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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Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's Much-Awaited 'Dunki' To Have Two Teasers?
960 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's Much-Awaited 'Dunki' To Have Two Teasers?

Mumbai, October 30 - After delivering two back-to-back all-time blockbusters in the form of Pathaan and Jawan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for his next potential blockbuster Dunki. The social comedy-drama film is directed by maverick Rajkumar Hirani and this marks his maiden collaboration with SRK.## "Dunki" is scheduled to release during the Christmas weekend this year, possibly on December 21st worldwide, the makers are gearing up to kickstart promotion by launching a teaser on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday on November 2nd. According to a report by Pinkvilla, Shah Rukh Khan will watch the teaser with his fans in Mumbai. ## It is revealed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has certified two teasers of "Dunki" with a clean U certificate. The first teaser is said to be 58 seconds long while the second teaser is 1 minute and 49 seconds long. ## It is not known yet which teaser will be released on November 2nd, however, rumours are rife that the makers will launch both teasers. The second teaser will reportedly be released around Diwali, however, there is no confirmed report about the same or it is possible that the makers likely release just one teaser. ## Based on the concept of "Donkey Flight", an unlawful backdoor entry technique for nations like the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America, Dunki depicts the lives of Indians who choose to enter the nation using this illegal process and struggle to return home. ## The film is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment with Rajkumar Hirani Films and Jio Studios. It also stars Taapsee Pannu, Dia Mirza, and Boman Irani in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Crosses 100 Crores Gross Worldwide
960 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Crosses 100 Crores Gross Worldwide

Hyderabad, October 30 - Veteran Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna has completed the hattrick of 100 crores grosser at the worldwide box office with his latest action drama Bhagavanth Kesari. Earlier, "Akhanda" and "Veera Simha Reddy" achieved this feat. ## Directed by Anil Ravipudi, "Bhagavanth Kesari has crossed the 100 crores gross mark as I type this (in 12 days) and becomes the 6th Telugu movie of the year to do so. The movie scored approximately 99 crores gross through the second Sunday (11 days) and is expected to be around 101 crores at the end of the second Monday. ## "Bhagavanth Kesari" has minted approximately 86 crores gross at the Indian box office and an estimated 13 crores overseas through second Sunday. Interestingly, Balakrishna has only three films in the 100 crores gross club worldwide and all three films have come back-to-back in the last two years.## "Akhanda", directed by Boyapati Srinu, was the first movie of the actor to hit the century mark globally in 2021, while director Gopichand Malineni's "Veera Simha Reddy" reached the milestone earlier this year and is currently the actor's highest-grossing film with approximately 130 crores. ## The latest hit has scored approximately 76.75 crores gross in Telugu states, followed by approx. 7.50 crores in Karnataka, approx. 80 lakh in Tamil Nadu, approx. 10 lakh in Kerala and around 70 lakh in the rest of India.## Stay tuned...

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Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparision of Leo Vs Jailer
960 days ago
Kollywood

Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparision of Leo Vs Jailer

Chennai, October 30 - The Tamil film industry rose above its chest in 2023 and delivered back-to-back blockbusters. It all began with Thalapathy Vijay's "Varisu" and Ajith Kumar's "Thunivu" in January as both movies emerged as box office winners despite clashing against each other. ## The success of the films above was followed by the second chapter of "Ponniyin Selvan", though it couldn't repeat the magical performance of the "PS-1" it did well enough to emerge as a box office success. There were some more box office winners in the form of "Mark Antony", "Maamannan", "Maaveeran", "Vaathi/SIR", and "Viduthalai Part - 1", but it was "Jailer" and "Leo" that packed the knockout punch. ## Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Jailer, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was released during the Independence Day weekend on August 10 and made the most of the holiday period. The movie got a largely positive reception and went on to become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, grossing over 600 crores worldwide. ## Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's latest LCU entrant Leo, starring Thalapathy Vijay, is not far behind "Jailer" despite getting a mixed reception. The action drama was released on October 19 and became the first Tamil movie to top 100 crores worldwide on opening day. It has crossed 500 crores worldwide in just 10 days and become only the third Tamil movie ever to do so.## Here is the day-wise domestic box office comparison of "Leo" vs "Jailer" (in Gross collection)DayLeoJailerDay 1₹ 76.20 Cr₹ 56.60 CrDay 2₹ 40.30 Cr₹ 30.30 CrDay 3₹ 45.10 Cr₹ 40.10 CrDay 4₹ 46.80 Cr₹ 49.60 CrDay 5₹ 40.10 Cr₹ 27.60 CrDay 6₹ 36.10 Cr₹ 42.90 CrDay 7₹ 15.80 Cr₹ 17.50 CrDay 8₹ 10.50 Cr₹ 12.00 CrDay 9₹ 9.25 Cr₹ 11.80 CrDay 10₹ 17.60 Cr₹ 19.40 CrDay 11₹ 19.40 Cr₹ 22.40 CrDay 12₹ 5.20 Cr₹ 6.60 CrDay 13₹ 4.15 Cr₹ 5.50 CrDay 14₹ 4.20 Cr₹ 4.35 CrDay 15₹ 3.10 Cr₹ 3.55 CrDay 16₹ 2.50 Cr₹ 3.95 CrTotal₹ 376.30 Cr₹ 354.25 Cr## Leo and Jailer State Wise Gross Collection (16 Days)MovieKarnatakaAPTGTamil NaduKeralaRest Of IndiaDay TotalLeo₹ 41.80 Cr₹ 47.60 Cr₹ 198.65 Cr₹ 56.90 Cr₹ 31.35 Cr₹ 376.30 CrJailer₹ 59.30 Cr₹ 73.05 Cr₹ 161.25 Cr₹ 47.00 Cr₹ 13.65 Cr₹ 354.25 Cr ## As can be seen in the table, the Thalapathy Vijay-starrer scored higher collection in the first 16 days after both movies opened on Thursday, but at the same time, the Rajinikanth-led movie showed a much better hold during the weekdays due to super positive word of mouth. "Jailer" went on to score approximately 408.50 crores gross domestically, and talking about "Leo", is not far behind but needs to hold strongly in the coming days to top "Jailer" which remains to see. ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol's 'Gadar 3' Eyes Independence Day 2025 Release: Report
961 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol's 'Gadar 3' Eyes Independence Day 2025 Release: Report

Mumbai, October 29 - Director Anil Sharma's period action drama Gadar is arguably the most successful film franchise in Indian cinema with both films in the series emerging as all-time blockbuster successes.## Starring Sunny Deol, the first film "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" was released way back in 2001 and set to new benchmark for the Indian film industry before its sequel, "Gadar: The Katha Continues" took things a notch higher in 2023 to become the second highest net-grossing film in Hindi. And now, the makers are gearing up to bring the next instalment of the franchise. ## The makers have already confirmed that there could be "Gadar 3", and as per the latest reports, the movie is indeed happening. According to a report in Dainik Bhaskar, the makers are planning to announce the next film early next year with a clear-cut strategy of taking the movie on floors around August 2024. ## The report further said that the makers don't want to delay "Gadar 3" much unlike "Gadar 2" which was made 22 years after the first film. It is said that the team is eyeing to release of the third instalment on Independence Day 2025, two years after the second film. ## Meanwhile, after the historic success of "Gadar 2", Sunny Deol is getting busy with several offers. The actor recently announced "Lahore 1947" with director Rajkumar Santoshi with whom the actor delivered some of the iconic blockbusters in the 90s. It will be produced by Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions. ## Apart from "Lahore 1947", Sunny will also headline "Border 2", and the shoot for the same is expected to commence next year. He also has "Baap" in post-production which will release next year. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Promises 'Kaithi 2' To Be Stronger Than 'Leo'
962 days ago
Kollywood

