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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Allu Arjun's Next Film After 'Pushpa - The Rule' Confirmed
1120 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's Next Film After 'Pushpa - The Rule' Confirmed

Hyderabad, May 24 - Telugu superstar Allu Arjun has been shooting non-stop for the highly anticipated Pan India blockbuster "Pushpa - The Rule" under the direction of Sukumar. It is gearing up to release by the end of this year or early 2024. ## While the "Pushpa 2" shoot is going on at a brisk pace, Allu Arjun recently announced his maiden collaboration with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. It was rumored to be AA's next but now, it has been revealed that the actor will start another film before moving to Vanga's mass entertainer. ## It is well known to everyone that AA would be teaming up with director Trivikram who is currently directing Mahesh Babu's next. Now, producer Bunny Vas of Geetha Arts has reportedly confirmed that Allu Arjun's film with Trivikram will be the actor's immediate next after "Pushpa 2" and the shoot for the same will commence in 2024. ## The untitled movie will be jointly produced by Naga Vamsi's Sithara Entertainment. Trivikram is expected to wrap up the shooting of SSMB 29 by the end of this year and after that, he will start preparation for Allu Arjun's movie. ## Meanwhile, AA's film with Sandeep Reddy Vanga will start after later's "Spirit" with Prabhas which is expected to begin by the end of this year. ## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Emerges Another Hollywood Box Office Hit of 2023 In India
1121 days ago
Hollywood

'Fast X' Emerges Another Hollywood Box Office Hit of 2023 In India

Mumbai, May 23 - This year has been very good for Hollywood films so far in India with back-to-back box office hits. The latest in the list is Universal Pictures' high-octane action thriller Fast X which had the biggest opening weekend of the "Fast & Furious" franchise in India. ## The 10th main installment in the franchise, "Fast X" was released on Thursday, May 18, and took a good opening. It got mixed word of mouth but Despite that, the movie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend to score a fantastic 71 crores gross ($8.6 million) 4-day weekend. ## The Louis Leterrier's directorial held well on the make-or-break first Monday by grossing over 7 crores and remained steady since then which has ensured a healthy lifetime gross total in India of the movie. The total first-week gross collection is close to 94 crores and it will breach the 100 crores gross mark during the second weekend to become the first Hollywood movie of the year to do so. ## "Fast X" is the 4th Hollywood hit of the year in India. Earlier, Keanu Reeves's "John Wick: Chapter 4" and Warner Bros. horror flick "Evil Dead Rise" emerged as unexpected box office hits with the former went on to gross over 50 crores mark. Marvel Studios' latest movie "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" is also on course to emerge as a success after nearing 70 crores gross mark. ## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Fast X" may emerge as the highest-grossing film in the franchise in India. Currently, "Fast & Furious 7" is the number 1 film in the series with approx. 108 crores net collection. "Fast X" has already earned close to 66 crores net in 5 days and is on course to breach into the 100 crores club soon. ## Stay tuned...

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Makers Lock Female Cast For Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Sky Force'
1121 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Lock Female Cast For Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Sky Force'

Mumbai, May 23 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar recently kicked off the shooting of Maddock Film's ambitious aerial action thriller Sky Force which is being directed by Sandeep Kelwani and Abhishek Kapur. ## The movie is set against the backdrop of the Indian Air Force based on true events. Akshay plays the role of an Air Force officer while it was revealed recently that Veer Pahariya, the son of renowned businessman Sanjay Pahariya has been roped in to play a key role in his acting debut. ## Now, according to Peepingmoon.com, the makers have also locked the female cast. The report revealed that Akshay's former co-stars Nimrat Kaur and Sara Ali Khan have been roped in to play the female leading roles in the movie. ## Nimrat previously starred alongside in the "Airlift" while Sara Ali Khan featured with the superstar in "Atragni Re". Both actresses will reportedly be seen playing small yet crucial roles in this aviation thriller and are excited to reunite with Khiladi Kumar once again. ## "Sky Force" is being produced by Dinesh Vijan (Maddock Films), Jyoti Deshpande (Jio Studios), and Amar Kaushik. The movie will be shot in real locations to maintain the authentic touch and will be shot on a massive scale across numerous air bases in Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Assam over a four-month period. It will be released in late 2024 in theaters worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Vin Diesel Confirms 'Fast and Furious' Spinoffs, Including a Female-Led Movie
1121 days ago
Hollywood

