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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Suriya To Team Up With Director Shankar For Big Screen Adaptation of Velpari Novel
1367 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya To Team Up With Director Shankar For Big Screen Adaptation of Velpari Novel

Chennai, September 21 - Tamil superstar Suriya will reportedly be teaming with maverick filmmaker S. Shankar for the cinematic adaptation of the iconic Velpari Novel. ## Shankar is currently working on Kamal Haasan's "Indian 2" along with Ram Charan's "RC15" simultaneously. After completing his current commitments, Shankar will start working on Suriya's film. ## According to Pinkvilla, "Suriya's 2D Entertainment has acquired the rights to bring the story of Velpari to the big screen". It is said that Suriya and Shanker have already met multiple times to discuss the way forward regarding bringing Velpari's novel to the big screen. ## "The idea to adapt one of the greatest novels of all time and make it a cinematic experience like never before", says the report. ## Suriya's 2D Entertain will produce this mega-budget film while he will also play the lead role. It will be a big Pan-Indian film with actors from across industries coming on board to play key characters. If all goes well, the movie will go on the floor by the end of next year. ## Meanwhile, Suriya has an interesting lineup of films including Vetrimaaran's directorial "Vaadivaasal". The project is based on CS Chellapa's famous novel by the name. He is currently shooting for director Siva's next along with Bala's "Vanangaan". The actor has had a fruitful year in terms of work as he bagged the Best Actor National Award for his stint in Soorarai Pottru. Stay tuned...

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Chup Review: Audience Reactions Are Out For This R. Balki Directorial Psychological Thriller
1368 days ago
Bollywood

Chup Review: Audience Reactions Are Out For This R. Balki Directorial Psychological Thriller

Mumbai, September 20 - Director R. Balki returns with a psychological crime thriller film Chup: Revenge of the Artist. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and Pooja Bhatt in the leading roles. ## Produced by Hope Production and distributed by Pen Studios (through Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment), the movie has special preview screenings for the audience on September 20 and the initial reactions from them are highly positive. The movie is being appreciated for the edge-of-the-seat thrilling moments, Balki's direction, and the performance of the artists. ## #Chup: Engaging to the core One of the Best & Finest Performance from #DulquerSalmaan#SunnyDeol 👍Predictable but Creepy & Gruesome in the right MomentsBrilliant Making & Taking By #Balki The Visuals & Vintage Bollywood Soundtrack are on Point https://t.co/Yo6mjaTAWf— 𝐁𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 (@BheeshmaTalks) September 20, 2022 ## #Chup: @dulquer is bloody brilliant bringing one of his best performances till date. Shweta is impressive, Sunny Deol and Pooja Bhatt neat. Music is a huge asset.— ForumKeralam (@Forumkeralam2) September 20, 2022 ## Watched #Chup - My @dulQuer Just Rocked! An engaging Crime Thriller Movie With Extra ordinary Performances From all The Cast and Mindblowing music bgm Works With Hard violences and Perfect Direction! Winner!My Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#DulquerSalmaan #ChupOn23September pic.twitter.com/DXInhuUutV— Basil Dq (@_DulQuer_) September 20, 2022 ## #Chup (2022) #Review An engaging first half was well supported by the second half. R Balki's writing was on point,the man showing his class once again.Splendid performance from @dulQuer, a role that no one will forget quite soonMUST WATCH#DulquerSalmaan #ChupPublicFreeView pic.twitter.com/DOhwYfY0GQ— Ratnesh Mishra 🇮🇳 (@Ratnesh_speaks) September 20, 2022 ## #Chup - What an Intense Thriller 🔥🔥 What a Movie 🔥 @dulQuer Career Best Performance !! No Doubt.. 🤙 A Must Watch Stuff from Theatres 👌 Exceeded All the Expectations.. 🔥 #DQ Just Nailed It 🔥 Cant Wait to Re Watch 🔥#ChupPublicFreeView #DulquerSalmaan— Vishnu Sugathan (@vichu369) September 20, 2022 ## #SunnyDeol & #Shreya were really impressive too along with #PoojaBhatt. Good time for @dulQuer continues as he would be tasting success once again after #SitaRamam.#ChupPublicFreeView #ChupReview #ChupNextFriday— What The Fuss (@W_T_F_Channel) September 20, 2022 ## #ChupReview not being a critique makes me feel safe. Damn!! What a movie it was. First ever screening of my life and it was an experience of a lifetime.🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Dulquer is forever love❤️❤️.@dulQuer @shreyadhan13— shreyas kalyanpad (@Tweetbyshreyas) September 20, 2022 ## #Chup is the single most brilliant experience I've had in a crime thriller. plays w non-typical creepy elements. v lil predictable, but can be overlooked. #ChupPublicFreeViewwas expecting an #IngloriousBasterds moment where they'll burn the theatre down w all the critics in it pic.twitter.com/lvmYLzRYkE— cranberrygin (@beef_parotttaa) September 20, 2022 ## Watched Chup Special FreeView. Its a brilliant film! This film is an Edge of the Seat Gripping Crime Thriller! Dulquer you are just fabulous as always! You nailed it! I love you Dulquer💙😘 ! I highly recommend this movie. @dulQuer @shreyadhan13 #ChupPublicFreeView #ChupReview pic.twitter.com/EzKOU39gLZ— Mahesh North Fan (@theratuldhfm) September 20, 2022 ## #Chup (2022) Review An engaging first half was well supported by the second half. R Balki's writing was on point.Splendid performance from @dulQuer, a role that no one will forget quite soon this man is a superstar in making 💯MUST WATCH 👌#ChupPublicFreeView #ChupReview pic.twitter.com/CLWm9HE2TV— Sachit S Rao (@sachitalfie5) September 20, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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'RRR' US Distributor Variance Films To Run Best Picture Oscar Campaign For The Movie
1368 days ago
Tollywood

