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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Ajay Devgn To Reunite With Filmmaker Luv Ranjan For 'De De Pyaar De 2'
1022 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn To Reunite With Filmmaker Luv Ranjan For 'De De Pyaar De 2'

Mumbai, August 29 - In May 2019, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn teamed with filmmaker Luv Ranjan for the romantic-comedy "De De Pyaar De", directed Akiv Ali. Written by Luv Ranjan and Tarun Jain, the movie was a box office hit and left an open ending for the sequel.## Now, according to Pinkvilla, Ajay Devgn and Luv Rajan are reuniting for the sequel to the movie and set to take it on floors early next year. The original writer duo of Ranjan and Jain have written the script and it will be the continuation of the first part.## It is said that Ajay Devgn and Luv Ranjan recently met to discus the technicalities. Just like the first movie, family conflict will be the main asset of the sequel, and the makers aim to take things a notch higher on this front. ## The original movie showed the family conflict on Ashish's (Ajay Devgn) side regarding his relationship with 26-year-old Ayesha Khurana (Rakul Preet Singh), this time, the movie will be about the reaction of Ayesha's family to the relationship with a 50-year-old.## The film will be directed by Anshul Sharma who has been the Creative Director on Ranjan's past films "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" and "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar". The sequel to DDPD is expected to go on floors after AD's "Singham Again" with director Rohit Shetty which goes on floors next month.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Aamir Khan Reunites With Director Rajkumar Santoshi For His Next
1022 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Aamir Khan Reunites With Director Rajkumar Santoshi For His Next

Mumbai, August 29 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is all set to return to the big screen next year with his next film, and for this mega movie, the superstar has reunited with legendary director Rajkumar Santoshi after 30 years. ## Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi's first collaboration "Andaz Apna Apna", which also starred Salman Khan, is considered as a remarkable film in Indian cinema and has gained a cult status over the years. Now, the due is all set to recreate the magic with their second film together.## According to Pinkvilla, "Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi have been discussing a subject for a while now and things have finally fallen into place. Aamir has loved what's developed by Santoshi and has been sitting with him to work on all the aspects over the last few months".## The film is currently in the pre-production stage and will go on floors on January 20, 2024. "Aamir and Rajkumar Santoshi are all set to bring their entertainer during the Christmas 2024 weekend. The prep work is going on in full swing and the film is all ready to roll out in January", the report further says.## The yet-untitled movie will be produced by Aamir Khan's Aamir Khan Productions in association with Jio Studios. It will be released in cinemas worldwide on December 20, 2024, and will clash with Akshay Kumar's "Welcome 3" and possibly with Salman Khan's next with director Vishnu Vardhaan.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Pre-Release Event To Be Held On August 30 In Chennai
1022 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Pre-Release Event To Be Held On August 30 In Chennai

Chennai, August 29 - The excitement for Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" is growing up with each passing day as the release of the movie is just over a week to go. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the makers are gearing up to launch the trailer of the movie on August 31 as well as a couple of songs in the next few days to increase the hype furthermore.## Now, according to the latest reports, the pre-release event of the movie will take place on August 30 at Sri Sairam Engineering College in Chennai. Earlier, there were reports that the music launch event was planned, however, there is no confirmed development is reported.## The event will be attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi and director Atlee. Music director Anirudh is also expected to grace the occasion. It is reported that Thalapathy Vijay was also invited but it is unclear if he will attend the event or not. ## Exclusive !!- #Jawan Mega Pre release event to happen in SAIRAM Engineering college tomorrow 📍🔥- Grand Set making is underway there💥- ShahrukhKhan, Nayanthara, Atlee & VJS will join the event 💫- Initially ThalapathyVijay has also invited but he went to #Thalapathy68 Look… pic.twitter.com/ezovPjvOh9— AmuthaBharathi (@CinemaWithAB) August 29, 2023 ## It is probably the first time that a pre-release event for an outright Bollywood movie is happening, that too in Chennai. It is a norm for South Indian films to held pre-release event, and now, the same thing is happening with a Bollywood movie is surely going to catch the attention of the Tamil audiences along with rest of the South Indian audiences as the film is also releasing in Tamil and Telugu languages.## The film tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances.## "Jawan" is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Aamir Khan Locks His Next Film And Its Release Date
1022 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Aamir Khan Locks His Next Film And Its Release Date