Vin Diesel Confirms 'Fast and Furious' Spinoffs, Including a Female-Led Movie

Los Angeles, May 23 - The "Fast & Furious" movies are not going anywhere anytime soon despite the finale of the main franchise.## The 10th main installment of the franchise "Fast X" is playing in cinemas and the second part of it is scheduled to release in 2025. There might be a 12th film in the franchise but that is not confirmed yet but the Fast family will continue to entertain the audiences. ## Vin Diesel, the lead hero and one of the producers of the "Fast and Furious" franchise has confirmed that he already has plans for spinoffs, including a female-led film. "I started developing the female spinoff... in 2017 with other spinoffs, and the sooner I deliver the finale, the sooner I can launch all the spinoffs", Diesel told Variety reporter Marc Malkin. ## Vin Diesel earlier this month teased that "Fast X" might be spread out over three films. It was originally planned to end in two parts but since there are so many characters, Diesel said that "There was no way I can pull that off unless I had everyone on for five seconds. These characters are appealing and we need to see more of them". ## There are no confirmed details about which characters will get the spinoffs movies, but one of them might be Gal Gadot's Gisele Yashar who shockingly appeared in the mid-credit scene of "Fast X" along with Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs.## The news of Johnson returning as Luke Hobbs in the "Fast X" was already revealed and Diesel admitted that it wasn't easy to keep the cameos secret but "I'm so excited to have them back home and even more excited to see fan reactions and to see how happy it makes people". ## Stay tuned...

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'2018' Becomes The All-Time Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie At The Worldwide Box Office
1122 days ago
Mollywood

'2018' Becomes The All-Time Highest-Grossing Malayalam Movie At The Worldwide Box Office

Kochi, May 22 - The 7-years of long-standing record of Mohanlal-fronted "Pulimurugan" finally bites the dust as the latest Mollywood sensation 2018 has become the all-time highest-grossing Malayalam movie at the worldwide box office. ## The all-time blockbuster movie has grossed approx. 137.50 crores in just 17 days, and beats "Pulimurugan's" 137.35 crores (according to Friday Matinee) to become the highest-grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema. ## The movie, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, has grossed around 65.30 crores in Kerala, and in the next couple of days, it will become the 3rd biggest grosser in the state. The domestic collection of the movie outside Kerala is approx. 9 crores for a total of 74.20 crores domestic hall.## "2018" is already the highest-grossing Malayalam movie at the overseas box office with approx. 63.30 crore so far while it is also the highest-grossing Malayalam movie in the original Malayalam language globally.## Produced by Kavya Film Company, and PK Prime Production, "2018" is a survival thriller based on actual events during the 2018 Kerala floods. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Lal, and Narain with an ensemble supporting cast. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Antony Confirms The Third Installment of Pichaikkaran/Bichagadu
1122 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Antony Confirms The Third Installment of Pichaikkaran/Bichagadu

Chennai, May 22 - Actor-filmmaker Vijay Antony is enjoying the success of his Tamil-Telugu bilingual action thriller film Pichaikkaran 2/Bichagadu 2. This movie scored a fantastic opening weekend with approx. 22 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Vijay Antony who also plays the lead role, "Pichaikkaran/Bichagadu 2" is the sequel to the 2016 film that was directed by Sasi. And now, as the sequel has turned into a success, Vijay Antony has made a big announcement and confirmed the third installment of the franchise.## In a recent media interaction, while promoting the latest movie in Chennai, Vijay Antony confirmed that "Pichaikkaran 3" or "Bichagadu 3" is definitely on the cards and that the film will be going on floors in 2025. He also hinted about returning to direct the next installment as well. ## The movie is produced by Vijay Antony Film Corporation and also stars Kavya Thapar as the female lead alongside Radha Ravi, Y. G. Mahendran, Mansoor Ali Khan, Hareesh Peradi, John Vijay, Dev Gill, and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: The Kerala Story Crosses 200 Crores Net Collection
1122 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kerala Story Crosses 200 Crores Net Collection

