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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Day Wise Box Office Comparison of Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie In The Kannada Language And Karnataka State
1349 days ago
Sandalwood

Day Wise Box Office Comparison of Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie In The Kannada Language And Karnataka State

Bengaluru, October 9 - Actor and filmmaker, Rishab Shetty's Kantara is a bonafide blockbuster. The adventure-action thriller film has been doing exceptionally well at the box office and has emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters ever in Kannada cinema. ## Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" is one of the rare films ever in any industry that is showing an upward trend in the second week after the very good first week. It met with exceptional critics' reviews along with audience word of mouth and has been hailed as one of the finest films ever in Indian cinema. ## The year 2022 has been great for the Kannada/Sandalwood film industry with films likes "KGF: Chapter 2", "777 Charlie", "James", and "Vikrant Rona" which became big success stories at the box office. "Kantara", meanwhile, is on track to become the second-biggest Kannada movie of the year and one of the biggest of all time. ## It is directly competing with "KGF 2" and "777 Charlie" in the original language. In what could be a huge surprise for the fans, "Kantara" started taking lead over "KGF 2" after the first five days in the Kannada language, though "KGF 2" may still end up as the biggest movie because of the huge first few days.## Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie Day Wise Box Office Comparision In Karnataka StateDayKantaraKGF 2777 CharlieDay 1₹ 2.01 Cr₹ 26.50 Cr₹ 6.35 CrDay 2₹ 3.05 Cr₹ 16.80 Cr₹ 7.85 CrDay 3₹ 5.06 Cr₹ 14.10 Cr₹ 9.85 CrDay 4₹ 4.02 Cr₹ 16.00 Cr₹ 4.10 CrDay 5₹ 5 Cr₹ 9.50 Cr₹ 3.60 CrDay 6₹ 7.9 Cr₹ 7.20 Cr₹ 3.10 CrDay 7₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 2.82 CrDay 8₹ 6.30 Cr₹ 4.65 Cr₹ 3.30 CrDay 9₹ 8.80 Cr₹ 5.00 Cr₹ 6.33 CrDay 10₹ 10.37 Cr₹ 7.50 Cr₹ 7.10 CrDay 11₹ 5.70 Cr₹ 10.10 Cr₹ 1.67 CrDay 12₹ 5.65 Cr₹ 3.50 Cr₹ 1.41 CrDay 13₹ 5.20 Cr₹ 3.20 Cr₹ 1.20 CrDay 14₹ 4.40 Cr₹ 2.60 Cr₹ 1.02 Cr## Kantara vs KGF 2 vs 777 Charlie Day Wise Kannada Language Box Office ComparisionDayKantaraKGF 2777 CharlieDay 1₹ 1.95 Cr₹ 22.85 Cr₹ 5.51 CrDay 2₹ 2.60 Cr₹ 14.41 Cr₹ 6.75 CrDay 3₹ 4.90 Cr₹ 11.70 Cr₹ 8.48 CrDay 4₹ 3.70 Cr₹ 13.50 Cr₹ 3.54 CrDay 5₹ 5 Cr₹ 8.23 Cr₹ 3.14 CrDay 6₹ 7.1 Cr₹ 6.06 Cr₹ 2.76 CrDay 7₹ 5 Cr₹ 4.75 Cr₹ 2.42 CrDay 8₹ 5.80 Cr₹ 3.97 Cr₹ 2.78 CrDay 9₹ 8.15 Cr₹ 4.34 Cr₹ 5.48 CrDay 10₹ 9.64 Cr₹ 6.25 Cr₹ 6.6 CrDay 11₹ 5.13 Cr₹ 8.47 Cr₹ 1.59 CrDay 12₹ 5.08 Cr₹ 3.12 Cr₹ 1.34 CrDay 13₹ 4.64 Cr₹ 2.77 Cr₹ 1.12 CrDay 14₹ 3.86 Cr₹ 2.15 Cr₹ 0.95 Cr## As you can in this table, "Kantara" started taking lead over "KGF 2" after the fifth day while against "777 Charlie", the Rishab Shetty-starrer started dominating the movie after just 3rd day. Going by this trend, "Kantara" is looking to finish over "777 Charlie" in terms of the next collection and might touch 100 crores net in the Kannada language in the long term. "KGF 2" did the same by having a long steady run and "Kantara" is very much on track. ## Stay tuned...