'RRR' US Distributor Variance Films To Run Best Picture Oscar Campaign For The Movie

Mumbai, September 20 - The Film Federation of India has picked the acclaimed Gujarati film Chhello Show (Last Film Show) for India's official entry for Oscars 2023. ## The news about India's official Oscar entry has left many movie fans in India disappointed as they were hoping that SS Rajamouli's globally appreciated film RRR would get the nod from the Indian jury. The movie, however, can still get an Oscar nomination in the general category, and the USA distributor of the film, Variance Films will be running a campaign for the same. ## Variance Films president Dylan Marchetti said that "RRR" will receive a significant Best Picture campaign, but he also saw the potential for Best Original Song ("Naatu Naatu"), in addition to cinematography, production design, editing, and many other categories. ## The hashtag "#RRRforOscars" has been trending on Twitter for the past week here in India. "The only thing this news changes is one less award we can go after (Best International Film)", Marchetti said, a few hours after the Indian decision was announced (via Indiewire). "There's a dozen-plus other we can go for now. This film is the whole package".## "RRR" continues to play at theaters in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, with additional cities booked through the end of the year in the USA. "I don't think 'RRR' is the best movie from India this year", Marchetti said. "It's the best movie in the world this year. We're going to conduct ourselves accordingly".## Variance Films may be willing to run an Oscar campaign for the movie but it will require a significant and time-intensive push to keep the movie at the forefront of conversations for these categories as the season heats up. Marchetti said they are currently focussing on getting Academy members to see the movie in theaters. ## Stay tuned...

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Critically Acclaimed Gujarati Movie 'Chhello Show' Selected As India's Official Oscar Entry
1368 days ago
Private Jobs

Critically Acclaimed Gujarati Movie 'Chhello Show' Selected As India's Official Oscar Entry

Mumbai, September 20 - India has picked Gujarati-language coming-of-age drama film Chhello Show (Last Film Show) as India's official entry to the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. ## Directed by Pan Nalin, the movie follows a nine-years-old Samay from Chalala, a village in Saurashtra in the Gujarat state of India, who entered a cinema hall projection booth by bribing Fazal, a cinema projector technician, and watched several films through summer. He became engrossed with cinema for life. ## The movie received massive critical acclaim. Indiewire's David Ehrlich called the movie a "coming-of-age story" with "an ethereal take on the magic of movies". Prahlad Srihari of Firstpost called the film "an ode to movie-going, as movie-making" while Tanzeem Pardiwalla of Mashable India rated it 5 out of 5. She praised the direction, cinematography, theme, story, and performances.## "Chhello Show" won the Golden Spike for Best Film at the 66th Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci) held in October 2021. It was nominated for the Tiantan Awards at the 11th Beijing International Film Festival. It premiered in the Spotlight section of the 20th Tribeca Film Festival on 10 June 2021 and became the first Gujarati film selected for the festival section. ## Meanwhile, the two films that were being speculated to be India's entry for the category were "The Kashmir Files" and "RRR", with the latter gaining the most traction in the West. Both the movies, especially "RRR", however, are still capable of earning nominations in other Oscar categories. ## Stay tuned...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Post-Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Mega Price?
1368 days ago
Tollywood

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Post-Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Mega Price?

