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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Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Second Friday Early Estimates
1101 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Second Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 9 - Maddock Films' comedy drama Zara Hatke Zara Bachke is heading for a healthy lifetime box office collection after putting a strong hold on its second Friday. ## The movie has a good first-week collection of 37.35 crores net and according to the trends, it scored a marginal jump on the second Friday over Thursday collection with an estimated around 3.30 crores net collection. This takes the total collection to over 40.50 crores net in 8 days. ## The superb second Friday hold (-40% vs first Friday) has confirmed the film's hit status and now, it has shot at crossing the 50 crores net mark by the second Sunday (10 days). The lack of competition this weekend will benefit ZHZB as far as lifetime collection is concerned.## From hereon, ZHZB should collect at least 17-20 crores more to finish around 60 crores net lifetime collection. It has emerged as a rare Bollywood mid-budget box office success as these sorts of films have been tanking badly post the covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Adipurush' To Release On Over 6200 Screens In India
1101 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' To Release On Over 6200 Screens In India

Mumbai, June 9 - The countdown has begun for Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" which releases on June 16 worldwide in multiple languages in 2D, 3D, and IMAX. The movie directed by Om Raut has been one of the most anticipated ones in India and is expected to take a bumper start at the box office. ## With less than one week remaining before the release, the makers are gearing up to open the advance booking of the movie on June 11, Sunday, according to Pinkvilla. There is a huge curiosity among moviegoers for the movie that is expected to score one of the biggest advance sales for an Indian movie post the covid-19 pandemic. ## "Adipurush" is a Pan-Indian movie, shot in Hindi and Telugu languages and dubbed in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. It has different distributors in each language and according to the report, it will release on over, at least, 6200 screens nationwide, and the final count might touch 6500 screens. ## The Hindi version, which will be released by Anil Thadani, is expected to get over 4000 screens. The movie will have the widest release in India this year. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, "Adipurush" stars Prabhas as Lord Ram alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Said Ali Khan as Raavan, and Devdutt Nage as Hanuman, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Postponed To Dussehra 2023
1102 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Postponed To Dussehra 2023

Mumbai, June 9 - National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's much-awaited drama film The Vaccine War will no longer be released during the Independence Day weekend, as announced earlier.## After the mega-blockbuster success of "The Kashmir Files", Agnihotri announced "The Vaccine War" last year with the release date. It is said that some work is still pending as the filmmaker is giving the final touches to the movie, which has forced the makers to postpone the release and it will now reportedly be released on Dussehra 2023 weekend. It will most likely be releasing on October 24.## It is reported that Agnihotri and his wife Pallavi Joshi will be adopting the same strategy for the film's release as they used for "The Kashmir Files". The duo have plans of organizing pre-release screenings of the film in the USA, just like TKF, before it hits Indian cinemas in October. ## Produced by Pallavi Joshi and Abhishek Agarwal, "The Vaccine War" is based on India's journey to develop the COVID-19 vaccine amid the pandemic and the impact it had globally. It stars Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, and Sapthami Gowda, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's All-Time Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Secures Wide Release In Russia; Date Locked
1102 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's All-Time Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Secures Wide Release In Russia; Date Locked

Mumbai, June 9 - Yash Raj Films' all-time blockbuster movie Pathaan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with John Abraham and Deepika Padukone has been confirmed to release in Russia with a record number of screens. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the spy action thriller film will be hitting Russia along with other CIS countries theaters on July 13, 2023, and will release on over 3000 screens across the region. This is the widest release ever for an Indian movie in this part of the world. ## "Pathaan" was recently released in Bangladesh and became the first Bollywood movie in many many years to secure a release date in this country.## Originally, the movie was released in January this year and is currently the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year at the worldwide box office. It grossed over 1050 crores worldwide, including over 650 crores at the domestic box office. Overall, "Pathaan" is the 5th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ## "Pathaan" is a part of YRF's Spy Universe in which the next film is superstar Salman Khan-fronted "Tiger 3". Scheduled to release on Diwali 2023, "Tiger 3" also stars Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi with SRK playing a cameo as Pathaan. ## Stay tuned...

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Kartik Aaryan Begins Shooting For Kabir Khan's Untitled Film
1102 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan Begins Shooting For Kabir Khan's Untitled Film

Mumbai, June 9 - Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan gearing up for the release of his much-awaited "Satyaprem Ki Katha", which releases on June 29. It is a musical romantic comedy film that also stars Kiara Advani under the direction of Sameer Vidwans and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. ## Meanwhile, even before the release of "Satyaprem Ki Katha", Kartik kick-started the shooting of his next film that is with director Kabir Khan and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. According to Mid-day, the action drama film went on floors on June 7 in Joker Maidan in Film City, Goregaon. ## It is said that Kabir Khan has planned a 10-day schedule during which the movie's action set pieces will be shot. ## "The shooting began with a hand-to-hand combat sequence featuring Kartik. The schedule has been planned in such a way that the major outdoor fight scenes will be shot before the monsoons hit the city. This film will see the leading man attempt action again after Shehzada", the report stated.## The movie was announced last year and it marks the maiden collaboration between Kabir Khan and Kartik. The yet-untitled movie is touted to be based on a true story about an unknown hero. The rest of the cast will be announced soon. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's Much-Awaited 'OMG 2' Locks Independence Day 2023 Weekend Release
1102 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's Much-Awaited 'OMG 2' Locks Independence Day 2023 Weekend Release

