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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Disney's Beauty and the Beast To Get A Prequel Series On Disney Plus
1825 days ago
Digital Media

Disney's Beauty and the Beast To Get A Prequel Series On Disney Plus

Los Angeles, June 17, 2021: After months of speculations, Disney Plus has greenlit an eight-episode prequel series of Disney's 2017 American musical romantic fantasy feature film, Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson as the titular beauty and Dan Stevens as the beast. ## Neither of Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the prequel series, however, according to reports, both can make guest appearances. Josh Gad and Luke Evans will reprise their roles from the feature film while the limited series will also star Briana Middleton, who will portray LeFou's (Gad) step-sister, Tilly. ## The story of the prequel is set years before the Beast and Belle's romance and follows Gaston (Evans) and LeFou as they set off with Tilly, after a surprising revelation from Tilly's past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio on a journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure. ## While the mysteries of the past are uncovered and the dangers of the present grow, old friends and new enemies reveal that this familiar kingdom harbors many secrets, according to The Hollywood Reporter.## Josh Gad will write and executive produce the series alongside Once Upon a Time in Hollywood creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Tony-nominated director Liesl Tommy will also serve as an executive producer while EGOT-winner Alan Menken will compose the soundtrack. ## The production of this musical extravaganza series will begin to roll out in 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Premam Director, Alphonse Puthren Questions Kerala Government For Not Allowing Film Shootings To Resume
1826 days ago
Mollywood

Premam Director, Alphonse Puthren Questions Kerala Government For Not Allowing Film Shootings To Resume

Kochi, June 16, 2021: As the second covid-19 wave is slowing down, most of the states have started opening up and have allowed films and tv shoots to resume. However, the Kerala government is yet to grant permission for shootings in the state. ## Now, filmmaker Alphonse Puthren, who rose to fame with Malayalam romantic drama, Premam (2015), has questioned the government on why film shootings are still not allowed in the state while other film industries have resumed work. ## He took to social media and wrote, "Why is film shooting not allowed? If people who sell milk are allowed to work and people who sell food are allowed to work, why are film people not allowed to work? How do we eat food? How do we buy milk? How do we teach our children? How do we buy a pencil box for our children? How do we earn money?" ## Alphonse clarified that when it comes to film shootings, even close-up shots require a certain distance to be maintained between the actors involved and the technicians.## "Cinema shooting doesn't happen like in cinema theatres. Even if we have to shoot a close-up or a wide shot we have to stand two meters away or more. So what logic are you telling here? Please think and tell me a solution. Thank you. Alphonse Puthren", he added. ## On the work front, Alphonse's next Malayalam film is titled Paattu with Fahadh Faasil in the lead role. Paattu is his first film after Preman. Meanwhile, the filmmaker has also a script for superstar Rajinikanth. ## In a recent interaction with fans on Facebook, he had said that he has a script ready for superstar Rajinikanth and would like to join hands with him for the project. He said that he tried to approach the actor after Premem but could not reach him and now, waiting for the right time to get to meet him. Stay tuned...

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Broken But Beautiful 3 Director Priyanka Ghose Reveals Why She Didn't Watch Sidharth Shukla's Previous Works
1826 days ago
Digital Media

Broken But Beautiful 3 Director Priyanka Ghose Reveals Why She Didn't Watch Sidharth Shukla's Previous Works

