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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ICC WTC Final 2023 Between India and Australia Becomes The Most Watched Test Match In Star Sports History
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ICC WTC Final 2023 Between India and Australia Becomes The Most Watched Test Match In Star Sports History

Mumbai, June 22 - The final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia has been a massive hit on television as it delivered the all-time highest viewership for a Test match on Star Sports, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC). ## As per BARC (via Adgully.com), 124 million viewers tuned in to watch the live broadcast of ICC WTC Final 2023, the highest ever reach garnered for any test match and 32% higher than the previous ICC WTC Final 2021 between India and New Zealand. ## Not only that, but Star Sports has also clocked an impressive 14.4 billion minutes of watch time for live broadcast, surpassing the billion minutes garnered for the previous edition of ICC WTC Final and any other test match in history.## A Star Sports Spokesperson said, "We are proud to achieve yet another milestone for Cricket viewership with the ICC World Test Championship Final. The overwhelming response from fans is a testament to our relentless efforts to enhance accessibility to Cricket and foster a deeper passion for the game.## "Star Sports' exceptional marketing campaigns, unparalleled coverage standards, and ground-breaking programming exemplify our unwavering mission to serve sports fans across the country. This record reaffirms our conviction in the growth potential of sports and marquee sporting properties on TV".## This historic viewership on Star Sports comes not long after setting new television viewership records for Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2023. As per BARC data shared by the official broadcaster Disney Star, IPL 2023 recorded 496 million (49.6 crores) viewership till the play-off stage on Star Sports, breaking the previous record set during IPL 2020.## Meanwhile, Australia emerged as the winner of the ICC WTC 2023, becoming the only country in the world to win the ICC tournament in all the formats. ## Stay tuned...

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IPL 2023 Sets A New Television Viewership Record On Disney Star
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IPL 2023 Sets A New Television Viewership Record On Disney Star

Mumbai, June 2 - The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has turned out to be a massive blockbuster on television. The recently concluded cricket mega event set a new viewership record on Star Sports chennals. ## As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data shared by the official broadcaster Disney Star, IPL 2023 recorded 496 million (49.6 crores) viewership till the play-off stage on Star Sports, breaking the previous record set during IPL 2020. ## The 496 million viewers spent a total of 40.9 billion minutes in order to watch the tournament on TV and this doesn't include the final match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.## According to the numbers provided by the network (via Outlook India), the Qualifier 2 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans recorded a peak concurrency of 61 million (6.1 crores), making it the most viewed IPL playoff match ever. ## Previously, the highest concurrency (5.6 crores) for the current edition was recorded during the Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans match. The playoff matches recorded a 44% jump compared to the last season. ## Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney Star, said, "We are overjoyed that friends, families & communities have come together to enjoy IPL on Disney Star and want to thank all fans for their overwhelming support".## MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings emerged the winner of this highly successful tournament, beating Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans in the final. ## Stay tuned...

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Bigg Boss 16 Fame Priyanka Chahar Choudhary To Feature In Rohit Shetty's 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 13'?
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Bigg Boss 16 Fame Priyanka Chahar Choudhary To Feature In Rohit Shetty's 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 13'?

Mumbai, March 7 - The popular TV show, "Udaariyan" fame Priyanka Chahar Choudhary recently featured in the controversial reality show, Bigg Boss 16 where she finished as the second runner-up. Even though she couldn't win the show, Priyanka emerged as one of the favorites of the audiences, including the host Salman Khan who hailed her as a true winner of the show. ## Since her Bigg Boss 16 stint, Priyanka is ruling the media headlines for many rumored projects. The actress has confirmed her first assignment and it will be a music video that also features her "Udaariyan" co-star and BB16 co-contestant, Ankit Gupta who also happens to be her best buddy. ## Meanwhile, there were rumors that PCC has also been approached for Rohit Shetty-hosted "Khatron Ke Khiladi 13". She has now confirmed that she has indeed been approached for the same but hasn't taken a call. The TV actress revealed to India TV that while the offer is on the table, she still has a lot of thinking to do since she has many fears. Priyanka explained that because of her fears, she has the inhibitions to agree to the adventure-based reality show. ## As per reports, KKK13 will kickstart on July 17 this year. The makers haven't confirmed the contestants, but it is said BB16 runner-up, Shiv Thakre is one of the participants to feature in the show along with Nakul Mehta, Divyanka Tripathi, and Munawar Faruqui, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan-Hosted Bigg Boss Season 16 Records Massive Viewership
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Salman Khan-Hosted Bigg Boss Season 16 Records Massive Viewership

