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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Ajith Kumar Receives Bomb Threat, Hoax Caller Identified
1839 days ago
Kollywood

Ajith Kumar Receives Bomb Threat, Hoax Caller Identified

Chennai, June 3, 2021: Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar received a bomb threat call on May 31, however, it turned out to be a hoax, and the Chennai police has identified the hoax caller. ## According to reports, the threat call was made to the Chennai city police control room, in which the caller said a bomb has been planted at the actor's house in the city's Injambakkam area. The Police rushed to the actor's house but no bomb found after searching till late at night. ## Cops soon started an investigation and traced the caller named Dinesh, a mentally ill person who lives in the Marakkanam town of the state. Media reports also suggest that Dinesh was involved in making similar calls in the past to actors such as Rajinikanth and Vijay.## This is not the first time Thala Ajith received such threats. The actor had received such a call for the first time in 2014 which turned out to be false. Again in 2017, he had received a similar bomb threat that had caused. Last year in July too, he had received a threat call and police took immediate action in the case. A Marakkanam resident, Bhuvanesh, was caught and a case was filed against him for making the hoax call. ## On the work front, Thala Ajith Kumar will be next seen in Valimai, directed by H Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP. It also stars Pearle Maaney, Huma Qureshi, and Kartikeya Gummakonda in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Youtube Paid Over $4 Billion To Music Industry In The Last 12 Months
1839 days ago
Youtube

Youtube Paid Over $4 Billion To Music Industry In The Last 12 Months

California, June 2, 2021: Video streaming platform, Youtube has paid more than $4 billion to the music industry in the past 12 months, according to a letter sent by Lyor Cohen, Youtube's top music executive (via The Hollywood Reporter). ## That $4 billion payout includes payments to artists, writers, labels, and others. Cohen said that 30 percent of that $4 billion figure went to creators of user-generated content. ## "Fan-powered videos have always flourished on YouTube, helping artists grow their audiences and break songs around the world", he wrote. "We're thrilled it's now also become a meaningful and incremental source of revenue alongside premium music content". ## Lyor Cohen also added that YouTube Music added more new subscribers in Q1 2021 than in any other quarter since the platform launched, although he did not provide an overall subscriber figure. ## Stay tuned...

Samantha Akkineni On Becoming Chennai's Most Desirable Woman, 'Marriage Has Made Me Much More Desirable'
1839 days ago
Kollywood

Samantha Akkineni On Becoming Chennai's Most Desirable Woman, 'Marriage Has Made Me Much More Desirable'

Chennai, June 2, 2021: Samantha Akkineni does not need an introduction. After proving his mettle as an actress and reaching new heights in the field, she is also successfully doing great as an entrepreneur, green activist, philanthropist, and of course, winning millions of hearts through her professionalism. ## The actress has now added one more accolade to her personality as she has been voted Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020, from among a bunch of achievers under 40. While the title of Most Desirable Woman fits her personality, the actress said that she never got these titles a few years back when she was not married. ## Also Read: Rashmika Mandanna Is Bangalore's Most Desirable Woman of 2020; Vijay Deverakonda Tops Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Man of The Year## In an interview with TOI, Samantha said when asked how does she feel to be voted Chennai's Most Desirable Woman of 2020, "Apparently, marriage has made me much more desirable (laughs). Earlier, I never really got these tags, and now, these tags are coming consistently. But, thank you". ## "People who are close to me know that I get very uncomfortable with awards or compliments, so I would not really know how to reply exactly", she added. ## Samantha got married to Naga Chaitanya in 2017. Interestingly, the actress made her debut opposite Naga in the Telugu movie, Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010. The real-life couple has featured in four films together including Majili, which was the last film in both starred together. ## Also Read: Shehnaaz Gill Becomes Chandigarh's Most Desirable Woman of 2020, Calls Sidharth Shukla The Most Desirable Man## "I did not tell him yet", Samantha said when asked how did Naga Chaitanya react to her Most Desirable Woman title. "I have to be honest. A while back, maybe four or five years back, being on these lists was very important to me and I used to wonder 'Ok, I am probably not desirable if I don't make it to these lists'. That was a very different phase in my life", the Jaanu actress added. ## On the work front, Samantha Ruth Prabhu will be seen in the second season of Amazon Prime Video's The Family Man, which marks her digital debut. Apart from the web show, the actress will be starring in the Tamil movie Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal along with the Telugu movie Shaakuntalam. ## Stay tuned...

