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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Bhagavanth Kesari: NBK Roars In Anil Ravipudi's 'Highly Flammable' Mass Teaser
1103 days ago
Tollywood

Bhagavanth Kesari: NBK Roars In Anil Ravipudi's 'Highly Flammable' Mass Teaser

Hyderabad, June 10 - After back-to-back big successes, veteran Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna returns with another solid mass entertainer titled Bhagavanth Kesari which is the actor's 108th film. ## The teaser of "Bhagavanth Kesari", directed by Anil Ravipudi, was launched today on the occasion of NBK's 63rd birthday. The 1-minute and 24 seconds promo consists of mass elements with Balakrishna making a powerful appearance in his mass look and dialogue delivery. ## The teaser begins with the introduction of the lead antagonist of the film played by Arjun Rampal with chest-thumping dialogues by NBK in the background, explaining the difference between the arrogance of a ruler and a stubborn person. ## NBK introduces himself as a son of the jungle named Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari and his solid Hindi is one of the major highlights of the teaser. Toward the end of the teaser, Balakrishna says a powerful dialogue, "Ee Peru Shaana Yellu Yaaduntadi (You'll remember this name for a very long time)" which has raised excitement. ## Thaman S, who scored music for NBK's previous two movies "Akhanda" and "Veera Simha Reddy", has composed for "Bhagavanth Kesari" as well, and once again he hits the bull's eye with this powerful background sound. Overall, the teaser cut is really good just like the tagline "highly flammable" of the movie says.## Produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner of Shine Screens, the movie stars Kajal Agarwal as the female lead and also features Sreeleela in a crucial role. It is scheduled to release on in October this year on the occasion of Dussehra. ## ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Second Friday Early Estimates
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Second Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, June 9 - Maddock Films' comedy drama Zara Hatke Zara Bachke is heading for a healthy lifetime box office collection after putting a strong hold on its second Friday. ## The movie has a good first-week collection of 37.35 crores net and according to the trends, it scored a marginal jump on the second Friday over Thursday collection with an estimated around 3.30 crores net collection. This takes the total collection to over 40.50 crores net in 8 days. ## The superb second Friday hold (-40% vs first Friday) has confirmed the film's hit status and now, it has shot at crossing the 50 crores net mark by the second Sunday (10 days). The lack of competition this weekend will benefit ZHZB as far as lifetime collection is concerned.## From hereon, ZHZB should collect at least 17-20 crores more to finish around 60 crores net lifetime collection. It has emerged as a rare Bollywood mid-budget box office success as these sorts of films have been tanking badly post the covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' To Release On Over 6200 Screens In India
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' To Release On Over 6200 Screens In India

Mumbai, June 9 - The countdown has begun for Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" which releases on June 16 worldwide in multiple languages in 2D, 3D, and IMAX. The movie directed by Om Raut has been one of the most anticipated ones in India and is expected to take a bumper start at the box office. ## With less than one week remaining before the release, the makers are gearing up to open the advance booking of the movie on June 11, Sunday, according to Pinkvilla. There is a huge curiosity among moviegoers for the movie that is expected to score one of the biggest advance sales for an Indian movie post the covid-19 pandemic. ## "Adipurush" is a Pan-Indian movie, shot in Hindi and Telugu languages and dubbed in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. It has different distributors in each language and according to the report, it will release on over, at least, 6200 screens nationwide, and the final count might touch 6500 screens. ## The Hindi version, which will be released by Anil Thadani, is expected to get over 4000 screens. The movie will have the widest release in India this year. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, "Adipurush" stars Prabhas as Lord Ram alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Said Ali Khan as Raavan, and Devdutt Nage as Hanuman, among others. ## Stay tuned...

