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Akshay Kumar's 'Sarfira' Censor Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Details
725 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Sarfira' Censor Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Details

Mumbai, July 4 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Tamil director Sudha Kongara teamed up for the first time for the drama film Sarfira which is the remake of Kongara's Soorarai Pottru with Suriya in the lead role. ## Sarfira, produced by Abundantia Entertainment, 2D Entertainment, and Cape Of Good Films, completed censorship formalities today (July 4) and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has granted the movie a clean 'U' certificate with an approved theatrical runtime of 2 hours and 35 minutes (155 minutes). ## Sarfira follows a man who sets out to make affordable airlines for low-income people, which several enemies try to impede. Akshay Kumar plays the lead role along with Radhika Madan and Paresh Rawal who also featured in the original movie while Suriya has played a special appearance in the movie.## The movie was originally scheduled to be released in September 2023 before the makers postponed it to February 2024, from which it was again moved and now, it is finally hitting the big screens on July 12. It will clash with Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 which is releasing on the same day. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Shankar Reveals Plans For His Next Films After 'Indian 2' And 'Game Changer'
725 days ago
Kollywood

Director Shankar Reveals Plans For His Next Films After 'Indian 2' And 'Game Changer'

Mumbai, July 4 - Maverick filmmaker S. Shankar is currently busy with the promotional activities of vigilante action film Indian 2 which reunites him with legendary Kamal Haasan after Indian (1996). The movie will be released in two parts with Indian 2 scheduled to hit screens on July 12. ## After Indian 2 release, Shankar will wrap Ram Charan-fronted political action drama Game Changer which has been in production for a long time. It is likely to be released around Diwali this year. Now, the filmmaker has shared some ideas that he has been working on and will focus on them after the current assignments. ## During a recent interview with Pinkvilla, director Shankar revealed that he has been working on a couple of films, including sci-fi, a historical and spy action thriller. "I have 2-3 ideas - one is a historical film, and the other is like a James Bond film - not exactly James Bond, but I'm using the term for categorization. Also, there's a science fiction idea, similar to 2012". ## The filmmaker, however, admitted that all the aforementioned films he is working on are high-budget projects and would demand a lot of VFX. "So definitely those films will bring the technology that it demands. I will go through all the new technology that it requires and I will use that", he added.## Meanwhile, Shankar's last directorial flick was sci-fi actioner, 2.0, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar in the leading roles. It was made on a huge budget and grossed over 700 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Sathyaraj Officially Joins Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' To Play Antagonist Role
726 days ago
Bollywood

Sathyaraj Officially Joins Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' To Play Antagonist Role

Mumbai, July 4 - South Indian actor Sathyaraj has officially joined the cast of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's action drama Sikandar, directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead. ## On Thursday (July 4), NGE took to social media to welcome the renowned actor along with Prateik Babbar on board the movie. "We're elated to welcome you on board #Sathyaraj sir! Honoured to have you on team #Sikandar. Happy to collaborate with our very own @prateikbabbar once again! And we can't wait for everyone to experience this cinematic excellence on the big screens!"## We're elated to welcome you on board #Sathyaraj sir! Honoured to have you in team #Sikandar ♥️ Happy to collaborate with our very own @prateikbabbar once again! ♥️And we can't wait for everyone to experience this cinematic excellence on the big screens! ✨ #SajidNadiadwala’s… pic.twitter.com/ulg4IOac1h— Nadiadwala Grandson (@NGEMovies) July 4, 2024 ## Sikandar is one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies in the production. It marks Sathyaraj's third Bollywood movie after Chennai Express and Munjya, and the first with Salman Khan. The shoot of the movie has already commenced as it is scheduled to release on Eid 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' First Wednesday Early Estimates
726 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' First Wednesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, July 3 - Kalki 2898 AD finishes the first week (7 days) with 150+ crores net collection in Hindi, making it the biggest of the year for an Indian film after the solid first Wednesday at the box office with a drop of under 20% from Tuesday. ## As per the early estimates, the Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic scored 11-12 crores net collection on its 7th day, dropping around 15% from yesterday which is a regular drop. This has taken the total collection of the movie to around 152 crores with the full first week headed for around 162 crores in Hindi. ## As reported yesterday, the weekday trend of Kalki 2898 AD is almost similar to RRR and it might end up scoring more than SS Rajamouli's directorial in the long run due to not much competition for the first two weeks from the Bollywood movies. ## Including Hindi, all the versions of Kalki 2898 AD are showing a drop of around 15% for an estimated 27+ crores gross collection on its first Wednesday. This has taken the total collection of the film to over 468+ crores in 7 days as the full first week (8 days) is headed for 490 crores finish.## Stay tuned...

