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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Sunny Deol To Team Up With R Balki Again For A Family Drama, Co-Starring Revathi And Shruti Haasan!
1738 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol To Team Up With R Balki Again For A Family Drama, Co-Starring Revathi And Shruti Haasan!

Mumbai, September 7, 2021: Sunny Deol is all set to team up with director R Balki again for his next film. The actor currently shooting for Balki's edge-of-the-seat thriller alongside Dulquer Salmaan, Pooja Bhatt, and Shreya Dhanwanthary. ## After completing the ongoing project, Sunny will move to Balki's next film, which is said to be a family drama. The movie will also reportedly feature Revathi as Sunny's wife along with Shruti Haasan as their daughter. Balki zeroed in on two diametrically different subjects – a thriller and a family drama. ## Both the projects have been planned to shoot in quick time. While the Sunny Deol - Dulquer Salmaan film is expected to be wrapped up by October, the family drama kicks off by year-end or early next year. ## "Sunny Deol and Revathi play a couple, who are into a turbulent marriage with Shruti as their daughter. It's the story of how a daughter reignites the love between the middle-aged couple", said a source quoted by pinkvilla. ## Meanwhile, apart from Balki's films, Sunny Deol also has "Apne" sequel under the pipeline, which is scheduled to go on floors sometime next year in London. The movie will feature the three generations of the Deol family with Dharmendra, Sunny, Bobby, and Karan. Sunny will also reportadly return in a sequel to the historic 2001 blockbuster, Gadar. ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut Starrer Thalaivi Producers Held Special Screenings For Tamil, Telugu, And Hindi Film Industry Members Ahead Of Worldwide Release
1738 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut Starrer Thalaivi Producers Held Special Screenings For Tamil, Telugu, And Hindi Film Industry Members Ahead Of Worldwide Release

Mumbai, September 7, 2021: Kangana Ranaut starrer Thalaivi is all set to release in theaters this Friday, September 10. Thalaivi is a multilingual biographical drama film based on the life of J. Jayalalithaa, an actress and politician who served six times as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. ## Kangana, who plays Jayalalithaa in the movie, called this biopic the best film of her career so far and is confident that it will bring the audiences back to theaters. Kangana wrote in an Instagram story, "What a gratifying experience to watch Thalaivii, the best film of my career so far. Thalaivii is a theatrical experience, hopefully Hindi multiplexes will also play it. I am confident that it will bring audiences back to theatres". ## Meanwhile, Thalaivi producers Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R Singh are holding a special screening for the film industry members back-to-back, showing confidence in their movie. They held a screening of the biopic for members of the Chennai film industry on Saturday (September 4) and another screening for the Hyderabad industry on Sunday (September 5). ## Not only for Tamil and Telugu industry members, but Thalaivii producers are also holding multiple screenings for the Hindi film industry members from Monday onwards. Even though the Hindi version of Thalaivi has only a two-week theatrical window, the makers are confident that the movie will bring audiences back to theaters. ## Directed by A. L. Vijay, Thalaivi is produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh under the banners of Vibri Media and Karma Media And Entertainment. The movie also stars Arvind Swamy, Prakash Raj, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Madhoo, and Jisshu Sengupta in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri Urged Bollywood Leaders To Stand Up And Fight For The Survival Of Cinemas
1738 days ago
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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri Urged Bollywood Leaders To Stand Up And Fight For The Survival Of Cinemas