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Adipurush Makers Adopt Right Approach To Make People Change Their Minds
1349 days ago
Bollywood

Adipurush Makers Adopt Right Approach To Make People Change Their Minds

Mumbai, October 9 - A lot has happened over the past week regarding director Om Raut's magnum opus film Adipurush. The teaser of this Prabhas-fronted film was launched on October 3 amid huge anticipation, however, after its release, the teaser has become the center of controversy and criticism on various fronts. ## Based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, "Adipurush" is a VFX-heavy film that has become a huge topic of discussion. Immediately after the teaser launch, it received heavy criticism for poor VFX shots which were called cartoonish. However, the first reaction from director Om Raut to the criticism was that he didn't make the movie for mobile and that it will look larger-than-life on the big screen. ## Since "Adipurush" has been made on a huge budget, it was important for the makers to shut down the criticism and win public trust again for the movie that is touted to be the most prestigious film in the country. While doing so, makers approached a way that changed the perception of the audience towards it.## Om Raut has been saying from the first day that "Adipurush" will be an altogether new theatrical experience, and to solidify his words, the makers showed the teaser to the Hindi media people and critics on the big screen in 3D and those who were criticizing started applauding the teaser for the grandeur it involves. ## The makers did the same with the Telugu version and along with the media and critics, the Telugu teaser was also screened for the audience in approx. 60 locations. And the response from them has been completely different from what they were talking about earlier. ## Apart from criticizing the VFX, the teaser has also invited fresh controversy as many have alleged that the characters of "Ramayana" have been tampered with, and one of them is the look of Raavan, played by Saif Ali Khan. This is not the first time when films on historical and mythological topics hit controversy but this time, the makers are tackling this situation in rather a positive way. ## Om Raut along with Manoj Muntashir, who has written the dialogues of the film, have been giving intreviews from the last few days, making people understand their vision and this has made a positive impact as many prominent personalities have come out in the support of the film along with the neutral audience. ## It has been seen in the past that after such heavy trolling of a movie, makers have opted wait and watch policy. The "Adipurush" makers could also have said that people's mindset will be changed after watching the movie, but they aren't doing this and heavily promoting their film in what can be termed as a perfect and right way.## "Adipurush" is produced by T-Series and Retrophiles and also stars Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, and Sunny Singh in prominent roles. It is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in multiple languages, also in IMAX and 3D.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Godfather Fourth Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1349 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Godfather Fourth Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Hyderabad, October 8 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's Godfather scores a jump of around 20% on its 4th day/first Saturday for an estimated 12-13 crores gross, pushing total domestic gross collection to around 60 crores. ## The jump on Saturday is good but the makers would have liked a bigger one considering the strong reviews and positive word of mouth. Nonetheless, the makers will still be happy seeing the jump as it found acceptance among the audience unlike Chiranjeevi's last film "Acharya" and that is a very good thing for the film's long run. ## Coming back to the first Saturday collection, the movie scores around 6.50 crores in the Share collection in the Telugu states, pushing the total AP/TG Share collection to over 32 crores in 4 days. It has been valued at approx. 90 crores and with no real competition until Diwali, a steady run should get the movie to reach there. ## The Hindi version of the film has underperformed so far with approx. 3.50 crores net, including an estimated 1 crore on the first Saturday. Meanwhile, the worldwide box office collection of the film has reached about 66 crores in 4 days while the opening weekend is eyeing 80 crores gross worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara Second Saturday Early Estimates
1349 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara Second Saturday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 8 - Blockbuster period action drama film Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 sees an excellent jump of over 55% on its second Saturday at the domestic box office and grossed an estimated 17-18 crores. The total domestic gross collection is now approx. 235 crores. ## Directed by Mani Ratnam, "PS-1" has crossed the 150 crores mark in the home state, Tamil Nadu, after scoring an estimated 11-12 crore gross on the second Friday. It is the fastest film ever to reach the milestone and is only the third film after "Vikram" and "Baahubali The Conclusion" to do so. ## "Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1" is sure to become the biggest grosser in Tamil Nadu while it also has real shot to become the first ever to enter 200 crores club. Meanwhile, the Hindi version of the movie is performing very well and sees a jump of almost 100% on its 9th day for an estimated 1.70 crores net. The total net collection in Hindi is approx. 16.75 crores while worldwide, it has crossed 350 crores including today's estimates.## Meanwhile, on the other hand, Kannada sensation Kantara hits 50 crores net after an estimated 8 crores on its second Saturday. The jump from the second Friday is approx. 55% while the same is approx. 80% from the first Saturday, which is massive, to say the least. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who also plays the lead role, "Kantara" has dropped only twice in its first 9 days. It is now heading towards a sure shot of 100 crores gross or maybe even higher, thanks to the super positive audience word of mouth. With today's estimated total, the worldwide gross collection of the film is around 65 crores (9 days). ## Stay tuned...

