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: 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' Re-Release Mints Over 2.25 Crore Gross In The First Week
566 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' Re-Release Mints Over 2.25 Crore Gross In The First Week

Mumbai, November 22 - One of the Bollywood classics from Yash Raj Films, Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, continues to spread magic even after more than 2 decades later.## Directed by Nikhil Advani, the romantic comedy was re-released on November 15, continuing the trend Bollywood has successfully followed throughout this year. The film opened around 12 lakh gross collection from a little over 100 shows before the shows increased from the second day onwards.## Footfalls significantly increased after more shows were added as the movie grossed approximately 90 lakh in the first weekend. The nostalgia factor and popularity among the audiences continued to play its role after the weekend as the Monday collection was almost the same as Saturday. ## The movie grossed approximately 1.50 crores from Monday to Thursday with a positive trend during the weekdays. The total first-week collection was approximately 2.40 crores gross (2.10 crores net), which is higher than some of the recent Bollywood re-release films. ## There is one more Shah Rukh Khan film re-releasing this week in the form of cult classic Karan Arjun, also starring Salman Khan, so it will be more about re-experiencing those classics rather than the box office. On the popularity and demand, Karan Arjun is expected to have a very good outing and chances are that it might score the biggest first weekend for a Bollywood re-release which needs to be seen.## Stay tuned...

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'Laapataa Ladies' Beats 'Pathaan' and 'Salaar' At The Japan Box Office
567 days ago
Bollywood

'Laapataa Ladies' Beats 'Pathaan' and 'Salaar' At The Japan Box Office

Tokyo, November 21 - Aamir Khan's production Laapataa Ladies, which is also India's official Oscar 2025 entry, has beaten the lifetime collection of Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan and Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Ceasefire at the Japanese box office. ## Directed by Kiran Rao, the rural comedy-drama has minted over ÂĄ50 million (2.75+ crore gross) in 45 days so far. Pathaan had grossed approximately 50 million yen while Salaar: Ceasefire earned approximately 46 million yen. Both the films were 2 of the biggest Indian grossers of 2023. ## The total worldwide collection of Laapataa Ladies is approximately 31 crores gross, including 25 crores gross at the Indian box office. The movie was a decent success in India. It is expected to have a good run at the Japanese box office. ## As said, Laapata Ladies is the 14th highest-grossing Indian movie in Japan. In the long run, it might beat Baahubali (ÂĄ75 million) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (ÂĄ80 million). SS Rajamouli's RRR, starring Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, is by far the biggest Indian grosser in the anime country with over ÂĄ2.40 billion (130 crore gross approx.).## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar Talk About Unity Among The 90s Stars And Lack of It In New Bollywood Actors
572 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar Talk About Unity Among The 90s Stars And Lack of It In New Bollywood Actors

Mumbai, November 16 - Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn share a great rapport and have come together to lend helping hands more to promote each other's films, something which is lacking among the current generation of Bollywood actors. ## Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on November 16, the duo was asked whether Bollywood lack unity when it comes to clashing their films, unlike South Indian cinema which often avoids big clashes. Both Akshay and Ajay agreed that there is a lack of unity in the industry but also assert that the same is not among the 90s stars. ## Ajay said that he along with Akshay, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan, who all debuted around the 1990s, are there for each other when it comes to supporting each other films and never made things difficult for each other which is not the case for the current gen of actors, who, as reported many a times, don't support each other's movies.## The actor also reflects on the noble gesture by Akki towards him regarding the title of Son of Sardaar. Speaking about the same, the Tanhaji star said that the title of SOS was registered by Akshay and when he needed that title for his comic caper, the latter gave the title to him without even a blink.## Son of Sardaar (2012) later became a big box office hit and now its sequel, Son of Sardaar 2 is currently under production for the release in the first half of 2025. Meanwhile, as confirmed by Ajay Devgn himself, he will be directing a feature film headlined by Akshay and the details for the same will be announced soon.## #HTLS2024 | Does the Hindi film fraternity stand for each other?Industry is really divided, says @ajaydevgn. @akshaykumar adds how 'unity' is lacking acrossTune in #LIVE đź”— https://t.co/4ujOO3C7TE@AdaniOnline @AudiIN @AdityaBirlaGrp | @sonalkalra | #IdeasThatInspire pic.twitter.com/ZE0CDwRHy1— Mint (@livemint) November 16, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar To Headline Ajay Devgn's Next Directorial
572 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar To Headline Ajay Devgn's Next Directorial