Mumbai, September 6, 2021: National award-winning filmmaker, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has penned down a hard-hitting note to the Bollywood leaders, who remain silent as cinemas are closed in Maharashtra. The Tashkent Files director, in an open letter, urged Bollywood leaders to stand up and ensure that government listens and opens up cinemas. ## Theaters in Maharashtra are closed since April 2021, even though, most of the States have allowed theaters to operate. Vivek Agnihotri, in his letter, highlights the unjustified closure of cinema halls in the biggest movie market for Hindi films. He also mentioned that because of the silence of B-towners and the rise of OTTs, the Hindi film industry is going through an existential crisis. ## The filmmaker note down key points, referring to Bollywood artists and filmmakers, as follows - ## 1. You have earned hundreds of crores from your films which released in theaters.## 2. You have earned hundreds of crores because people paid for your movies.## 3. You are leader because you earned hundreds of crore and have a clout, experience, money and power.## 4. You can not just keep the perks of being a leader/star and keep quiet when there is a crisis. You know Bollywood is also the soft power of India.## 5. You know that Bollywood going through an existential crisis for three reasons: a] Locked theaters b] OTTs, and c] Public anger towards you.## 6. Imagine you are a big corporation and your brand faces the same situation. Will you go in hiding and wait for the situation to improve or you will firefight it?## 7. You haven't done anything except for keeping quiet and let destiny take its course. The general assumption in the industry is that people are dumb and they will again fall at the feet of the stars or at the box office as soon as movies release again. You are absolutely wrong and myopic.## 8. This is the real test of your creative integrity. The world is watching whether you are going to fight to save cinema or you'll do it only when your film is stuck.## 9, I hope you realize that because of your inaction, almost all Indian content is slowly being owned by just 3-4 American corporations. Soon, there will be no Indian content. This is how East India Company took over India. I am not saying this will happen but 'something like this is already happening. Just think why you are responsible for this.## 10. You want to be treated like leaders in happy times, celebration times, success times. Now when there is a crisis, you got to stand up and give confidence to millions of workers that you'll lead the fight for their livelihood.## 11. Please speak up and ensure that Government listen and #OpenUpCinemas.## To, Dear Bollywood leaders: …Because extraordinary times need extraordinary vision, courage and leadership…#OpenUpCinemas pic.twitter.com/xDf9lhKNwy— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) September 6, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Mrunal Thakur Joins Aditya Roy Kapur In Thadam Hindi Remake
1739 days ago
Bollywood

Mrunal Thakur Joins Aditya Roy Kapur In Thadam Hindi Remake

Mumbai, September 6, 2021: Bollywood filmmakers continue to make Hindi remakes of South Indian films. Keeping the trend going, producers, Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani recently announced the Hindi remake of Tamil hit, Thadam. The movie went through casting changes as Sidharth Malhotra opted out of the project and Aditya Roy Kapur stepped in as the lead. ## While Sidharth Malhotra was out of the project, Mrunal Thakur remained attached to this project from the very beggning. The makers have now reconfirmed her appearance as the female lead in the movie. Mrunal will play a fiery cop in the actioner that revolves around two lookalikes who are the primary suspects in a murder case. ## "When I heard the story, I instantly knew that I needed to be a part of this film. My character is intriguing, and playing a cop has been on my checklist. This will be distinct from all the characters I have played till now", Mrunal told mid-day. ## On Monday (September 6), the Batla House actress took to social media and shared a picture with Aditya Roy Kapur and wrote, "It's time for a face-off!! #AdityaRoyKapur are you ready? Super excited to work in the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit, #Thadam, to be directed by #VardhanKetkar". ## It's time for a face-off!! #AdityaRoyKapur are you ready?🤜🏻🤛🏻Super excited to work in the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit, #Thadam, to be directed by #VardhanKetkar.Produced by #BhushanKumar's @TSeries & @MuradKhetani @Cine1Studios @aseem_arora pic.twitter.com/w8KxCo2awM— Mrunal Thakur (@mrunal0801) September 6, 2021 ## The Hindi remake of Thadam will be directed by debutant Vardhan Ketkar and it will go on floors in October this year. It will be produced by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani under their respective production banners T-Series and Cine 1 Studios. The movie will hit screens worldwide in 2022. ## Meanwhile, Mrunal Thakur, who was recently seen in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial "Toofaan", co-starring Farhan Akhtar, will next be seen in the Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster "Jersey". Co-starring Shahid Kapoor in Nani's role, Jersey has already been completed and is scheduled to release on Diwali this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut Cheers As Multiplex Chains Agree To Screen Tamil And Telugu Versions Of Thalaivi
1740 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut Cheers As Multiplex Chains Agree To Screen Tamil And Telugu Versions Of Thalaivi