Mumbai, June 9 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's much-awaited social drama film OMG 2 has locked Independence Day 2023 weekend release, which means Ranbir Kapoor's "Animal" might get postponed to a new date as per the reports.## Directed by Amit Rai, "OMG 2" will be hitting worldwide theaters on August 11, Friday, and will have a long Independence Day weekend to make an impact at the box office. The movie is a spiritual sequel to Akshay's "OMG – Oh My God!" (2012) which was a big success. ## "OMG 2" revolves around sex education in India and Akshay will be playing the role of Lord Shiva. In the first film, he played Lord Krishna. The upcoming movie will feature Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam as the main lead role along with Akshay. ## Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to announce the release date with a new poster. ## आ रहे हैं हम,आइयेगा आप भी.11th August. In theatres. #OMG2 pic.twitter.com/Fij3N8wco6— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 9, 2023 ## "OMG 2" is produced by Akshay's Cape of Good Films in association with Viacom18 Studios. The movie will clash with Sunny Deol's "Gadar 2" which is also scheduled to release on August 11. Ranbir's "Animal" has not been officially postponed yet but reports indicated it might get postponed as some work is still pending on it. ## Stay tuned...

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After Abhishek Agarwal, Actor Ranbir Kapoor To Book 10K Tickets Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush' For Underprivileged Children
1102 days ago
Bollywood

After Abhishek Agarwal, Actor Ranbir Kapoor To Book 10K Tickets Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush' For Underprivileged Children

Mumbai, June 8 - Yesterday, it was revealed that the producer of the blockbuster "The Kashmir Files", Abhishek Agarwal will distribute 10,000 tickets free for director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush for all the government schools, orphanage, and old age homes.## Now, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor too has come forward to do the same and will be distributing 10K tickets to underprivileged children. Ranbir has often shown his admiration for superstar Prabhas who is playing the role of lord Ram in the film that is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana.## #Xclusiv… RANBIR KAPOOR TO BOOK 10,000 TICKETS OF ‘ADIPURUSH’ FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN… OFFICIAL POSTER…#RanbirKapoor #Adipurush #Prabhas #KritiSanon #SaifAliKhan #SunnySingh #DevdattaNage pic.twitter.com/k30OUNvO9G— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 8, 2023 ## "Adipurush" is produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations and also stars Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdutt Nage as Hanuman, among others. The movie is scheduled to release on June 16 in multiple languages. ## Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor will also have the opportunity to play the role of Lord Ram as he has reportedly been locked in for director Nitesh Tiwari's version of "Ramayana". Alia Bhatt will be playing Sita while Kannada superstar Yash is in the advanced talks to play Raavan. The movie is expected to be announced on Diwali this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Adipurush' CBFC Certificate and Official Run-time Revealed
1103 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' CBFC Certificate and Official Run-time Revealed

Mumbai, June 8 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" has completed the censorship formalities ahead of the wide worldwide release on June 16. Directed by Om Raut, "Adipurush" has been the talking point for the last few months, but now, it is set for a smooth release.## According to the latest development, the epic drama film has been certified with a clean "U" certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with approved official run-time of 179 minutes (2 hours and 59 minutes), making it one of the longest Indian films of the recent past.## "Adipurush" is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana, so it was expected to get a clean certificate from CBFC. It stars Prabhas as Lord Ram alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman, among others. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, "Adipurush" focuses on the key chapter of Ramayana when Raavan abducted Sita at the time when she was in exile with Ram and Laxman. Ram, with the help of Vanar Sena, attacked Lanka to rescue Sita from the demon king of Lanka. ## Stay tuned...

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Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Jolly LLB 3' With Akshay Kumar; Also Shares Update On Next Munna Bhai, Dhamaal, and Golmaal Films
1103 days ago
Bollywood

Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Jolly LLB 3' With Akshay Kumar; Also Shares Update On Next Munna Bhai, Dhamaal, and Golmaal Films

