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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Triptii Dimri Locks To Romance Kartik Aaryan In Anurag Basu's 'Aashiqui 3'
902 days ago
Bollywood

Triptii Dimri Locks To Romance Kartik Aaryan In Anurag Basu's 'Aashiqui 3'

Mumbai, December 26 - Actress Triptii Dimri has been locked in to romance actor Kartik Aaryan in the third instalment of the Aashiqui franchise. The highly talented actress has been all over the media headlines and on social media over the last few weeks for her extended sublime performance in Ranbir Kapoor-led mega-blockbuster "Animal". ## Aashiqui 3 was officially announced in September last year with Kartik Aaryan as the male lead and since then, there have been many speculations regarding the female lead. Now, according to Pinkvilla, the current national crush Tripti Dimri has been cast to romance Kartik in the next installment of this romantic saga. ## It is said that Triptii has been in talks with the makers for the female lead for quite some time and after her powerful performance in Animal, the actress is officially locked in for the same. This is the first major lead role for Triptii on the big screen after doing critically acclaimed films like Laila Majnu (2018), Qala (2022), and Bulbbul (2020).## Produced by T-Series, "Aashiqui 3" will be directed by Anurag Basu and the shoot for the same will commence in the first quarter of 2024. It is said that both Kartik and Triptii will be doing some workshops and script-reading sessions before starting to shoot for the film.## Kartik, meanwhile, will next be seen in director Kabir Khan's "Chandu Champion", scheduled to release in June next year. He is also gearing up to commence the filming of "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" with director Anees Bazmee, and it will be released on Diwali 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' To Emerge Highest Indian Grosser of 2023 At The Worldwide Box Office
903 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' To Emerge Highest Indian Grosser of 2023 At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, December 26 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has completely owned 2023 upon its comeback after 4 years. King Khan began the year by scoring the biggest blockbuster of his career in the form of Pathaan in January, before returning with an even bigger blockbuster Click here in September, and now, finishing the year with another success in the form of Dunki. ## Jawan, directed by Tamil director Atlee, is all set to finish 2023 as the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. The action thriller grossed over 1150 crores at the Indian box office, making it the 5th highest-grossing Indian film of all time and the highest for Shah Rukh Khan and director Atlee. ## Superstar Prabhas' Salaar and SRK's Dunki, which are currently playing in theatres, were carrying the potential of becoming the highest-grosser of the year but now, both the unlikely to top Jawan though they are well on track to emerge big success for the makers.## With Jawan, Bollywood has regained its lost throne after 2 years. The last Bollywood film to emerge the HGOTY was Ajay Devgn's Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior in 2020. However, 2020 was largely affected by covid-19 pandemic as there were no big movies were scheduled after early March. For a full year, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's War (2019) was the last Hindi film to emerge as HGOTY. ## Jawan is the 5th highest-grosser of the year for Shah Rukh Khan this century, after Mohabbatein (2000), Devdas (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer Zaara (2004), Om Shanti Om (2007), and now Jawan (2003). Aamir Khan has also delivered 5 HGOTY this century and tied with SRK for the same. ## In 2022, SS Rajamouli's RRR was the highest-grossing (including Japan box office) Indian film of the year while in 2021, it was Allu Arjun's Pushpa - The Rise which took the first spot. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam
903 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam

Hyderabad, December 26 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has breached a major box office milestone in the Nizam area. The Prashanth Neel's directorial, which has fantastic collections all over, becomes only the 3rd film ever to score 50 crores share in Nizam. ## Salaar breached the 50 crore share mark in Nizam after scoring around 9 crore share collection on its 4th day. The total share in this area has reached around 51 crores, making it only the third movie after SS Rajamoli's RRR (111.89 crores share) and Baahubali 2 (68 crores share) to score over 50 crores share collection. ## The overall share collection of Salaar is 108+ crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) after 4 days which is a fantastic outcome. The break-even target of the movie in AP/TG is around 145 crores and with the holiday season ongoing, the movie should easily cross that market and turn into a major box-office success for the makers. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, Salaar is nearing 400 crores gross mark after just 4 days. The film scored approx. 50 crores gross on its 4th day in India and worldwide gross around 65 crores to take the total collection to around 390 crores to date. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dunki and Salaar First Monday Early Estimates
903 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dunki and Salaar First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 25 - Shah Rukh Khan's social comedy-drama Dunki has had a good extended first 4-day weekend with over 105.50 crores net collection. It became the third straight movie of SRK to score over 100 crores net in the first weekend after Pathaan and Jawan earlier this year. ## Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki is showing a drop of 25-30% on its today, which is a Christmas day for an estimated 22-22.50 crores net collection. The film has a good hold today though a collection with a couple of more crores would have been very good numbers. ## The total collection of Dunki has reached around 127+ crores net in 5 days and the first extended 8-day week is expected to be around 150 crores net. The advances of the film for tomorrow are decent but from here on, the walk-ins will be crucial.## Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire had a big first 3-day weekend in India with over 209 crores net collection in all versions. On its 4th day/first Monday, the action drama scored another rock-solid hold with an estimated 42 crores net in all versions, pushing the total net to around 250 crores in 4 days. ## In Hindi, Salaar scored an estimated 14-15 crores net on its first Monday, taking a total net of around 67+ crores which is a fantastic total for a dubbed version, clashing with an outright Bollywood film like Dunki featuring a top star with a top director. The movie has set itself up to enter the 100 crores net club in its second weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Scored A Low Opening Weekend In India
904 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Scored A Low Opening Weekend In India

