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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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'
982 days ago
Kollywood

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'

Chennai, October 8 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is one of the most sought-after actors in Tamil cinema who has made his mark by delivering critically and commercially acclaimed blockbusters. Lokesh previously announced that he will direct only 10 films in his career, of which, 5 films have already been done, and now, he is gearing up for the next films.## After his first three films, Lokesh started his cinematic universe (LCU) with Karthi's "Kaithi", followed by "Vikram". The filmmaker is now gearing up for the third film in the LCU, Thalapathy Vijay-fronted "Leo" which is slated to hit screens on October 19 worldwide. ## During a recent interview, Lokesh revealed the next set of his directorial which will mostly focus on LCU. As announced earlier, the "Master" director will next direct superstar Rajinikanth which will be a standalone movie. It will commence filming next year. ## After Rajini's film, Lokesh will start the much-awaited sequel to "Kaithi" with Karthi. It will most probably will begin by the end of 2024 or early 2025. "Kaithi 2" will be followed by Kamal Haasan's "Vikram 2", and then, a spin-off of Suriya's Rolex character from "Vikram" will be his next directorial.## Apart from the aforementioned films, there have been rumours about Lokesh collaborating with superstar Prabhas and the director has confirmed the same in the recent interview. Prabhas' film with Loki is said to be the 'End Game' of LCU, and will easily be the biggest film of him yet. There is no shooting timeline has been set yet for the movie.## Lokesh also wishes to make more spin-off films from the LCU and he wants other talented directors to direct them as he alone can't direct them all. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Mission Raniganj And Thank You For Coming First Saturday/Second Day Early Estimates
983 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Mission Raniganj And Thank You For Coming First Saturday/Second Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, October 7 - After the shocking opening day, Akshay Kumar's Mission Raniganj sees a big jump on its second day at the domestic box office but not big enough to cover the lost ground. The movie jumped by around 70% today, but it needed to score over 100% as the opening day was low at 2.80 crores net.## On its first Saturday/second day, Mission Raniganj scored an estimated 4.50-5 crores net, taking the total collection to over 7.50 crores in two days. The two-day collection of the movie should have ideally been the opening day collection which was not the case, and now, so much has been left for it to chase. ## While the damage has already been done, Mission Raniganj can still make up if it shows a similar kind of jump tomorrow on Sunday and then performs on a similar level to today's collection on the first Monday. The three-day opening weekend of the movie is looking to be around 15 crores net which is not good enough for a film featuring Akshay Kumar.## Meanwhile, the adult comedy, Thank You For Coming, which had a low opening day at 1.06 crores net collection, scores a jump of around 40% today for an estimated 1.50 crores net collection. The total collection of the movie is around 2.50 crores in two days and the weekend is looking at 5 crores net.## Stay tuned...

Shahid Kapoor To Headline A Mythological Epic To Be Produced by Vashu Bhagnani
983 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor To Headline A Mythological Epic To Be Produced by Vashu Bhagnani

Mumbai, October 7 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is gearing up to commence the shoot of director Rosshan Andrrews' cop thriller film which begins later this month. After finishing this, the "Kabir Singh" actor will team up with producer Vashu Bhagnani for a mythological epic, according to Pinkvilla. ## It is said that the project in question is based on one of the most powerful characters of the epic Mahabharata. While the details about the project are not revealed, it will be a VFX-heavy project, mounted on a massive scale. The movie will be directed by a South Indian director. ## It is said that the yet-untitled movie is the most ambitious project for Vashu Bhagnani and Pooja Entertainment. They have already started developing this movie and are determined to create a never-before-seen visual extravaganza for the audiences. It will go on floors in 2024.## Interestingly, in February 2021, Pooja Entertainment had announced magnum opus Suryaputra Mahavir Karna, and it was supposed to be directed by RS Vimal, best known for his 2015 Mayalayam movie, Ennu Ninte Moideen. However, there has been development on the movie since then and it was assumed to be shelved. ## "Suryaputra Mahavir Karna" is based on the life of Karna from Mahabharata, so there are chances Vashu Bhagnani might be planning to revive it with Shahid Kapoor who was said to be his first choice since the movie was announced. ## Stay tuned...