Mumbai, November 16 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, who made his directorial debut in 2008 with U Me Aur Hum, has announced his 5th directorial venture which will be headlined by none other than Akshay Kumar. The project was officially confirmed Hindustan Times Summit on Saturday. ## The yet-untitled project is currently in the scripting stage. It is also not clear whether Ajay Devgn will act alongside Akshay just like his previous four directorial features. The shooting details are also under wraps for now. ## Ajay Devgn, the director is known for his technical brilliance and his film with Akshay is keenly awaited. It will be their first collaboration as an actor-director combination after doing multiple films together as lead actors. ## BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT #HTLS2024!@ajaydevgn announces next movie as director, will star @akshaykumar in the lead.WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/bl6HLZFZSr#IdeasThatInspire | @sonalkalra @AudiIN @AdaniOnline @AdityaBirlaGrp pic.twitter.com/VypUo1HEkM— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) November 16, 2024 ## Meanwhile, before starting their film together, both Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar have multiple films in the pipeline at various stages of production. Their Singham Again, in which Akshay plays the extended role, is currently playing in theatres and doing well at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor's 'Ashwatthama' Shelved?
572 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor's 'Ashwatthama' Shelved?

Mumbai, November 16 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor was roped in to headline Pooja Entertainment's mega-budgeted epic Ashwatthama: The Saga Continues. Kannada director Sachin B. Ravi of Avane Srimannarayana fame was on board to direct the film. ## Since the announcement, the film, however, has faced delays and challenges and now, according to the report by Mid-Day, the project has been put on hold indefinitely due to budgetary constraints. It is said that the movie was planned to be made for 500 crores but it was escalating as pre-production advanced. ## The report quoted an insider saying that the project's scale was enormous and was supposed to be shot across multiple countries. However, after they started working on it, the makers felt it was a massive challenge to make it within the planned budget.## Pooja Entertainment, on the other hand, has reportedly been in a financial crisis with back-to-back major box office flops and considering all these things, the team led to a decision to pause production until these issues could be resolved.## Shahid Kapoor, on the other hand, has reportedly moved on from this ambitious project and has started preparation for Vishal Bhardwaj's action thriller film. The actor also has OMG 2 director Amit Rai's historical action drama based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Shahid, meanwhile, will next be seen in director Rosshan Andrrews' action thriller Deva, scheduled to be released in February 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Collect Over 100 Crore Net Combined In The Second Week
574 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Collect Over 100 Crore Net Combined In The Second Week

Mumbai, November 14 - The Diwali weekend Bollywood releases, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 are battling it out to finish on top as they completed two weeks at the box office where the latter might edge past the Rohit Shetty's directorial.## After scoring over 300 crores net collection (331 crores) in the first week, both the films witnessed a collective drop of around 65% in the second one for a combined approximately 106 crores net. BB3, which legged behind by approximately 15 crores net to Singham Again after the 1st week, has reduced that gap to just 4 after the following week. ## The Kartik Aaryan-fronted horror-comedy has minted approximately 58 crores net in the second week, pushing the total collection to around 217 crores after 14 days. On the other hand, the Ajay Devgn-starrer cop action drama witnessed a bigger drop for an estimated 48 crores net second week, for around 221 crores total collection. ## Both films have collectively earned approximately 437 crores net (524 crores gross) collection in 2 weeks (14 days) and the final total is headed to finish around 500+ crores net, in which BB3 is likely to finish ahead of its fellow movie at the end of their runs. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, both Singham Again and BB3 have grossed approximately 675 crores in 2 weeks with almost equal share of contribution. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force' Confirmed For Republic Day 2025 Release
575 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force' Confirmed For Republic Day 2025 Release