Mumbai, December 25 - Warner Bros. Pictures superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has had a disappointing extended first weekend at the Indian box office. ## The movie was already carrying a low buzz, plus, it was up against Indian heavyweights this Christmas weekend. The only hope for the movie to have some sort of respite was to get positive word of mouth which didn't happen, resulting in a flop start at the box office.## The Jason Momoa-starrer sequel grossed approximately 12.80 crores in India in the first 4-days. The first movie "Aquaman" had grossed approx. 29 crores in its 3-day opening weekend in 2018, but here, "Aquamen 2" is unlikely to reach that mark in its lifetime run. ## Directed by James Wan, the film also had a soft start in its home market, North America, with just $28.1 million (235 crores gross) in the 3-day weekend, including premiers. Outside North America, "Aquaman 2" scored $80 million (665 crores), for $108.10 million (900 crores) globally in the opening weekend. ## China was the biggest market for the film, even bigger than North America, with $31.1 million opening weekend gross. Mexico was the third biggest contributor with $5 million, followed by Indonesia with $3.6 million, and France with $3.2 million. The film carries a budget of over $200 million. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun
904 days ago
Tollywood

Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun

Hyderabad, December 25 - Over the last couple of months, there have been ample speculations around Tamil director Atlee's next film. The director at the moment is on cloud nine having delivered the biggest blockbuster of his career with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", and has even expressed his desire to reunite with him. ## It is a known fact that Atlee has been in discussions with many superstars across the industries for his next film, and now, according to Pinkvilla, the blockbuster director's next film is likely to be with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun, who is currently shooting for highly-anticipated Pan India film "Pushpa 2 - The Rule". ## It is said that Atlee and Allu Arjun have been in talks for a possible collaboration and things are finally heading in the right direction. While the Pushpa star is yet to sign the movie officially, his next after "Pushpa 2" will most likely be with Atlee and the shoot for the same is expected to commence in October this year. ## "The duo have agreed upon a solid commercial entertainer that would present the icon star like never before. Some of the agreements and other aspects are being sorted out at the moment before signing the dotted lines for the announcement", the report states. ## Meanwhile, apart from Allu Arjun, director Atlee has also discussed a film with superstar Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Hrithik Roshan and a possible reunion with Shah Rukh Khan, however, AA is the front-runner for his next as things with Bollywood stars are not working about at the moment. ## Allu Arjun also has a film with director Trivikram Srinivas which is now expected to go on floors in 2025 only, followed by an already announced film with the talk of the town Sandeep Reddy Vanga and that movie will take off in 2026 only after SRV is done with Prabhas-fronted "Spirit". ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Animal' Scores Well In 4th Weekend Domestically With Limited Showcasing
904 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' Scores Well In 4th Weekend Domestically With Limited Showcasing

Mumbai, December 25 - Ranbir Kapoor's mega-blockbuster Animal is fighting it out to keep the cash register ringing despite the showcasing drastically reduced after the arrival of Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki" and Prabhas-fronted "Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire at the domestic box office. ## Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Animal has had a very good 4th weekend in India, scoring approximately 4.90 crores net collection, including approx. 4.55 crores net in Hindi alone. There has been a demand to increase the show count and plans are there to meet the demand from Monday. ## The total net collection of the action drama film is approximately 536 crores and generated 3.21 crores footfalls after 24 days. In Hindi, the movie has minted over 486 crores net so far. At once, it looked like Animal will be able to top 500 crores net in Hindi easily but now, things are looking difficult unless it holds strongly through New Year weekend. ## Animal may also miss the 900 crores mark at the global box office and competition is consistently increasing which is leading to low showcasing for the movie everywhere. Through 4th weekend, the movie has minted approximately 870 crores gross, including an estimated 231 crores overseas collection.## However, irrespective of where the movie finishes at the end of its run, Animal is one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian cinema history, and easily the biggest for an adult-rated film.## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Extended Version To Stream On Netflix
905 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Extended Version To Stream On Netflix

