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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Tabu, Kriti Sanon, Kareena Kapoor Team Up For A Comedy Drama Film 'The Crew'
1314 days ago
Bollywood

Tabu, Kriti Sanon, Kareena Kapoor Team Up For A Comedy Drama Film 'The Crew'

Mumbai, November 9 - The powerhouse of talent, Tabu, Kriti Sanon, and Kareena Kapoor are teaming up for a madcap comedy-drama film, titled The Crew. The movie has been in the news for the past few months and it has finally been announced officially. ## "The Crew" is set against the backdrop of the struggling airline industry. To be directed by Rajesh Krishnan, the story focuses on three women who work and hustle to make it in life, but their destinies lead to some unwarranted situations and they get caught in a web of lies.## This is the first time when Tabu, Kriti, and Kareena are coming together for a feature film that will be produced by Ektaa R Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor. ## "Bringing these three gorgeous, talented movie stars at the top of their game for my next picture is a dream come true. I am excited, determined, and nervous, and can't wait for the shoot to begin. Plus, this is the second time I am collaborating with Ektaa after 'Veere Di Wedding' and it means the world to me to have her support throughout", Rhea said in a statement.## "After the success of Veere Di Wedding, Balaji Motion Pictures is happy to collaborate on another film with the amazing Rhea Kapoor. Tabu, Kriti, and Kareena are a perfect ensemble for The Crew and the film is super entertaining yet funny at the same time. I can't wait to bring this story to the big screen", said Ektaa.## The shoot of "The Crew" will begin in February 2023 and it will release in late 2023.## The Crew is here!! Tooooo excited for this one.. with all the women who inspire me!💃🏻💃🏻 #Tabu #Bebo #RheaKapoor #EktaKapoor @VOGUEIndia #TheCrew - shoot starts Feb 2023. Directed by Rajesh Krishnan. pic.twitter.com/Tx87vwSrGF— Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) November 8, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar To Headline Sequels To 'Hera Pheri', 'Awara Pagal Deewana', And 'Welcome'
1315 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar To Headline Sequels To 'Hera Pheri', 'Awara Pagal Deewana', And 'Welcome'

Mumbai, November 8 - It has been a tough year for Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar who failed to give a single hit at the box office in many many years. Akshay has four theatrical releases in 2022, and none of them could reach 100 crores at the domestic box office.## Though the box office numbers of his movies are higher than most of the other Bollywood films, the films underperformed as the expectations were high. The box office scenario post the covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot and it seems Akshay Kumar has realized it and has decided to revive the iconic characters he played in the past. ## According to Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar has decided to revive the blockbuster sequels to his iconic comedy capers like "Hera Pheri", "Welcome", and "Awara Pagal Deewana". It is said that the superstar has been meeting with producer Firoz Nadiadwala and they already have had multiple meetings over the last few months. ## The news about "Hera Pheri 3" has already been making noise for the last couple of years as Nadiadwala confirmed in multiple interviews that he has a script ready for this blockbuster franchise to take this forward. ## "The idea is to revive the three franchises and bring back the Hindi cinema audience in a big way. The three films fit the bill of post covid content, to create genuine excitement in the audience. The talks are on with 3 top directors, and expect an official announcement on one of the three projects in the next few months", the report says.## Apart from the aforementioned films, Akshay will also be visiting "Jolly LLB 3", and "Houseful 5" along with the already announced two-hero action comedy "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". He also has "OMG 2", "Soorarai Pottru" remake, "Selfiee", and "Capsule Gill" in the pipeline. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranveer Singh To Team Up With Shankar For The Velpari Novel's Cinematic Adaptation
1315 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh To Team Up With Shankar For The Velpari Novel's Cinematic Adaptation