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Postponed To Dussehra 2023
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Postponed To Dussehra 2023

Mumbai, June 9 - National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's much-awaited drama film The Vaccine War will no longer be released during the Independence Day weekend, as announced earlier.## After the mega-blockbuster success of "The Kashmir Files", Agnihotri announced "The Vaccine War" last year with the release date. It is said that some work is still pending as the filmmaker is giving the final touches to the movie, which has forced the makers to postpone the release and it will now reportedly be released on Dussehra 2023 weekend. It will most likely be releasing on October 24.## It is reported that Agnihotri and his wife Pallavi Joshi will be adopting the same strategy for the film's release as they used for "The Kashmir Files". The duo have plans of organizing pre-release screenings of the film in the USA, just like TKF, before it hits Indian cinemas in October. ## Produced by Pallavi Joshi and Abhishek Agarwal, "The Vaccine War" is based on India's journey to develop the COVID-19 vaccine amid the pandemic and the impact it had globally. It stars Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, and Sapthami Gowda, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's All-Time Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Secures Wide Release In Russia; Date Locked
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's All-Time Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Secures Wide Release In Russia; Date Locked

Mumbai, June 9 - Yash Raj Films' all-time blockbuster movie Pathaan starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with John Abraham and Deepika Padukone has been confirmed to release in Russia with a record number of screens. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the spy action thriller film will be hitting Russia along with other CIS countries theaters on July 13, 2023, and will release on over 3000 screens across the region. This is the widest release ever for an Indian movie in this part of the world. ## "Pathaan" was recently released in Bangladesh and became the first Bollywood movie in many many years to secure a release date in this country.## Originally, the movie was released in January this year and is currently the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year at the worldwide box office. It grossed over 1050 crores worldwide, including over 650 crores at the domestic box office. Overall, "Pathaan" is the 5th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ## "Pathaan" is a part of YRF's Spy Universe in which the next film is superstar Salman Khan-fronted "Tiger 3". Scheduled to release on Diwali 2023, "Tiger 3" also stars Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi with SRK playing a cameo as Pathaan. ## Stay tuned...

Kartik Aaryan Begins Shooting For Kabir Khan's Untitled Film
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan Begins Shooting For Kabir Khan's Untitled Film

Mumbai, June 9 - Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan gearing up for the release of his much-awaited "Satyaprem Ki Katha", which releases on June 29. It is a musical romantic comedy film that also stars Kiara Advani under the direction of Sameer Vidwans and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. ## Meanwhile, even before the release of "Satyaprem Ki Katha", Kartik kick-started the shooting of his next film that is with director Kabir Khan and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. According to Mid-day, the action drama film went on floors on June 7 in Joker Maidan in Film City, Goregaon. ## It is said that Kabir Khan has planned a 10-day schedule during which the movie's action set pieces will be shot. ## "The shooting began with a hand-to-hand combat sequence featuring Kartik. The schedule has been planned in such a way that the major outdoor fight scenes will be shot before the monsoons hit the city. This film will see the leading man attempt action again after Shehzada", the report stated.## The movie was announced last year and it marks the maiden collaboration between Kabir Khan and Kartik. The yet-untitled movie is touted to be based on a true story about an unknown hero. The rest of the cast will be announced soon. ## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar's Much-Awaited 'OMG 2' Locks Independence Day 2023 Weekend Release
1104 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's Much-Awaited 'OMG 2' Locks Independence Day 2023 Weekend Release

Mumbai, June 9 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's much-awaited social drama film OMG 2 has locked Independence Day 2023 weekend release, which means Ranbir Kapoor's "Animal" might get postponed to a new date as per the reports.## Directed by Amit Rai, "OMG 2" will be hitting worldwide theaters on August 11, Friday, and will have a long Independence Day weekend to make an impact at the box office. The movie is a spiritual sequel to Akshay's "OMG – Oh My God!" (2012) which was a big success. ## "OMG 2" revolves around sex education in India and Akshay will be playing the role of Lord Shiva. In the first film, he played Lord Krishna. The upcoming movie will feature Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam as the main lead role along with Akshay. ## Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to announce the release date with a new poster. ## आ रहे हैं हम,आइयेगा आप भी.11th August. In theatres. #OMG2 pic.twitter.com/Fij3N8wco6— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 9, 2023 ## "OMG 2" is produced by Akshay's Cape of Good Films in association with Viacom18 Studios. The movie will clash with Sunny Deol's "Gadar 2" which is also scheduled to release on August 11. Ranbir's "Animal" has not been officially postponed yet but reports indicated it might get postponed as some work is still pending on it. ## Stay tuned...

