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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Sunny Deol Hints At The Sequel To 'Apne'
1037 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Hints At The Sequel To 'Apne'

Mumbai, August 14 - Sunny Deol is on cloud nine after the historic success of "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues". Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie is running riot at the box office and has already grossed approx. 180 crores worldwide in just three days.## After the memorable box office success of "Gadar 2", there are chatters within the industry regarding the sequels to Deol's biggest hits in the late 90s or early '00, including "Damini 2", "Border 2", "Yamala Pagla Deewana 3", as well as family drama "Apne 2".## While there is no confirmed development on most of the aforementioned sequels, "Apne 2" seems to be in development and it could well be actor's one of the immediate next films. It is to known everyone that the demand for the "Apne" sequel has been going on for a long time and the makers have confirmed in the past that they are working on the script for the same.## Now, during the success meet of "Gadar 2", Sunny Deol confirmed that the script of "Apne 2" is ready and they are figuring out ways when to start the movie. He called it a lovely story and said that it will be the extension of the first movie.## The primary cast, led by Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, and Shilpa Shetty is expected to return for the sequel, also, there have been reports that Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol could also be a part of the movie. ## Meanwhile, Sunny Deol will next be seen in the multistarrar action drama film "Baap", which also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, and Jackie Shroff. It is directed by Vivek Chauhan and is expected to release next year.## Stay tuned...

YRF Unveils First Look Poster And Release Date of Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's 'The Great Indian Family'
1037 days ago
Bollywood

YRF Unveils First Look Poster And Release Date of Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's 'The Great Indian Family'

Mumbai, August 14 - Yash Raj Films' long-awaited comedy-drama film "The Great Indian Family", starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar in the leading roles finally has a release date in theaters. ## Directed by "Thugs of Hindostan" fame Vijay Krishna Acharya, "The Great Indian Family" has been in production since 2021, but it was delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic as well as some other reasons.## Now, the movie has been confirmed to hit cinemas worldwide on September 22, 2023, two weeks after Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", and a week before Prabhas-fronted "Salaar". The release date was announced through a video featuring Vicky Kaushal.## In the video, Kaushal tells us what "family" means as he compares a family to a melodious classical Indian song. He then adds that it feels good to call a family nice but his family is full of snakes as the promo shows how the actor deals with his family in the movie.## With the release date announcement video, YRF also unveiled the first-look poster of the movie which features the entire primary cast, led by Kaushal and Manushi. It also stars Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Sadiya Siddiqui, Alka Amin, and Bhuvan Arora, among others in key roles.## It’s going to be a joyful ride with #TheGreatIndianFamily šŸ›µšŸ‘Øā€šŸ‘©ā€šŸ‘§ā€šŸ‘§šŸ„° See you in theatres on 22nd September! Celebrate #TheGreatIndianFamily with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you! pic.twitter.com/HJfCLndsW9— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) August 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Scored Disappointing Opening Weekend Worldwide
1037 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Scored Disappointing Opening Weekend Worldwide

Hyderabad, August 14 - The Indian box office created history during the weekend of August 11-13 with all the movies running in theaters currently grossing close to 400 crores. However, in-between raining blockbusters, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar" disappointed big time and registered a low opening weekend at the domestic as well as global box office.## Directed by Meher Ramesh, "Bholaa Shankar" was expected to continue the winning run for Chiranjeevi after the big blockbuster success of "Waltair Veerayya" earlier this year. But it was not the case as "Bholaa Shankar" recorded one of the lowest weekend collections for the superstar in recent times.## "Bhola Shankar" grossed approx. 36 crores worldwide, including just 5 crores at the overseas box office over the 3-day weekend. Domestically, the movie grossed 31 crores approx., including approx. 21.75 crores share collection in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).## The AK Entertainments and Creative Commercials' production venture needs to gross at least 125 crores worldwide to reach the break-even target, for which, the movie needs a miracle which is not looking to happen. The critics' reviews for the movie were poor though the audience reception was mixed, yet "Bholaa Shankar" is not in a position to bounce back from here on.## There is a big public holiday tomorrow in the form of Independence Day on which the Chiranjeevi-starrer might witness a jump, otherwise, the future is looking bleak for the movie at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

D51: Rashmika Mandanna To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In Sekhar Kammula's Next
1037 days ago
Kollywood