Mumbai, August 29 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who was last seen in "Lal Singh Chaddha" in 2022, has locked his next film, according to Taran Adarsh. The yet untitled movie is currently in the pre-production stage and will go on floors on January 20, 2024.## The movie will be produced by the actor's own production house, Aamir Khan Productions. Moreover, the superstar has locked December 20, 2024, release date of the movie during the Christmas week. It will clash with Akshay Kumar's "Welcome 3".## The details about the director as well as the rest of the cast will be revealed soon.## #Xclusiv… AAMIR KHAN LOCKS CHRISTMAS 2024 FOR NEXT FILM… Aamir Khan Productions’ Prod No. 16 [not titled yet], starring #AamirKhan in the lead role, to release on 20 Dec 2024 #Christmas2024.Pre-production of the film is ongoing and the film goes on floors on 20 Jan 2024…… pic.twitter.com/wAMIvPL60D— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 29, 2023 ## Aamir Khan's "Lal Singh Chaddha" was bombed at the box office which tempted the superstar to take a break from doing his next film. He even dropped the idea of starring in the Hindi remake of Spanish movie "Champion" and decided to only produce it which is now reportedly happening with Farhan Akhtar in the lead role.## Stay tuned...

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Nagarjuna Announces His Next Film Titled 'Naa Saami Ranga'; Locks Release Date
1022 days ago
Tollywood

Nagarjuna Announces His Next Film Titled 'Naa Saami Ranga'; Locks Release Date

Hyderabad, August 29 - Veteran Telugu superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna will next be headlining an action drama film "Naa Saami Ranga". Choreographer Vijay Binni will direct the film that marks his directorial debut while Srinivasaa Chitturi produced it under the banner of Srinivasaa Silver Screen.## The film was officially announced on the actor's 64th birthday today with a teaser poster. Billed as a mass entertainer, the first look teaser presents Nagarjuna in a rugged look with a beard and messy hair. Oscar winner MM Keeravani is on board to score the music and his BGM in the announcement promo is intense.## "Naa Saami Ranga" has been announced to release on Sankranthi 2024 and it will be clashing with other films like "Guntur Kaaram", "Hanuman", and "Eagle". Nagarjuna had success in the past on Sankranthi festival as "Soggade Chinni Nayana" and "Bangarraju" ended up as box office hits.## ## Stay tuned...

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August 2023 Registers Biggest Single Month Net Collection Of All-Time In Hindi: Top 5 Biggest Month List
1023 days ago
Bollywood

August 2023 Registers Biggest Single Month Net Collection Of All-Time In Hindi: Top 5 Biggest Month List

Mumbai, August 28 - August 2023 has turned out to be a historic month at the Indian box office with all films scoring well over 1000 crores net collection. This month particularly turned the tide for the Hindi film industry as it registered the biggest single-month net collection of all time in Hindi.## As of August 27, all the films have scored approximately 750 crores net collection in the Hindi language so far in the month of August. It surpassed the previous biggest single-month collection of 571 crores net, which came in April 2022 while the third biggest was 542 crores net in March 2022. ## So far, Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar 2" is the biggest earning film in August with 456 crores net, followed by Akshay Kumar's "OMG 2" with 136 crores net, Karan Johar's directorial "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani" with approximately 97 crores, and Ayushmann Khurrana's "Dream Girl 2" with 41 crores. Except for RRKPK which was released in July, the other three movies debuted in cinemas this month.## Top 5 Biggest Months of All-Time In Hindi Language At The Indian Box Office (As of August 27) -## 1. August 2023 - 745 Cr Approx. (4 days left) ("Gadar 2" biggest)## 2. April 2022 - 571 Cr ("KGF 2" biggest)## 3. March 2022 - 542 Cr ("The Kashmir Files" biggest)## 4. October 2019 - 521 Cr ("War" biggest)## 5. May 2017 - 508 Cr ("Baahubali 2" biggest)## Post the COVID-19 pandemic, things have not been easy for the Hindi film industry, but interestingly, the top 3 biggest single-month collections have come in the last two years. September 2023 may also prove one of the biggest box office months of all time with Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" and Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" scheduled to release.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi's Jolly LLB 3' Shooting Details Revealed
1023 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi's Jolly LLB 3' Shooting Details Revealed