After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo', Gokulam Movies Grabs Kerala Theatrical Rights of Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer'
1105 days ago
Kollywood

After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo', Gokulam Movies Grabs Kerala Theatrical Rights of Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer'

Kochi, June 8 - Sree Gokulam Movies has acquired theatrical rights to another Tamil biggie, superstar Rajinikanth's Jailer to distribute across the Kerala state. ## One of the leading distribution studios in Kerala, Gokulam Movies recently grabbed Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited Pan India movie "Leo" at an all-time record price of 16 crores. Vijay has a huge following in Kerala which helped the makers to crack such a big deal. ## Now, superstar Rajinikanth's action-comedy "Jailer" will also be released by the same studio, according to the Kerala trade source AB George. The studio has reportedly paid a good amount of 5.50 crores for the same as a minimum guarantee royalty. ## "Jailer" is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures. The shoot was recently concluded for the movie that also stars Malayalam superstar Mohanlal along with Shiva Rajkumar, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishnan, and Jackie Shroff, among others in key roles. ## The film is scheduled to release on August 10, during Independence Day 2023 week. ## Stay tuned...

After Abhishek Agarwal, Actor Ranbir Kapoor To Book 10K Tickets Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush' For Underprivileged Children
1105 days ago
Bollywood

After Abhishek Agarwal, Actor Ranbir Kapoor To Book 10K Tickets Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush' For Underprivileged Children

Mumbai, June 8 - Yesterday, it was revealed that the producer of the blockbuster "The Kashmir Files", Abhishek Agarwal will distribute 10,000 tickets free for director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush for all the government schools, orphanage, and old age homes.## Now, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor too has come forward to do the same and will be distributing 10K tickets to underprivileged children. Ranbir has often shown his admiration for superstar Prabhas who is playing the role of lord Ram in the film that is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana.## #Xclusiv… RANBIR KAPOOR TO BOOK 10,000 TICKETS OF ‘ADIPURUSH’ FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN… OFFICIAL POSTER…#RanbirKapoor #Adipurush #Prabhas #KritiSanon #SaifAliKhan #SunnySingh #DevdattaNage pic.twitter.com/k30OUNvO9G— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 8, 2023 ## "Adipurush" is produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations and also stars Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdutt Nage as Hanuman, among others. The movie is scheduled to release on June 16 in multiple languages. ## Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor will also have the opportunity to play the role of Lord Ram as he has reportedly been locked in for director Nitesh Tiwari's version of "Ramayana". Alia Bhatt will be playing Sita while Kannada superstar Yash is in the advanced talks to play Raavan. The movie is expected to be announced on Diwali this year. ## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' CBFC Certificate and Official Run-time Revealed
1105 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' CBFC Certificate and Official Run-time Revealed

Mumbai, June 8 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" has completed the censorship formalities ahead of the wide worldwide release on June 16. Directed by Om Raut, "Adipurush" has been the talking point for the last few months, but now, it is set for a smooth release.## According to the latest development, the epic drama film has been certified with a clean "U" certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with approved official run-time of 179 minutes (2 hours and 59 minutes), making it one of the longest Indian films of the recent past.## "Adipurush" is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana, so it was expected to get a clean certificate from CBFC. It stars Prabhas as Lord Ram alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman, among others. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, "Adipurush" focuses on the key chapter of Ramayana when Raavan abducted Sita at the time when she was in exile with Ram and Laxman. Ram, with the help of Vanar Sena, attacked Lanka to rescue Sita from the demon king of Lanka. ## Stay tuned...