D51: Rashmika Mandanna To Play Female Lead Opposite Dhanush In Sekhar Kammula's Next

Chennai, August 14 - Pan India actress Rashmika Mandanna has been confirmed on board Dhanush's 51st movie as the female lead. The movie will be directed by the national award-winning filmmaker, Sekhar Kammula and the upcoming movie marks Rashmika's maiden collaboration with Dhanush and Kammula.## Tentatively titled "D51", the multi-lingual movie was officially announced in 2021 before it went for a long delay until recently when the makers confirmed the development. It is the first time that the national awardee, Dhanush and Kammula joined hands for a film. ## The film in the combination of Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna, and Sekhar Kammula will be shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi languages and will also be released in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The breezy entertainer will feature Dhanush in a never-before-seen avatar. ## "D51" is produced by Suniel Narang, and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao of the accomplished production house Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP, in association with Amigos Creations Pvt Ltd. It is currently in the pre-production work and will go on floors soon.## Rashmika took to Twitter and shared the news of her joining "D51" with a video message.## Beginning of a new journey.šŸ’ƒšŸ»ā¤ļø#D51 A @sekharkammula film šŸŽ„@dhanushkraja @AsianSuniel @puskurrammohan #AmigosCreations @SVCLLP pic.twitter.com/dQFghtqd6R— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) August 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Storms Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1038 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Storms Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Chennai, August 14 - Superstar Rajinikanth has made a roaring comeback with his latest blockbuster "Jailer" which is going bonkers at the box office, be it domestic or overseas. Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial action drama film grossed sensational 308 crores worldwide in the extended 4-day weekend, more than 130 crores than the lifetime collection of the superstar's last movie "Annaatthe" (2021).## "Jailer" grossed huge approx. 177 crores at the domestic box office, including approx. 82 crores in Tamil Nadu. On its fourth day/first Sunday, it grossed approx. 49.40 crores, the second biggest day of its run so far after the opening day of 56.60 crores. In Tamil Nadu, the movie recorded its biggest day on Sunday with approx. 24 crores, besting opening day numbers of approx. 23.50 crores.## At the overseas box office, "Jailer" has been sensational with approx. 131 crores gross ($15.8 million) over the 4-day weekend. North America emerged as the biggest market for the movie with $4.75 million (39.50 crores), followed by Gulf countries with $4.50 million (37.30 crores). ## Produced by Sun Pictures, "Jailer" will cross 400 crores worldwide by Tuesday and will be aiming to go past 500 crores in its lifetime run which will make it the biggest Tamil grosser post the covid-19 pandemic, and second biggest of all-time, behind Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0".## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (4 days) - ## Tamil Nadu - 82.00 Cr Approx.## AP/TG - 33.50 Cr.## Karnataka - 30.25 Cr## Kerala - 24.00 Cr## Rest Of India - 7.00 Cr## Overseas - 131 Cr## Total WW - 308 Cr## Stay tuned...

Producer Guild and Multiplex Association of India Acknowledged Historic Box Office Weekend (August 11-13) In India
1038 days ago
Bollywood

Producer Guild and Multiplex Association of India Acknowledged Historic Box Office Weekend (August 11-13) In India

Mumbai, August 14 - The Producers Guild of India and Multiplex Association of India have jointly issued a statement on the historic box office weekend of August 11 to August 13 in India which show collections topping 400 crores gross.## The statement read the August 11-13 weekend proved to be the all-time biggest single weekend in the 100+ years of Indian cinema history in terms of gross box office collection. The same weekend also drew 2.10+ crores in admissions in theaters, which is also the highest combined footfalls in the last 10-year history. ## Shibasish Sarkar, president of GUILD, said in the statement, "Mainstream storytelling executed in the right way has resulted in the box office records being shattered. The turnout at theaters has infused a new energy in our industry, audiences are responding in numbers we have not seen for a long time".## Kamal Gianchandani, president of MAI, added, "It was a historic weekend which proves once again that India loves going to cinemas to see great movies. This weekend is also an undeniable demonstration of cinemas being the ultimate place to be a part of a shared experience. This weekend shows that movies and cinemas are back in a big, big way".## The biggest contributor to this historic collection during the said weekend was Sunny Deol's period action drama film "Gadar 2" which grossed a huge 159 crores, followed by superstar Rajinikanth's "Jailer" which grossed minted approx. 120 crores, Akshay Kumar's "OMG 2" with approx. 51 crores, and Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar" which contributed approx. 31 crores. ## Meanwhile, the same weekend also created history for PVR Cinemas across the country. It announced PVR cinemas sold approx. 13 lakh tickets worth 39.50 crores gross which is an all-time record for the multiplex chain in a single weekend.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Oppenheimer Scores Good Fourth Weekend In India
1038 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Oppenheimer Scores Good Fourth Weekend In India