Mumbai, August 28 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi are all set to reunite for the third installment of the "Jolly LLB" franchise. Arshad Warsi headlined the first movie while Akshay Kumar led the second installment. ## It was revealed last year that director Subhash Kapoor was working on the script of "Jolly LLB 3" which was later confirmed by Arshad Warsi. Now, according to Pinkvilla, the shoot of the movie will commence in February 2024 and is expected to be shot over a two-month straight schedule in Madhya Pradesh. ## "Subhash Kapoor has completed the screenplay and will kick off the pre-production at the end of this year. The third installment presents a clash between good and evil within the context of a courtroom. Like its previous parts, Jolly LLB 3 will also offer an engaging courtroom drama with the perfect blend of humor, suspense, and a pertinent social issue for debate", the report says.## The movie will be produced by Star Studios and it will also mark the return of Saurabh Shukla, who played Judge Tripathi in previous movies. The makers are targeting late 2024 release for the movie in theaters worldwide.## Before "Jolly LLB 3", Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi will be reuniting on the third installment of the "Welcome" franchise which is expected to go on floors in November this year. The movie features a massive ensemble, including Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Disha Patani in prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Mastaney, RDX, Subhedar, And 3 Ekka Score Excellent Opening Weekend Domestically
1023 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Mastaney, RDX, Subhedar, And 3 Ekka Score Excellent Opening Weekend Domestically

Mumbai, August 28 - It was an excellent weekend (August 25-27) at the Indian box office where regional films performed exceptionally well other than the mainstream films. Punjabi period action drama movie "Mastaney", Malayalam action drama "RDX", Marathi historical drama "Subhedar" and Gujarati comedy drama "3 Ekka" were among the big winners with approximately 26 crores net collection.## Mastaney - Directed by Sharan Art and starring Gurpreet Ghuggi, Tarsem Jassar, Simi Chahal, and Rahul Dev, among others, "Mastaney" had huge opening weekend in India. It scored 9.20 crores net in 3-days, which is the second biggest opening weekend for a Punjabi movie this year. Worldwide, the movie minted over 25 crores gross collection which are blockbuster numbers.## RDX: Robert Dony Xavier - RDX is set to emerge as one of the biggest box office success stories of the year. The Malayalam action drama, starring Antony Varghese, Shane Nigam, and Neeraj Madhav, released against a mighty competitor "King of Kotha" on limited screens. After excellent reviews and WOM, the movie witnessed an explosive growth over the weekend to score around 6.25 crores net collection in 3 days. The 4th day collection (Monday) is set to be on part with Sunday collection and it isn't looking to stop anytime soon. ## Subhedar - Yet another Marathi movie on a Maratha warrior that is conquering the box office. After "Baipan Bhaari Deva", Marathi cinema set to get one more blockbuster in the form of "Subhedar" which scored excellent 5.06 crores net collection in the 3-day opening weekend. It scored the biggest opening for a Marathi movie this year with 1.15 crores net before showing healthy jump over the weekend to post very good weekend collections.## 3 Ekka - Gujarati cinema has success here and there over the last couple of years, and "3 Ekka" set to be one of the biggest Gujarati blockbusters ever. Starring Malhar Thakar, Yash Soni, and Mitra Gadhavi, the movie had a fantastic opening weekend with 5.70 crores net collection which is the biggest opening weekend for a Gujarati movie this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Hit $2+ Billion Combine Globally
1023 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Hit $2+ Billion Combine Globally