Mumbai, November 14 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's next release is war action drama Sky Force. The film is directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani and produced by Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films in association with Jio Studios. ## Sky Force was supposed to be released in October 2024 but was postponed to January 2025. Now, the film has been confirmed to hit the big screens during the Republic Day weekend next year and the trailer for the same will be out on Christmas this year. ## The film, also starring Sara Ali Khan, Veer Pahariya, and Nimrat Kaur, is set against the backdrop of India's first-ever air strike on Pakistan. It is said to be a perfect fit for a Republic Day weekend release due to its patriotic flavour and is high on action, drama, emotions, and thrills to keep the audience excited.## AKSHAY KUMAR - DINESH VIJAN - JIO STUDIOS: 'SKY FORCE' ARRIVES ON REPUBLIC DAY WEEKEND... TRAILER DROPS ON CHRISTMAS... #SkyForce, starring #AkshayKumar and introducing #Veer, is set for a #RepublicDay2025 weekend release... #SkyForceTrailer will be launched this #Christmas.… pic.twitter.com/LM1qzKjWen— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 13, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Crosses 200 Crore India Net
575 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Crosses 200 Crore India Net

Mumbai, November 13 - Kartik Aaryan-fronted horror-comedy emerged as a big box office hit and became the 4th Bollywood film of 2024 to cross 200 crores net collection. The movie achieved this milestone on its second Monday (11th day). ## Directed by Anees Bazmee, BB3 scored 204 crores net until the second Monday which made it the 37th Bollywood movie and 41st film ever in Hindi to breach the 200 crores net mark. It was released in a clash with Ajay Devgn's Singham Again which topped double century in 10 days. ## BB3 is the maiden film of Kartik Aaryan, Triptii Dimri, Vidya, and Madhuri Dixit as well as for director Bazmee to enter the 200 crore net club. For Kartik and Bazmee, their previous biggest net grosser was Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which minted approximately 184 crores net collection in 2022. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series Films and Cine1 Studios, BB3 is the instalment in the blockbuster horror-comedy franchise and the second for Kartik after BB2. The first Bhool Bhulaiyaa, directed by Priyadarshan and starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, was released in 2007. ## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal Reunites With Producer Dinesh Vijan For An Epic Film After 'Chhaava'
575 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal Reunites With Producer Dinesh Vijan For An Epic Film After 'Chhaava'

Mumbai, November 13 - Actor Vicky Kaushal has been in top form lately with back-to-back box-office successes. The biggest hit for the actor in recent times was the romantic comedy Zara Hatke Zara Bachke with producer Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films. This film opened the door for more collaboration between the two. ## After ZHZB, Vicky reunited with Vijan for a historical film titled Chhaava. The movie is scheduled to be released early next year and it is said the producer is confident that it will deliver big at the box office. Meanwhile, Chhaava is not the only film between the two creative forces as the actor has signed his third film with the studio.## On Wednesday (November 13), Maddock announced that the Sam Bahadur star will headline an epic historical film, titled Mahavatar. The actor has already signed the dotted lines and will start preparation for the same after completing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic Love & War. ## Mahavatar is set against the backdrop of Ramayana and is about one of the most pivotal characters of the epic, Lord Parshuram. The film is undoubtedly the most ambitious one for both Maddock and Vicky Kaushal. The film requires 6 to 8 months plus of prep before going on floors, and that begins in 2025. ## Parashurama is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the god Vishnu. He is one of the Chiranjivis (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki. ## The movie will be directed by Stree 2 director Amar Kaushik and will hit the big screens on Christmas 2026. Meanwhile, Vicky is gearing up to commence the filming of Love and War which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. It is easily one of the most anticipated films with an A-lister cast and crew. The movie will be released on March 20, 2026. ## DINESH VIJAN - AMAR KAUSHIK REUNITE AFTER 'STREE 2'... VICKY KAUSHAL TO STAR AS LEGENDARY CHIRANJEEVI PARASHURAMA IN 'MAHAVTAR'... CHRISTMAS 2026 RELEASE... Producer #DineshVijan, director #AmarKaushik and #VickyKaushal join hands for #Mahavatar.After the #Blockbuster success… pic.twitter.com/xh5M29UfUQ— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 13, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' Surpasses 200 Crore India Net
576 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' Surpasses 200 Crore India Net