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Director Om Raut Speaks On The Comparison Between 'Adipurush' And Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Ram Setu'
1350 days ago
Bollywood

Director Om Raut Speaks On The Comparison Between 'Adipurush' And Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Ram Setu'

Mumbai, October 9 - Director Om Raut has been the center of criticism over the last few days for the teaser of his highly-awaited film Adipurush. The ambitious film stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, and Sunny Singh in prominent roles. ## Meanwhile, apart from the criticism, "Adipurush" is also being compared with Akshay Kumar-fronted "Ram Setu" which is also based on the epic Ramayana theme. During a recent media interaction, Om Raut was asked to react to the comparisons being drawn between the two films.## The filmmaker said that he is proud of Akshay Kumar and that he is making this film which proudly represents our history. "Ramayana is our history, and as a proud devotee of Lord Rama, I am extremely happy since in Ram Setu it's been proved that all that happened was not fiction".## "It proves to this world, this generation that Ramayana is our actual history and not just a mythological story. I even told Akshay sir that I am very proud that this film is coming. It proves our rich history and it shows everyone we have our Ram Janmabhoomi, we have Panchavati and we also have Ram Setu", Raut said.## "Ram Setu", directed by Abhishek Sharma, is slated to release on October 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The plot of the film involves an archaeologist, who has set out to check out whether the bridge is a myth or a reality. It also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Satya Dev in key roles.## On the other hand, "Adipurush" depicts the warrior side of Lord Rama and is a heavy VFX film that is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in multiple languages in IMAX and 3D. It is produced by T-Series and Retrophiles.## Stay tuned...

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Kantara - A Sandalwood Gem Making Its Strong Presence Felt Among The Hindi Audience
1350 days ago
Sandalwood

Kantara - A Sandalwood Gem Making Its Strong Presence Felt Among The Hindi Audience

Mumbai, October 8 - It is SS Rajamouli who popularized the Pan India concept with his barrier-breaking Baahubali - The Beginning in 2015 before its sequel shattered all the records for an Indian movie. The success of Baahubali also indicated the Pan-India acceptance of South Indian films which is now slowly and steadily becoming a new normal. ## In the last couple of years, it has been seen that South Indian films got dubbed into Hindi and have had success. This year, a number of South Indian films have been dubbed in the Hindi language and also tested success in the form of "KGF 2" and "RRR", both became massive hits along with good successful films like "777 Charlie", "Karthikeya 2", "Sita Ramam", and the latest in theaters "Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1".## Amid this dubbed culture to woo the Hindi audience, the Kannada movie Kantara is making waves in its original language. The Rishab Shetty-starrer opened to rave reviews in the home state, Karnataka, and the super positive audience word of mouth didn't take much time to spread in the other regions, especially in the Hindi-speaking states. ## "Kantara" is turning out to be a rare Sandlewood film that is making its presence felt among the Hindi audience that too in the original language. It is the only Kannada movie of all time that is being played in Iconic Gaiety Galaxy theaters in the original language, and on top of that, the movie is witnessing Housefull shows, which is truly incredible. ## To understand the "Kantara" hype in the Hindi belt, the advance booking in Mumbai for the first day was just 30K, and coming to the 9th day, the advance sales were approx. 12 lakh for the original Kannada language. The movie has been hailed as one of the finest ever in Indian cinema and it is already the highest-rated Indian movie on the ticketing platform Book My Show. ## The excellent response from the Hindi audience to the original Kannada version could turn things riot for the movie as the dubbed Hindi release of "Kantara" has been announced. If the initial response has anything to go by, the "Kantara" Hindi version can make things big for the movie. The movie is produced by Hombale Films, which is already a popular name among the movie-lovers, thanks to the mega-blockbuster "KGF" films. ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut's 'Tejas' Delays To Summer 2023 Release
1350 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut's 'Tejas' Delays To Summer 2023 Release