Mumbai, December 24 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action drama Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor has emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of all time with its phenomenal run at the worldwide box office.## Animal is one of the lengthiest Indian films ever with a theatrical runtime of 3 hours and 22 minutes. Director Sandeey Vanga has done an amazing job by never letting the film drag for a second despite the long runtime and now, the filmmaker is set to extend the runtime of the movie for its OTT version. ## During a recent interview, Sandeep Vanga said that there is scope for an additional 9-10 minutes which he cut for the film's theatrical release but he will now include those minutes for its digital release. It means Animal will be streaming on Netflix with an extended runtime of 3 hours and 31 minutes in all versions. ## The digital release of the film has not yet been revealed but reports say it will be available on Netflix at the end of January 2024 or early February. Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Netflix, going forward, will only stream censored films, so it will be interesting to see the platform's approach to Animal. ## The film is produced by T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures, and it stars Ranbir Kapoor in the leading role alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, and Bobby Deol, among others in key roles. The movie currently is in its 4th week of theatrical run and has grossed over 865 crores worldwide in just 23 days. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Dunki' First Saturday/Third Day Early Estimates
905 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Dunki' First Saturday/Third Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 23 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director Rajkumar Hirani's maiden collaboration Dunki has had a good start at the box office, scoring close to 50 crores net in the first days. The film witnessed a good hold, dropping around 30% on its second day. ## The social dramedy witnessed an upward trend on its first Saturday as collection jumped by around 30% today which is a good sign. According to early estimates, Dunki scored around 26 crores net on its third day, pushing its total collection to around 75 crores after the first 3 days. ## The business of film continues to be dominated by multiplexes while mass centres are not coming on the same level, which is expected because of its social comedy genre, plus, a mass entertainer like Salaar is playing in theatres. ## Dunki will be hitting 100 crores net by tomorrow in 4 days and will get the benefit of the Christmas holiday on Monday. The Tuesday biz will be crucial but the movie is expected to hold decently leading to New Year's weekend. However, as said, it is not the film which is expected to do 400,500 crores net business but how far it can remain to see. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time
906 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time

Hyderabad, December 23 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire emerges as the number 1 opening at the box office for an Indian movie in 2023. Prashanth Neel's directorial blockbuster takes the first spot by a big margin.## The action drama film scored a gigantic 158+ crore gross globally, beating Thalapathy Vijay-led LEO which grossed approximately 143 crores worldwide in October. At the domestic box office, the Prabhas-led tentpole minted 105+ crores gross while overseas, it scored 50+ crores on the opening day. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of 2023 for Indian movies - ## 1. Salaar - 158.10 Cr ## 2. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## 3. Jawan - 129.10 Cr (biggest for Bollywood)## 4. Adipurush - 127.50 Cr ## 5. Animal - 116 Cr ## Salaar not only scored the biggest opening of 2023, but it has also taken the 4th biggest start of all time for an Indian title. The film performed exceptionally to go near KGF: Chapter 2, also directed by Prashanth Neel, which is behind SS Rajamouli's RRR and Baahubali, the only Indian films with 200+ crores worldwide openings each. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of all time for Indian movies -## 1. RRR - 223 Cr ## 2. Baahubali 2 - 217 Cr ## 3. KGF 2 - 159 Cr ## 4. Salaar - 158.10 5. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG
906 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG

Hyderabad, December 23 - Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Prabhas' maiden film together Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has set the box office on fire on its opening day, shattering many records domestically and worldwide. ## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the action drama film is only behind SS Rajamouli's RRR which is an exceptional outcome. The film scored AP/TG share collection in the range of 50 crores, behind RRR's 74 crores share. In the Nizam area, Salaar minted approximately 22.55 crores share, falling just short of RRR's record share of 23.35 crores. ## Have a look at the top 5 opening day share movies in AP-TG - ## 1. RRR - 74.11 Cr ## 2. Salaar - 50.29 Cr ## 3. Baahubali 2 - 43 Cr ## 4. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy - 38.40 Cr ## 5. Sarkaru Vaari Paata - 36.63 Cr ## Area wise share collection of Salaar - Nizam - 22.55 Cr ## Ceded - 6.45 Cr ## Guntur - 4.50 Cr ## Krishan - 2.42 Cr## Nellore - 1.85 Cr ## West - 2.60 Cr## East 4.70 Cr ## UA - 4.72 Cr## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office
907 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office

Hyderabad, December 22 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has taken an earth-shattering opening which is easily one of the biggest ever at the Indian box office. While the opening in Telugu is historic, the movie has also taken a decent start in Hindi which will be key to its overall success in the long run. ## As per the initial trend, Salaar is heading towards 100+ crores gross opening at the domestic box office which was expected. In Telugu states, the film is witnessing houseful shows with average occupancy of around 90%. It is projected to gross around 70 crores in AP-TG which is excellent. ## Salaar will become the 4th film of Prabhas to take the opening of 100+ crores domestically, after Baahubali 2, Saaho, and Adipurush. He will become the first actor ever to achieve the feat, in fact, no other actor has more than 1 film with a domestic start of 100 crores. Kannada superstar Yash, and Telugu superstars Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan have one each. ## Prabhas has truly been the biggest Pan India superstar after SS Rajamouli's Baahubali franchise which made him the most sought-after actor in the country. However, the actor couldn't maintain his winning streak after Baahubali 2 but his films still scored historic openings.## Stay tuned...

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