Mumbai, June 16, 2021: Sidharth Shukla made his digital debut with the recently released romantic series, Broken But Beatiful 3. The series is directed by Priyanka Ghose, who said that she deliberately didn't watch any of Sidharth's previous work before directing him in BBB3. ## "I had heard of Sidharth but not seen any of his work. The minute I knew I was doing this project, I googled him and thus became aware of his popularity. However, even though there were ample videos online for me to check out his work, I refrained", Priyanka tells IANS. ## She further revealed the reason and said that she didn't want to make a preconceived image of the actor, who had previously worked in tv shows like Balika Vadhu, Dil Se Dil Tak, among others, and also starred in Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt fronted, romantic comedy film, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. ## "I didn't want to be tainted with a preconceived image of Sidharth while we were drafting the story and building Agastya (the character Sidharth plays in the series). I was hoping he would come and pleasantly surprise me with his own interpretation of Agastya. My hope turned to trust the first time we met for his narration", Ghosh said.## "The best part is he was so grounded. He had zero airs of a star and we immediately hit off a comfort level where we understood each other's interpretation of the story and the character and were in fact on the same page regarding vision and the aesthetics", she added.## Broken And Beautiful 3 is created and developed by Ekta Kapoor. While the first two seasons had Vikrant Massey and Harleen Sethi in the lead roles, season 3 starred Sidharth Shukla and Sonia Rathee as Agastya and Rumi respectively. The show premiered on May 29 on ALTBalaji and MX Player. ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker & IFDTA President, Ashoke Pandit Demands FIR Against Swara Bhaskar For Inciting Communal Violence
1826 days ago
Bollywood

Filmmaker & IFDTA President, Ashoke Pandit Demands FIR Against Swara Bhaskar For Inciting Communal Violence

Mumbai, June 16, 2021: Filmmaker and the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) on Wednesday (June 16) took to social media and demanded an FIR against Bollywood actress, Swara Bhaskar for "inciting communal violence". ## Ashoke Pandit's reaction came after Swara's tweeted on a viral video in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, in which a man was thrashed and his beard was chopped off. "RW & Sanghis vomiting on my timeline 'coz Ghaziabad police named 3 Muslims. Jackasses the prime accused is literally a Pravesh Gujjar. The man is on camera forcing the old man to chant #JaiShriRam Yes it is a desecration of my God and my religion and I’m ashamed.. as shud you be", Swara tweeted. ## However, according to the Ghaziabad police, there is no communal angle in the incident. The FIR, registered against the accused, informed that Ghaziabad police have arrested the three accused who had trashed the elderly victim. ## Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday also filed FIR against nine entities, who without checking the fact, started giving communal colour to the incident on Twitter and caught spreading messages to disrupt the peace and bring differences between the religious communities. Among the nine entities - Twitter and Twitter Communications India Pvt are also included, who did nothing to prevent the video from getting viral. ## After knowing the truth, Ashoke Pandit lashed out at Swara and asked Ghaziabad police to file an FIR against the "Rasbhari" actress as well. "..@ghaziabadpolice An FIR should be filed against this urban naxal #SwaraBhasker also who is a compulsive liar and an expert in inciting communal violence", Pandit said in a tweet. ## ..@ghaziabadpolice An FIR should be filed against this urban naxal #SwaraBhasker also who is a compulsive liar and an expert in inciting communal violence. pic.twitter.com/TU99CgVqoa— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) June 16, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Ayushmann Khurrana To Reunite With Aanand L Rai For A Multi-Genre Drama Film?
1826 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana To Reunite With Aanand L Rai For A Multi-Genre Drama Film?

Mumbai, June 16, 2021: Ayushmann Khurrana had teamed up with filmmaker Aanand L Rai for the first time for Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, directed by R.S. Prasanna. The duo then came together for its sequel, Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan, directed by Hitesh Kewalya. And now, it is learnt that the actor is teaming up with Rai's next production, which marks his third collaboration with the filmmaker. ## According to reports, Ayushmann has signed Rai's next film which is completely different from their previous two projects. The movie, which is said to be a big-budget, multi-genre drama, will present Ayushmann in a never-seen-before avatar and will largely be shot in the US. It is billed as an ambitious project which will reportadly be directed by Anirudh Iyer Ganapathy in his directorial debut. ## The report further said that the yet-untitled movie will go on floors after Ayushmann completes Junglee Pictures' "Doctor G" which is set to roll out next month in Madhya Pradesh. Anand L Rai is currently looking to finalize the rest of the cast and it is said that he has approached a top young actress to play the female lead. ## On the other hand, Ayushmann is gearing up for the release of his next film, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, co-starring Ayushmann Khurrana. It will be released in theaters soon after they reopened with full capacity. The actor also has Anubhav Sinha's thriller, Anek, which is also completed and scheduled to release later this year. ## Ayushmann also has Doctor G, to be directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and co-starring Rakul Preet Singh. The movie presents Ayushmann as Dr. Uday Gupta and Rakul Preet as Dr. Fatima - a medical student. Versatile actress, Shefali Shah has also been cast to play an important role in this campus comedy film. ## Stay tuned...