Mumbai, November 7 - Maverick filmmaker S. Shankar and energetic Bollywood star Ranveer Singh announced the maiden collaboration last year for the Hindi remake of "Anniyan". However, there hasn't been any development since then and now, as per the latest reports, that film is not happening anymore, instead, the duo will be collaborating on something very big. ## According to Pinkvilla, the super-talented duo will be collaborating on the cinematic adaptation of the iconic Tamil epic Novel, Velpari, which is touted to be the biggest pan-India cinematic event after SS Rajamouli's "Bahubali". ## It is said that Shankar wants to create something very big with the Velpari novel and teamed up with Ranveer Singh for its cinematic adaptation. The novel has everything to offer – from a larger-than-life hero to incredible life lessons, to a heart-touching love story and magnificent visual-effect sequences whose scale will set the next benchmark of action spectacles in India. ## The film will reportedly be made in 3-parts as it is so vast and complex that all the aspects can't be covered in one film. The shoot of the first part is expected to begin in mid-2023 and this will be the biggest film in both Shankar and Ranveer's careers.## Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Tamil star Suriya had bought the cinematic rights to Velpari novel and was reported that he would be playing the lead role with Shankar directing it. He may now produce this mega-budget film, however, the official confirmation is yet to be made. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Postponed To June 2023
1316 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Postponed To June 2023

Mumbai, November 7 - Director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush has officially been postponed to June 16, 2023. The Prabhas-fronted epic was supposed to release on January 12, 2023, but after the mixed reception to the teaser, the makers have decided to re-do the VFX in order to give a complete theatrical experience. ## It is said that that re-do of VFX shots will cost approx. 100 crores more and this will take some more time. Om Raut took to Twitter and shared a note announcing the new release date. The filmmaker assured that "Adipurush" will be a film that India will be proud of. ## जय श्री राम…#Adipurush releases IN THEATRES on June 16, 2023.#Prabhas #SaifAliKhan @kritisanon @mesunnysingh #BhushanKumar #KrishanKumar @vfxwaala @rajeshnair06 #ShivChanana @manojmuntashir @TSeries @RETROPHILES1 @UV_Creations @Offladipurush pic.twitter.com/kXNnjlEsib— Om Raut (@omraut) November 7, 2022 ## "Adipurush" is based on Ramayana in which Prabhas plays the role of Lord Rama along with Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Sunny Singh as Laxman, among others in prominent roles. It is produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. ## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty Wishes To Replicate 'Sooryavanshi' Success With 'Cirkus'
1317 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty Wishes To Replicate 'Sooryavanshi' Success With 'Cirkus'

Mumbai, November 5 - Maverick Bollywood filmmaker, Rohit Shetty's cop action drama film Sooryavanshi has completed 1 year of its release. The Akshay Kumar-starrer hit the screens on the occasion of Diwali 2021 on November 5. ## "Sooryavanshi" was the first major Bollywood release in more than 18 months and it revived the theatrical biz in Hindi. The film grossed approx. 295 crores gross worldwide, was the highest-grossing Bollywood and the second-highest Indian film of 2021. ## As the film completes 1 year, Rohit Shetty took to social media and reflects on the hardships he and the team faced due to the covid-19 pandemic. "In 2019, I took the biggest risk of my life by holding its release for two long years but thanks to all your love, the risk paid off!!", he wrote in an Instagram post.## "Sooryavanshi became the biggest box office hit of the year 2021 (that too at 50% occupancy) & the most-viewed film on Netflix!", he added.## Rohit Shetty further said that "Sooryavanshi" shall always be a special film for him and it helped the Hindi film industry on various fronts. "This film shall always be special for me! Not only because it helped revive the theatres all over India... But also because it received unlimited love & support from the audience, which truly made this tough battle worth fighting for!", he added.## Going forward, Rohit Shetty has "Cirkus" with Ranveer Singh. It is an outright comedy film and the filmmaker is hopeful that the audience will give the same love to it as they poured in for "Sooryavanshi". ## "Now, this Christmas, we are back to entertain you and your family with our film CIRKUS. Hoping that you all will shower us with love once again! Aur haan...Our first 100 cr film, Golmaal 3 also completes 12 years today!", the "Singham" director concluded.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rohit Shetty (@itsrohitshetty) ## Stay tuned...

