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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Salman Khan Starrer, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai To Release Only in Theaters, Makers Confirm
2033 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan Starrer, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai To Release Only in Theaters, Makers Confirm

The much-awaited and hyped, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai starring superstar Salman Khan isn't going to release directly on the OTT platform as makers confirmed that the movie will only release in theaters. ## There were speculations in the exhibition sector that Prabhu Deva directorial will ditch a theatrical release. However, the makers are very clear about the actioner to debut only in theaters and they are eying Eid 2021, almost a year later from the originally scheduled release date. ## #RADHE #OTT RUMOURS BASELESS... There was speculation in the *exhibition sector* that #Radhe - starring #SalmanKhan - will skip theatrical release... Will stream on #OTT directly... FALSE... The producers are clear, #Radhe will release in *cinemas*, eyes #Eid2021 release. pic.twitter.com/JGQnXSSlAD— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 20, 2020 ## This remake of the South Korean film Veteran, the movie was recently wrapped up on October 14 after resuming shoot in the first week of October. ## Produced by Atul Agnihotri, Sohail Khan, and Salman Khan under the banners of Reel Life Production Private Limited, Sohail Khan Productions, and Salman Khan Films, Radhe also stars Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff, Randeep Hooda, Megha Akash, Gautam Gulati, and others in the key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Netflix India Announces 'Stream Fest', Makes Streaming Free For All Content on December 5 and 6
2033 days ago
Digital Media

Netflix India Announces 'Stream Fest', Makes Streaming Free For All Content on December 5 and 6

Streaming giant Netflix on Friday announced that the platform will be available free for everyone on December 5 and 6 in India. Anyone in India can watch all the content available on the OTT platform for two days starting from 12 midnight on December 5.## "We think that giving away everyone in a country access to Netflix for free for a weekend could be a great way to expose a bunch of new people to the amazing stories that we have, the service and how it works", Greg Peters, COO and Chief Product Officer at Netflix, said during the company's earnings call.## "At Netflix, we want to bring the most amazing stories from across the world to all fans of entertainment in India. It's why we're hosting StreamFest: an entire weekend of free Netflix", the company said in a statement.## Last month, Netflix announced its plans to give users in India access to free streaming for a weekend. To access free streaming, users have to visit --- netflix.com/StreamFest, sign up with your name, email or phone number, and password, and start streaming — no credit or debit card or payment needed.## "Anyone who signs in during StreamFest gets one stream in standard definition — so, no one else can use the same login information to stream", said -Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content, Netflix India.## Stay tuned...

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It is Up To Players Like Kohli and Teams Like India, England, and Australia To Keep Test Cricket Alive: Allan Border
2033 days ago
Cricket

It is Up To Players Like Kohli and Teams Like India, England, and Australia To Keep Test Cricket Alive: Allan Border

Former Australian captain and one of the greats of cricket, Allan Border banks on the players like Virat Kohli to keep the Test cricket. In the growing threat of frenchise cricket around the world, Border belives that teams like India, England, and Australia are much needed for the survival of the oldest format of the game. ## "It is up to players like (Virat) Kohli and teams like India, England, and Australia to keep Test cricket alive from the growing threat of franchise cricket", said Border. ## Talking about the forthcoming Test series between Australia and India, Border said that Kohli's absence after the first test will "favour" Australia and boost their chances as he thinks that the result of the 4-match Test series will be 2-1 to Australia. ## Virat Kohli, who is expecting his first child with Anushka Sharma will return to India after the first test in Adeliede. Border thinks that the return of Kohli is a big 'out' for India who is the current holder of the Border-Gavasker trophy. ## "Very confident of Australia's chances, especially when playing in Australia. The one thing that is in Australia's favour is Virat Kohli playing only the first Test. I think that is a big 'out' for India. He is irreplaceable at the moment as a batsman and a leader. Should be 2-1 to Australia", he added. ## Stay tuned...