Mumbai, June 8 - Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi is on cloud nine with the mega success of his OTT project "Asur 2" which is getting rave reviews from critics and audiences. The actor will now move on to his theatrical projects, and one of them is the third installment of the courtroom comedy drama "Jolly LLB". ## Last year, it was revealed that Akshay Kumar along with Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla would be returning for Jolly LLB 3, and now, the "Munna Bhai" actor has confirmed that same in a recent interview while promoting "Asur 2". ## In an interview with TellyChakkar, Arshad said that the shoot of "Jolly LLB 3" will start early next year. The movie will see Akshay and Arshad against each other as reports suggest that it will be more of a conflict between the two protagonists who play the role of lawyers in the franchise. ## Arshad Warsi led the first "Jolly LLB" movie in 2013 before Akshay played the lead in "Jolly LLB 2" in 2017". The upcoming movie will be directed by Subhash Kapoor who also helmed the first two films in the franchise. ## Meanwhile, the actor has also confirmed the next Dhamaal movie Dhamaal 4 is in development and Paritosh Painter is writing the script for the same. For Munna Bhai 3, Arshad said that it is not happening anytime soon even though director Rajkumar Hirani, producer Vindo Chopra, and actor Sanjay Dutt along with himself want to do it. ## It is also known to everyone that director Rohit Shetty has Golmaal 5 in the pipeline and according to Arshad Warsi, the filmmaker can call the entire cast to assemble one day to shoot for the film. However, there are no confirmed details on the same yet about when the movie will start as Shetty will soon start "Singham 3" with Ajay Devgn and others. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt Locked For Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana'; Yash In Talks To Play Raavan
1103 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt Locked For Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana'; Yash In Talks To Play Raavan

Mumbai, June 7 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana" is getting a lot of attention over the last few months. The movie has been in the development for a long time but things aren't moving ahead as the complete cast is yet to be locked. ## Over the last couple of days, the rumours making noise that the movie has been put on hold for the time being. However, this news didn't take long to get dismissed as the latest reliable reports have confirmed that the movie is very much on and the makers even have locked the lead pair of Ram and Sita. ## According to Pinkvilla, Bollywood real-life couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have been locked to play Ram and Sita. Ranbir was already locked to played Lord Rama though the makers never made the official comment on the same. It is said that the actor has been visiting DNEG office to doing look tests as Lord Ram. ## Nitesh Tiwari along with producers Madhu Mantena and Namit Malhotra have already reportedly completed the pre-visualization of their version of "Ramayan". They makers have created a "Ramayana Office" to get all the word done regarding the movie. ## The report further said that Alia Bhatt has been confirmed to play Sita and she was always the first choice of the makers for this divine role. She is excited to play Sita's character that could stay with her for a lifetime. ## While Ranbir and Alia are locked, the makers are in the advance talks with superstar Yash to play the role of Raavan. It is said that Yash was impressed with the pre-visualization of the movie and the role of Lankesh and very much intrested in doing it. He hasn't signed the movie yet but Nitesh Tiwari is said to be confident of him bringing on board. ## The official announcement of the movie with the cast is expected to be made on Diwali this year and the is expected to kickstart December 2023 or January 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' Put On Hold Indefinitely?
1103 days ago
Bollywood

Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' Put On Hold Indefinitely?

Mumbai, June 7 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's cinematic adaptation of Ramayana has been put on hold indefinitely, according to reports. The movie was supposed to be headlined by Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi as Ram and Sita. ## The movie has been in pre-production for a long time but as per the reports, the project has been put on the backburner for the time being. While the makers haven't made anything official yet, it is said that they were unable to lock in the actor to play the role of Raavan. ## Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan was earlier reportedly approached to play Raavan and he showed interest in it as well but since the movie was not moving forward, the actor backed out in order to focus on other commitments. ## The project, backed by Madhu Mantena and Namit Malhotra, was supposed to be made on a huge budget and was to start shooting this year. Nitesh Tiwari is currently busy with the post-production work of Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's "Bawaal" which is scheduled to release later this year. ## Since "Ramayana" is no longer in the making, Nitesh Tiwari will now focus on another movie after "Bawaal".## Stay tuned...

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Mukesh Khanna Opens Up On Why Superhero Movie 'Shaktimaan' Production Getting Delayed
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Mukesh Khanna Opens Up On Why Superhero Movie 'Shaktimaan' Production Getting Delayed

Mumbai, June 7 - In February last year, Sony Pictures India in association with Mukesh Khanna's Bheeshm International, and Brewing Thoughts Private Limited announced the cinematic adaptation of the popular Indian superhero show Shaktimaan. ## Sony Pictures announced the movie as a planned trilogy, but there hasn't been much development happened since the announcement. During this, the rumors have been making rounds that Ranveer Singh was approached to play the iconic role but there was no confirmation about the same after that. ## Mukesh Khanna, who played the titular role in the "Shaktimaan" tv series, has now opened up on why the production of the movie is getting delayed and when it will start rolling. Khanna confirmed that the contract between him and Sony Pictures has already been signed and plans are being made to start the production soon. ## "This is a big-scale project and each film in the trilogy would cost at least 200-300 crores in the making. This is not a small film, it is a massive film, and that takes time. A lot of things are happening, but I am not allowed to talk", Khanna said in a video on his YouTube Channel Bhishma International.## The actor-producer also revealed that he cannot make any appearance in Shaktimaan's get-up now as the makers of the movie don't want any comparison. Khanna, however, refused to reveal the actor who will play the role of "Shaktimaan" but promised that the cast will be revealed soon. ## It has been also reported that Malayalam filmmaker Basil Joseph has been approached to direct the film with Ranveer Singh being the front-runner to headline it. All these will be confirmed when the makers will make the official announcement. ## Stay tuned...

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