Mumbai, August 14 - Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing movie in India, "Oppenheimer" has a good third weekend at the Indian box office despite facing competition with a few of the Indian movies that are running riot. ## The Cillian Murphy-led atom bomb movie clocked approx. 6.50 crores in the fourth weekend, pushing the total gross collection to approx. 147 crores. It will finish over 150 crores gross thus emerging superhit at the Indian box office. It is also the highest-grossing Hollywood movie in India this year.## The biggest advantage "Oppenheimer" is having the IMAX screens on which it is performing exceptionally well. In its 4th weekend in India, the IMAX gross collection of the movie is approx. 3.50 crores while the total gross so far in this format is over 30 crores which is about 20% of the total collection.## "Oppenheimer" has so far grossed approx. $650 million (5390 crores) at the global box office through 4th Sunday. At the domestic (North America) box office, it has minted $264.5 million (2195 crores) while the international collection is approx. $385 million (3190 crores). India is the fifth biggest international market for the movie. ## Meanwhile, Margot Robbie-led "Barbie" scored approx. 1 crore gross in its 4th weekend, taking total gross collection to approx. 52.70 crores. Worldwide, "Barbie" soared to $1.18 billion (9790 crores), including $657.5 million (5455 crores) internationally.## Check out detailed collection of Oppenheimer here## Check out detailed collection of Barbie here## Stay tuned...

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Score Historic Sunday (August 13) At The Hindi Box Office
1038 days ago
Bollywood

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Score Historic Sunday (August 13) At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, August 14 - It was a phenomenal weekend (August 10-13) at the Indian box office where all the movies running in theaters brought in over 400 crores gross combined. The Hindi-language box office was particularly on fire, and eventually, scored the biggest single-day ever on August 13, Sunday. ## The three Bollywood films running in theaters currently, "Gadar 2", "OMG 2", and "Rocky And Rani Ki Prem Kahani" combined scored approx. 73.50 crores net (~87 crores gross) which is the biggest single-day collection by Bollywood movies ever, besting the previous record of 68 crores by Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" earlier this year.## All three aforementioned movies clocked massive occupancies throughout the day yesterday with Sunny Deol-led "Gadar 2" going on to record a near-perfect 96% occupancy in the evening shows, the highest tracked occupancy ever for a Bollywood movie. The movie faced capacity issues in many cinemas as it scored one of the biggest single-day collections in Indian cinema.## Gadar 2: The Katha Continues scored approx. 52 crores net (official data awaited) on Sunday (August 13) which is the second biggest first Sunday of all time for a Bollywood title, behind SRK's "Pathaan" (68 crores). The 3-day opening weekend of the latest blockbuster clocked an excellent approx 135 crores net, which is the second biggest of all time. ## OMG 2, the Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starrer social comedy-drama also recorded its biggest day so far on Sunday with a net collection of approx. 17.50 crores (official awaited). The 3-day opening weekend of the movie is approx. 43.50 crores net. ## Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, also remained rock solid on its 3rd Sunday and clocked approx. 4 crores net. Directed by Karan Johar and starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, RRKPK has already crossed 100 crores net and the third Sunday collection takes its total cum to approx. 131 crores net.## The coming Tuesday (August 15), will most likely topple the biggest single-day collection record for Bollywood. The combined 3-day weekend of the aforementioned movies clocked an impressive approx. 188.50 crores net.##