NBK 108: Nandamuri Balakrishna's Film With Anil Ravipudi Gets A Title and New Poster
1105 days ago
Tollywood

NBK 108: Nandamuri Balakrishna's Film With Anil Ravipudi Gets A Title and New Poster

Hyderabad, June 8 - Veteran Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's mass entertainer with director Anil Ravipudi has been titled Bhagavanth Kesari with the catchy tagline "I don't care". The title was launched two days before the 63rd birthday of NBK which falls on June 10. ## Along with the title announcement, the makers also released a new poster in which NBK can be seen sporting a salt-and-pepper look in half a kurta and pants and is seen stabbing a sword into the land with an intense expression. The State Emblem of the country (the Lion Capital of Ashoka) is also included in the title logo which makes it intriguing. ## While the title poster gets launched today (June 8), the makers will reportedly launch the teaser of "Bhagavanth Kesari" on June 10 on the occasion of the actor's birthday. The movie is touted to be a mass entertainer and Anil Ravipudi designed Balakrishna's character in a mass-pleasing way, in terms of his looks and dressing, going by the poster.## Produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi on Shine Screens, the movie stars NBK in the title role alongside Arjun Rampal as the main Antagonist. Kajal Aggarwal and Sreeleela play the female lead roles while Thaman S composed the music.## "Bhagavanth Kesari" is scheduled to release on Dussehra 2023 in theaters worldwide.## అన్న దిగిండు🔥ఇగ మాస్ ఊచకోత షురూ 😎Presenting #NandamuriBalakrishna in & as #BhagavanthKesari 💥#NBKLikeNeverBefore ❤️‍🔥@AnilRavipudi @MsKajalAggarwal @sreeleela14 @rampalarjun @MusicThaman @sahugarapati7 @harish_peddi @YoursSKrishna @JungleeMusicSTH pic.twitter.com/aIAYbnMgcK— Shine Screens (@Shine_Screens) June 8, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Jolly LLB 3' With Akshay Kumar; Also Shares Update On Next Munna Bhai, Dhamaal, and Golmaal Films
1105 days ago
Bollywood

Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Jolly LLB 3' With Akshay Kumar; Also Shares Update On Next Munna Bhai, Dhamaal, and Golmaal Films

Mumbai, June 8 - Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi is on cloud nine with the mega success of his OTT project "Asur 2" which is getting rave reviews from critics and audiences. The actor will now move on to his theatrical projects, and one of them is the third installment of the courtroom comedy drama "Jolly LLB". ## Last year, it was revealed that Akshay Kumar along with Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla would be returning for Jolly LLB 3, and now, the "Munna Bhai" actor has confirmed that same in a recent interview while promoting "Asur 2". ## In an interview with TellyChakkar, Arshad said that the shoot of "Jolly LLB 3" will start early next year. The movie will see Akshay and Arshad against each other as reports suggest that it will be more of a conflict between the two protagonists who play the role of lawyers in the franchise. ## Arshad Warsi led the first "Jolly LLB" movie in 2013 before Akshay played the lead in "Jolly LLB 2" in 2017". The upcoming movie will be directed by Subhash Kapoor who also helmed the first two films in the franchise. ## Meanwhile, the actor has also confirmed the next Dhamaal movie Dhamaal 4 is in development and Paritosh Painter is writing the script for the same. For Munna Bhai 3, Arshad said that it is not happening anytime soon even though director Rajkumar Hirani, producer Vindo Chopra, and actor Sanjay Dutt along with himself want to do it. ## It is also known to everyone that director Rohit Shetty has Golmaal 5 in the pipeline and according to Arshad Warsi, the filmmaker can call the entire cast to assemble one day to shoot for the film. However, there are no confirmed details on the same yet about when the movie will start as Shetty will soon start "Singham 3" with Ajay Devgn and others. ## Stay tuned...