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World Test Championship: Percentage of Points To Decide Final WTC Standings
2033 days ago
Cricket

World Test Championship: Percentage of Points To Decide Final WTC Standings

The final standings in the ongoing World Test Championship will now be decided by the percentage of points won by a team, the ICC announced on Thursday (November 19).## As per the new standings, Australia has leapfrogged India and moved to the top spot in the World Test Championship table. Australia has a points percentage of 0.822, while India with a points percentage of 0.75 has moved down to No. 2.## The ICC board has approved the recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by Anil Kumble, which suggested the change in the points system considering that several series have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.## Current Standings: SNTeamsSeries PlayedPts ContestedPts WonPts % 1. Australia 3 360 296 82.22 2. India 4 480 360 75 3. England 4 480 292 60.83 4. New Zealand 3 360 180 50 5. Pakistan 3.5 420 166 39.52 6. Sri Lanka 2 240 80 33.33 7. West Indies 2 240 40 16.67 8. South Africa 2 240 24 10 9. Bangladesh 2.5 180 0 0 ## "Both the Cricket Committee and Chief Executives Committee supported the approach of ranking teams based on completed matches and points earned as this reflects their performance and doesn't disadvantage teams that have been unable to compete all of their matches through no fault of their own", said ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney.## "We explored a whole range of options, but our members felt strongly that we should proceed as planned with the first-ever World Test Championship Final in June next year", he added.## Stay tuned...

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I Must Have Done Something Good That I Got Such Great Fan Following: Shehnaaz Gill
2033 days ago
Bollywood

I Must Have Done Something Good That I Got Such Great Fan Following: Shehnaaz Gill

Bigg Boss 13 fame, Shehnaaz Kaur Gill is full of praise for her fans who have been leaving no stone unturned to ensure her every project becomes successful. Ever since Shehnaz has come out of Bigg Boss 13, fans have been crazy about her and trending her on social media. ## In an interview with Faridoon Shahryar, when asked about what magic she has done that she got such an amazing fan following, Shehnaaz Gill said that it is also surprising for her as she never imagined having such a crazy fan following. She also said that she must have done something great in her previous birth that she got such great fans. ## Shehnaz Gill also expressed her desire to work in movies. "I want to do movies, good movies. If a good project comes to her, she will definitely do". She also said that there is nothing confirmed yet but she is in talks with the makers for the films and web series. ## Meanwhile, Shehnaaz Gill is getting a lot of appreciation for her recently released romantic music video, Waada Hai, in which she featured with Arjun Kanungo who also sung the song. The MV was released on November 5 and currently has around 30 million views on Youtube. ## Apart from Waada Hai, Shehnaz has also done one more music video with her dear friend Sidharth Shukla. Tony Kakkar and Neha Kakkar have reportedly sung the song and the release date of the MV is yet to be finalized. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Files Defamation Suit Against YouTuber Rashid Siddiqui Who Alleged Him of Helping Rhea Chakraborty Escape To Canada
2034 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Files Defamation Suit Against YouTuber Rashid Siddiqui Who Alleged Him of Helping Rhea Chakraborty Escape To Canada

Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar has filed a whopping Rs. 500 crore defamation suit against a YouTuber who named him in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The actor served a defamation suit against YouTuber Rashid Siddiqui who hails from Bihar.## Earlier he was arrested by the police for spreading fake news and dragging the name of Maharashtra's CM Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray in the case. ## As reported in India.com, Siddiqui alleged in his videos that Akshay Kumar helped accused Rhea Chakraborty escape to Canada and also had secret talks with Uddhav and Aaditya about SSR's death. The YouTuber also said that the actor was unhappy with Sushant bagging MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. ## It has been reported that from the last few months, Siddiqui's YouTube channel grew immensely from 1 lakh to over 3.70 lakh subscribers and he had earned over Rs 15 lakh in four months for his content in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The 25-year-old is a civil engineer and owns a YouTube channel titled FF News. ## Recently, Shiv Sena's legal cell advocate Dharmendra Mishra filed a case against the Siddiqui too, after which the police came into action and found out that he allegedly using the SSR death case to increase his followers and earn more money.## Siddiqui's earnings were hardly around Rs 300 in the month of May and in September, he earned a massive approx. Rs. 6.50 lakh with his videos. Meanwhile, The court has granted him anticipatory bail and asked him to cooperate with the police in the investigation.## Stay tuned...