Mumbai, September 5, 2021: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who will be seen on the big screen in the upcoming movie Thalaivi, has praised multiplex chains for allowing the movie to screen in their theaters. The actress had earlier urged the multiplex chains to help each other during these tough times after multiplex owners refused to screen the movie as it has only two week theatrical window for the Hindi version. ## While multiplex chains won't screen Thalaivi's Hindi version, they agreed to screen Tamil and Telugu versions as they have four week theatrical window before going to Amazon Prime Video. Calling it a ray of hope, Kangana took to Twitter and said that she was moved by the decision and penned a long note. ## She wrote: "PVR's decision to screen the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film is a ray of hope for Team Thalaivii as well as all those cinegoers who are waiting to rush back to their favourite multiplex chain for a cinematic experience. I am personally moved by the kind words used for me and Team Thalaivii". ## The actress hopes that the Hindi version of the film also gets to see the light of day. "And I hope with talks, and a passion for the theatrical experience, we can come together to find a solution so that the Hindi version can also find love and appreciation on the big screen @pvrcinemas_official - Lots of Love, Kangana".## A statement on behalf of Kamal Gianchandani, CEO, PVR Pictures Ltd, Chief of Strategy, PVR Limited read, "We are thankful to 'Thalaivii' team for offering a 4 week theatrical window for its Tamil and Telugu language versions. We are delighted to be able to play 'Thalaivii' in Tamil and Telugu language at our cinemas, however, we are disappointed that for the Hindi language version, 'Thalaivii' team has decided to offer only a 2 week window". ## "We would like to appeal to Ms Kangana Ranaut, Mr Vishnu Induri & Mr. Shailesh Singh to keep a uniform window of 4 weeks across all language versions and therefore allow all cinemas across the country to showcase 'Thalaivii' to audiences, on the big screen. Considering the severe impact of the ongoing pandemic on our business, PVR cinemas has already agreed to reduce the 8 week theatrical window to 4 weeks, for all films releasing in the near future". ## "This is a temporary step by PVR cinemas to assist our producer partners in realizing full commercial potential of their films, while keeping the sanctity of theatrical experience, intact", the statement conclude. ## Thalaivii is a biopic based on the life of late Jayalalithaa, actress and former Tamil Nadu chief minister. It is directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh under the banners of Vibri Media, and Karma Media And Entertainment. The movie stars Kangana as Jayalalitha along with Arvind Swamy, Prakash Raj, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, and Madhoo in prominant roles. It is scheduled to release on September 10 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Tiger 3 Stars Salman Khan And Katrina Kaif Met Turkish Minister
1740 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger 3 Stars Salman Khan And Katrina Kaif Met Turkish Minister

Mumbai, September 5, 2021: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and actress Katrina Kaif have started shooting for their next big budget actioner, Tiger 3, in Turkey. Salman return as RAW agent Tiger while Katrina reprises her role as ISI agent. Emraan Hashmi is also a part of this Maneesh Sharma directorial. ## Meanwhile, Actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif met a Turkish minister on Friday. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, minister of culture and tourism of Turkey, shared pictures with the duo on his social media handles. ## He wrote, "We came together with the famous actors of Bollywood, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, who are in our country for their new projects. Turkey will continue to host many international cinema projects". (translated from Turkish language) ## Salman wore a black suit to the meeting while Katrina wore a beige top with black pants. In the pictures, the actors were seen meeting with the delegates and Salman even gave a fist bump to the tourism minister.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (@mehmetersoytr) ## Tiger has been one of the most loved film franchise in the world among the fans and the third installment of the series is already making a huge noise. In March this year, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif started shooting for this much-awaited action thriller. It is being produced by Yash Raj Films. ## Stay tuned...

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Mahesh Babu And Tiger Shroff Collaborate For An Ad Film
1740 days ago
Bollywood

Mahesh Babu And Tiger Shroff Collaborate For An Ad Film

Mumbai, September 5, 2021: Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and Bollywood's energetic Tiger Shroff come together for the first time to share screen. Tiger will feature alongside Mahesh Babu for a mouth freshener advertisement. ## In fact, both actors, Mahesh Babu and Tiger Shroff have already shot for the advertisement, which is slated to go on air soon. Mahesh Babu and Tiger Shroff both enjoy a massive fan following. So, this union will be a treat for fans until they collaborate for a feature film, hopefully. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by PanBahar_Elaichi (@panbahar_elaichi) ## On the work front, Mahesh Babu is shooting for his next Telugu movie, Sarkaru Vaari Paata. It is slated to release in theaters on January 13, 2022. On the other hand, Tiger Shroff will next be seen in Heropanti 2. He also has Ganapath in the pipeline, which will release on Christmas 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut's Thalaivi In Trouble; Actress Urges Multiplexes To Help Each Other
1741 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut's Thalaivi In Trouble; Actress Urges Multiplexes To Help Each Other