Mumbai, October 8 - The long-awaited drama film Tejas, starring Kangana Ranaut is set to be delayed further. The Sarvesh Mewara-directed movie was supposed to release last year before it was pushed to October 2022 release due to the covid-19 pandemic, and now, Kangana announced a new release plan for the movie. ## On the occasion of Air force Day, Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to greeted Air Force warriors and announced that her much-awaited film will now be released in Summer 2023. Recently, it was reported that the movie might hit big screens in January 2023, but now, it has been postponed further to give it a proper theatrical release. ## Kangana Ranaut is playing Indian Air Force pilot Tejas Gill in the movie that is produced by Ronnie Screwwala under the banner of RSVP Movies. The story of the film showcases landmark event in 2016 when the Indian Air Force became the country's first defence force to induct women into combat roles, the courageous journey of an Indian Air Force pilot. ## As per the reports, the reason for the delaying the release dates is the long time taken in the post production work because of the heavy VFX shots. Meanwhile, the movie also stars Anshul Chauhan, Varun Mitra, and Veenah Naair, among others in key roles.## ## Stay tuned...

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After Box Office, Nikhil Siddhartha's 'Karthikeya 2' Scores Big On ZEE5
1350 days ago
Tollywood

After Box Office, Nikhil Siddhartha's 'Karthikeya 2' Scores Big On ZEE5

Hyderabad, October 8 - Actor Nikhil Siddhartha's mystical action adventure film Karthikeya 2 was a massive hit at the box office, grossing over 117 crores worldwide. The movie was also released in Hindi and grossed approx. 37 crores. It has been one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. ## Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, "Karthikeya 2" was released on the digital platform ZEE5 after 8 weeks of theatrical release on October 5 in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil. Upon its digital debut, the movie continued from where it ended at the box office and scored a thundering 100+ crore streaming minutes in just 48 hours. ## ZEE5 didn't reveal language wise viewing minutes of "Karthikeya 2" but it certain that the Hindi version has contributed the most, followed by Telugu and Tamil. While the tranperncy of digital platforms always remains doubtful, the viewership numbers of the film are indeed huge. ## Actor Nikhil took to Twitter and thanked the audience for the terrific response to the movie on ZEE5 after blockbuster theatrical outcome. ## This is Crazy 💥💥🔥🔥 Thank you for the Terrific response for #Karthikeya2 on OTT too @ZEE5Telugu @ZEE5India @ZeeTamil 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you all .. ever grateful. 100 CR plus Viewing mins in 48 hrs… @anupamahere @chandoomondeti @anupamnawada @AbhishekOfficl @vishwaprasadtg pic.twitter.com/DEQtUITWSp— Nikhil Siddhartha (@actor_Nikhil) October 7, 2022 ## On the other hand, Akshay Kumar-fronted comedy drama Raksha Bandhan was also released on ZEE5 on October 5 after completing 8 weeks of theatrical run. The Anand L Rai-directed film scored 40+ million viewing minutes in the first 24 hours. The movie grossed approx. 69 crores from its box office run worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'NBK107' Release Date Revealed?
1350 days ago
Tollywood

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'NBK107' Release Date Revealed?

Hyderabad, October 8 - Veteran Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna scored a super hit with the action thriller film Akhanda in December last year. The movie marked NBK's third film with director Boyapati Srinu and it went on to become the highest-grossing film in Balakrishna's career, grossing over 100 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Nandamuri Balakrishna is now gearing up for his next mass entertainer with director Gopichand Malineni. Tentatively titled NBK107, the movie carrying a lot of buzz since its announcement and it is anticipated to extend Ballaya's box office success run. ## "NBK107" was originally planned for Dussehra 2022 release, however, due to the multiple postponements in the shooting and some changes in the script, the movie couldn't meet the deadline. Later, there were rumors that it will hit theaters during Sankranthi 2023, but it seems the makers have a different release date in mind. ## According to the Telugu media reports, Mythri Movie Makers, the producer of the film, has informed the distributors that "NBK107" will release on December 23 this year. For Sankranthi 2023, the makers have already confirmed Megastar Chiranjeevi's "Mega154" and the Christmas release for NBK's film is almost certain. ## NBK107 stars Shruti Haasan as the female lead while Duniya Vijay, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Honey Rose, and Lal play supporting roles. This is the first time when Shruti Haasan is paired with Balakrishna while it is her second film with director Gopichand Malineni after "Krack".## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar To Reunite With Housefull Team For The Fifth Film In The Franchise
1350 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar To Reunite With Housefull Team For The Fifth Film In The Franchise