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The Tamil Remake of Malayalam Thriller, Drishyam 2 Is Not Happening?
1827 days ago
Kollywood

The Tamil Remake of Malayalam Thriller, Drishyam 2 Is Not Happening?

Chennai, June 15, 2021: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's "Drishyam 2" was a huge OTT success. The movie opened with highly positive reviews and easily one of the most viewed films of 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. Due to its widespread success, remakes in other languages have been announced. ## While the Telugu remake of Drishyam 2, titled "Drushyam 2" starring Venkatesh has already been wrapped within 45 days, the Hindi remake has also been announced by Panorama Studios International, and will soon go on floors. Jeethu Joseph, who helmed the Malayalam version, has directed the Telugu version as well. ## On the other hand, the Tamil remake as Papanasam 2 was also supposed to be announced with Kamal Haasan, who also starred in the first part. However, according to Only Kollywood, the director Jeethu Joseph has confirmed that there won't be a remake of Drishyam 2 in Tamil. ## Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan is gearing up for the shoot of Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial action thriller, Vikram. He also has Shankar's Indian 2, which is 50% completed. According to reports, Kamal Haasan wants to finish both films in quick succession. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan, Farhan, And Zoya Akhtar Announce Documentary On Screenwriter Duo Salim-Javed, Titled Angry Young Men
1827 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan, Farhan, And Zoya Akhtar Announce Documentary On Screenwriter Duo Salim-Javed, Titled Angry Young Men

Mumbai, June 15, 2021: Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, two are the most respected names in Indian film history. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters of all time. The duo of Salim-Javed worked together on 24 films during 1971–1987 and created their magic on the big screens. ## Now, Salman Khan, Farhan, and Zoya Akhtar joined hands to announce a documentary to bring the story behind the formidable writer duo to the screen. Titled "Angry Young Men", the documentary will be directed by Namrata Rao, known for her work as an editor on movies such as "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!", "Ishqiya", "Band Baaja Baaraat" and "Kahaani". ## The documentary will capture the magic of the era that Salim-Javed created together. It will be produced as a joint venture under three banners - Salman Khan's Salman Khan Films, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment, and Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's Tiger Baby Films. ## Directed by Namrata Rao, the documentary - #AngryYoungMen - will capture the magic of the era that Salim-Javed created together. #SalmanKhan #FarhanAkhtar #RiteshSidhwani #ZoyaAkhtar #ReemaKagti #SalimKhan #JavedAkhtar— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 15, 2021 ## The famous duo of Salim-Javed revolutionized Indian cinema in the 1970s, with their films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar, among others which spoke to the masses. Among the 24 films they worked together, 22 are Bollywood films while 2 of them are Kannada films. In 1982, the duo decided to part ways. ## The title of the documentary, "Angry Young Men", refers to the angry young man hero-type the duo created in the 70s, which became a cinematic representation of the era and also gave birth to Amitabh Bachchan's stardom. ## Stay tuned...

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Lokesh Kanagaraj Unlikely To Direct Hindi Remake Of Tamil Blockbuster, Master
1827 days ago
Bollywood