Box Office: Jailer Fourth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1038 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Jailer Fourth Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Chennai, August 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's "Jailer" scores another huge day at the domestic box office. The movie sees a jump of around 10% today, the first Sunday/fourth day from the Saturday collection which itself was huge.## The action drama film scores an estimated approx. 45 crores gross collection on Sunday which takes the total collection to approx. 170 crores gross over a 4-day extended weekend. In Tamil Nadu, the movie grossed an estimated 21-22 crores today, pushing the total gross in the state to approx. 80 crores in 4 days.## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Jailer" is nearing the 150 crore mark after an estimated 38 crore net on its fourth day for a total of approx. 146 crores net. The movie will see a dip tomorrow, but collections are expected to remain strong as the day after tomorrow is a holiday.## "Jailer" might hit 200 crores net and approx. 235 crores gross on Tuesday, August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. Worldwide, the movie has a shot of reaching 300 crores mark by Sunday depending on the overseas collection.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: OMG 2 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1038 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 13 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" has a good opening weekend though it got hit badly by the "Gadar 2" wave which is taking the nation by storm. The jump today for "OMG 2" is around 15% which is good as the movie is having less chance in small centers due to the competition.## The early estimates suggest the net collection of the movie to be around 17.50 crores on its third day/first Sunday. The movie scores an increase in multiplexes while mass centers remain more or less the same. The final collection today may vary a little bit either way depending on mass centers.## The 3-day opening weekend of "OMG 2" is approx. 43.50 crores net and it will most likely hit the 50 crores mark tomorrow. It will have the big day on Tuesday, August 15 on which the movie could score its biggest day as a 5-day Independence Day weekend headed for 70 crores (+/-) which is a good result.## "OMG 2" in a solo release could have easily gone past 100 crores net in the 5-day weekend. However, it is still in a very good position to hit the century mark in the second weekend itself. It will become the 8th Bollywood movie this year to enter the 100 crores club. ## Stay tuned...

Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening
1038 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening

Mumbai, August 13 - Warner Bros. Pictures is getting ready to release the next DC Superhero movie "Blue Beetle" this upcoming Friday, August 18. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, "Blue Beetle" is the latest and overall the fourteenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ## "Blue Beetle" will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages in India on August 18. The studio, however, has announced fans screenings of the movie a day before the official release, August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi. ## Warner Bros. announced a quiz contest in which fans won a free pass to watch the movie in the special fans' screenings. The contest has been closed and the studio has already announced the names of the fans who have been selected for the screening, scheduled for August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi.## The film stars Xolo MaridueƱa as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, DamiĆ”n AlcĆ”zar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez in key roles. It had a special screening in which it received an excellent response.## In Blue Beetle, Xolo MaridueƱa stars as Jaime Reyes, a recent college grad that returns home with aspirations for his future, but finds out his home is not the same. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.## Congratulations to all the winners! ​List in the following thread.For further details please check your email. Kindly share your confirmation by replying to our email before August 14, 5 PM & get ready to watch #BlueBeetle ONE DAY before the official release!​#WarnerBrosIndia pic.twitter.com/Vs5yxNAa2n— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) August 12, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj
1038 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj

Chennai, August 13 - There haven't been many instances in Indian cinema when a 5-minute cameo role got the loudest cheers in theaters and it is very rare that they get remembered for a long time. ## Suriya, one of the biggest movie stars in Tamil cinema, played one such cameo in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's mega-blockbuster "Vikram" headlined by legendary Kamal Haasan. The movie is a part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe in which Suriya played a theater-shaking cameo as Rolex at the end of "Vikram" and teased a standalone movie. ## Now, a year later, Suriya has reportedly confirmed 'Rolex' as a standalone movie in the LCU. During a recent fans meet, Suriya confirmed that director Lokesh Kanagraj narrated to him the script of Rolex as a standalone film which he liked. He reportedly confirmed that the movie will happen soon once he is done with his current commitments.## Meanwhile, the actor also updated his fans about his upcoming blockbuster, highly-anticipated Pan India movie "Kanguva" and said that it has come out 100 times better than what the team had expected before shooting. He also confirmed that his next movie will start shooting in October this year while the long-awaited "Vaadivaasal" will start once director Vetrimaaran completes "Viduthalai Part - 2". ## "Rolex" will start before "Irumbu Kai Maayavi", a superhero project which has been in discussion for a long time between Suriya and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Last year, it was reported that Suriya was keen to start IKM soon, but now, it seems it has been delayed further and will happen only after "Rolex". Meanwhile, Lokesh is currently busy with the post-production work of Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" which is reportedly a part of LCU. He will next direct superstar Rajinikanth and also has "Kaithi 2" with Karthi in the pipeline.## Stay tuned...