Mumbai, February 27 - The controversial reality TV show, superstar Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss hits jackpot with its season 16 which was recently concluded after the blockbuster 19 weeks. ## Bigg Boss season 16, won by rapper MC Stan, was one of the most-watched Bigg Boss seasons and reality shows of all time. As per the numbers circulating in the media, BB16 hit 174 million viewers and over 135 billion viewing minutes on Colors TV. ## It was the number 1 non-fiction show Hindi show in the financial year 2023. Bigg Boss season 13, which was won by the late Sidharth Shukla, is the all-time number 1 Hindi reality show. Though the viewership numbers of BB13 were not disclosed, insiders say it remains the number 1 show by a huge margin. ## Talking about BB16, it premiered on Colors TV on 1 October 2022 while Grand Finale Aired on 12 February 2023 and was won by Indian rapper MC Stan while Bigg Boss Marathi winner Shiv Thakare emerged as 1st Runner-up respectively. "Udaariyan" fame, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary finished as the second runner-up. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony TV Issues Statement Regarding Recent Boycott Calls For Airing Controversial Episode In Crime Patrol
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Sony TV Issues Statement Regarding Recent Boycott Calls For Airing Controversial Episode In Crime Patrol

Mumbai, January 2 - Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has issued a statement regarding the controversy that stirred after the channel's popular show 'Crime Patrol' aired a controversial episode. ## Crime Patrol recently aired an episode which was allegedly revolved around the recent horrifying case of Shraddha Walker's murder by her live-in boyfriend Aftab. The channel aired the episode with different names and religious identities which led to controversy as netizens call for a boycott of the channel. ## SET now issued a statement stating that the episode which led to the controversy was based on the incident that took place in 2011. The channel, however, discontinued that episode after massive outrage and apologise for the same for hurting sentiments. ## pic.twitter.com/7mx4m2SwJ2— sonytv (@SonyTV) January 2, 2023 ## The show hit controversy after it allegedly distorted the facts and changed the religious identities of the victim and the culprit. It is reported that the show portrayed the victim, Shraddha Walkar, as a Christian girl while Aftab Poonawalla was depicted as Mihir.## Stay tuned...

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Sony TV's 'Crime Patrol' Stirs Controversy For Allegedly Distorting Facts; #BOYCOTTSonyTV Trends On Twitter
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Sony TV's 'Crime Patrol' Stirs Controversy For Allegedly Distorting Facts; #BOYCOTTSonyTV Trends On Twitter