Mumbai, May 22 - The Kerala Story is continuing to do well at the box office after scoring another fantastic third weekend. It scored around 27 crores net in its third weekend and takes the total collection to over 198 crores in just 17 days. ## Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story will cross the 200 crores net mark sometime today and will become only the 2nd Bollywood as well as the Indian movie of 2023 to reach this milestone. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's all-time blockbuster Pathaan is currently the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year with over 540 crores net. ## The Adash Sharma-fronted is also the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year at the worldwide box office. It is grossed over 240 crores worldwide so far, surpassing the lifetime total of Tu Jhooti Main Makkaar's 223 crores gross. ## The Kerala Story has grossed around 235 crores domestically and approx. 7.50 crores overseas through the third Sunday. It is heading for over 300 crores worldwide gross collection lifetime finish which will make it one of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters of all time in terms of box office return. ## Stay tuned...

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Yash Raj Films Locks Release Date of Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR's 'War 2'
1123 days ago
Bollywood

Yash Raj Films Locks Release Date of Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR's 'War 2'

Mumbai, May 21 - Yash Raj Films' blockbuster sequel War 2 locks Republic Day 2025 weekend as the release date. ## The blockbuster spy thriller has been in the news over the last few weeks regarding its casting after the studio pulled off a casting coup for this biggie by bringing Telugu superstar Jr. NTR on board to lock horns with Hrithik Roshan. ## The "Brahmastra" director Ayan Mukerji was revealed as the director who will be helming the sequel which will go on floors by November or December this year. Now, according to LetsCinema, the studio has locked January 24, 2025, as the release date for "War 2" in multiple languages.## It will be released two years after YRF's biggest blockbuster to date, "Pathaan" starring Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone. "War 2" will be the continuation of the highly-anticipated Salman Khan-starrer "Tiger 3", which releases on Diwali this year.## "War 2" will mark Jr. NTR's Bollywood debut and it will be the first time when he will be sharing screen space with Hrithik Roshan. ## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Scored An Excellent Opening Weekend In India and The Worldwide Box Office
1123 days ago
Hollywood

'Fast X' Scored An Excellent Opening Weekend In India and The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, May 21 - The 10th main installment in the Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious" franchise, Fast X has an excellent opening weekend at the worldwide box office. ## The high-octane action thriller scored $318.50 million (2640 crores) worldwide in its opening weekend, including $67 million at the domestic (North America) box office. Domestically, the movie opened slightly lower than the last movie "F9 - The Fast Saga" which grossed $70 million.## While the movie scored on the expected lines in North America, it surpassed expectations internationally by grossing $251.50 million over the 5-day weekend. China was the biggest market for the movie with $78.30 million over a 5-weekend weekend, including previews.## Meanwhile, the Louis Leterrier's directorial flick scored a fantastic 4-day opening weekend in India, grossing an estimated 71 crores ($8.6 million) or 60 crores net collection. This is the biggest opening for a Hollywood title in India this year, outgrossing Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania". ## Overall, $319 million of "Fast X" is the second biggest worldwide opening of 2023, behind only "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" which grossed over $380 million over a 5-day weekend. ## The top 10 international markets of "Fast X" through the first Sunday are as follows - China ($78.3M), Mexico ($16.7M), France ($9.6M), Brazil ($9.6M), India ($8.6M), Indonesia ($8.4M), Germany ($8M), the UK ($7.5M), Japan ($7M), and Korea ($6.7M).## Stay tuned...