Producer KL Narayana Reacts On Teaming Up With Director SS Rajamouli's Film With Mahesh Babu
1840 days ago
Tollywood

Producer KL Narayana Reacts On Teaming Up With Director SS Rajamouli's Film With Mahesh Babu

Hyderabad, June 2, 2021: Last year, SS Rajamouli announced that his next project after RRR will with superstar Mahesh Babu. Ever since the long-awaited collaboration has announced, it has certainly become one of the most talked-about upcoming films. ## Veteran producer KL Narayana will be bankrolling this high-octane extravaganza project. The director, producer, and actor confirmed their project on multiple occasions and this time, the film is hitting the floors without further delay.## Speaking to a web portal, KL Narayana said that Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu had promised him that they will work with him, and despite their market price increasing enormously, they stood by what they promised. He said that he is waiting for Rajamouli's call to go ahead with the project. ## The script of Rajamouli - Mahesh Babu's film is written by Rajamouli's father Vijayendra Prasad. However, there are rumors about the film's story that it is an action drama and will be shot in an African forest, which producer KL Narayana denied in a recent interview. ## He said that there is nothing finalized yet as the script is still under preparation. "I myself do not have any idea about the story and how come anyone else spread the news about the film's story. There is no truth in the speculations in circulation", the producer said. ## It's yet to be known whether the project will go immediately on floors once Rajamouli's Ram Charan, Jr NTR, and Alia Bhatt starrer RRR will be wrapped up. Mahesh Babu is currently acting in Parasuram Petla's Sarkaru Vaari Paata with Keerthy Suresh as his co-star. He has also confirmed a project with Trivikram Srinivas. ## Stay tuned...

Rashmika Mandanna Is Bangalore's Most Desirable Woman of 2020; Vijay Deverakonda Tops Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Man of The Year
1840 days ago
Tollywood

Rashmika Mandanna Is Bangalore's Most Desirable Woman of 2020; Vijay Deverakonda Tops Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Man of The Year

Bangalore, June 2, 2021: Young sensation, Rashmika Mandanna has topped the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Woman list for the second time. From being Karnataka's crush to the national crush, Rashmika was the national winner of Times Fresh Face in 2014. ## Rashmika made his debut with the Kannada movie Kirik Party in 2016, and since then she never looked back and kept chasing new heights. While many actors find it difficult to switch to some other languages, Rashmika has already done movies in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, and she is doing it effortlessly. ## The actress is currently working with none other than the legendary Amitabh Bachchan himself in her second Bollywood film Goodbye, which is currently on floors. Her first Bollywood movie, Mission Majnu with Sidharth Malhotra is also under production. Apart from two Bollywood movies, Rashmika will also be seen opposite Telugu superstar Allu Arjun in Pushpa. ## On the other hand, the Telugu heartthrob Vijay Devarakonda begged the title of Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Man for the third time in raw which never happened in the past. The youngster has big plans for the next two years and has a bunch of interesting projects. He is set to test his luck again with a pan-Indian project Liger that is directed by Puri Jagannadh. ## Interestingly, both Rashmika and Devarakonda are very good friends and one of the most loved on-screen pairs among the fans. Both the actors have starred together in the Telugu movies - Geetha Govindam (2018), and Dear Comrade (2019), which were blockbusters at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

Thor Fans Shocked Over Chris Hemsworth's New Marvel Look As Thor: Love and Thunder Shot Wrapped Up
1840 days ago
Hollywood

Thor Fans Shocked Over Chris Hemsworth's New Marvel Look As Thor: Love and Thunder Shot Wrapped Up