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Director Nag Ashwin Hails Prabhas As The 'Biggest Box Office Star Of This Era'
726 days ago
Tollywood

Director Nag Ashwin Hails Prabhas As The 'Biggest Box Office Star Of This Era'

Hyderabad, July 3 - The Indian film industry is blessed to have actors with a devoted fan base across languages, and Prabhas is arguably the biggest Pan India star at the moment with incredible box office pull all around.## Prabhas' latest film, a sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD is currently playing in theatres and doing excellent business across the country and worldwide. Director Nag Ashwin is completely in awe of Prabhas as he hails him as the biggest box office star of this era and also lauds his tactile genius. ## "This man sitting casually there is the reason for all this, unbiasedly the biggest box office star of this era... He gave our production the confidence to do what we did, he gave me the freedom to do what I did... and so many intelligent inputs helped guide the film to what it is... everyone's darling, our Bhairava and now the world's K____", the filmmaker said in an Instagram story. ## This man sitting casually there is the reason for all this, unbiasedly the biggest box office star of this era… He gave our production the confidence to do what we did, he gave me the freedom to do what I did… and so many intelligent inputs helped guide the film to what it is…… pic.twitter.com/9w1Ex4flF8— Kalki 2898 AD (@Kalki2898AD) July 3, 2024 ## As we speak, Kalki 2898 AD has grossed an estimated 650 crores worldwide in 7 days and is heading towards 800 crores gross collection. It is already the highest-grossing Indian film of the year by a long time and is likely to reach the 1000 crores gross mark in the coming days. ## Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, the movie also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani, in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Lionsgate Sets Release Date For Heist Film 'Now You See Me 3'
726 days ago
Hollywood

Lionsgate Sets Release Date For Heist Film 'Now You See Me 3'

Mumbai, July 3 - Lionsgate studio has set the official release for the third instalment of its magic-themed heist film franchise Now You See Me, directed by Ruben Fleischer. ## Starring Jesse Eisenberg, the threequel will be released on November 14, 2025. The development of Now You See Me 3 was first confirmed in April 2020 when Lionsgate brought on screenwriter Warren Singer to pen the script to add a fresh take to the story. ## The plot details of the movie have been kept under wraps but the movie reintroduces audiences to the thieving illusionists known as the Four Horseman with Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman returning to reprise their roles, with Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, and Rosamund Pike among those aboard for new roles. ## The first movie of the franchise was released in 2013 and went on to gross over $350 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $75 million. The sequel, released in 2016, had a budget of over $90 million but the collection dropped to $335 million, as the franchise has so far grossed $685 million from two movies. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas 'Salaar 2' Shoot To Begin On August 10
726 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas 'Salaar 2' Shoot To Begin On August 10

Hyderabad, July 3 - Pan India superstar Prabhas, currently basking on the mega box office success of Kalki 2898 AD, is set to start the sequel of last year's success Salaar, directed by Prashanth Neel amid the rumours of it getting shelved. ## Salaar Part 1 was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2023 and the makers planned to commence the shoot of Salar Part 2 sooner than later to complete the story. The movie was supposed to go on floors by June this year but now, it will roll out in August. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, the 20% shoot of Salaar 2 is already completed and the makers will resume it on August 10 with a 15-day schedule at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. It is said that plans to resume the filming in June were delayed due to weather and date issues. ## Prashanth Neel, meanwhile also has Jr. NTR's Dragon and the report says that the filmmaker will juggle between the shoots of the two movies. Salaar 2 will be shot for over 8 months with Dragon in 2024 and 2025, starting from August this year. The makers are planning to release the sequel by the end of 2025. ## Salaar Part 1 was released in December last year and went to gross around 618 crores at the worldwide box office. It stars Prabhas in the title role alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, and Jagapathi Babu, among many others in key roles. ## To keep the excitement up for the sequel, Prithviraj Sukumaran recently teased a major crossover in Salaar 2 with another universe.## Stay tuned...

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'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 2 Crore Footfalls; First Indian Movie of 2024 To Do So
727 days ago
Tollywood

'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops 2 Crore Footfalls; First Indian Movie of 2024 To Do So

Hyderabad, July 3 - Amid the box office carnage, sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has crossed 20 million (2 crores) footfalls in India in all languages, becoming the first Indian movie of the year to do so, beating fellow industry title, Hanuman. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD has scored an estimated 2.02 crores of footfalls in just 6 days in all versions. The Telugu version is leading approximately 1 crore admissions, followed by Hindi with 75 lakh. The rest of the versions have sold approximately 28 lakh tickets so far. ## In 2024, only four Indian films have sold more than 1 crore tickets in theatres and Kalki 2898 AD is the only one to make it double. The other movies to score 1+ crore footfalls are Hanuman (1.44 crore), Fighter (1.17 crore), and Manjummal Boys (1.16 crore).## The Prabhas-fronted blockbuster has been ruling the box office since day 1. It has already become the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 by a long margin with approximately 610 crores worldwide, including 440+ crores gross in India alone in 6 days so far. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan To Play A Cameo Role In Varun Dhawan's 'Baby John', Produced by Atlee
727 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan To Play A Cameo Role In Varun Dhawan's 'Baby John', Produced by Atlee