Mumbai, December 31 - Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has come under the scanner after its widely popular crime anthology series 'Crime Patrol' aired an episode with allegedly distorted facts.## According to opindia, Crime Patrol televised the recent horrifying case of Shraddha Walker's murder by her live-in boyfriend Aftab. ## The show hit controversy after it allegedly distorted the facts and changed the religious identities of the victim and the culprit. It is reported that the show allegedly portrayed the victim, Shraddha Walkar, as a Christian girl while Aftab Poonawalla was depicted as Mihir. ## Ever since the episode aired on Sony TV, netizens are expressing their disappointment and calling for Sony TV's Boycott. People are taking to Twitter and saying that Sony TV is allegedly trying to malign the Hindu community.## This is ridiculous. Why you are fearful to showing the truth?If you don't have guts to show the truth then you must not show the incident by altering the true incident that happened. There is something behind all this propaganda, they are spreading#boycottsony#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/4qovQFs0OR— Aditya Pratap Singh (@imAPSTomar) December 31, 2022 ## In Sony's Crime Patrol, Hindu Shraddha became Christian Ana and Muslim Aftab became Hindu Mihir.Danish Khan is head of Sony.#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/Cq9HSKPn0C— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) December 31, 2022 ## Hindu birodhi #BoycottBollywood #BoycottPathaan #BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/dLIqbU8Cey— Satya (@SatyaSambidhan) December 31, 2022 ## SHAME on Sony.I request government to please ban this anti Hindu channel immediately #BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/GvLyHba9KP— Arpit Rajput (@ArpitRa15516343) December 31, 2022 ## @SonyTV sony tv u dnt have guts to name the orginal person shame on u Y hindu name ..😡😡#boycottsonytv pic.twitter.com/6rTyiMKnlS— pm (@pmindia001) December 30, 2022 ## Boycott Sony TV and Stop Crime petrol#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/BKAuUJ46vq— Ashutosh kumar Ashu (@Akashuvlogger) December 31, 2022 ## #BOYCOTTSonyTVBoycott Sony TV untill it doesn't sacked it's buisness head Danish Khan 👊 pic.twitter.com/fW9kuqBZnH— Rekha Humble (@HumbleRekha) December 31, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Sugandha Mishra To Anchor Rangarang Programme In Gokuldham Society
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Sugandha Mishra To Anchor Rangarang Programme In Gokuldham Society

Mumbai, September 15 - Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been a constant and the most loved show in the entertainment industry. The show has always strived to bring something different for its loyal viewers. For the culmination of Ganpati festival, Gokuldham Society has been holding a cultural programme of variable hues and colours. However, this year the programme is a novel concept.## For the Rangarang programme, Sugandha Mishra will be seen anchoring the programme. Twenty temples from India will be shown on the LED Screen. She will ask questions about the temples to Gokuldham residents. Whoever gives a wrong answer will be made to do some fun act.## “We have always believed in new and unique ideas. For this function, we will witness various known temples virtually and learn about them through a quiz. Whoever gives the wrong answer will be made to perform very interesting and humorous acts. I am sure the viewers are going to have a good laugh,” says Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi, the creator and producer of the show.## Stay tuned for some extra laughs. This wholesome entertainment will begin telecast from 16 September 2022.## Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the longest running sitcoms that aired first in 2008 and is now in its 15th year with over 3500 episodes. Other than its flagship show, Neela Film Productions Private Limited also streams Gukuldhamchi Duniyadari in Marathi and Tarak Mama Ayyo Rama in Telegu on YouTube. The shows along with the character universe are authored and created by Asit Kumarr Modi.## Stay tuned...

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Asit Kumarr Modi Shares The News of The Arrival of The New Taarak Mehta In 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'
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Asit Kumarr Modi Shares The News of The Arrival of The New Taarak Mehta In 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'

Mumbai, September 14 - Taarak Mehta is one of the most popular characters in the Indian entertainment space. For the past 14 years and more, he has been entertaining and talking to the audience through "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah", a show created and authored by Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi.## It is now time to welcome Sacchin Shrof as the new Taarak Mehta in the show. Welcoming him, Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi said, "I warmly welcome Sachin to our Gokuldhaam family. He brings in the right mix of warmth and aura to the persona of Taarak Mehta. I am sure the viewers will enjoy his performance as the new Taarak Mehta. He is a multi-talented actor and will do justice to the role. I request all our viewers to shower him with love and blessings".## Comments Sachin Shroff, "entire team and a cast of Taarak Mehta has been very very supportive. Asit Ji has been giving me tips about the character every time we spoke- about his mannerism, his style, and his approach. It helped me to understand the character. When I started the shoot then it became very comfortable to get under the skin of Taarak Mehta and play him." Adds he, "Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma is one of India's most loved and iconic shows and I'm really grateful to the creator of the show Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi, and Neela Film Productions for selecting me for this iconic character.## Upon being asked about Shailesh Lodha’s exit, Mr. Modi commented, “We have had a long and wonderful association with Shailesh Lodha which will always be cherished. I wish him the best for all his future endeavors".## If the show’s track record is anything to go by, actor Sacchin Shroff will slot right into the cast bringing his dynamism and candour to the already exuberant character of Taarak Mehta. His debut episode is set to go live tonight on Sony SAB and we could not be more excited to watch him with the rest of the star cast.## Stay tuned...