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Promises 'Kaithi 2' To Be Stronger Than 'Leo'

Chennai, October 28 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is on cloud nine with the mega success of the action drama "Leo", starring Thalapathy Vijay. Despite mixed reception regarding the second half, the film is doing very well at the box office and crossed 500 crores gross mark worldwide in 10 days.## The filmmaker, during the trailer launch event of Karthi's "Japan" today, accepted the public opinion that there were some flaws in the second half of "Leo", and promised to come up with a stronger output in his next film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). ## As known to everyone, "Leo" is the third film in the LCU and the next in the series is Karthi's "Kaithi 2" which will commence by the end of this year. During the event, Lokesh informed the audience that he wrote "Leo" some five years back and didn't want to change the script much by adding extra elements and promised that "Kaithi 2" would be stronger than his previous films. ## The director also revealed that Thalapathy Vijay is happy with the success of "Leo", and also said that he saw the theatre response of the audience cheering for the movie. The success meeting of the film will happen in the next few days and Lokesh will also give a post-release interview to answer all the LCU theories in the film. ## Meanwhile, the blockbuster filmmaker will next direct superstar Rajinikanth for which the shoot will commence around March next year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Tops 500 Crores Worldwide; Third Tamil Movie To Do So
962 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Tops 500 Crores Worldwide; Third Tamil Movie To Do So

Chennai, October 28 - Thalapathy Vijay's blockbuster Leo is holding very well after the huge first weekend. The action thriller movie exceeded expectations in the first week and carried the momentum in the second weekend to set the stage for another big weekend at the box office. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, "Leo" scored approximately 9.25 crores gross on its 9th day, pushing total domestic gross collection to 320 crores. Overseas, the film has grossed an estimated 169 crores for over 489 crores worldwide gross collection in 9 days.## The latest LCU blockbuster will cross the 500 crores gross mark today, on its 10th day at the worldwide box office and will become the third Tamil movie of all time to achieve the feat. The movie is expected to score 15 crores gross today which will take its total collection to around 504 crores in 10 days. ## "Leo" has already become Thalapathy Vijay's and director Lokesh's highest-grosser and today, it will become their first 500 crores worldwide grosser movie. The first Tamil movie to top this figure was Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0" in 2018, and the last was again Rajinikanth-led "Jailer" which was released earlier this year. ## "Leo" is the highest-grossing film for Thalapathy Vijay at the overseas box office. Domestically, it is the actor's biggest grosser in almost all the major states, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, AP-TG, and Karnataka, and also in the Hindi belt. ## Stay tuned...

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Disha Patani To Reunite With Tiger Shroff In Director Jagan Shakti's Film
962 days ago
Bollywood

Disha Patani To Reunite With Tiger Shroff In Director Jagan Shakti's Film

Mumbai, October 28 - Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani shared screen space in "Baaghi 2" in 2018 and the pair was appreciated by the audiences. Now, according to the latest reports, the sizzling duo are all set to reunite for director Jagan Shakti's film. ## Tiger and Disha are reuniting for this action thriller film, reportedly titled "Hero No. 1". The reports say that Disha has replaced Sara Ali Khan who has opted out from the movie due to date issues. The shoot of the movie has already commenced and it is being produced by Pooja Entertainment. ## "Hero No. 1" is Jagan Shakti's second directorial movie, after Akshay Kumar-led "Mission Mangal" (2019). The upcoming movie is said to be a high-octane action entertainer. This marks the first time collaboration between the director and the lead pair. ## Disha Patani, meanwhile, will next be seen in the aerial action thriller "Yodha", co-starring Sidharth Malhotra and Raashii Khanna. The film is scheduled to be released on December 8 this year. Apart from this, Disha has two big Pan India blockbusters, Prabhas-fronted "Kalki 2898 AD", and Suriya-led "Kanguva", scheduled to release next year. ## Tiger Shroff, on the other hand, was last seen in "Ganapath" which is currently playing in theatres. He will next be seen in director Ali Abbas Zafar's highly-awaited "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", co-starring Akshay Kumar. It is slated to hit screens on Eid 2024. The actor also has "Rambo" remake, scheduled to commence filming by the end of this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fukrey 3 Four Weeks Collection; To Remain Under 100 Crores Net Mark
963 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fukrey 3 Four Weeks Collection; To Remain Under 100 Crores Net Mark

