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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'Life Will Never Be The Same Without Him, But Life Will Go On': Neetu Remembers Rishi Kapoor On His Death Anniversary
1872 days ago
Bollywood

'Life Will Never Be The Same Without Him, But Life Will Go On': Neetu Remembers Rishi Kapoor On His Death Anniversary

Mumbai, April 30, 2021: On the first death anniversary of Rishi Kapoor, wife Neetu Kapoor has penned a heartfelt note for the late actor. Calling him an extension of the family's existence, the actress shared that there was not a day without discussing or reminiscing him in the past year. ## The veteran actress took to Instagram and shared a picture of herself with Rishi Kapoor and wrote, "All of last year has been of grief and sadness around the world, for us maybe more as we lost him. Not a day has gone by when we have not discussed or reminisced him as he was an extension of our existence... sometimes his wise advice, his wisecracks, his anecdotes!"## Neetu further added that the family has accepted that life will never be the same without him. "We have celebrated him all year with a smile on the lips as he will stay in our hearts forever. We have accepted life will never be the same without him!!! But life will go on... #rishikapoor".## Rishi Kapoor passed away last year on April 30 after a two-year battle with Leukaemia. It was a back-to-back huge loss for the Indian film fraternity after losing Irrfan Khan after a prolonged illness on April 29. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by neetu Kapoor. Fightingfyt (@neetu54) ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun, Mohanlal, And Others Pay Tribute To Noted Filmmaker KV Anand Who Died At 54
1872 days ago
Kollywood

Allu Arjun, Mohanlal, And Others Pay Tribute To Noted Filmmaker KV Anand Who Died At 54

Chennai, April 30, 2021: Noted Tamil director-cinematographer KV Anand passed away due to cardiac arrest in the early hours of Friday in Chennai. KV Anand had worked as a cinematographer in movies like Sivaji, Chellamae along with Hindi movies, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Nayak: The Real Hero, and others. ## KV Anand, 54, had also directed some of the critically acclaimed Tamil movies like Kaappaan, Maattrraan, Kavan, Anegan, and few others. He won the National Award for cinematography for the 1995's Malayalam movie, Thenmavin Kombath. His last film as a director was Suriya and Mohanlal starrer Kaappaan. ## His death has sent shockwaves across the country, which is still mourning the death of comedy icon Vivek. Celebrities took to social media to condole the death of the award-winning cinematographer and director. ## Just woke up to this sad news that Dir KV Anand garu is no more. Wonderful cameraman , brilliant director and very nice gentleman . Sir you will always be remember & missed . Condolences to the near , dear & family . Rest in Peace Sir . #KVAnand pic.twitter.com/V6ombIxZcy— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) April 30, 2021 ## A gentle kind honest man has passed away. A very sweet man full of life love and joy. K.v anand sir .. gone too soon sir. Too soon. My condolences to his family. Rest in peace k.v sir.— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) April 30, 2021 ## Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts. K.V. Anand sir you will be missed forever. Prayers for the departed soul. Pranams 🙏 pic.twitter.com/q84wsusJDq— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) April 30, 2021 ## Shocked and Saddened to hear the loss of dear K V Anand. Heartfelt condolences #KVAnand pic.twitter.com/sWGVvBnW26— priyadarshan (@priyadarshandir) April 30, 2021 ## Saddened by #KVAnand sir's untimely demise.. a brilliant DOP and filmmaker! Heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/tKv8R9Y8kC— Aadhi🎭 (@AadhiOfficial) April 30, 2021 ## Kind, warm, ever smiling... #KVAnand #Anegan.. Another loss.. RIP— Ashish Vidyarthi (@AshishVid) April 30, 2021 ## One of the most legendary directors I’ve had the privilege of working with and knowing. Om Shanti Kv sir. You will be missed 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 #GoneTooSoon pic.twitter.com/FYYou4OHBl— Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) April 30, 2021 ## #kvanand Sir, you were one of the most passionate & disciplined filmmaker’s I had the honour to work with. You launched me into Tamil Cinema & for that I will always be forever grateful. Thank you for everything sir. Cinema will not be the same without you. Rest in Peace sir 🙏🏼♥️ pic.twitter.com/aR1yscsWuU— Amyra Dastur (@AmyraDastur93) April 30, 2021 ## This is so shocking !! A big fan of your amazing camera work and brilliant direction. May your soul rest in peace sir. Condolences to the near & dear ones! #KVAnand #RIP pic.twitter.com/ODOU6uxoms— Harish Kalyan (@iamharishkalyan) April 30, 2021 ## Rest in peace Sir!! #KVAnand pic.twitter.com/X0sXBJWZ9B— Tovino Thomas (@ttovino) April 30, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Retelling Story Of Ram In 'Ramyug' Will Spread Positivity: Kunal Kohli
1873 days ago
Digital Media

