollywood movie of the year to reach the milestone.## The movie, starring Ayushmann Khurrana in the title role, crossed the century box office mark on its second Saturday. In India, it has grossed 92 crores while overseas collection is approximately 12 crores for total 104 crores worldwide in 9 days.## "Dream Girl 2" is the fifth movie of Ayushmann Khurrana to enter 100 crores worldwide gross club, and first since "Bala" (2019). For Ananya Pandey, who plays the female lead role, "Dream Girl 2" is her second film after "Pati Patni Aur Woh" (2019) to hit this box office mark.## Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, the movie is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 film "Dream Girl". It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh and Seema Pahwa.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes The Third Film To Enter 500 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Fastest To Do So
1013 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes The Third Film To Enter 500 Crores Net Club In Hindi; Fastest To Do So

Mumbai, September 3 - Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is continuing to rewrite box office history as it officially becomes the 3rd film ever to hit 500 crores net collection in Hindi or in a single language in India. ## Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" entered the 500 crores net club on its 4th Sunday. The movie collected 7.8 crores net on its 24th day which took its total net collection to 501.17 crores. It joins SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" (2017) and Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Pathaan" in the rare prestigious club.## The mega blockbuster sequel achieved this historic milestone on its 24th day, making it the fastest among all three movies to hit the landmark. Previously, "Pathaan" was the fastest to enter 500 crores club with 28 days while "Baahubali 2" took 34 days for the same.## "Gadar 2" has also crossed 650 crores with today's collection at the worldwide box office, becoming the 10th highest-grossing Indian movie of all-time. It has beaten "Baahubali - The Beginning" which had scored 650 crores worldwide in 2015. G2 reached 590 crores gross in India and 65 crores overseas for 655 crores total cume through 4th Sunday. It is currently the second highest-grossing Indian movie of the year, behind "Pathaan" (1050+ crores).## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, G2 is a sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001). It stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprised their roles from the previous film while Manish Wadhwa, Simrat Kaur (Bollywood debut) and Gaurav Chopra are the new addition. In the film, Tara Singh returns to Pakistan in order to rescue his imprisoned son during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.## Stay tuned...

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YRF Unveils First Look Official Poster of Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3'; Confirms Diwali 2023 Release
1014 days ago
Bollywood

YRF Unveils First Look Official Poster of Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3'; Confirms Diwali 2023 Release

Mumbai, September 2 - The wait and speculations finally end as Yash Raj Films unveiled the first look official poster of Salman Khan-fronted highly-awaited spy action thriller film "Tiger 3". The poster is excellent, promises nothing short of another mega blockbuster for the studio.## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" will follow the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War" and "Pathaan", confirmed by YRF. The poster features Salman Khan as Tiger, an ex-RAW agent and Katrina Kaif as Joya, an ISI agent, and both are in action mode.## Salman Khan took to Twitter to unveil the poster and also confirmed Diwali 2023 release date in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films, the third installment of the "Tiger" franchise also stars Emraan Hashmi as the main antagonist. Shah Rukh Khan is playing a cameo appearance as Pathaan in the movie. ## Aa raha hoon! #Tiger3 on Diwali 2023. Celebrate #Tiger3 with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. #KatrinaKaif | #ManeeshSharma | @yrf pic.twitter.com/3bMBWyPVGm— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) September 2, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Advance Booking Hits Record 10 Crores In 24-Hours
1014 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Advance Booking Hits Record 10 Crores In 24-Hours

Mumbai, September 2 - After the exceptional success of Pathaan, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is coming to set the screens on fire again, this time with action thriller Jawan.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, Jawan is easily the most hyped Bollywood movie in the recent times and this has been proved on the opening day of its advance booking commencement. As soon as the advances opened yesterday (September 1), tickets started selling like hot cakes and as things stand currently, the movie has recorded an all-time highest pre-sales for any Bollywood movie in the first 24-hours.## The advance booking of the film has crossed 10 crores gross (10.10 crores) collection with around 305K tickets sold in the first 24-hours for the opening day. In the three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis), the movie has sold approximately 165K tickets which is an all-time record in the first 24-hours, beating SRK's Pathaan record of 117K tickets in PIC.## If the pace continues, the advance booking of Jawan will easily be the highest ever in Hindi. SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2 has the record of selling highest tickets in PIC for the opening day with 650K tickets, and this record, looks like will be broken by Jawan.## Jawan is produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment. It tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances.## The movie is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## Stay tuned...