Mumbai, October 27 - Excel Entertainment's comedy entertainer Fukrey 3 will fall short of the 100 crores net box office mark after the promising start. However, the movie has done its job and performed much better than what the trade was expecting before the release. ## Directed by Mrigdeep Singh Lamba, the third instalment of the hit franchise has completed 4 weeks in theatres since its release on September 28. The movie has scored approximately 95.25 crores net and will likely score another 50 lakhs more to finish around 96 crores final net collection.## "Fukrey 3" opened to a decent collection before putting in a good opening week of 66 crores. At that time, it looked like it would reach 100 crore net but to competition with new releases and the mixed word of mouth, the movie failed to carry the same momentum into the next weeks. ## Despite not being able to enter the coveted 100 crores net club, "Fukrey 3" is a box office hit and maintains the 100% success ratio of the franchise. It also emerged as the highest net-grosser movie of the franchise, topping its predecessor "Fukrey Returns" which minted approximately 80 crores net. ## At the worldwide box office, the movie has earned approximately 127 crores gross, including an estimated 14.50 crores overseas collection. It is the highest-grosser film in the franchise, followed by "Fukrey Returns" which grossed approximately 112 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Ganapath and Yaariyan 2 First Week Collection
963 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ganapath and Yaariyan 2 First Week Collection

Mumbai, October 27 - Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon's sci-fi actioner Ganapath - A Hero Is Born completes its first week with a no-so-great-looking box office collection. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film was expected to have, at least, a decent success but failed miserably without putting any challenges. ## "Ganapath" took the opening of just 2.50 crores net, and due to poor reviews, it failed to grow over the week and scored approximately 11.80 crores net collection in the first week. It is the lowest first-week collection ever for Tiger Shroff. ## There is not much to say about the film's box office performance as the numbers speak for themselves. Tiger was hoping to make a strong comeback with this movie but now, it should be a wake call for him to pick the right subject. The lifetime collection of the film is heading for below 15 crores net which is disastrous. ## Yaariyan 2, which was released on the same day as Ganapath, met the same fate with the below-par first-week collection. Unlike Ganapath, there were hardly any expectations from this romantic drama film, but even by that standard, the collection is really poor because "Yaariyan 2" is a sequel to a hit film. ## Directed by Radhika Rao, and Vinay Sapru, "Yaariyan 2" scored just 2.75 crores net collection in its first week and the lifetime is heading towards finishing below 5 crores. Overall, it was a disastrous week at the Bollywood box office as far as the new releases are concerned and this dull phase is likely to continue till Diwali when the highly-awaited "Tiger 3" will be released. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar's Film With Mohit Suri And Rohit Shetty Title Revealed
963 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's Film With Mohit Suri And Rohit Shetty Title Revealed

Mumbai, October 27 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is one of the busiest actors in the country doing back-to-back films. Recently, it was reported that he would be joining hands with director Mohit Suri for an action thriller film, produced by Rohit Shetty. ## Now, according to the latest report in. Bollywood Hungama, the movie is titled "Psycho", and it will be an action thriller in a space that no one can anticipate. The film will present Akshay Kumar in a role like never before, and it will go on floors in the first half of 2024 with a start-to-finish 40-day schedule.## Meanwhile, the "Sooryavanshi" star is currently shooting for Maddock Films "Sky Force" along with Mudassar Aziz's "Khel Khel Mein" in the UK. The actor recently shot for his cameo role in Rohit Shetty's "Singham Again", starring Ajay Devgn in the titular role, in Hyderabad. ## Apart from the aforementioned films, Akshay Kumar has "Housefull 5", "Welcome To The Jungle", "Hera Pheri 3", "Awara Pagal Deewana 2", and "Jolly LLB 3" in the pipeline for which, the shoot will commence one after one by the end of this year. He also has the "Soorarai Pottru" remake and highly-awaited Ali Abbas Zafar's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" ready to release next year along with a biopic of C. Sankaran Nair.## Stay tuned...

