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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Keerthy Suresh To Make Her Bollywood Debut Opposite Varun Dhawan In Atlee's Action Entertainer
1060 days ago
Bollywood

Keerthy Suresh To Make Her Bollywood Debut Opposite Varun Dhawan In Atlee's Action Entertainer

Mumbai, July 18 - South Indian star and one of the supremely talented actresses, Keerthy Suresh is all set to make her Bollywood debut soon opposite Varun Dhawan in producer Atlee Kumar's action entertainer, according to Pinkvilla. ## Keerthy has been a top name in South Indian film industries and has been eyeing to make her mark in Bollywood too for a long time. It is said that the National award-winning actress has been roped in to play the female lead in Varun Dhawan's next which will be directed by Tamil director Kalees.## "She will portray a strong and glamorous character in this commercial flick filled with emotions, drama, and action. After establishing herself down South with her exceptional acting prowess and natural charm, Keerthy is all set to spread her wings pan-India, and #VD18 is just the first step towards that", reports Pinkvilla.## The yet-untitled movie will have two heroines and the casting for the second female lead is still underway. The shoot of the movie will commence in Mumbai next month and is expected to finish by November this year. It will have a grand theatrical release on May 31, 2024. ## Presented by Atlee Kumar, "VD18" is to be produced by Murad Khetani of Cine1 Studios and Priya Atlee of A For Apple Studios. Meanwhile, Keerthy is currently gearing up for the release of the Chiranjeevi-led Telugu movie "Bhola Shankar" which is slated to release on August 11. ## Stay tuned...

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Red Chillies Entertainment Unveils A Fierce First Look Poster of Nayanthara In Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'
1061 days ago
Bollywood

Red Chillies Entertainment Unveils A Fierce First Look Poster of Nayanthara In Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'

Mumbai, July 17 - Red Chillies Entertainment has unveiled a fierce first-look poster of lady superstar Nayanthara in the action thriller "Jawan" fronted by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The actress plays the female lead role in this Atlee Kumar's directorial. ## Nayanthara seems to be playing a police official in the movie as seen in the poster. She is seen sporting a gun in her hand and is wearing black sunglasses and covered in protective gear while heading toward her target to unleash the action.## "Fear has no hold on her!", Red Chillies Entertainment captioned the poster unveiled in multiple languages. The tagline on the poster reads, "Ready or not... she's got the Glock". ## Fear has no hold on her! 💥#Nayanthara #JawanPrevue Out Now - https://t.co/CUWX1S7sQ4#Jawan releasing worldwide on 7th September 2023, in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. pic.twitter.com/h6hw4ppHig— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) July 17, 2023 ## Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment presentation, directed by Atlee, Produced by Gauri Khan, and Co-produced by Gaurav Verma. It stars SRK in a double role with Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, and Yogi Babu while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play cameo roles.## The film is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Welcome 3' With Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, and Paresh Rawal
1061 days ago
Bollywood

Arshad Warsi Confirms 'Welcome 3' With Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, and Paresh Rawal

Mumbai, July 17 - Talented Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi is all set to reunite with Akshay Kumar for not just one but two films. The actor previously confirmed the third installment of the courtroom comedy drama "Jolly LLB" with Akshay and now, he has confirmed "Weclome 3" as well. ## "Welcome 3" has been in the news for a long time and the makers themselves confirmed that the development on the same. It was recently reported that Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt will also be part of the next Welcome movie and will join Akshay and Paresh Rawal. ## During a recent interview with Hindustan Times, the actor confirmed the development and said, "The scale of Welcome 3: the cost, the climax, is unreal. It is an insanely larger-than-life theatrical film that I will be a part of. It has me, Akshay Kumar, Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), Paresh Rawal, and lots of other people". ## Producer Firoz Nadiadwala is gearing up to start Welcome 3 which is reportedly titled "Welcome To The Jungle". As reported earlier, the movie is expected to start rolling either during the last leg of "Hera Pheri 3" (yet to start) or as soon as it hits the theatres next year.## Firoz Nadiadwala has been working on "Hera Pheri 3" and "Awara Pagal Deewana" also. HP3, which will reunite Akshay, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal, is expected to go on floors later this year. ## Stay tuned...