Retelling Story Of Ram In 'Ramyug' Will Spread Positivity: Kunal Kohli

Mumbai, April 30, 2021: Director Kunal Kohli feels his upcoming mythological web series, "Ramyug", adaptation of the epic Ramayana, which narrates the story of Lord Ram, will spread positivity and hope at a time when people are going through extremely difficult time owing to the covid pandemic.## "The country is going through an extremely difficult time, and we hope that the re-telling of this epic tale will motivate and give strength to families that can sit together and watch this story", says Kohli.## "The story of Ram has been retold by some of India's greatest writers both in Sanskrit and regional languages. I am honored to have been able to breathe life into this narrative for the younger audience on an unparalleled scale, with the help of in-depth writing, VFX, visually appealing direction, editing, and post-production efforts", he adds.## Produced by Ravina Kohli, and Niharika Kotwal, the show features Tisca Chopra, Dalip Tahil, and Annup Sonii, Diganth Manchale, Akshay Dogra, Aishwarya Ojha, Kabir Duhan Singh, Vivan Bhatena, among others. The show releases on MX Player on May 6. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Starrer Bell Bottom Might Opt For A Hybrid Release
1873 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Starrer Bell Bottom Might Opt For A Hybrid Release

Mumbai, April 29, 2021: When the covid-19 cases were slowing down in the country earlier in the year, many Bollywood filmmakers started scheduling the release dates of their pending movies. However, the second wave of coronavirus pandemic has led multiple Bollywood producers to rethink their strategies. ## While Salman Khan starrer "Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai" has already announced for a hybrid release in theaters and multiple digital platforms via a pay per view service this Eid, there are talks happening in the film industry that Akshay Kumar starrer "Bell Bottom" might also take the same route to avoid further delay, however, the makers are also looking for direct-to-digital release via Disney Plus Hotstar. ## "Bell Bottom was all set for a theatrical release on May 28, but in current times, it's unlikely for any film to arrive in the cinema halls at least for the next couple of months. Keeping the current situation in mind, the makers have started negotiating with Disney Plus Hotstar for a price of around 150 crores", a source close to the development told a leading entertainment portal. ## The source further said that "makers want Bell Bottom to be a theatrical experience but this a tough decision they have to take. While the talks with Disney Plus are on, the makers are also finding ways for a hybrid release of Bell Bottom", adding that the hybrid release plan depends upon the success of Salman Khan's Radhe. ## Interestingly, in the month of January, the Bell Bottom team was in talks with Amazon Prime Video for direct OTT release and the streaming giant had reportadly offered 125 crores to the makers. However, the makers later decide to stay with the theatrical release on May 28. ## It will be interesting to see which way makers will go to release the movie. One thing is for sure that the exhibitors and theater owners will largely be disappointed as they have high hopes for this movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Irrfan Khan's Wife Sutapa Pens Emotional Note On Actor's Death Anniversary
1873 days ago
Bollywood