Lokesh Kanagaraj Unlikely To Direct Hindi Remake Of Tamil Blockbuster, Master

Mumbai, June 15, 2021: Tamil superstar, Thalapathy Vijay's big mass action entertainer, "Master", was the first big budgeted film to release in theaters on January 13 amid the covid-19 pandemic. The Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial became an instant blockbuster and re-inbuild confidence in producers to release their films. ## On January 15, producer Murad Khetani of Cine1 Studios along with Endemol Shine India, and 7 Screen Studio bought the Hindi remake rights of Master. Recently, it was reported that Salman Khan has been roped in to play the titular role in the remake. The actor liked the film and he expected to announce the film next month in July. ## According to Box Office Worldwide, the makers of the Hindi remake also approached the director Lokesh Kanagaraj to helm the Hindi version also. The report further said that Lokesh is yet to confirm, and most likly, he won't be helming the Hindi version due to his other commitments. The director already has Vikram, Thalapathy67, Kaithi2 along with few Telugu movies. ## The Hindi adaptation will also reportadly be different from the Tamil version to fit the image of the mainstream hero. The original movie stars Thalaptahy Vijay as a boisterous professor along with Vijay Sethupathi as antagonist and Malavika Mohanan as the female lead. ## Reportadly, Salman Khan has also bought the Hindi remake rights of Ravi Teja starrer Telugu movie, Khiladi, which is yet to hit theaters. He is said to be impressed with this action crime thriller and has also approached, director Ramesh Varma to helm the Hindi remake as well. It is said that Salman will announce both Master and Khiladi remakes in July next month. ## Stay tuned...

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Shreya Ghoshal Encourages New Mothers To Take Vaccine As She Takes Her First Jab
1827 days ago
Bollywood

Shreya Ghoshal Encourages New Mothers To Take Vaccine As She Takes Her First Jab

Mumbai, June 15, 2021: The queen of melodies, singer Shreya Ghoshal her husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya were blessed with their first child Devyaan recently on May 22. On June 14, Shreya took her first shot of the covid-19 vaccine and also encouraged new mothers to get vaccinated. ## She posted a video on Instagram while taking covid jab and wrote in the caption, "While #Devyaan was sleeping peacefully at home, I quickly went out to get my first dose of vaccination today!! It's absolutely safe for new mothers to get vaccinated for covid as recommended by my doctors. Just like anyone else, if your are a nursing mother, you too can get your shots. #covishield #vaccinationdone". ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by shreyaghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) ## Introducing her newborn son to the world, the singer had earlier posted, "Introducing- 'Devyaan Mukhopadhyaya' He arrived on 22nd May and changed our lives forever. In that first glimpse as he was born he filled our hearts with a kind of love, only a mother & a father can feel for their child. Pure uncontrollable overwhelming love. It is still feeling like a dream @shiladitya and I are so grateful for this beautiful gift of life". ## Introducing- ‘Devyaan Mukhopadhyaya’ He arrived on 22nd May & changed our lives forever. In that first glimpse as he was born he filled our hearts with a kind of love only a mother, a father can feel for their child. Pure uncontrollable overwhelming love❤️ @shiladitya pic.twitter.com/MbD386CdqC— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) June 2, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Vidya Balan Spill The Beans On The Development Of Kahaani 3
1827 days ago
Bollywood

Vidya Balan Spill The Beans On The Development Of Kahaani 3

Mumbai, June 15, 2021: Vidya Balan headed, 2012 thriller film, Kahaani was a box office super hit film. The movie won the actress her 5th of 6 Filmfare Awards among the other accolades. It was one of the first successful female-oriented films in Bollywood, which gave a boost to female-fronted movies in the industry. ## A sequel to Kahaani - Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh was released in 2016. The movie received mixed reviews from the critics and audience but is mainly disappointed, even though Vidya Balan's performance was applauded worthy as always. Meanwhile, there are rumours that the threequel of Kahaani is in the works with the director Sujoy Ghosh and Vidya Balan. ## Vidya Balan was asked if there is any kind of development on the third installment of Kahaani. Indicating that there is nothing going on for Kahaani 3 as of now, the actress said in an interview, "Please ask director Sujoy Ghosh. He is the only one with the answer. If he is not accessible to you. I will ask him and tell you". ## As of now, things are not looking in favor of Kahaani 3, but the producers of the film had previously confirmed that they have definitely a plan to bring the second sequel of this successful thriller franchise. ## Meanwhile, Vidya Balan is currently gearing up for the premiere of her next direct-to-digital release, Sherni. After Shakuntala Devi last year, Sherni will be Vidya's second back-to-back direct OTT release on Amazon Prime Video on June 18. She plays the role of an upright Forest Officer who strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict while she also seeks her true calling in a hostile environment. ## Directed by Amit V. Masurkar and produced by T-Series in association with Abundantia Entertainment, Sherni also stars Sharat Saxena, Vijay Raaz, Ila Arun, Brijendra Kala, Neeraj Kabi, and Mukul Chaddha in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Rhea Chakraborty Pens A Heartfelt Note Remembring Sushant Singh Rajput On His First Death Anniversary
1828 days ago
Bollywood