Hyderabad, September 20 - Megastar Chiranjeevi is getting ready for the worldwide release of his political action drama film Godfather, which also stars Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Nayanthara in key roles. The makers have been slow regarding the promotion of the movie so far, but now looking to speed up and non-stop promotion till the release day which is on October 5. ## According to reports, the producers will release the film on their own as distributors reportedly refused to release it at the price quoted by the makers. Chiranjeevi's last film Acharya caused huge losses for the investors and now, they don't want to take risks by grabbing the movie at a high price.## Meanwhile, the makers have been able to fetch a huge deal for the film's post-theatrical streaming rights. According to Aakashavaani's social media post, Netflix has grabbed the streaming rights of "Godfather" for Rs. 57 crores for both the Telugu and Hindi versions. This is big sum knowing the fact that Chiranjeevi's "Acharya" didn't score much, both at the box office and on digital platforms. ## "Godfather" is directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Ram Charan, R. B. Choudary, and N. V. Prasad under Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Lucifer", in which, after the death of a political leader, a mysterious man steps in to ascend the throne.## The first look posters and teaser of the movie were recently unveiled which got a very good response from the audience. The movie promises to be a mass entertainer, something Chiranjeevi is known for. Salman plays an extended cameo in it which marks his Telugu debut. It also stars Puri Jagannadh, Satyadev Kancharana, and Samuthirakani in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Brahmastra 3D Tickets In High Demand For National Cinema Day
1368 days ago
Bollywood

Brahmastra 3D Tickets In High Demand For National Cinema Day

Mumbai, September 20 - Over 4000 theater screens are getting ready to celebrate India's first ever National Cinema Day on September 23, Friday. On that day, some of the leading multiplex chains and single-screen theaters will sell movie tickets for just Rs. 75 for all versions and the positive effect of it is already being seen in the advance sales. ## Director Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, which is currently playing in theaters, is witnessing a huge demand for tickets for National Cinema Day. The 3D shows of this fantasy action adventure film in the cities like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata are filling super fast for NCD. As of now, it has sold over 5 lakh tickets worth approx. Rs. 4.30 crores. "Brahmastra" is expected to witness Housefull shows on September 23, especially in 3D. The advance booking in 2D is also decent and it will pick over the next couple of days. NCD will give the opportunity to score another big weekend and looking at the advance booking response, the movie will easily cross the 250 crores mark. ## Meanwhile, the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) is expecting huge footfalls on National Cinema Day and the early indication proving their expactations right. The National Cinema Day will be a perfect opportunity for the other movies to generate footfalls. Director R. Balki's Chup is expected to have a good start because of the NCD along with James Cameron's Avatar, which is rereleasing on September 23. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Anees Bazmee Team Up With Zee Studios For An Action-Comedy Film
1368 days ago
Bollywood