Los Angeles, August 28 - The global box office phenomena, Barbenheimer, the blockbuster combination of two summer tentpoles Barbie and Oppenheimer, have jointly taken their ship past $2 billion at the worldwide box office. The current global total of both the movies stands at $2.12 billion (17510 crores).## Barbie - Directed by Greta Gerwig and headlined by Margot Robbie, the fantasy comedy drama film has grossed solid $1.34 billion (11070 crores) through 6th weekend. It is set to become the highest-grossing movie of the year by beating "Super Mario Bros." ($1.36 billion) in the next couple of day. ## At the domestic (North America) box office, Barbie has minted $595 million (4915 crores) so far, which makes it the highest-grossing film domestically in Warner Bros. history. Overseas, the movie has grossed excellent $745 million (6155 crores), with the UK being the biggest international market for the movie with $115 million.## Oppenheimer - It has become the highest-grossing non-Batman movie for director Christopher Nolan worldwide with $777 million (6420 crores) through 6th week. The atom bomb movie has scored $300 million (2480 crores) at the domestic box office while overseas gross reached $477 million (3940 crores).## The UK is again the biggest international market for the movie with $67.5 million. The movie has been exceptional in India as well with $18.8 million (155 crores) so far. It is the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of the year in India and also, the biggest ever for Nolan.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dream Girl 2 First Sunday/Third Day Early Estimates
1024 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dream Girl 2 First Sunday/Third Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 27 - Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl 2 ends the opening weekend with the very good collection after another good jump of around 15% on Sunday. The movie nearly managed to match the weekend collection of its predecessor despite facing a huge competition with Gadar 2 and OMG 2. ## As per the early estimates, Dream Girl 2 scores around 16-16.50 crores net collection on its first Sunday/third day, which takes the total 3-day opening collection to around 41 crores. This is a very good result for the movie as these sort of numbers were looking a far cry before the release.## The audience word of mouth for the movie is mixed, plus the brand value of the franchise help the movie to post these weekend numbers at the box office. The full first week collection could be around 65 crores net, considering the Raksha Bandhan holiday coming up.## Dream Girl 2 will get, at least, one more weekend to score before Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan arrives on September 7. The hold in the second weekend will determine if the movie will reach 100 crores net as this mark should be the ultimate goal for the movie to achieve.## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Indian Movies: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' And Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Lead
1024 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Indian Movies: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' And Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Lead

Mumbai, August 27 - The maiden collaboration between superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Tamil director Atlee Kumar is creating waves nationwide in the form of action thriller Jawan, scheduled to release on September 7. The rest of the star cast of the movie is also Pan-India-appealing which perfectly sets up the film to go big at the box office.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is the most hyped upcoming Indian movie at the moment. According to IMDb, the film is miles ahead of the rest of the movies in terms of real-time anticipation. Thalapathy Vijay's Leo, which is slated to release on October 19, is the second most anticipated Indian movie. ## Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's romantic comedy-drama film Kushi (September 1) is the third most anticipated movie, followed by Prabhas-fronted Salaar (September 28) and Anushka Shetty and Naveen Polishetty's Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (September 7) at number 4 and 5, respectively.## Check out Top 10 most anticipated upcoming (September 2023 onward) Indian movies on Real-Time on IMDb.## The other most anticipated films in the top 10 list include "The Freelancer", "Haddi", "Chandramukhi 2", "The Vaccine War", and "Tiger Nageswara Rao". The anticipation meter will change after the teaser/trailer launch or with the release date getting nearer. However, the last film to be released on this list is "Leo" and "Tiger Nageswara Rao" on October 19. This shows that both these movies, especially "Leo", can run riot at the box office if the trailer clicks.## ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1025 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Dream Girl 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 26 - After scoring the biggest opening for actor Ayushmann Khurrana, the comedy-drama film "Dream Girl 2" witnesses a very good jump of around 35% on its second day/first Saturday which is a very good sign for the movie.## The early estimates suggest 14-14.50 crores net collection on the film's first Saturday which takes the total collection to around 25 crores net in two days. The 3-day weekend total could be over 40+ net which is a fantastic result. ## The movie had a very good opening day in mass pockets like Utter Pradesh, and Bihar while Delhi and Maharashtra also did well. There is a good jump today in these centers as the overall collections are much better than expected before the release which shows the goodwill of the franchise.## Dream Girl 2 comes as a much-needed breather for Ayushmann Khurrana and is very much in a position to emerge as a rare hit for the actor considering the holidays ahead. The hold on Monday will give a fair idea about the acceptance of the movie. ## Stay tuned...

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