Rhea Chakraborty Pens A Heartfelt Note Remembring Sushant Singh Rajput On His First Death Anniversary

Mumbai, June 14, 2021: Actress Rhea Chakraborty took to Instagram and penned a heartfelt note for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput on his first death anniversary. Sushant, aged 34, found dead at his Mumbai home on June 14 last year. Mumbai Police had declared his death a suicide before CBI took charge and still probing the case. ## Remembering the love of her life, Rhea Chakraborty wrote, "There isn't a moment where I believe that you aren't here anymore. They said that time heals everything but you were my time and my everything. I know that you are my guardian angel now -watching me with your telescope from the moon and protecting me. I wait for you everyday to come pick me up, I look for you everywhere – I know you're here with me". ## Expressing how she remembers the late actor every day, the actress's emotional note further read, "It breaks me everyday, then I think of you saying – "you've got this bebu" and I carry on to the next day. A barrage of emotions cross my body everytime I think of you not being here. My heart aches to write this, my heart aches to feel anymore.. There is no life without you, you took the meaning of it with you. This void cannot be filled.. Without you, I'm standing still".## She concluded the note saying, "My sweet sunshine boy, I promise to give you 'Malpua' everyday and read all the quantum physics books in this world- please come back to me 🙏 I miss you my best friend, my man, my love.. Bebu and putput forever". ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rhea Chakraborty (@rhea_chakraborty) ## Rhea was in a relationship with Sushant at the time of the actor's demise. She was accused of forcing Sushant to suicide as the late actor's father filed an FIR against her. The actress was also accused for consuming drugs, which emerged during Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation. ## Stay tuned...

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National Award Winning Kannada Actor Sanchari Vijay Dies After Accident
1828 days ago
Sandalwood

National Award Winning Kannada Actor Sanchari Vijay Dies After Accident

Bengaluru, June 14, 2021: National Award-winning Kannada Actor, Sanchari Vijay, has been died after an accident. The actor met with an accident while he was returning home from his friend's place on June 12. He was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Apollo Hospital in Bengaluru, where he was declared brain dead today on June 14. ## Sanchari's family has decided to donate his organs in light of the irreversible brain damage. A statement from Apollo Hospital in Bengaluru said, "Neurologically he is deeply unconscious and is showing signs of brain failure. The family had come forward and consented to organ donation keeping in view the current irreversible brain damage. We will follow the guidelines as per organ donation protocol". ## Sanchari Vijay made his debut with the film Rangappa Hogbitna in 2011. He has appeared in a slew of Kannada films including Dasavala, Harivu, Oggarane, Killing Veerappan, Varthamana, and Sipaayi among others. The actor won the National Award for his role as a transgender in his 2015 movie, Naanu Avanalla Avalu. ## Kannada superstar, Kichcha Sudeep took to Twitter and announced the news of Sanchari Vijay and paid tribute to the young actor who gone too soon. "Very very disheartening to accept that Sanchari Vijay breathed his last. Met him couple of times just bfr this lockdown,,,, all excited about his nxt film,, tats due for release. Very sad. Deepest Condolences to his family and friends. RIP", Sudeep wrote. ## Very very disheartening to accept that Sanchari Vijay breathed his last.Met him couple of times just bfr this lockdown,,,, all excited about his nxt film,, tats due for release.Very sad.Deepest Condolences to his family and friends.RIP 🙏🏼— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) June 14, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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