Director Anees Bazmee Team Up With Zee Studios For An Action-Comedy Film

Mumbai, September 20 - Director Anees Bazmee delivered Bollywood's one of the biggest blockbusters post-pandemic era in the form of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and now, he has joined hands with Zee Studios and Echelon Productions for an action comedy film, not titled yet.## While the details about the film are not revealed yet, Anees Bazmee said it will be something unique that the Indian audiences have never seen before, and he is super excited about that.## "After the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, I want to give our audiences an even bigger dose of entertainment, and this time it will be a larger-than-life action comedy. I am very happy to team up with Zee Studios, Vishal Rana, and Rohini Vakil for this project", he said in a statement.## Zee Studios CBO Shariq Patel shares, "We are happy to partner with Anees. It's the concept that appealed instantly and I am excited to bring this story to audiences. I am sure his expertise in making massy entertaining films and Zee Studios' strong distribution network will put forth a successful association".## Producer Vishal Rana from Echelon Production shares, "I am thrilled to team up with Anees Bazmee, who is one of the most successful filmmakers in our country today. Zee Studios has been a very integral part of my journey as a producer, and I am glad that they believed in our vision for this grand action comedy. This film will be a big-ticket theatrical entertainer".## The yet untitled film will be released in 2023.## Gear up for unlimited entertainment, as we team up with the ace director @BazmeeAnees and @echelonmumbai for the upcoming larger-than-life action comedy! The barrel of laughter will be coming your way in 2023@itsvishal_rana #RohiniVakil pic.twitter.com/KztAw8VhIc— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) September 20, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron Reveals He Rejected 20th Century Fox's Demand To Keep 'Avatar' Short
1368 days ago
Hollywood

James Cameron Reveals He Rejected 20th Century Fox's Demand To Keep 'Avatar' Short

Los Angeles, September 20 - The Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron revealed in a recent interview that he had to disagree with 20th Century Fox Studio to keep his all-time biggest blockbuster Avatar 162 minutes long. ## The filmmaker, in an interview with New York Times, revealed that 20th Century Fox Studio wanted him to trim the movie's flying sequences to keep it shorter. Cameron, however, obviously rejected the studio's notes by telling executives that he directed "Titanic" and thus paid for a large portion of the 20th Century Fox studio lot.## "I think I felt, at the time, that we clashed over certain things", Cameron said to NYT (via Variety). "For example, the studio felt that the film should be shorter and that there was too much flying around on the ikran — what the humans call the banshees. ## "Well, it turns out that's what the audience loved the most, in terms of our exit polling and data gathering. And that's a place where I just drew a line in the sand and said, 'You know what? I made 'Titanic'. This building that we're meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? 'Titanic' paid for that, so I get to do this", he said.## After "Avatar" became a massive hit and grossed over $2 billion worldwide, the 20th Century Fox Studio thanked James Cameron, the filmmaker revealed and added that "I felt pretty good about the creative decisions that were made back then".## "Avatar" is returning to theaters on September 23 in IMAX and 3D formats ahead of the upcoming release of "Avatar: The Way of Water", the long-awaited sequel that opens in theaters on December 16. ## Stay tuned...

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Ayan Mukerji Reveals He Has Started Working On 'Brahmastra Part 2: Dev'
1369 days ago
Bollywood

Ayan Mukerji Reveals He Has Started Working On 'Brahmastra Part 2: Dev'

Mumbai, September 19 - Director Ayan Mukerji is riding high on the box office success of his mega movie Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, which has crossed the 350 crores mark worldwide. Amid the excitement for the second part, Brahmastra Part Two: Dev, Ayan has confirmed that he has started working on it.## The talented filmmaker took to Instagram to thank the audience for showering love on the movie and said that its success has made him jump on the second part early than he had thought. "I didn't think I would be ready to get back to work as soon as this first baby was delivered, but the Energy from our Audiences has given me the Energy to jump straight back into it", he said.## The movie got mixed responses and Ayan said that he will make sure that the team is absorbing and learning deeply from all the feedback they have received. "All the Audience Feedback we have received (good, and not so good) - all of which we are absorbing and learning deeply from!! All the AMAZING Fan Theories out there (some of which we're definitely going to use in our Future!)", he said. ## Meanwhile, "Brahmastra" has become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022. It outscored "The Kashmir Files" which grossed 341 crores worldwide. Produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, the movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni along with Shah Rukh Khan in key roles.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ayan Mukerji (@ayan_mukerji) ## Stay tuned...