Irrfan Khan's Wife Sutapa Pens Emotional Note On Actor's Death Anniversary

Mumbai, April 29, 2021: It has been a year since the highly talented and versatile actor Irrfan Khan passed away after a prolonged illness. Today, on his first death anniversary, Irrfan's wife Sutapa Sikdar took to social media to pen down an emotional note celebrating the actor.## The long note shared on Facebook talks about the late actor's last night at the hospital and how she (Irrfan's wife) and her friend sang songs for him.## "People living deeply have no fear of death Anais Nin your favourite poet Irrfan. Last year tonight me and my friends sang songs for you, all your favorite songs. The nurses were looking at us strangely as they were used to religious chants in critical times but I had overdone that for you Irrfan morning evening and night for two years and since they told me it was time I wanted you to go with memories you loved 'so we sang songs'. next day you left for the next station I hope you knew where to get down without me..363 days eight thousand seven hundred and twelve hours..when each second is counted", she wrote.## She went on to talk about the time he passed away, which was so surreal as he was so interested in the mystery of numbers.## "How exactly does one swim this huge ocean of time. The clock had stopped At 11.11 on 29th April for me. 'Irrfan you had a keen interest in mystery of numbers. .and funny you had 'hree 11's on your final day. some say actually many say this is a very mystical number 11/11/11. How does one walk ahead of the pandemic just adds to the anxiety, fear, and pain", she shared.## Sutapa wrote about the emotional turmoil she went through when she had to change her name.## "The days went by with umpteen responsibilities some extremely new ones like signature galore for changing of a name. My fingers kept stopping on that how could I just take his name away and make it sutapa, I was unable to sign took a day off and the name game played on my mind. Like a film in a projector", she wrote.## Sutapa concluded, "it's been a long journey of correcting each other spanning a life time. fighting arguing laughing evolving together. you were the loner in a crowd. And now a whole crowd has followed you up there ..by the way OM from the tea stall in the nukkad went some years back has he made a chai ka stall up there? are you having ek bata do chai there. and are drinking water from the running streams? All of you stay in peace remember us that we loved you, all of you. And remember all of you is missed by some one or the other ..all your families grieve ..may you all rest in peace! I hope there is enough space I hope some of you will forgive us for not been able to give a respectable cremation #irrfan#NSD#nationbleeding#wearesorry#restinpeace". ## Irrfan had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in 2018. He passed away in Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on April 29 last year at the age of 54. ## Stay tuned...

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Saif Ali Khan To Star In Nuclear Physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha's Biopic?
1873 days ago
Bollywood

Saif Ali Khan To Star In Nuclear Physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha's Biopic?

Mumbai, April 29, 2021: The Bollywood film industry has given some of the best biopics to the audience irrespective of the genre. From sports drama "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story" to the upcoming "Gangubai Kathiawadi", the makers of these films have made sure that the audience must the reality. ## There are many biopics lined up for the release in the upcoming days including "83", and "Thalaivi", and now, there is one more biopic going to add to the list which will tell the story of India's nuclear scientist Homi Jehangir Bhabha. ## According to reports, Reliance Entertainment set to bankroll the biographical drama based on the suspicious death of nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha. Actor Saif Ali Khan has reportadly been roped to essay the role of Bhabha who's acknowledged as one of the most prominent scientists India has ever had.## Vikramjit Singh, who previously helmed Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, and Jacqueline Fernandez starrer Roy (2015), will direct the biopic. The makers are now looking to finalize the rest of the cast including that of an agent assigned to Bhabha's security.## Tentatively titled, Assassination of Homi Bhabha, the movie will go on floors in the first quarter of the next year and will be shot in India and Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.## Stay tuned...

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Gal Gadot To Star In And Co-Produce Sci-Fi Romance 'Meet Me in Another Life'
1874 days ago
Hollywood

Gal Gadot To Star In And Co-Produce Sci-Fi Romance 'Meet Me in Another Life'

Los Angeles, April 29, 2021: Gal Gadot is reuniting with Wonder Woman producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle for a romance with a sci-fi twist, titled "Meet Me in Another Life", in which Gadot will star as well as co-produce the film. ## Based on the novel of the same name from Catriona Silvey, Meet Me in Another Life follows Thora and Santi, kindred spirits that keep meeting in different versions of reality, where they could be friends, colleagues, lovers, or enemies. ## They eventually come to a shocking revelation and must discover the truth of their mysterious attachment before their many lives come to a final end.## Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce under Atlas Entertainment, with Gadot and Jaron Varsano producing for Pilot Wave. Curt Kanemoto will oversee the project for Atlas. Apart from "Meet Me in Another Life", Gadot will also star in the upcoming titles including "Death on the Nile" and Netflix thriller "Red Notice".## Meanwhile, Warner Bros' had also confirmed the third installment of Wonder Woman, with Gal Gadot returning to star as the title heroine and Patty Jenkins back to write and direct the concluding entry in the superhero trilogy. ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut Completes 15 Years In Film Industry; Compares Her Success Story With Shah Rukh Khan
1874 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut Completes 15 Years In Film Industry; Compares Her Success Story With Shah Rukh Khan