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Mega Blockbuster 'Jailer' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records
963 days ago
Kollywood

Mega Blockbuster 'Jailer' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Chennai, October 27 - Tamil superstar Rajinikanth made a roaring comeback in 2023 with director Nelson Dilipkumar's action drama Jailer. What made this pairing intriguing was that both their previous films, Rajinikanth's Annaatthe and Nelson's Beast, had underperformed at the box office. Yet, when they joined forces for the first time, the result was nothing short of a mega blockbuster. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer hit cinemas on August 10, 2023, during the long Independence Day weekend. The film opened to a phenomenal 96.50 crore gross worldwide on its first day, including 56.50 crore from India, instantly setting the tone for a record-breaking run. Positive word-of-mouth from audiences only accelerated its momentum. ## After taking such a monstrous opening, Jailer went on to score a huge 434 crores worldwide gross collection, including 277 crores domestically, in the extended 8-day week, which was the third biggest first week total of all time for a Tamil title at that time.## The milestones didn't stop there. Soon, Jailer crossed the 500 crore worldwide mark, becoming only the second Tamil movie to do so after Rajinikanth's own sci-fi spectacle 2.0. Made on a budget of over 200 crore, Jailer justified the investment, cementing its place among the biggest Tamil blockbusters of all time. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of Jailer## India Net Collection - 348.50 Cr. Approx## India Gross Collection - 408.50 Cr.## Overseas Collection - 196.00 Cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 604.50 Cr.## Footfalls - 2.65 Cr. approx.## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster## Jailer was a bit like a homecoming for superstar Rajinikanth, who had a phase without delivering a big box office hit. Even the all-time highest-grossing Tamil movie, 2.0, which grossed around 700 crores worldwide, is considered an average affair given the huge budget involved. Jailer not only ended the hit-less drought for the superstar and director Nelson, but it also scored milestones, some of which are as follows. (as of October 27, 2023).## - Highest-grossing Tamil movie of all-time.## - Second Tamil movie to top 500 crores worldwide.## - Highest-grossing film of director Nelson Dilipkumar.## - Highest-grossing film for Sun Pictures.## - Second-highest-grossing film of Rajinikanth.## - Highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2023.## - Third-highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023.## - Highest-grossing Tamil movie of all-time at the overseas box office.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Completes 50 Days With All-Time Blockbuster Collection
964 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Completes 50 Days With All-Time Blockbuster Collection

Mumbai, October 26 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan has completed 50 days today at the box office. At a time when most films are not able to survive for a week, Atlee Kumar's directorial is running strongly in its 7th week, and there is still some gas left in the tank. Produced by SRK's home banner Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" was released on September 7th in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, and from the very first day, it looked like a long horse race despite being a heavily frontloaded blockbuster. After the exploding first-week collection of 692 crores at the worldwide box office, including 465 crores gross in India. The movie continued with a steady run after the explosive first week and is still playing with over 500 shows daily nationwide. "Jawan" has grossed approximately 1146 crores worldwide in 49 days, which included 759+ crores gross (639.50+ crores net) at the domestic box office and approx. 387 crores overseas. As is known to everyone, it is the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year and the 5th highest-grossing of all time. The action thriller is the second Indian film of the year to top 1000 crores worldwide gross, after Shah Rukh Khan's own mega-blockbuster "Pathaan", which is currently the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 with 1055+ crores worldwide. Stay tuned...

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