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Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor In Race To Headline Rajkumar Hirani's Next Film
1015 days ago
Bollywood

Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor In Race To Headline Rajkumar Hirani's Next Film

Mumbai, September 1 - Director Rajkumar Hirani is presently busy in the post-production work of highly-awaited comedy drama film "Dunki" starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie is getting ready to release on Christmas this year and it will be Hirani's first film since mega blockbuster "Sanju" (2018).## The maverick filmmaker will next be working on a biopic of Independent India's first cricket captain, Lala Amarnath. Now, according to Pinkvilla, superstar Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor are the top contenders to headline this mega project as Hirani wants to make this either of them.## It is said that Aamir Khan has been approached to play Lala Amarnath. The actor has liked the script and shown his interest in doing this. If he comes on board, it will his third collaboration with the Hirani after "3 Idiots" and "PK". In case Aamir Khan passes it up, the filmmaker will go to Ranbir, who headlined his last blockbuster, Sanju. Hirani has briefly spoken to Ranbir about it and will formally approach him after Aamir's final response. ## The biopic of Lala Amarnath is currently in the scripting stage and will go on floors in the second half of 2024. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan's next film is with Rajkumar Santoshi and it will start rolling in January 2024. Ranbir Singh, on the other hand, is awaiting the release of director director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's "Animal" which is scheduled for December 1, 2023. He will then headline Nitesh Tiwari's epic "Ramayana" which is expected to go on floors early next year.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's Blockbuster 'Jawan' Trailer Scored Over 100 Million Views In 24-Hours
1015 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Blockbuster 'Jawan' Trailer Scored Over 100 Million Views In 24-Hours

Mumbai, September 1 - The highly-awaited trailer of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" was launched on August 31 at 12 PM, and needless to say, it stormed social media. The trailer is filled with many mass moments, showcasing SRK in never before seen avatar. ## In the first 24-hours, "Jawan" trailer scored over 102 million across social media platforms, including around 33 million views on YouTube and around 25 million views on SRK's Instagram handle in all languages. The Hindi trailer of the movie scored around 25 million views on YouTube and around 18 million views on Insta.## Shah Rukh Khan's last movie "Pathaan" scored 27.73 million views on YouTube in the first 24-hours, while the acto's most viewed movie trailer is "Zero" which generated 41 million views on the first day. "Jawan" trailer was individually shared by many handles across platforms and their combined viewership is one of the highest of all-time for an Indian movie trailer.## Directed by Atlee and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances.## The advance booking of the films has been opened nationwide and in no time, it has crossed 1 lakh tickets for the opening day which is fastest for any Hindi movie in India. The film is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## ## Stay tuned...

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'Kantara' Star Rishab Shetty To Team Up With 'Lagaan' Director Ashutosh Gowariker For A Pan India Movie
1015 days ago
Bollywood

'Kantara' Star Rishab Shetty To Team Up With 'Lagaan' Director Ashutosh Gowariker For A Pan India Movie

Mumbai, September 1 - Kannada star Rishab Shetty delivered an unexpected all-time box office blockbuster last year in the form of "Kantara". In Hindi, the movie turned out to be a sleeper hit with gross collection of around 100 crores and now, the actor is working on the "Kantara 2" which will go on floors later this year.## "Kantara" helped Shetty to rose to fame in Hindi market which could take his popularity to next level with "Kantara 2". It is not the only movie for the actor to arrive in Hindi as according to Pinkvilla, the talented actor will be collaborating with "Lagaan" director Ashutosh Gowariker for a Pan India movie.## It is said that Shetty and Gowarikar have been discussing a story for a while now and things have finally fallen into place. "Ashutosh has been working on a subject that warrants a rooted treatment and he felt that Rishab is the best fit for his subject. He met the actor multiple times over the last few months and both jammed very well with regards to their take on cinema", the report says.## The script for this untitled movie has been locked and the pre-production will commence in the next 2 months. The makers want to take the movie on floors by mid-next year but it depends on the progress of "Kantara 2". It will be a multi-lingual movie and will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ## Meanwhile, apart from "Kantara 2" and Gowarikar's movie, Shetty also has "Ricky", "Bell Bottom", and "Avane Sriman Narayana" under his kitty. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Scored 2nd Biggest Third Week In Hindi
1015 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Scored 2nd Biggest Third Week In Hindi