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MAI President Says Over 4000 Screens Will Participate In India's First Ever National Cinema Day
1369 days ago
India

MAI President Says Over 4000 Screens Will Participate In India's First Ever National Cinema Day

Mumbai, September 19 - The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) is expecting massive footfalls on India's first-ever National Cinema Day, scheduled this Friday, September 23. The association said that over 4000 screens - multiplex and single, across India will participate in NCD. ## An initiative of the MIA, the National Cinema Day will give the opportunity to the patrons to pay just Rs 75 per ticket and walk into any cinema of their choice to watch the movie along with other "special surprises" lined up for them. ## MAI President Kamal Gianchandani, who is also the CEO of PVR Pictures Ltd, said that participating cinema chains/screens include PVR, INOX, Cinepolis, Carnival, Miraj, City Pride, Asian, Mukta A2, Movietime, Wave, M2K, Delite, and even some single-screen operators, all over India.## "On average, there are 400 seats per auditorium, which makes around four million seats available in the country for filmgoers. From this, nearly 16,000 seats shall participate in the NCD", Gianchandani told IANS.## Along with the new films releasing on the day, some of the major films likely to be exhibited during the NCD, include KGF: Chapter 2, RRR, Vikram, Bhool Bhulaiya 2, or Hollywood big films like Doctor Strange, and Top Gun: Maverick. These are some of the globally appreciated films both critically and commercially and movie lovers can enjoy them on the big screen again on Sep. 23.## "The multiplexes may also make their own special offers, for people of all age groups, exclusions to welcome the people to the cinemas that day, but we can't reveal the details now", said Gianchandani.## He said that the NCD is intended to be a Thank You to the filmgoers who made it happen by returning to the cinemas after the two years of Coronavirus Pandemic closure, and a warm invitation to those who have still not made it to the local neighborhood movie-halls yet.## Gianchandani said the first quarter of the current fiscal notched up an impressive recovery for cinema operators in India after the covid-19 pandemic, and the NCD - which shall become an annual feature - will be a step forward in the direction.## Stay tuned...

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Director R Balki Reveals Why He Cast Shreya Dhanwanthary In 'Chup'
1369 days ago
Bollywood

Director R Balki Reveals Why He Cast Shreya Dhanwanthary In 'Chup'

Mumbai, September 19 - Shreya Dhanwanthary, who has worked in the acclaimed web series "The Family Man" and "Scam 1992", is all set to headline director R. Balki's psychological thriller Chup: Revenge of the Artist with Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan, and Pooja Bhatt in the leading roles. ## Shreya has proved over the last few years how brilliant an actress she is and that was the reason he got cast in "Chup", according to the director Balki. The actress plays the role of Nila, the love interest of Salmaan's character in the movie. ## Speaking about casting Shreya in the film, the renowned filmmaker said, "Shreya is a volcanic talent. I had seen her perform in 'Scam 1992' and 'The Family Man' and was hugely impressed".## "When I met her for the first time, within five minutes of the conversation, I asked her whether she'd like to read a script and that's how I offered her 'Chup'. I saw Nila in her the moment I met her", he added. ## The movie is directed by R Balki and produced by Hope Productions and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. It is written by R Balki himself based on the story he started working on a few years ago. The screenplay and dialogues have been co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen, and Rishi Virmani.## Dr. Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios) presents the film and all India distribution is by Pen Marudhar. The Director of Photography is Vishal Sinha and Music Director is Amit Trivedi, Sneha Khanvilkar, and Aman Pant. It is scheduled to release on September 23 in theaters worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan's 'Chup' Free Audience Screenings Sold Out Within 10 Minutes
1369 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan's 'Chup' Free Audience Screenings Sold Out Within 10 Minutes

Mumbai, September 19 - Filmmaker R. Balki is gearing up for the theatrical release of his romantic psychological thriller film Chup: Revenge of the Artist. The movie, starring Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and Pooja Bhatt is scheduled to release on September 23rd. ## Meanwhile, the makers announced free screenings for the audiences a couple of days to spread word of mouth before the official release. The special previews for the audience will take place on September 20 across multiple cities in India.## The special preview screenings get thundering applause from the audience as all the preview shows were sold out within 10 minutes across India. This could incredibly help the movie to generate footfalls if the movie gets positive word of mouth from audience preview shows. ## The movie is produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Jayantilal Gada, Anil Naidu, and Gauri Shinde. It has been certified with an "A" certificate for some violent scenes while the run time crips at 2 hours 15 minutes. ## #ChupFreeViewSoldOut!#ChupOn23September #ChupRevengeOfTheArtist #RBalki @iamsunnydeol @dulQuer @shreyadhan13 @PoojaB1972 @HopeProdn @vishalsinha_dop @jayantilalgada #GauriShinde pic.twitter.com/QGtXch73Q2— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) September 19, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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