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After Box Office, Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra Part 1 - Shiva' Getting Positive Reception On OTT
1317 days ago
Bollywood

After Box Office, Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra Part 1 - Shiva' Getting Positive Reception On OTT

Mumbai, November 5 - Director Ayan Mukerji's fantasy action drama film Brahmastra Part One - Shiva was released in theaters on September 9 this year against huge boycott calls but the film got the love of the audience and went on to become a success story at the box office, grossing over 430 crores worldwide. ## The movie, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles, is based on ancient Indian Astras. It was recently released on Disney Plus Hotstar after completing 8 weeks in theaters, and as expected, the film is receiving a positive reception from the OTT audience too. ## Though "Brahmastra" has already been watched by a large set of audiences in theaters, there was a section of the audience who was waiting for the film to release on the digital platform. Disney has been the official distributing partner of the film in the overseas markets, so it directly got the streaming rights as well. ## Since the movie is out on Disney Plus Hotstar, many OTT viewers have been hailing "Brahmastra" a big-screen adventure, and praising the VFX shots as the finest ever for an Indian film. Not just from the Hindi audience, "Brahmastra" is also getting equal positive reception in South Indian languages too. ## The positive reception after the film's digital release indicates that the second part "Brahmastra Part Two - Dev" will be a huge hit. The anticipation for Part Two is slowly building up though it a far from releasing as the makers have planned it to bring in 2025.## The film is produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios. It also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Mouni Roy in prominent roles along with the cameos of Shah Rukh Khan and Nagarjuna Akkineni. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Set To Be Delayed Further From Summer 2023?
1318 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Set To Be Delayed Further From Summer 2023?

Mumbai, November 5 - The makers of Prabhas-fronted magnum opus Adipurush released the teaser of the film on October 2 with much enthusiasm only to get criticism from critics and audiences over its poor VFX. ## The makers did manage things by showing the teaser on the big screens and were able to make people change their minds, but other controversies around the characterization of Ramayana's character really pushed the makers back, but again, they somehow managed things by telling people about their vision. ## Directed by Om Raut, "Adipurush" is currently slated for January 12, 2023, release, but as per the recent reports, the makers were left with no choice but to postpone the film to the summer of 2023 as there are a number of big releases on Sankranthi festival and they don't want harm the film's box office potential. ## Now, according to LetsCinema, the real reason for postponing the film was indeed the criticism of VFX shots. The makers are reportedly under pressure to re-do the full VFX which will approximately cost Rs. 100 crores more. It will take a lot of time and thus, the film may not release in the summer of 2023 either. ## The film is produced by T-Series and Retrophiles and might now release in late 2023. It stars Prabhas in the title role of Lord Rama along with Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Sunny Singh as Laxman among many others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Tamil Star Suriya To Release Varun Dhawan And Kriti Sanon's 'Bhediya' In The Tamil Language
1318 days ago
Bollywood

Tamil Star Suriya To Release Varun Dhawan And Kriti Sanon's 'Bhediya' In The Tamil Language

Chennai, November 5 - Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon-fronted monster comedy, Bhediya is getting ready to release on November 25. Amar Kaushik's directorial is one of the most-anticipated Bollywood movies and the buzz is picking up at the right time. ## Meanwhile, the makers of "Bhediya" have also announced that the movie will also be released in Tamil and Telugu languages. The Telugu version of the film will be released by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, as reported earlier. Geetha Arts is one of the leading distributors in the Telugu states. ## According to the latest reports, Tamil superstar Suriya will release the Tamil version of "Bhediya" under his banner 2D Entertainment. It is said that the actor-producer has seen the footage of the film was left super impressed and decided to release the film in Tamil. ## "Bhediya" is the 3rd film in producer Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe under his banner Maddock Films and is the first to get a multilingual release. The makers along with Varun and Kriti will be promoting the film in Tamil and Telugu states. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' Re-Release Scores Well At The Box Office
1319 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' Re-Release Scores Well At The Box Office

Mumbai, November 4 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 57th birthday on November 2. On the occasion of his birthday, Yash Raj Films released the action-packed teaser of his upcoming movie "Pathaan" and also released his iconic blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge on limited screens. ## "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" is one of the most celebrated films in Indian cinema history and despite the fact that it was first released nearly 27 years ago in 1995, the film is still being played in Mumbai's iconic cinema, Maratha Mandir and has an immense recall value on television. ## Despite all the aforementioned factors, the film was re-released (limited) on November 2 with packed theaters and grossed approx. 30 lakh. This is a huge collection for a more than 25-year-old film at a time when some of the new releases are failing to take the opening of 15 lakh. It scored approx. 23K footfalls.## The response to the re-release of DDLJ shows the craze for the superstar who was last seen in 2018 in Anand L Rai's "Zero". SRK's upcoming film, "Pathaan", which is directed by "War" fame Siddharth Anand, is scheduled to release on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Diwali 2022 Sees Underwhelming Result At The Bollywood Box Office
1320 days ago
Bollywood