Mumbai, September 3, 2021: Kangana Ranaut starrer Thalaivi, which is scheduled to release in theaters on September 10, has found itself in hot water. Producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri has decided to release the Hindi version of the film on Netflix only after two weeks of its theatrical release, which is not going well with theater owners. ## Disappointed with the makers' decision, the national multiplex chains have decided not to release the movie on multiplexes and have jointly chosen to insist on a minimum exclusive theatrical window of four weeks until normalcy returns. ## A top officer of a leading multiplex chain was quoted as saying, "Two weeks is simply not acceptable to us. If we make a concession in the case of one film (in this case, Thalaivii), another producer would ask for a similar or a new concession. This will never stop. We recently finalized our agreement with Yash Raj Films. That agreement also stipulates an exclusive cinema window of four weeks. After that, we will revert to the pre-pandemic 8-week theatrical window".## To this, Kangana took to her Instagram handle and shared a message for the multiplex owners, requesting them to help each other during the testing times. She wrote, "No films are choosing theatres, very few and very brave like my producers @vishnuinduri @shaaileshrsingh are compromising on huge profits and letting go of exclusive streaming options only for the love of cinema". ## "In these times we must support each other and not bully or arm-twist; it's our fundamental right to recover the cost of our film which we did, we may have two weeks window for Hindi version but for South, we have four weeks window yet multiplexes ganging up on us and stopping our release there as well…This is unfair and cruel in these testing times when major territories like Maharashtra are also shut…Please let's help each other in order to save theatres", she added. ## Thalaivi will also release in Tamil and Telugu. The south versions of Jayalalitha's biopic will stream on Amazon Prime Video after four weeks. The movie, directed by A. L. Vijay, also stars Arvind Swamy, Prakash Raj, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Madhoo, and Jisshu Sengupta in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Priyamani Joins The Cast Of Shah Rukh Khan - Atlee's Film!
1742 days ago
Bollywood

Priyamani Joins The Cast Of Shah Rukh Khan - Atlee's Film!

Pune, September 3, 2021: Tamil director Atlee Kumar's Bollywood debut movie with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and actress Nayanthara went on floors today (September 3) in Pune. Now, another South Indian actress Priyamani has joined SRK and Nayanthara. ## Priyamani, who was recently seen in the Amazon Prime Video's web series, The Family Man 2, has reportadly been cast to play a key role in the narrative of the film. She is already in Pune and all charged up to commence her work on this yet untitled action-packed entertainer. She joined SRK and Nayanthara in the Pune schedule. ## Bollywood actor Sanya Malhotra and comedian Sunil Grover are also part of the film and they will reportadly join the shoot in the next schedule. As per reports, there are many more surprises in terms of casting which will be revealed in the months to follow. ## SRK and Priyamani previously worked together on Chennai Express, although it was only a cameo role for the actress. Red Chillies Entertainment is producing the Atlee film. It reportadly stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual part, with two diametrically opposed character attributes. The movie is said to be Pan-India project that will be shot over the course of 6 to 7 months in a variety of locations. ## #EXCLUSIVE: #Nayanthara and #PriyaMani spotted in #Pune where they have started shooting for director #Atlee's next, which features #ShahRukhKhan too. @Atlee_dir @iamsrk #SRK pic.twitter.com/uR0rq1Ww9g— Pune Times (@PuneTimesOnline) September 3, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan And Alia Bhatt Remember 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' Co-star Late Sidharth Shukla
1743 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan And Alia Bhatt Remember 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' Co-star Late Sidharth Shukla