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Wonder Woman 1984 Will Debut in Theatres And On HBO Max In December This Year
2034 days ago
Hollywood

Wonder Woman 1984 Will Debut in Theatres And On HBO Max In December This Year

The wait is finally over as Warner Bros' much-awaited and anticipated superhero movie, Wonder Woman 1984 starring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman is arriving this December. The movie isn't skipping the theatrical option but is altering course. ## The Patty Jenkins directorial will be opening in the United States theatres on Christmas Day (December 25) but will also be made available to HBO Max subscribers free of charge for its first month, Warner Bros. said Thursday. The movie will also debut in international theatres on December 16 where HBO Max isn't available. ## Sharing the news with fans, lead star Gal Gadot took to Twitter and wrote, "IT'S TIME. We've all waited a long time for this one to come. I can't tell you how excited I am for all of you to see this movie. It wasn't an easy decision and we never thought we'd have to hold onto the release for such a long time but Covid rocked all of our worlds. We feel the movie has never been so relevant and we hope that it'll bring some joy, hope, and love to your hearts".## "Wonder Woman 1984 is a special one for me and I can only hope it'll be as special to you too. We've put our hearts and souls into it. So.. you can watch it IN THEATERS (they're doing an amazing job keeping it safe) and you can watch it on HBOMax from your homes. Sending you my love. Please keep safe and wear a mask. Happy holidays to all of us! Let the light shine in".## pic.twitter.com/t0iaXgVWXh— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) November 19, 2020 ## Warner Media CEO Jason Killar said that they will be measuring the performance of the film in "an entirely new way". "A little over four million fans in the U.S. enjoyed the first Wonder Woman movie on its opening day in 2017. Is it possible for that to happen again this Christmas with Wonder Woman 1984 between theatres and HBO Max?" Killar wrote Wednesday. "We are so excited to find out, doing everything in our power to provide the power of choice to fans".## Fans aren't too pleased with Warner Bros' strategy and have been protesting on social media against the film's release on HBO Max. Some are even miffed that countries without HBO Max are not taken into consideration. A fan asked Patty Jenkins, "Patty, do you know how long the movie will be at theaters? weeks? months? and what about countries that don't have HBO MAX and the cinemas are not opened?".## Responding to them she wrote, "Good question. We have plans to hold it in theaters for quite a long time, and hopefully long enough that it will still be there when theaters all over the world ARE open".## Apart from Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman 1984 will also star Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen in the key roles. It is produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, The Stone Quarry, and Mad Ghost Productions. ## Stay tuned...

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I Got So Angry That My Mental Health Story Was Twisted Into So Many Different Things: Selena Gomez
2034 days ago
Hollywood

I Got So Angry That My Mental Health Story Was Twisted Into So Many Different Things: Selena Gomez

Singer-actress, Selena Gomez opened up about her mental health and said that her mental health story was twisted into so many different things which left her got so angry and that she had to give up social media. ## In an interview with her mother Mandy Teefey for the newsletter The Newsette, Selena opened up about going public with her mental health struggles, reports Zee News. ## "For me, I had to give up social media, so I would go through these periods when I wouldn't (use my accounts)", she said.## "But I got so angry that my story was twisted into so many different things. The first time I posted (again), I was like, 'I claim my own story, so if you don't hear it from me, then it's not true'. Did I go and get help? Yes, I did. But I'm not ashamed. I feel better and I feel like I can understand a lot of things now". ## "I think that was my moment when I knew (nobody) was going to take my story away from me. And I really do believe that I made the circle, if you will, of making the media look like s**t if they're making fun of someone who has mental health issues," Selena added.## In April this year, Selena joined pop star Miley Cyrus in an Instagram Live and shared that she is bipolar. She has also said that she wants to use her voice to raise awareness about the illness.## Stay tuned...

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Michael B Jordan Named Sexiest Man Alive 2020 By People Magazine
2035 days ago
Hollywood

Michael B Jordan Named Sexiest Man Alive 2020 By People Magazine

Hollywood actor-producer, Michael B Jordan has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine for the year 2020. ## The Creed actor graces the cover of the latest issue of the magazine. On getting the honour, he told the publication, "It's a cool feeling. You know, everybody always made that joke, like, 'Mike, this is the one thing you’re probably not going to get.’ But it’s a good club to be a part of".## "I think I am going to get the most grief from everybody. From my agents to my best friends, any of my guy friends. Everybody in the group chats. The group chat is going to go crazy when this comes out. I mean, the jokes aren't going to stop, so it's going to be pretty... It's going to be entertaining, trust me", Jordan said in a video posted on his official Twitter handle. ## The @people said it ! #sexiestmanalive https://t.co/lYcNTLSPn3 pic.twitter.com/RFb6EChHTO— Michael B. Jordan (@michaelb4jordan) November 18, 2020 ## He was also recently included in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People of 2020.## Michael B Jordan won over critics with his work in films like Fruitvale Station and Just Mercy. He became a global star with his performance in the 2018 MCU film Black Panther, where he played the antagonist Erik Killmonger. ## Stay tuned...