Mumbai, April 28, 2021: Actress Kangana Ranaut has completed 15 years in the film industry today. She made her acting debut with Anurag Basu's directorial Gangster and went on the become one of the biggest success stories of Indian cinema. ## Recalling how difficult it was for her to reach her current status, while also comparing her journey with another "success story", Shah Rukh Khan, Kangana tweeted on Wednesday (April 28), "15 years ago Gangster released today, Shahrukh Khan Ji and mine are the biggest success stories ever but SRK was from Delhi, convent educated and his parents were involved in films, I did not know a single word of English, no education, came from a remote village of HP". ## "Every step was a battle starting with my own father and grandfather, who made my life miserable, and yet 15 years later after so much success still every day is a fight for survival but totally worth it, thank you everyone Folded hands #15yearsofgangster", she added. ## Every step was a battle starting with my own father and grandfather, who made my life miserable, and yet 15 years later after so much success still every day is a fight for survival but totally worth it, thank you everyone 🙏 #15yearsofgangster— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) April 28, 2021 ## Kangana Ranaut starred opposite Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja in the romantic thriller Gangster (2006), which was produced by Mahesh Bhatt. Kangana played a bar dancer who falls in love with a gangster, only to be become a loner due to a personal crisis.## Since her debut film, for which she won Filmfare Awards for best female debut, Kangana has won several other accolades including four National Awards. She recently begged her 4th National Award in the Best Actress category for Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Panga. ## While the actress has done most of the films in Hindi, she had also starred in the Tamil movie Dhaam Dhoom (2008), and the 2009's Telugu movie, Ek Niranjan, co-starring Prabhas and Sonu Sood. She is making her comeback to Tamil and Telugu cinema with her upcoming trilingual movie, Thalaivi. ## Stay tuned...

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Chadwick Boseman's Family Reacts On Late Actor Not Winning Oscars, Says 'He Was Not Snubbed'
1874 days ago
Hollywood

Chadwick Boseman's Family Reacts On Late Actor Not Winning Oscars, Says 'He Was Not Snubbed'

Los Angeles, April 28, 2021: Chadwick Boseman's family has a message for those saying the late actor got snubbed from an Oscar. Chadwick's brother Derrick Boseman spoke to TMZ, and said that his family has no hard feeling following the 93rd Academy Awards as every nominated actor in the category was deserving of the award. ## Anthony Hopkins, who played the role of a man who has dementia and constantly forgets important life events in the movie "The Father", won the Oscars of the Best Actor over presumed frontrunner Boseman. Hopkins, after winning his second Oscar, released a belated acceptance speech the morning after the Academy Awards, which aired on 25 April, including the shoutout to Boseman. ## Boseman's family congratulated Hopkins and his family, as Derrick put it, "I'm sure [Anthony] would if Chad won". Derrick says Chadwick wasn't one to put too much value on the Oscars anyway. Derrick says Chadwick "always described them to me as a campaign. Yes, an Oscar would have been an achievement, but was never an obsession for him". ## To the surprise of many viewers, the Best Actor category concluded the Oscars ceremony (25 April) when it is typically Best Picture that closes the evening's events. Some have speculated that producers moved Best Actor to the end as they had predicted Boseman would win the prize for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" which won two Oscars for Best Makeup And Hair, and Best Costume Design. ## Chadwick Boseman was died last year on August 29 due to colon cancer at the age of 43. He was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 had battled this for four years. ## Stay tuned...