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Karan Kundrra Defends Girlfriend Tejasswi Prakash After She Being Called Fixed Winner Of Bigg Boss 15
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Karan Kundrra Defends Girlfriend Tejasswi Prakash After She Being Called Fixed Winner Of Bigg Boss 15

Mumbai, February 2 - Ever since Tejasswi Prakash has won the trophy for Bigg Boss 15, there have been several celebs, including the Bigg Boss 15 and ex-BB contestants who are calling Teja an 'undeserving winner' and they feel, Pratik Sehajpal, who finished as runner-up, should have won the season. ## Former Bigg Boss winner, Gauahar Khan along with a few others pointed out that there was silence in Bigg Boss studio when Teja was announced the winner. However, Karan Kundrra, who came third, slammed those celebs and called their comments "utter nonsense". He said that the silence in the studio was because there were people apart from his and Teja's family, who never wanted her to win the show. ## "You mentioned a silence, please see who were the people there (during Bigg Boss 15 finale). Those were the same people who never wanted her to win, those are the same people who had problems with her. To be honest, I was hooting and she was looking at me, that's all she needs. Isn't it obvious because nobody wanted her to win in the entire show, so how would they want it during the finale?" He told Koimoi.## Tejasswi was also called the fixed winner after she was announced to lead Ekta Kapoor's popular show "Naagin 6". Defending his girlfriend, Karan said that Ekta Kapoor had gone to the Bigg Boss house early on and praised Teja. The actor felt that Ekta would definitely cast Teja when she was praising her.## "I was inside the show and I knew if I had any competition inside the show, that's Tejasswi. She's an incredibly strong contestant and I know it because I have experienced that journey with her. Ekta ma'am had come inside, she saw Tejasswi and she was like 'oh my god, how pretty is she!' Mujhe tabhi pata chal gaya tha bhaiya, isko toh cast karne wali hai", he added.## Stay tuned...

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Bigg Boss 15 Runner-Up Pratik Sehajpal Says He Always Looked Up To Sidharth Shukla As An Inspiration
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Bigg Boss 15 Runner-Up Pratik Sehajpal Says He Always Looked Up To Sidharth Shukla As An Inspiration

Mumbai, February 2 - The Bigg Boss season 15 has recently been concluded, and popular tv actress Tejasswi Prakash declared the winner of the show. She was one of the favorites to win the title from the beginning of the show along with Karan Kundrra and Pratik Sehajpal. ## The trio of Teja, Pratik, and Karan reached the top 3 and it was the former two who finished as a top with Teja, obviously crowned the title. Meanwhile, Pratik gave tough fights to everyone in the house and won the hearts of the millions. While he is disappointed for not winning the trophy, the young actor feels proud of himself for giving his all to the show to make it one of the best seasons. ## Pratik, meanwhile, also shared his thoughts on Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla. Sidharth along with Shehnaaz had appeared as guests early on in Season 15. During the finale, Shehnaaz gave a tribute to Sidharth with a mesmerizing and emotional performance.## The Bigg Boss 15 runner-up says although he didn't watch Shehnaaz's performance as he was in the house he admired Sidharth a lot and has always looked up to him as an inspiration. During an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Pratik said that Sidharth is one of the best winners of Bigg Boss history. ## "Sidharth Shukla is an inspiration. I have always looked up to him and he is one of the best winners in Bigg Boss history and he is one of the very few people who won hearts, won the trophy, and won everything that there could have been", Pratik said. ## "He genuinely has become an idol for me and when I was in the house, I always used to think like Sidharth as what he would have done if he was in this or that situation. He was an inspiration, he is an inspiration and will always be", he added.## Stay tuned...