Director Boyapati Srinu Confirms His Next Two Films With Superstar Allu Arjun and Suriya
983 days ago
Tollywood

Director Boyapati Srinu Confirms His Next Two Films With Superstar Allu Arjun and Suriya

Hyderabad, October 7 - Telugu mass filmmaker, Boyapati Srinu scored a massive hit with Nandamuri Balakrishna in the form of "Akhanda" in 2021. However, the director couldn't repeat the same success with his next movie "Skanda" with Ram Pothineni. The movie is currently playing in theatres and heading towards being an average affair at the box office.## Despite being unable to repeat "Akhanda's" success with "Skanda", Boyapati remains in hot demand as he has confirmed his next three films. During a recent media interaction, the ultra mass director confirmed that he would be teaming up with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and Tamil star Suriya for his next two films.## It is not yet clear which film he will take first. Allu Arjun is currently shooting for "Pushpa 2", and he will next be reuniting with Trivikram Srinivas and then also has an announced film with Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Suriya, on the other hand, is shooting for "Kanguva", and will next be reuniting with Sudha Kongara. The actor is also reportedly in talks to headline the mega Bollywood project "Karna" under the direction of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.## It will be the first time that both Boyapati and Suriya will team up for a film project. With Allu Arjun, the filmmaker previously collaborated for "Sarrainodu" (2016) which was a big box office hit. Meanwhile, after the films with Allu Arjun and Suriya, the director has confirmed "Akhanda 2" with NBK. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Mission Raniganj Opening Day Early Estimates; Disastrous Start
984 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Mission Raniganj Opening Day Early Estimates; Disastrous Start

Mumbai, October 6 - There was an Akshay Kumar-starrer, Mission Raniganj released this Friday, and the audience was hardly aware of that. The makers haven't even promoted that movie properly, suggesting that they either were too confident or had no hopes for it.## The movie got favourable reviews from critics and the initial word of mouth also seems positive, but because the makers didn't put much effort into promoting it and the lack of awareness among general audiences, there was hardly any opening of the movie at the box office.## Mission Raniganj opened to dull occupancy in the morning and it didn't improve a bit in the next shows as well, as early estimates suggest around 2.75 crores net opening. The final numbers may vary a little bit here and there, but it will still be a disastrous and one of the lowest openings ever for an Akshay Kumar-starrer.## The movie was carrying a low buzz due to obvious reasons, but it was still expected to take even a decent opening as Akshay recently delivered a box office hit in the form of "OMG 2". But again, two quick back-to-back releases were too much to ask for. ## Earlier in the year, Akshay's "Selfiee" opened to similar kinds of numbers and ended up as one of the biggest disasters of his career. If Mission Raniganj doesn't show a big jump on Saturday and Sunday, then a similar fate is inevitable.## Stay tuned...

Superstar Aamir Khan's Next With Director RS Prassana Gets Interesting Title
984 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Aamir Khan's Next With Director RS Prassana Gets Interesting Title

Mumbai, October 6 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was last seen in "Lal Singh Chaddha" in 2022, has set his next release on Christmas 2024. According to reports, Aamir will be headlining the official adaptation of the Spanish sports dramedy, Champions, with RS Prassana as the director. ## Aamir was supposed to headline the "Champions" adaptation immediately after LSC, but after the later movie failed at the box office, the superstar dropped the idea of taking another remake before he finally decided to headline as well as produce it. The shoot for the same is expected to commence in January 2024 for Christmas release later in the year. ## The pre-production of the movie is going on at a brisk pace. Meanwhile, according to Pinkvilla, Aamir and his team have locked the title which is very much identical to one of his past blockbusters. It is said that the movie has been titled "Sitaare Zameen Par" which is about a sports coach bonding with and training a team of specially-abled kids, much like "Taare Zameen Par", which chronicled the journey of a teacher and specially-abled student. ## The film is a slice-of-life sports drama which Amair has mastered over the years. The movie will clash with Akshay Kumar's "Welcome to The Jungle" aka "Welcome 3". Interestingly, the two previously clashed at the box office back in 2007, when "Welcome" and "Taare Zameen Par" released during Christmas weekend on December 21st and both emerged box office successes. ## Stay tuned...

Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records
984 days ago
Kollywood

Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records

Chennai, October 6 - The highly-awaited trailer of Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, was launched at 6:30 PM on October 5. The movie is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) and is the third film in this after "Kaithi" and "Vikram".## There was huge excitement for the "Leo" trailer, and after it was released online, it broke several viewership and likes records. As reported earlier, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer ever to top 1 million likes, taking just 21 minutes for the same.## Leo Trailer 24 Hours Views and Likes:## Tamil Views: 31,9,11,956 [31.91M]; Likess: 2,642,324 [2.64M] ## Telugu Views: 54,36,107 [5.4M]; Likes: 443,705 [443K] ## Hindi Views: 77,62,487 [7.7M]; Likes: 5,66,724 [566K] ## Kannada Views: 7,12,217 [712K]; Likes: 126,551 [126K] ## Total Views: 45.70 Million; Likes: 3.77 Million ## [It is the fastest Indian movie trailer to score 100K to 2M likes on YouTube]: Here are the details for 100K to 1M Likes time ## It was published on 05 October at 6:30 AM IST## It crossed 100K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 1 minute## It crossed 200K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 minutes ## It crossed 300K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 4 minutes## It crossed 400K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 5 minutes## It crossed 500K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 7 minutes## It crossed 600K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 9 minutes## It crossed 700K likes on 05 Dec 2023 in 11 minutes## It crossed 800K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 13 minutes## It crossed 900K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 16 minutes## It crossed 1 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 21 minutes## It crossed 2 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 hours 43 minutes (163 minutes)## Most Viewed Trailers in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo - 31.91 Million## 2. Beast – 29.08 Million## 3. Thunivu – 25.00 Million## 4. Varisu – 23.05 Million## 5. Valimai – 11.16 Million## Most Liked Trailer in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo: 2.64 Million## 2. Bigil: 1.66 Million## 3. Viswasam: 1.16 Million## Stay tuned...

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube
985 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube

Chennai, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama Leo is the most anticipated Tamil movie of the year and a little glimpse of the sky-high buzz was seen after the launch of the trailer which is breaking records on YouTube and other social media platforms.## The trailer of the movie was launched on October 5 at 6:30 PM and within minutes, it started trending on top in every social media platform. On YouTube, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer of all time to reach 1 million likes. ## The "Leo" trailer took just 21 minutes to reach this milestone of 1 million likes, beating the previous record of Thalapathy Vijay's own blockbuster "Bigil" which took around 1 hour to hit 1 million likes on YouTube. ## "Leo" is certain to break the all-time viewership and likes record for a Tamil movie trailer in the first 24 hours. In the first hour, it generated 10 million real-time views and 1.5 million likes. It has been released in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada language while the Hindi trailer will be released at 9 PM on October 5 on Goldmines YouTube channel. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan along with Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Sarja in prominent roles. It will be released on October 19 in multiple languages.## ## Stay tuned...

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office
985 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office

London, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo advance booking is continuing with great momentum at the overseas box office. Directed by Lokesh Kanagraj's, "Leo", with still more than two weeks left for the release, has sold over 50K tickets for the opening day overseas.## The movie has sold 29K+ tickets worth 3 crore in the United Kingdom so far. The UK was the first to open the advances of "Leo". The original Tamil language is dominating the pre-sales, followed by Telugu while Hindi has a low response so far. Overall, the movie has sold over 40K+ tickets for all days.## The UK aside, "Leo" is also getting a blockbuster response in North America and has already become Thalapathy Vijay's career highest premiere advance sales. It has sold over 20K tickets worth 3.80 crore. The pre-sales so far opened at 320 locations on around 760 shows. ## At the UAE box office, the movie has sold around 8500 tickets worth 1 crore so far. Overall, a total of around 58K tickets sold worth 8 crores in the UK, USA, and UAE for the opening day, including premieres. With still more than two weeks left, the overseas advances of "Leo" are expected to be around 100K tickets. ## About Leo - ## It is a Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote it with Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy. It is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) which also has "Kaithi" and "Vikram". Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role, and Trisha, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin. The movie will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in regular as well as in IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