Mumbai, September 2, 2021: Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are saddened at the demise of popular tv and film actor, Sidharth Shukla who died of a heart attack on Thursday (September 2) morning. Sidharth made his Bollywood debut with Varun and Alia led "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" in 2014. ## Taking to Twitter and shared pictures of him and Alia Bhatt with Sidharth Shukla that was taken during the promotion of their film. ## Rip brother 💔 pic.twitter.com/oMEwhfyp8i— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) September 2, 2021 ## Alia also shared a picture with Sidharth and wrote, "Sid. One of the warmest, kindest, and most genuine people I've worked with... always smiling and always positive! My heartfelt condolences to his family loved ones and his fans who loved him so so deeply! Rest in peace! #AliaBhatt remembers #SiddharthShukla with a heartfelt note! pic.twitter.com/l8CXHDGcxj— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) September 2, 2021 ## Sidharth Shukla's sudden demise has left his fans and the entertainment industry in shock. The actor used to carry a loyal fanbase. The late actor's fanbase boomed after his famous victory in Bigg Boss 13. He also won Khatron Ke Khiladi season 7 and appeared in many shows. ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun On Bollywood Movie Shershaah: A Must Watch For Every Indian
1744 days ago
Bollywood

Allu Arjun On Bollywood Movie Shershaah: A Must Watch For Every Indian

Hyderabad, September 1, 2021: Amazon Prime Video's "Shershaah" starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani continues to win applause from every part of the country. Recently, veteran Kamal Haasan applauded the team of Shershaah for making a brilliant film, and now, Telugu superstar Allu Arjun joined the long list who loved the film. ## Taking to Twitter, the Icon Star called Shershaah, a career-best performance of Sidharth Malhotra for stealing the show in the movie as army captain Vikram Batra. The Pushpa actor also applauded director Vishnu Varadhan, actress Kiara Advani and all the technicians of the film for their efforts. ## "Congratulations to the entire team of #Shershaah. A very heart touching film. Career best performance by Mr. @SidMalhotra. Man who stole the show. Subtle & impactful performance by Ms @advani_kiara and all the other actors. My respect to all the technicians of the film", he said in a tweet. ## "Wonderful Conviction by the director @vishnu_dir garu. Sir, you made us all proud. Congratulations to @karanjohar ji and producers. Bigggg Congratulations @PrimeVideoIN for this blockbuster hit. A must watch for every Indian", AA added. ## Wonderful Conviction by the director @vishnu_dir garu . Sir , you made us all proud. Congratulations to @karanjohar ji and producers . Bigggg Congratulations @PrimeVideoIN for this blockbuster hit. A must watch for every Indian .— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) September 1, 2021 ## Based on the life of Kargil War hero Vikram Batra, Shershaah is directed by Vishnu Varadhan in his Hindi directorial debut. The movie is produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah, Himanshu Gandhi under the banner of Dharma Productions, and Kaash Entertainment. ## Stay tuned...

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Rashmika Mandanna Talks About Working On Her First Hindi Movie 'Mission Majnu'
1744 days ago
Bollywood

Rashmika Mandanna Talks About Working On Her First Hindi Movie 'Mission Majnu'

Mumbai, September 1, 2021: South Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna is all excited for his debut Bollywood movie, Mission Majnu. She has been paired opposite Sidharth Malhotra in the movie. Meanwhile, Rashmika has wrapped up the shooting for her portion in Mission Majnu and now waiting for the complete shoot to be wrapped. ## Speaking about her debut Hindi movie, the Dear Comrade actress said, "Firsts are always the most special, and Mission Majnu being my first has given me an opportunity to transcend my boundaries and how. My heart feels happy to know that I started my journey in Hindi cinema with this film with these beautiful people". ## "In the first narration itself I knew I wanted to be a part of this film because I knew if not, for now, I'd not have done this character again or later on it's one of those roles. It's a now or never kinda character. Mission Majnu has given me so many firsts- from exploring the northern part of India, the culture, the language, the people, the industry, and working with such a wonderful team and the co-actors. I couldn't have asked for more. I love you Team Mission Majnu". ## Mission Majnu, directed by Shantanu Bagchi, is inspired by real events in the 1970s. Sidharth Malhotra essays the role of a RAW agent in the film while Rashmika's role has been kept under wrap as of now. It also stars Sharib Hashmi, Parmeet Sethi, Anant Mahadevan, and Kumud Mishra in key roles. ## The script of the movie is written by Aseem Arora, Parveez Shaikh, and Sumit Bhatheja while Ronnie Screwvala, Amar Butala, and Garima Mehta have bankrolled the movie under their respective production banners RSVP and Guilty By Association. Apart from Mission Majnu, Rashmika also has another Hindi film Goodbye in her kitty.## Stay tuned...

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