Mumbai, July 3 - Over the last few weeks, reports about the potential collaboration between Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and director Atlee have been all over media headlines. Touted to be a 2-hero project with Kamal Haasan as the parallel lead, will mark the first movie together for the trio if materializes. ## While the aforementioned collaboration is making fans go crazy, another one between the duo of Salman Khan and Atlee is shaping up and is reportedly confirmed. According to the report by Peepingmoon.com, the Sultan actor is teaming up with Atlee to play a cameo role in Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John which is produced by the Jawan director as his maiden Bollywood production venture. ## The details about Salman Khan's cameo have been kept under wraps but it's said to be a mass action sequence that is specifically written and designed for him. Interestingly, Salman had also made a special appearance in Dhawan's Judwaa 2 which is the remake of Salman's Judwaa. The actor will shoot for his cameo later this month or early August.## Baby John is a first-of-its-kind action thriller for Varun Dhawan. Directed by Tamil filmmaker Kalees, it also features Keerthy Suresh (in her Bollywood debut) and Wamiqa Gabbi as the female lead. The movie is produced by Cine1 Studios, and A for Apple Productions in association with Jio Studios, and is scheduled to release on December 25 this year. ## Meanwhile, Salman Khan is currently shooting for the action drama Sikandar, directed by A.R. Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Rashmika Mandanna is playing the female lead with Sathyaraj as the main antagonist as the movie is scheduled to release on Eid 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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SSMB 29: Prithviraj Sukumaran To Play Antagonist Against Mahesh Babu In SS Rajamouli's Next
727 days ago
Tollywood

SSMB 29: Prithviraj Sukumaran To Play Antagonist Against Mahesh Babu In SS Rajamouli's Next

Hyderabad, July 2 - As the world is waiting for SS Rajamouli's next which is with Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu, the maverick filmmaker has reportedly finalized the antagonist to take on Pokiri star in this highly-anticipated Pan India movie, tentatively titled SSMB 29. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, SS Rajamouli has been in talks with Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran to come on board as the main villain and the actor has finally agreed to do the same. It is said that Prithviraj's role as antagonist will have a backstory to justify his action. ## As reported earlier, SSMB29 will be an African Jungle Adventure, on the lines of Indiana Jones in which Mahesh Babu's character reportedly has traits of Lord Hanuman. SS Rajamouli has completed most of the scripting and is locking the rest of the cast. ## There were rumours in the past that Indonesian actress, Chelsea Islan would play the female lead, however, nothing was confirmed. The movie will be produced by an international and SSR is reportedly in talks with Disney and Sony Pictures for the same. The filmmaker is aiming to take the movie on floors by the end of this year or early 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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June 2024 Indian Box Office Report
727 days ago
Bollywood

June 2024 Indian Box Office Report

Mumbai, July 2 - June was the second biggest month of the year at the Indian box office with close to 1000 crores gross collection after January which is the only month to cross this milestone so far. ## In June 2024, films across languages grossed approximately 985 crores at the domestic box office, as Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD being the biggest grosser with approximately 370 crores gross, followed by Bollywood movie, Munjya with approximately 111 crores gross. ## In terms of language, Hindi once again topped the month and also saw the biggest of the year so far by topping March month's collection of 386 crores with approximately 390 crores gross which includes Kalki (130+ crores) and Munjay (111 crores) as the two biggest grossers. The Telugu version is also back in the top 2 with approximately 275 crores gross, thanks to Kalki with 200 crores gross. ## Meanwhile, the Malayalam language collection slipped to 4th spot after being the second biggest for four consecutive months. The Tamil industry also witnessed a rebound and has had the biggest month of the year with approximately 137 crores gross, thanks to Maharaja (60 crores) and Garudan (45 crores). ## The total domestic collection after the first 6 months is approximately 4700 crores gross. The second half of the year, however, is expected to see a big jump in the collection with multiple much-awaited movies lined up for release, including Pushpa 2, Singham Again, Indian 2, Devara, Game Changer, Kanguva, Stree 2, GOAT, along with Hollywood movies like Deadpool 3, Mufasa: The Lion King, and Joker 2, among many local and international films. ## Stay tuned...

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Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment's 'Kill' To Be Remade In Hollywood By 'John Wick' Director
728 days ago
Bollywood

Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment's 'Kill' To Be Remade In Hollywood By 'John Wick' Director

Mumbai, July 2 - Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment's A-rated action thriller Kill, which is scheduled to be released theatrically on July 5, is set to be remade in Hollywood by the John Wick director Chad Stahelski who will produce the movie for Lionsgate. ## Kill has been rated 'A' by CBFC for extreme violence and it is billed as the Indian version of the John Wick franchise. Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the movie stars Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, and Tanya Maniktala in key roles. ## "Kill is one of the most vivid, wild, and creative action movies I've seen recently. Nikhil delivers relentless action sequences that need to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. It's exciting to be developing an English-language version — we have big shoes to fill and I'm looking forward to working with Nikhil, Karan, Apoorva, Guneet, and Achin to achieve that", Stahelski said in a statement (via Variety).## In a rare instance, the makers of Kill have partnered with any major Hollywood studio to release the movie in North America and the U.K. with Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions coming on board to distribute the movie there. ## In the film, when army commando Amrit (Lakshya) finds out his true love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani (Raghav Juyal) begin to terrorize innocent passengers on the train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him - turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. ## Kill is scheduled to be released on July 5 worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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