Los Angeles, June 2, 2021: Marvel Studios has wrapped up the filming of its next superhero movie in the Thor franchise - Thor: Love and Thunder starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Marvel will now head to post-production work with just 9 months to go for worldwide theatrical release on 6 May 2022. ## The movie is intended to be the direct sequel to Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Produced by Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios, the film marks the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster in the Thor franchise after missing out in Thor: Ragnarok. It also stars Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Jaimie Alexander, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, and Jeff Goldblum. ## On Tuesday (June 1), Chris Hemsworth took to Instagram and announced that the shooting of the film has wrapped up. He also shared a picture of himself with the director himself, Taika Waititi, dressed up on his motion-capture rig as Korg. ## "That's a wrap on Thor Love and Thunder, it's also national don't flex day so I thought this super relaxed photo was appropriate. The film is gonna be batshit crazy off the wall funny and might also pull a heart string or two. Lots of love, lots of thunder! Thank you to all the cast and crew who made this another incredible Marvel journey. Buckle in, get ready, and see ya in cinemas!!", Hemsworth wrote on IG. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) ## While Thor fans have reasons to be excited as the release of the movie is getting near, they are shocked over Chris Hemsworth's new look from the movie. As you'll see in the picture for yourself, Bro Thor is nowhere to be found. Instead, an absolutely shredded Hemsworth can be seen, which is making fans go crazy. ## Ripped Thor is back ⚡️🤩💪🏼 #ThorLoveAndThunder pic.twitter.com/mqMLk8W1bq— LAH Podcast (@lawandheroes) June 2, 2021 ## This is the happiest thing 😃Knowing that thor is muscular in Thor : Love and thunder but not fat 😌#ThorLoveAndThunder #ChrisHemsworth 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/X9QnnjbNH5— Chandra Sekhar (@_mr_unstable_) June 2, 2021 ## Chris Hemsworth ARCHI stock pour #ThorLoveAndThunder 😯 pic.twitter.com/BYwOvI8lEE— Mohammed Aigoin 🔥 #E3JVM (@Mohammed_Aigoin) June 1, 2021 ## Chris Hemsworth GOD DAMN THOSE FKN ARMS HOLY SHIT MF HUGE AF. That’s a wrap on #ThorLoveAndThunder! pic.twitter.com/axG2UD8d3q— The Cinematic Universe (@TheRealTCU) June 1, 2021 ## Thor 1 vs Thor 4#ThorLoveAndThunder pic.twitter.com/7aBDLWDMk1— Jordan Maison (@JordanMaison) June 2, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

ICC Champions Trophy To Return After 8 Years As ICC Announces Next Cycle Of FTP
1840 days ago
Cricket

ICC Champions Trophy To Return After 8 Years As ICC Announces Next Cycle Of FTP

Mumbai, June 1, 2021: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the return of the Champions Trophy which was scrapped after the 2017 edition won by Pakistan, in the next cycle of the Future Tours Programme. The eight-year cycle of the FTP starting from 2024 to 2031, will mark the return of the Champions Trophy after 8 years in 2025. ## The World Cricket Body has also approved 14 teams for the 50-over World Cup and 20 teams for the Twenty20 World Cup. The decisions were taken by the all-powerful executive board meeting of the ICC, which was held virtually on Tuesday (June 1). ## In the 50-over world cup, ICC has decided to follow the 2003 world cup format. The 14 teams will be split into two groups with the top three from each group making it to the Super Six. The four best teams will then proceed to the semi-final followed by the final. A total of 54 matches will be held in the ODI World Cup in 2027 and 2031. ## The T20 World Cup will see the 20 teams split into four groups with the top two teams from each group progressing to the next stage - the Super Eight - which will then be followed by the semifinals and the final. Four T20 World Cups have been scheduled to be held in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030, will comprise 55 matches each. ## The ICC has also confirmed that the World Test Championship Final will be played in 2025, 2027, 2029, and in 2031. The hosts of the 12 ICC tournaments for the Men's events will be finalized in September this year with the selection process getting underway this month. ## "Having the ICC event schedule confirmed through to 2031 is a significant step forward for cricket and will form the basis of our growth strategy for the next decade", ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said. "The revised approach to selecting hosts for our events will give us much more flexibility to grow the game and engage new fans.## "There is a smaller pool of countries with the infrastructure needed to host our senior Men's events which narrows the selection process. Additionally, many of our members expressed interest in hosting Women's and U19 events which gives us a great opportunity to stage events in established and emerging cricket nations". ## Have a look at the ICC men's tournaments in the next cycle of FTP (2024-31) -## 2024 - T20 World Cup (20 teams and 55 matches)## 2025 - Champions Trophy (8 teams and 15 matches)## 2025 - World Test Championship final (2 teams and 1 match)## 2026 - T20 World Cup (20 teams and 55 matches)## 2027 - ODI World Cup (14 teams and 54 matches)## 2027 - World Test Championship final (2 teams and 1 match)## 2028 - T20 World Cup (20 teams and 55 matches)## 2029 - Champions Trophy (8 teams and 15 matches)## 2029 - World Test Championship final (2 teams and 1 match)## 2030 - T20 World Cup (20 teams and 55 matches)## 2031 - ODI World Cup (14 teams and 54 matches)## 2031 - World Test Championship final (2 teams and 1 match)## Stay tuned...