Mumbai, September 1 - Sunny Deol-fronted mega blockbuster Gadar 2: The Katha Continues scored an excellent third week at the domestic box office. The movie witnessed a drop of just around 52% from the second week which is a phenomenal hold for massy front-loaded movie.## "Gadar 2" was benefited by Rakshabandhan festival as it scored 63.35 crores net collection in the third week. The movie is behind only SS Rajamouli's all-time blockbuster "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" which scored the biggest third week in Hindi with 69.75 crores net. ## Top 50 Third Week Collection Hindi/Bollywood Movies## The sequel has reached 482.45 crores net collection after third week (21 days). By the 2nd of the 4th weekend or mostly on Monday, G2 will cross 500 crores net mark and will become only the third movie ever to hit this milestone in a single language in India. ## Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan", which is the highest net collection scorer movie ever in Hindi with 524.50 crores, scored 45.65 crores in its 3rd week which is the 5th highest of all-time. Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" and Aamir Khan's "PK" are at number 3 and 4 in the list with 49.14 crores and 46.35 crores, respectively.## About Gadar 2## It is a period action drama film directed and produced by Anil Sharma in association with Zee Studios, and written by Shaktimaan Talwar. A sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", the movie stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprised their roles from the previous film along with Simrat Kaur and Manish Wadhwa in prominent roles.## In the film, Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) returns to Pakistan in order to rescue his imprisoned son Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh (Utkarsh Sharma) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Shares Big Update On 'Border 2'
1017 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Shares Big Update On 'Border 2'

Mumbai, August 30 - Bollywood star Sunny Deol is basking on the mega blockbuster success of "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues". This Anil Sharma's directorial movie, which is the sequel to all-time blockbuster "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", has crossed 600 crores at the global box office and still going strong. ## After the historic success of "Gadar 2", it was recently reported that Sunny Deol and director JP Dutta have been discussing the sequel to "Border" which is one of the biggest blockbusters of all-time in Indian cinema. It was reported that "Border" will revolve around Indo-Pak war in 1971 and would go on floors next year.## Now, Sunny Deol share a big update on the sequel and confirmed that the talks are indeed on. During the recent interview with YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, the actor said that "Border 2" was being made earlier but was shelved when his films flopped. "We wanted to do this even earlier. I remember in 2015... But then my film didn't work. So people were scared to make it. Now everyone wants to make that!"## Sunny further said that the talks regarding the sequel are going on and he will do it if the story is good. "I will first hear it, and if I feel it has any substance, I will obviously do it. But woh baat aani chahiye, because I am very instinctive", he added.## The next film for Sunny Deol is multistarrer action drama "Baap" which will release next year. There are reports about "Apne 2" as well as confirmed by the actor himself during the success meet recently. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Crosses 600 Crores And OMG 2 Hits 200 Crores Worldwide
1018 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Crosses 600 Crores And OMG 2 Hits 200 Crores Worldwide

Mumbai, August 29 - Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues continuing its heroic run and crossed 600 crores mark at the worldwide box office on its 18th day. It has become the second Indian movie of the year to achieve this milestone.## Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 has so far scored approximately 544 crores gross collection in India (460.65 crores net) while its overseas collection is excellent 61 crores through 3rd Monday (18 days). The worldwide box office collection of the movie has reached 104.60 crores to-date.## Gadar 2 has become the 12th Indian movie and 7th outright Bollywood movie of all-time to top 600 crores worldwide gross. Post the covid-19 pandemic, it the 4th Indian movie and 2nd Bollywood film to reach this box office figure. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's social comedy drama OMG 2 also having a very good run despite competition and not-so mass friendly film. On its first Monday (18th day), it topped 200 crores gross mark at the global box office and becomes the first movie of Akshay since Sooryavanshi (2021) to achieve this feat.## In India, the Amit Rai's directorial movie has minted 161 crores gross while overseas, it has grossed around 39 crores so far. The worldwide collection of the movie now stand at around 201 crores, which makes it the 6th highest-grossing outright Bollywood movie of the year.## Stay tuned...

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