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Genelia Excited To Share Screen With Hubby Riteish Deshmukh Again in Digital Show 'Ladies Vs Gentlemen'
2035 days ago
Digital Media

Genelia Excited To Share Screen With Hubby Riteish Deshmukh Again in Digital Show 'Ladies Vs Gentlemen'

Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh are all set to turn hosts for a new show that aims to settle the age-old gender debate. The actress, who has worked with Riteish in many films, is excited to team up with her husband again with the digital show, titled "Ladies Vs Gentlemen". ## Hosted by Riteish and Genelia, the show will see team Ladies versus team Gentlemen, aided by panelists such as Karan Wahi, Karan Kundra, Vikas Gupta, Nia Sharma, Tejasswi Prakash, Bani J, Rashmi Desai, Paras Chhabra, and Rithvik Dhanjani.## "I am really excited to be sharing the screen again with Riteish after a long time. ‘Ladies Vs Gentlemen’ is an engaging show that gives everyday discussions and scenarios a unique twist. The instances and examples shared by the panelists and the differences of opinion will surely entertain the audience", Genelia said the IANS.## "This show was also like a walk down memory lane for Riteish and myself, we cited so many instances from our own lives. I'm sure these questions are going to stir up some household debates too", she added.## Riteish, who had made his acting debut with the 2003 film "Tujhe Meri Kasam" opposite Genelia, said, "Putting people on the spot with tricky questions that can escalate really quick, was both challenging and fun at the same time".## "The fact that I get to co-host with my wife, just makes it that much more special. Through the course of the show, we also discovered interesting things about each other on day-to-day topics and I am sure the audience will experience them too".## Riteish and Genelia will be seen indulging the panelists in fun banter and animated conversations in the show, which goes live on the Flipkart app on November 18.## Stay tuned...

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It is Unfortunate That I Will Never Get a Chance To Work With Irrfan Khan: Amrita Rao
2035 days ago
Bollywood

It is Unfortunate That I Will Never Get a Chance To Work With Irrfan Khan: Amrita Rao

Actress Amrita Rao who was recently blessed with a baby boy considers Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the late Irrfan Khan as the two unique actors of the Indian film industry. While the 'Vivaah' actress is fortunate to have worked with Nawazuddin in the film Thackeray last year, her desire to work with Irrfan will remain unfulfilled due to his untimely death.## "I have got a chance to work with some of the greatest talents in the business, whether it is SRK, Shahid, Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan but there are two actors in our film industry who are so unique and special that everyone wants to work with them. For me, they are Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan".## "While I have worked with Nawaz sir in Thackeray, my comeback film last year, how unfortunate it is that never will I get a chance to work with Irrfan. Why did he leave us so early?" Amrita said to Telugu Stop.com.## She continued, "Every actor is special but there is a reason why I am saying these two actors are unique. You know, whether it is Nawaz sir and Irrfan, they are never dependent on external elements to transform themselves into a character".## "Their approach and style of acting are so internal that it gets translated into their performance and resonates with the audience. They do not need the props of makeup and hairdo to become the character".## Stay tuned...

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MPL Sports To Be India's New Kit Sponsor, BCCI Announces
2035 days ago
Cricket

MPL Sports To Be India's New Kit Sponsor, BCCI Announces

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that MPL Sports, an e-sports platform, will the new kit sponsor and official merchandise partner of the Indian cricket team on Tuesday (November 17).## The three-year deal between BCCI and MPL Sports will be starting with India's upcoming tour of Australia and it is from November 2020 to December 2023. As per the new deal, Men's, Women's, and the Under-19 Indian cricket teams will be sporting MPL Sports designed and manufactured jerseys.## "The partnership leads us to a new frontier for Team India and for sports merchandising in the country. We look forward to working with a young Indian brand like MPL Sports to tap the potential that this sphere holds. This partnership aims at facilitating access to high-quality Indian cricket fan merchandise, including the coveted Indian cricket team jersey for cricket fans not just in the country but globally", Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI said.## Earlier, the BCCI had invited bids for team kit sponsor and official merchandising partner rights through a tender process after Nike's four-year deal came to an end in September this year.## "We are delighted to announce the dawn of a new era for Indian cricket with the appointment of MPL Sports as the kit sponsor for the Indian men's and women's national cricket team until 2023. We look forward to MPL Sports adding a new chapter to the team's kit, and bring Official BCCI licensed merchandise within easy and convenient reach for the billion-plus fans who cheer for Team India", Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President said.## Stay tuned...

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