KGF Star, Yash Donates INR 1.50 Crore To 3000 Workers Of Kannada Film Industry
1840 days ago
Sandalwood

KGF Star, Yash Donates INR 1.50 Crore To 3000 Workers Of Kannada Film Industry

Bangalore, June 1, 2021: Kannada film superstar, Yash has come forward to help the industry workers in a time of crisis. The KGF star has decided to donate a sum of Rs. 1.50 crores to the workers of the Kannada film industry, who become jobless as there is no shoot due to the lockdown. ## As a great gesture, Yash will be donating a sum of Rs. 5000 to each of the 3000 industry workers in their personal bank accounts. These workers are from all the 21 departments of the Kannada film industry.## Announcing the donation, Yash said in the statement that, "while I am very well aware that this may not serve as a solution to the loss and the pains caused by the situation we are in, its a ray of hope, since it's HOPE that is certainly of faith, faith of better times". ## #togetherwestand #humanity pic.twitter.com/46FYT9pThz— Yash (@TheNameIsYash) June 1, 2021 ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Yash is waiting for the release of K.G.F: Chapter 2. It is one of the highly-awaited films of the year, which is a sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1. Directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films, the movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Prakash Raj in prominant roles. ## Stay tuned...

Sonu Sood On Helping People During The Covid-19 Pandemic, 'It Took Me 19 Years To Find The Real Role Of My Life
1840 days ago
Bollywood

Sonu Sood On Helping People During The Covid-19 Pandemic, 'It Took Me 19 Years To Find The Real Role Of My Life

Mumbai, June 1, 2021: Actor Sonu Sood has become a real-life superhero for the people who have been facing difficulties during the covid-19 pandemic. When the covid-19 outbreak last year, the actor decided to go all out in helping people without thinking much about finances and his own health. ## Even in the second wave of coronavirus, Sonu Sood has actively been helping people find Covid resources like beds, oxygen cylinders, as well as medicines. Now, on completing 19 years in the film industry on Monday, the actor says he has finally found his true calling, which is making people smile in this hardest time. ## "It took me 19 years to find the right role of my life, which I am doing today and I am glad that God is the director of this real film. Today, when I bring smiles to people's faces, that is the biggest achievement I have to date. I want to thank God for connecting me with the real role that I wanted to play in my life", Sonu told IANS.## The actor says that workwise, too, the time has gone by so quickly. "It has been 19 years since my first film Shaheed-E-Azam released. How time flies! It still feels like the first day when I entered Mumbai with a lot of pictures in my bag and the struggle started from going from one office to the other. I still feel the struggle is on", he said.## While helping out people on the ground, Sonu Sood himself had tested positive for the virus but recovered in a super quick time of just a week. While recovering, he still made sure that the help reaches the needy people. ## On the work front, Sonu Sood has multiple projects in the pipeline including Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj along with Kisaan, Acharya, among others. ## Stay tuned...

FWICE Writes To Maharashtra CM Requesting Permission To Resume Work
1840 days ago
Bollywood

FWICE Writes To Maharashtra CM Requesting Permission To Resume Work

Mumbai, June 1, 2021: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday (May 31), requesting him to allow the resumption of work in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry.## Films and television shooting is currently on hold owing to the second wave of the Covid pandemic as the Maharasthra government has extended lockdown in the state for 15 more days. The FWICE wrote in the letter that the film body sent numerous requests regarding the resumption of work but nothing happened. ## "With reference to the subject matter, we would like to draw your attention to the numerous requests sent to you by the FWICE and the coordination committee regarding our request for resumption of work in the M&E Industry. However, none of our letters have been responded to by your good office and no decision has been taken on our requests", FWICE wrote in the letter signed by Chief Advisor Ashoke Pandit, President BN Tiwari, Chief Advisor Sharad Shelar, General Secretary Ashok Dubey, and Treasurer Gangeshwar Shrivastav. ## "Sir, let us apprise you that there are lakhs of artists, workers, and technicians who are jobless for the past one and half years and that the only source of income for them is from the M&E Industry. This industry has been providing work to lakhs of hands and enabling their families to earn their daily bread. However, the lockdown of the Industry has impacted the lives of these daily wage workers who have absolutely no other source of income and are totally dependent on the work of the Industry". ## "The announcement of the extension of the lockdown for another 15 days shall really be a setback for these deprived set of artists, workers and technicians and also the economy of the Industry. Not only the workers but the producers are also affected badly with huge investments already made into the running projects which have been to a standstill due to the unfortunate lockdown". ## "We being the mother body of 32 different crafts of artists, workers, and technicians of the industry have been receiving numerous calls from our members regarding their difficult survival conditions and requesting us to start the work of the Industry", the letter read. ## The FWICE assured the government that all the rules and regulations of the Government shall be followed by each and every crew member and all necessary precautions shall be taken at each work location.## Stay tuned...