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Tejasswi Prakash Opens Up On Accusations Of Calling Her The Biased Winner Of Bigg Boss 15
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Tejasswi Prakash Opens Up On Accusations Of Calling Her The Biased Winner Of Bigg Boss 15

Mumbai, February 1 - Popular Hindi TV actress, Tejasswi Prakash emerged the winner of the reality show "Bigg Boss 15". Tejasswi along with Pratik Sehajpal were in the top 2 and the former was announced the winner by the show's host Salman Khan in the finale which was aired on January 30 on Colors TV. ## Tejasswi walked away with the trophy and cash prize of Rs 40 lakh. Apart from winning the title of Bigg Boss 15, the actress also bagged the lead role in Ekta Kapoor's popular supernatural fantasy show "Naagin 6". The announcement of "Naagin 6" was made during the finale of Bigg Boss 15. ## While Tejasswi is on cloud nine after winning the reality show and bagging the lead role in Naagin 6, several netizens accused the channel of making her the winner of Bigg Boss 15 only because she was supposed to play the protagonist in the upcoming show.## The actress opened up on such allegations of calling her biased winner and said that her victory has nothing to do with Naagin 6. The 28-year old said that she still would have played the lead in Naagin 6 even if she didn't win BB 15. ## "Nothing can take away from my win on BB. What I fail to understand is that if whatever happened with me didn't happen in the previous season. So, there has to be an exception and I am that exception. Why it is so difficult for people to believe that there is a person who can bag a show like Naagin and can also be a brilliant player?", Tejasswi told Bombay Times.## Meanwhile, Partik Sehajpal in an interview with Bollywood Life also reacted to the comments of calling Teja a fixed or biased winner. "Yaar honestly, biased winner kya hai? I have given my all. I think everyone who was a part of the show has given their best. Sabko unki maa-baap ki duae lagi hai. So, the prayers and love that I have received I deserve that and I am getting more than that what I expected. I would not like to question who is getting what because I am getting what I deserve".## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan, Shehnaaz Gill Break Down In Tears Remembring Sidharth Shukla On Bigg Boss 15
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Salman Khan, Shehnaaz Gill Break Down In Tears Remembring Sidharth Shukla On Bigg Boss 15

Mumbai, January 29 - After completing a good run of nearly 4 months, Bigg Boss 15 is all set to get its winner this weekend. Before the winner of this season gets announced, the makers of the show have lined up some special performances to make the finale a memorable one. ## Bigg Boss 13 second runner-up, Shehnaaz Gill will be gracing the show to pay her tribute to Bigg Boss 13 winner, Sidharth Shukla. Colors TV shared a video clip on social media in which Shehnaaz can be seen remembering some special moments of her with Sidharth during BB13 while performing on her song "Tu Yaheen Hai", which she released after Shukla's death. ## In another part of the video, Shehnaaz reunites with host Salman Khan. However, things turn emotional when both Shehnaaz and Salman break down in tears remembering Sidharth. Salman was fond of Shehnaaz during her season and used to admire and pamper her a lot. It was also an emotional moment for the superstar seeing Shehnaaz into tears. ## Shehnaaz Gill phir laut aayi hai roshan karne Bigg Boss ka manch, dekhiye kaise unke aane se hote hai Salman Khan bhi emotional! 🥺It’s here! Watch the spectacular #BB15GrandFinale tonight at 8PM and tomorrow night at 8PM & 10.30PM only on #ColorsTV.#BB15 #BiggBoss @justvoot pic.twitter.com/xRrqPCDmtH— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2022 ## Sidharth and Shehnaaz, fondly called as SidNaaz by fans, were the most popular contestants of Bigg Boss 13. The two shared a close bond during the show and created many memorable moments which was the highlight of the entire season. ## Stay tuned...

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