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'Drishyam' To Be Remade In The Korean Language Under Indian and Korean Production
1123 days ago
International

'Drishyam' To Be Remade In The Korean Language Under Indian and Korean Production

Cannes, May 21 - Panorama Studios in association with Korea's Anthology Studios announced the official remake of the blockbuster Drishyam franchise in the Korean language.## The official announcement of the "Drishyam" Korean remake was made today (21 May 2023) at India Pavilion, managed by FICCI, during the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. This would be the first-ever collaboration between an Indian and Korean production. ## Panorama Studios, which has exclusive Hindi rights to the Hindi version of the blockbuster franchise, was founded by Kumar Mangat Pathak in 2012 while Anthology Studios is founded by former Warner Bros. local Korean production head Jay Choi, "Parasite" actor Song Kang Ho and acclaimed director Kim Jee Woon.## BIGGG NEWS… ‘DRISHYAM’ TO BE REMADE IN KOREAN LANGUAGE: PANORAMA STUDIOS - ANTHOLOGY STUDIOS MAKE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AT CANNES… #KumarMangatPathak’s #PanoramaStudios and #AnthologyStudios announce a partnership for the remake of #Drishyam franchise in #Korea.The official… pic.twitter.com/1kw8eRaAN6— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 21, 2023 ## "Drishyam", fronted by Ajay Devgn, is one of the most loved film franchises in Hindi. It is itself the remake of the Malayalam franchise of the same name, fronted by Mohanlal. The two Hindi "Drishyam" movies released so far have grossed over 450 crores at the worldwide box office and the third installment is already reportedly in the works. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy 68: Venkat Prabhu Confirmed To Direct Thalapathy Vijay's Next
1123 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy 68: Venkat Prabhu Confirmed To Direct Thalapathy Vijay's Next

Chennai, May 21 - Amid the speculations, filmmaker Venkat Prabhu has officially been confirmed to direct Thalapathy Vijay's next, tentatively titled Thalapathy 68. The movie will be produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram's AGS Entertainment while Yuvan Shankar Raja is on board to compose the music. ## "Thalapathy 68" marks the maidan collaboration between Thalapathy Vijay and director Venkat Prabhu, who recently directed Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie "Custody" starring Naga Chaitanya. AGS Entertainment, which previously produced Thalapathy Vijay's blockbuster "Bigil", is excited about the second collaboration. ## "This will be AGS's biggest film so far. It'll be an entertainer that will be loved by all audiences. It will boast the best technicians of global standards", the studio wrote in a statement.## Meanwhile, "Thalapathy 68" will also mark the reunion of Vijay and Yuvan after 2003's "Pudhiya Geethai", which remains their only collaboration to date. The movie was officially announced today (May 21) with a cryptic video that indicates another Venkat Prabhu style of cinema. ## Next… pic.twitter.com/iw1M5Dy7x9— Vijay (@actorvijay) May 21, 2023 ## Thalapathy Vijay is currently shooting for director Lokesh Kanagaraj's gangster drama "Leo" which is gearing up for October 19, 2023, released in multiple languages. He was last seen in "Varisu" which was released earlier this year and grossed close to 300 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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'Jai Shri Ram' Song From 'Adipurush' Creates An All-Time Record On YouTube
1123 days ago
Bollywood

'Jai Shri Ram' Song From 'Adipurush' Creates An All-Time Record On YouTube

Mumbai, May 21 - Director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush buzz is picking at the right, thanks to the super positive response to the trailer and the first song "Jai Shri Ram". ## As reported earlier, Adipurush Trailer is the most viewed Indian movie trailer of all-time in a single language in the first 24-hours. And now, the first song, Jai Shri Ram is also breaking records. ## The "Jai Shree Ram" song was launched on Saturday (May 20) on the T-Series YouTube channel in an event and soon after it was released, the audiences couldn't stop raving about it. The song is being hailed for its mesmerizing lyrics by Manoj Muntashir Shukla and Ajay- Atul's electrifying composition. ## Thanks to the phenomenal response, the "Jai Shri Ram" Hindi version has become the most-viewed Indian movie song on YouTube in the first 24 hours. It garnered over 32 million views and surpassed "Pyaar Hota Kayi Baar Hai's" 30.70 million views to become the most viewed song. ## It is also the movie-viewed song worldwide in the last 24 hours and continues to trend at number 1 on YouTube.## ## "Adipurush" is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana. Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the movie stars Prabhas as Lord Rama alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman, among other key characters. The movie is scheduled to release on June 16.## Stay tuned...

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