Mumbai, November 12 - Ajay Devgn-fronted Singham Again became the third Bollywood movie of 2024 to surpass 200 crores net collection on its second Sunday (10th day) after Fighter and Stree 2, and third Hindi film after Kalki 2898 AD. ## The Rohit Shetty's directorial venture minted approximately 207 crores net until the second Sunday which made it the 36th Bollywood movie and 40th film ever in Hindi to breach the 200 crores net mark. The last movie to score this milestone was the mega-blockbuster Stree 2 in August this year. ## Singham 3 is the fourth film of Ajay Devgn after Tanhaji, Drishyam 2, and Golmaal Again, and 4th including RRR (extended role) to enter 200 crores net box office club. For director Rohit Shetty, it is also his 4th movie and so is for actress Kareena Kapoor to achieve the same. ## Produced by Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios, Rohit Shetty Picturez, Devgn Films, and Cinergy, Singham Again is the third movie in the Singham franchise and the fifth instalment of Shetty's Cop Universe franchise. It also stars Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff, in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Second Monday Early Estimates
576 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Second Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 11 - Kartik Aaryan's horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has crossed 200 crores net collection after a decent hold on its second Monday. It has become the first movie of the actor to breach the milestone. ## According to the early estimates, the Anees Bazmee's directorial movie scored an estimated 5-5.50 crores net collection on its second Monday (11th day), dropping around 70% from the first Monday. This pushes the total cume to around 204 crores net which is fantastic. ## The second full week of BB3 is probably heading for around 55+ crores net which will take its total collection to around 213+ crores net before Suriya's Kanguva arrives on November 14 which is expected to get a good number of screens. It needs to be seen how much it will affect the holdover. ## Ajay Devgn's cop action drama Singham Again surpassed the 200 crores net mark on its second Sunday and held decently on Monday for an estimated 4-4.50+ crores net, dropping around 75% from the first Monday. This takes the total collection to around 211 crores net in 11 days. ## Singham 3 is expected to score 46-47 crores net second weekend, and it will be interesting to see how to perform there once the completion increases. As said, the movie needs to hold well in the coming days to go past 250 crores net. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' Roars Past 300 Crore Worldwide
577 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' Roars Past 300 Crore Worldwide

Mumbai, November 11 - Director Rohit Shetty's big ticket entertainer Singham Again has become the third Bollywood movie of 2024 to enter the 300 crores club at the worldwide box office. The cop action drama hit the milestone in its second weekend.## Starring Ajay Devgn in the titular role, the third instalment in the blockbuster franchise has minted approximately 248 crores gross domestically and 65 crores (estimated) at the overseas box office for a worldwide cume total of 313+ crores gross in 10 days. ## As said, it is the third Bollywood title of the year after Fighter and Stree 2 to score this achievement. For Ajay Devgn, Singham 3 is his 4th movie in the 300 crore club after Tanhaji, Drishyam 2, and Golmaal Again, and fourth if include RRR in which he played an extended role. ## Singham Again is also the 4th movie of Kareena Kapoor after Bajrangi Bhaijaan, 3 Idiots and Good Newwz while for director Rohit Shetty, it is his 5th movie after Chennai Express, Simmba, Dilwale and Golmaal Again in this coveted 300 crores box office club. ## Stay tuned...

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