Ajay Devgn's 'Son of Sardaar' Sequel In The Works For 2024 Start
985 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn's 'Son of Sardaar' Sequel In The Works For 2024 Start

Mumbai, October 5 - Last year, it was reported that Bollywood star Ajay Devgn would be returning to reprise his role of Jaswinder "Jassi" Singh Randhawa in the sequel to his 2012 movie Son of Sardaar. However, there have been no updates regarding the same since then until yesterday.## According to reports, Son of Sardaar 2 is officially in the works and it will go on floors around summer next year. It is said that Ajay Devgn is trying to turn SOS into a franchise and has been working with his team on the idea for the sequel to take the franchise forward.## Ajay and the team have finally locked an idea for SOS 2 and the official announcement of the movie is expected to be made soon. The sequel will have a completely new story and an entirely new cast except for Ajay Devgn who will play the role of a devoted Sardaar. ## Meanwhile, the "Tanhaji" actor will be taking multiple sequels apart from SOS 2. He will soon start Raj Kumar Gupta's "Raid 2", a follow-up to his 2018 blockbuster inspired by a real-life income-tax raid, along with "De De Pyar De 2", and "Golmaal 5". SOS 2 will start after "Raid 2" and then, Ajay will start DDPD2 by the end of 2024.## Stay tuned...

Sunny Deol's Mega Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' and Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' Announce OTT Release Dates
986 days ago
Digital Media

Sunny Deol's Mega Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' and Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' Announce OTT Release Dates

Mumbai, October 4 - The biggest Independence Day weekend box office blockbuster of the Indian cinema ever, Sunny Deol's period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues has set the streaming release date.## Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie was released on August 11 this year and grossed 685 crores at the worldwide box office. The mega blockbuster movie has almost completed its box office run and now, it will be streaming on ZEE5 from 6 October, 8 weeks after the theatrical release date.## Gadar 2 is the sequel to 2001's all-time blockbuster, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Produced by Anil Sharma in association with Zee Studios, the latest blockbuster stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprise their roles from the previous film. Simrat Kaur made her Bollywood debut with this while it also features Manish Wadhwa and Gaurav Chopra in crucial roles.## Apart from Gadar 2, Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam's social comedy-drama OMG 2, released on August 11 theatrically, has announced its digital release. Directed by Amit Rai, the movie will be streaming on Netflix from October 8. ## Based on sex education in India, OMG 2 is a spiritual sequel to OMG – Oh My God! (2012). Despite the clash with Gadar 2, the movie was a super box office success and grossed over 220 crores at the global box office. Akshay plays the extended cameo appearance as Lord Shiva while Pankaj Tripathi takes the central role with Yami Gautam.## Stay tuned...

Ayushmann Khurrana To Join Sunny Deol In 'Border 2'; Shoot Begins Next Year
986 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana To Join Sunny Deol In 'Border 2'; Shoot Begins Next Year

Mumbai, October 4 - After the historic blockbuster success of Gadar 2, Bollywood star Sunny Deol is set to headline more sequels to his iconic movies. Sunny, who just yesterday announced his reunion with Rajkumar Santoshi for a period action drama film Lahore 1947, has been in talks for the sequel to Border and there is finally good news regarding the same.## According to a report by Pinkvilla, actor Ayushmann Khurana is in the advanced talks to join Sunny Deol in this epic war drama sequel. The actor will play the parallel lead alongside Sunny in Border 2, to be directed by JP Dutta who will also produce it with Bhushan Kumar of T-Series.## The makers have planned to make Border 2 on a grand scale and have a vision to make it the biggest war drama film in Indian cinema. The movie is currently in the scripting stage and will start shooting in mid-next year. The makers are in talks with several actors and details regarding them will come in due course.## Meanwhile, Sunny Deol's Lahore 1947, which will be produced by Aamir Khan, will start rolling out around December this year. He also has an action drama, Baap in the pipeline. On the other hand, Ayushmann Khurrana, who was recently seen in the comedy-drama, Dream Girl 2, will be seen in Maddock Films' vampire horror-comedy film Vampires of Vijaynagar which will be released in 2025.## Stay tuned...