Mumbai, October 7 - The Housefull team is all set to return for another film in the blockbuster franchise. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, Housefull has one of the most successful film franchises in Bollywood with a 100% success ratio. ## The first 4 Housefull movies have seen actors reprising their roles and now, according to reports, Sajid Nadiadwala has plans to bring all the leading heroes including Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, and Riteish Deshmukh in Housefull 5 that, as per Pinkvilla, will start rolling in the second half of 2023. ## "Sajid Nadiadwala has the plan of bringing an entire universe of his Housefull franchise under one roof ever since the release of Housefull 4. He has been trying to crack a plot that justifies the presence of all the characters and he finally has the plot locked. He is currently in the process of finalizing a story and screenplay around his idea", reports Pinkvilla quoting a source.## The idea to make "Housefull 5" has been in discussion for quite some time now but the covid-19 pandemic delayed all the plans. Since things have returned to normalcy, Sajid Nadiadwala is reportedly proceeding with the fifth installment of the Housefull series and is taking a personal interest in developing the story. ## The reports also state that apart from the leading male stars, the producer is also planning to bring all the female leads of the film to the franchise by churning out some really interesting characters for them. The movie is being planned as the biggest comedy film in the Bollywood industry. It is most likely to release in 2024.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Godfather Third Day/First Friday Early Estimates
1350 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Godfather Third Day/First Friday Early Estimates

Hyderabad, October 7 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's political action thriller film Godfather is doing really well after coming from the Holiday release and heading towards a very good first weekend at the domestic box office. ## The Mohan Raja-directed movie that marks Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Telugu debut scores an estimated 9.50-10.50 crores gross, including approx. 80 lakh in Hindi on its third day/first Friday, dropping just around 30% from yesterday. The total domestic gross collection reaches approx. 48 crores in three days. ## In the Telugu states, "Godfather" scores an estimated 5-6 crores Share collection on Friday, which takes the total AP/TG share collection to over 26 crores. The advance booking for tomorrow is good and the opening weekend share collection of the movie is eyeing 40+ crores. ## "Godfather" hasn't had a big release due to the clash with Nagarjuna Akkineni's "The Ghost" which is affecting its business. "The Ghost" has really underperformed in the first three days and this could benefit "Godfather" going forward as it may get more screens until the next big Telugu movie releases.## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, "Godfather" has crossed the 50 crores mark including today's collection. The opening weekend collection could finish around the 80 crores mark, which will be a good result for the makers considering the release size of the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara Second Friday Early Estimates
1350 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara Second Friday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 7 - Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 scores excellent second Friday at the domestic box office after registering one of the biggest first weeks for an Indian movie. ## The epic period action drama film had grossed over 321 crores worldwide in the first week and begins the second week with a solid estimated 11-12 crores gross for all languages. The drop from Sunday is approx. 23% which is excellent hold. ## The movie grossed approx. 132 crores in the home state, Tamil Nadu in the first week, and adds another 7-8 crores more on the second Friday. The total gross collection of the movie in the state is approx. 138 crores which are the 5th highest of all time. By the end of the 2nd weekend, the movie will become the second biggest movie in the state, and then the race to become the biggest will start. ## On the other hand, the Kannada blockbuster Kantara is in a rampage mode and starts the second weekend with a solid estimated 5-5.25 crores net. The movie sees a jump of around 5% on the second Friday from yesterday and as compared to the first Friday, the jump is over 120% which is massive. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty who also plays the lead role in the movie, "Kantara" scored around 38 crores net collection and with today's estimated total, the next collection reached approx. 43 crores. It has also crossed the 50 crores gross mark on its 8th day at the worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

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