Diwali 2022 Sees Underwhelming Result At The Bollywood Box Office

Mumbai, November 3 - The festival of light, Diwali is the biggest occasion for the Hindi film industry and it has always brought joy to the fraternity at the box office. This year, Bollywood has two big films in the form of Ram Setu, and Thank God and both were big enough to bring huge smiles to the faces of the film fraternity. ## Despite the hopes, the Bollywood industry was concerned with the way how things went throughout the year, especially on Holi and Eid festivals and their fear came alive with the underwhelming response to both "Ram Setu" and "Thank God". Despite the mixed to positive talks, both films didn't meet the high expectation. ## "Ram Setu", which stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role, was a perfect outing for Diwali 2022 because of its action-adventure genre revolving around Ram Setu, and so was Ajay Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra's "Thank God". Both the movies failed to take big openings which made things difficult for them going forward and it looks like both will be wrapped up around 110 crores net, which is underwhelming.## Earlier, Eid 2022 too had lukewarm results with "Heropanti 2" and "Runway 34" as both films could only fetch approx. 60 crores net box office collection while Holi had Akshay Kumar's "Bachchhan Paandey", minting only approx. 51 crores net. On Raksha Bandhan in August, Akshay's "Raksha Bandhan", and Aamir Khan's "Laal Singh Chaddha" were two big releases but could only manage approx. 110 crores net collection. ## The Diwali 2021 saw the release of Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi", which was the first major Bollywood release in nearly 18 months. It was the film that reignited hope and collect approx. 195 crores net collection and was a box office hit.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Teaser Hits 80+ Million Views In 24-Hours Across Social Media Platforms
1320 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Teaser Hits 80+ Million Views In 24-Hours Across Social Media Platforms

Mumbai, November 3 - The teaser of Yash Raj Films' spy action thriller Pathaan, which marks Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's comeback to the big screen after 4 years, was launched on his birthday on November 2.## There is a huge anticipation for the movie and the teaser met with those already sky-high expectations. It features SRK as Pathaan in high-octane action sequences with John Abraham who plays the antagonist. Deepika Padukone plays the female lead in this Siddharth Anand's directorial. ## Meanwhile, the "Pathaan" teaser gets a thumping response across social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook) with approx. 80 million views in the first 24 hours. It hit over 38 million views on SRK's Instagram account for all three - Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages with the Hindi version hitting over 30 million views. ## On Yash Raj Films' YouTube channel, the teaser scored over 18 million views in three languages while on Facebook, over 7 million views in the first 24 hours have been recorded. On YouTube, the "Pathaan" teaser has become the most-liked Hindi film teaser of all time with 1.13 million likes, beating "Adipurush's" 1.09 million likes.## "Pathaan" is scheduled to release on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, also in IMAX.## ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan-Fronted 'Pathaan' Teaser Unveiled
1321 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan-Fronted 'Pathaan' Teaser Unveiled

Mumbai, November 2 - The highly-awaited Yash Raj Films' spy action thriller Pathaan teaser has been unveiled today on the occasion of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 57th birthday. The anticipation for the movie was already high and it looks like, the teaser will take the anticipation a notch higher. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the teaser of "Pathaan" features the deadly look of Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan and his fight sequences give an adrenaline rush. The train action sequence featuring SRK and John Abraham is one of the major highlights along with the flight scenes.## The teaser begins with Pathaan, who plays the role of a spy, getting captured in this last mission and spy agency has no clue if he is alive or dead. But just like a perfect spy, Pathaan is not only alive but hell bent to complete his mission. John Abraham too it looking in his confort zone while Deepika Padukone plays the role of female lead and it seems her scenes with SRK are going to be emotional and worthy. ## "Pathaan" is produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Siddharth Anand, whose last directorial "War" was massive blockbuster with YRF. Salman Khan will feature in a cameo role as Tiger. The movie is scheduled to release on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, and looks like, it will bring Bollywood back to its best.## ## Stay tuned...

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