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'Godzilla vs. Kong' Director Adam Wingard To Return For New Legendary MonsterVerse Movie
1874 days ago
Hollywood

'Godzilla vs. Kong' Director Adam Wingard To Return For New Legendary MonsterVerse Movie

Los Angeles, April 28, 2021: After the hugely successful box office run of "Godzilla vs. Kong", Legendary Pictures has reportedly begun preparation for a new movie in its MonsterVerse franchise. Director Adam Wingard, who has helmed "Godzilla vs. Kong", is in talks to return to direct the new monster film. ## "Godzilla vs. Kong", which debuted in theaters on March 31 in the USA, has grossed over $400 million at the box office, marking the highest-grossing Hollywood release of the pandemic era. The movie was released simultaneously on the streaming platform, HBO Max as part of Warner Bros' multi-platform release strategy for the studio's 2021 slate. ## "Godzilla vs. Kong" is the fourth movie in the franchise since Legendary kicked off their MonsterVerse plans, after partnering with Japan's Toho Studios for 2014's "Godzilla". The other two movies in the franchise are 2017's "Kong Skull Island" (the franchise's current box office leader with more than $566 million worldwide) and 2019's "Godzilla: King of the Monsters". ## Adam Wingard would be the first to return for a second film. The first three movies in the MonsterVerse projects, directed by Gareth Edwards, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and Michael Dougherty respectively. ## There are no details regarding when the new movie would begin production, especially given that Wingard has a pretty full plate at the moment, with a live-action "Thundercats" feature in the works for Warner Bros. and a "Face/Off" sequel at Paramount upcoming.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar And Wife Twinkle Khanna Donate 100 Oxygen Concentrators Amid Huge Demand
1875 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar And Wife Twinkle Khanna Donate 100 Oxygen Concentrators Amid Huge Demand

Mumbai, April 27, 2021: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is continuing to do humanitarian work amid the ongoing covid-19 crisis. After donating Rs. 1 crore to Gautam Gambhir Foundation recently, the actor along with his actor wife Twinkle Khanna, has now contributed 100 Oxygen Concentrators to an organization. ## Twinkle took to social media to share the news. She wrote, "Wonderful news-Dr Drashnika Patel & Dr. Govind Bankani of London Elite Health through Daivik Foundation are donating 120 oxygen concentrators and as @akshaykumar and I have managed to get our hands on 100 as well, we have a total of 220. Thank you for the leads. Let's all do our bit".## "I think for the last few weeks with members of my own family ill I have been in a bit of a hole. But I couldn't stay there for long. I implore all of you in your own way to do whatever you can so we can look back at this bleak moment and at least say it took the worst but it brought out the best in all of us. #ILookForSilverLinings", she further said. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) ## Akshay Kumar is among the highest donors in the country. He has often provided his financial support whenever the country has faced tough times. Last year, the superstar donated a whopping Rs. 25 crores to the PM Cares Fund to support the government in the battle against covid-19.## On the work front, Akshay has several interesting projects in the pipeline like Sooryavanshi, Bachchan Pandey, Bell Bottom, Ram Setu, Prithviraj, among others. His Sooryavanshi was supposed to release on April 30 but the second wave of the covid-19 forced the makers to postpone the release once again.## Stay tuned...

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A Film Titled 'Backwaters' On Kerala's Missing Child Has Been Announced
1875 days ago
Bollywood

A Film Titled 'Backwaters' On Kerala's Missing Child Has Been Announced

Mumbai, April 27, 2021: Film Producer Sunil Jain of SJP, Ashish Arjun Gaikar's AGFS, and Ankit Chandiramani's Sunshine Studios have announced an investigative thriller film on Kerala's mission child. A film, delving into the mysterious world of child trafficking and missing children in God's own country is titled "Backwaters". ## Based on the true events of missing children from Kerala, the film "Backwaters" will be helmed by Abhinav Thakur - an FTII graduate best known for helming short film "Rangmanch". The movie looks at how even God is not aware of what has happened to the missing children of Kerala - the God's Own Country, especially the missing case of a seven-year-old, Rahul Raju, who went missing in May 2005 and has never been found.## Delhi theatre actor Sartaazh Khari will play the role of the CBI officer investigating the case while UK model Neeta Paryani will play the fact-finding journalist conducting a simultaneous investigation. ## "We found Sartaazh to be apt for the role. We are exploring all the angles of how the children went missing and how a sharp CBI officer exploring the case looks at every eventuality but is unable to nail a single one. Journalists have also played an important role in this case and Neeta was pitch-perfect for the scribe who does her own research and investigation into the cases of the missing children", says the director.## To better prepare for the role, Sartaazh has been meeting several top CBI officers while Neena's been meeting journalists who have followed the case. The movie will go on floors by the end of the year at real locations in the backwaters of Alappuzha in Kerala. ## Stay tuned...

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