Jagame Thandhiram Would Have Been A Great Theatrical Experience, Says Dhanush
1841 days ago
Kollywood

Jagame Thandhiram Would Have Been A Great Theatrical Experience, Says Dhanush

Chennai, June 1, 2021: Tamil superstar Dhanush's most-awaited film, Jagame Thandhiram's trailer was launched on Tuesday, June 1. The movie, which marks the first collaboration between the actor and director Karthik Subbaraj, will premiere directly on Netflix on June 18. ## The trailer shows Dhanush in the role of a Madurai-based witty gangster called Suruli. He travels to London to take on a local gangster named Peter Sprott, played by Hollywood actor James Cosmo of Game of Thrones fame. James Cosmo plays the role of a London-based mafia boss and shares a bitter relationship with Suruli. ## Produced by Y NOT Studios, and Reliance Entertainment, Jagame Thandhiram was supposed to release in theaters in May last year but was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, Dhanush mentioned that the movie is made for the big screen only, however, in February, the producer S Sashikanth of Y Not Studio decided to release it against theaters on Netflix. ## As Dhanush was quite confident about the theatrical release, the decision of the direct OTT release on Netflix did disappoint him. He distanced himself from the film's promotion and has reportedly not been on talking terms with the producer. ## On Tuesday, Dhanush took to Twitter and shared the trailer link of Jagame Thandhiram saying, "What would have been a great theatrical experience coming to Netflix. Nevertheless hope you all enjoy jagame thandhiram and suruli". ## What would have been a great theatrical experience coming to Netflix. Nevertheless hope you all enjoy jagame thandhiram and suruli @karthiksubbaraj @Music_Santhosh https://t.co/gCeOdtkcD3— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) June 1, 2021 ## Jagame Thandhiram is an action thriller film that also stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, James Cosmo, Joju George, and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles. The film has been shot in Madurai, Chennai, and London apart from a few other places in the UK. Apart from the original Tamil language, the movie will also be releasing in the dubbed versions in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. ## Meanwhile, Dhanush's latest release, Karnan was also speculated for direct-to-digital release, however, the makers burst speculations and released the movie in theaters on April 9. Upon the release, Karnan received rave reviews and did wonders at the box office, and became one of the highest grosser Tamil movies of Dhanush. ## Stay tuned...

Riteish Deshmukh To Make His OTT Debut With A Netflix Film To Be Directed By Shashanka Ghosh?
1841 days ago
Digital Media

Riteish Deshmukh To Make His OTT Debut With A Netflix Film To Be Directed By Shashanka Ghosh?

Mumbai, May 31, 2021: As many Bollywood stars venturing into the digital world, another star joins the list is Riteish Deshmukh. The actor is said to be making his digital debut with a Netflix film. While the plot of the movie is yet to be known, it is reported that it is a social comedy movie that will be directed by Shashanka Ghosh. ## Shashanka Ghosh is known for helming movies like Veere Di Wedding, Sonam Kapoor's Khoobsurat, and Quick Gun Murugun among others. Screenwriter Rajat Arora, who previously written the dialogues of Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Priyanka Chopra starrer Bluffmaster, has reportadly written Deshmukh's Netflix movie and is also producing it. ## The movie was supposed to go on floors earlier this year but due to the second wave of coronavirus and lockdown in Maharasthra, it was paused. The makers have now planned to take the movie forward from July onwards with an aim to set a 2022 premiere date. Riteish is said to be playing a larger-than-life character in this web movie that's also likely to feature a top South Indian actress. ## Apart from the Netflix movie, Riteish has reportadly started prepping for his period drama on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that will be directed by Sairat fame Nagraj Manjule. He is also said to be doing one more film for Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP Movies banner. ## Stay tuned...