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A Pan India Movie 'The Battle Story of Somnath' Announced
1063 days ago
Bollywood

A Pan India Movie 'The Battle Story of Somnath' Announced

Mumbai, July 15 - Producer Manish Mishra of 2idiots Films in association with Ranjit Sharma has announced a Pan India movie, titled "The Battle Story of Somnath". Written and directed by Anup Thapa, the film is based on the true event of the Somnath invasion of Mahmud Ghazni. ## "The Battle Story of Somnath" is a multilingual project which will be released in twelve major Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Marathi. The movie was announced today (July 15) with an animated teaser. ## The teaser of the film gives a background of the Somnath Jyotirling's history across the Yugas as it says, "The saga of history, the first Jyotirling of Lord Shiv. Chandra Dev made it from gold in Satyug. Made from brass by Ravan in Tretayug. Lord Shri Krishna in Dwaparyug. The first biggest invader Mahmud Ghazni, the 1025 CE attack. Only battle fought by the common people. ## The teaser further talks about more than 50,000 lives sacrificed to fight the battle as it moves forward to Independent India’s first Union Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel taking the initiative to rebuild Somnath. It further shows a quote of India's first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad saying, "Somnath is a symbol of the victory of construction on destruction".## The cast and other details will be revealed soon.## ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty Opens Up On The Box Office Failure Of Ranveer Singh-Fronted 'Cirkus'
1063 days ago
Bollywood

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty Opens Up On The Box Office Failure Of Ranveer Singh-Fronted 'Cirkus'

Mumbai, July 15 - Filmmaker Rohit Shetty takes the blame on himself for the box office failure of the comedy caper "Cirkus" starring Ranveer Singh in a double role. Released in December last year, the movie failed miserably to gross just around 60 crores, becoming the lowest-grossing film of Shetty since "All The Best" (2009) at the worldwide box office. ## During a recent interview with India Today, the maverick filmmaker said that every success and failure of his movies belongs to him. "I make sure to surround myself with people who are honest with me. So, when a film doesn't do well, I know it. Hence, I have always believed that both my successes and failures are mine. There is no point shying away from it", he said.## "When a 'Singham' or a 'Golmaal' did well, that was also mine, so when a 'Zameen' (2003), a 'Dilwale' or a 'Cirkus' failed, that was also mine. I don't see a point in blaming anything else", Shetty added.## The "Singham" director further said that "Cirkus" was made during the pandemic for the workers so that they can earn their livelihood. Shetty's next theatrical release is the highly-anticipated third installment of the "Singham" franchise starring Ajay Devgn which is due to start filming next month and be released during Independence Day weekend 2024.## Shetty promises to make a solid comeback with "Singham Again". "The same audience made 'Sooryanshi' a blockbuster despite a 50% occupancy, and if it didn't work for 'Cirkus', I must take ownership of failures as well. That's not to say that I won't bounce back with the 'Singham' franchise again or 'Golmaal' or any other film, and I might make 'Cirkus' again, too". ## Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty is currently busy with the promotion of his hosted daredevil show "Khathron Ke Khiladi 13" which premiers on July 15 on Colors TV. Shetty also has his digital debut series "Indian Police Force" starring Siddharth Malhotra. It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year.## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff To Reunite With Sajid Nadiadwala For 'Baaghi 4'
1064 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff To Reunite With Sajid Nadiadwala For 'Baaghi 4'

Mumbai, July 14 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff is all set to reunite with producer Sajid Nadiadwala for the 4th installment of the "Baaghi" franchise. The franchise kicked off in 2016, followed by its sequels in 2018 and 2020. ## According to Pinkvilla, Sajid Nadiwala and his team of writers have developed a plot to take the action franchise forward. "The subject will retain the essence of the franchise but has got a new spin keeping the post-pandemic sensibilities in mind", the report states.## It is said that Sajid Nadiadwala is in talks with an A-Lister to come on board to play the main antagonist as the makers are putting efforts to pull off a casting coup for the movie that is expected to be announced soon.## Meanwhile, the producer is currently gearing up for the release of Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's "Bawaal" which is slated for Amazon Prime Video debut on July 21 while his "Satyaprem Ki Katha" starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani is playing in theaters successfully. ## The filmmaker has already announced "Housefull 5" and "Chandu Champion" in the pipeline for 2024 release. Tiger Shroff, on the other hand, has "Ganapath" scheduled to release in October this year. He is currently shooting for Jagan Shakti's untitled project while also has Ali Abbas Zafar's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" co-starring Akshay Kumar for Eid 2024 release. ## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt To Headline YRF's First Solo Female Lead Spy Thriller Film
1064 days ago
Bollywood

Alia Bhatt To Headline YRF's First Solo Female Lead Spy Thriller Film

Mumbai, July 14 - Yash Raj Films' ambitious Spy Universe, which kicked off with Salman Khan-fronted "Ek Tha Tiger" in 2012, is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day. The follow-up to ETT, "Tiger Zinda Hai" as well as "War" and "Pathaan" have raised the anticipation sky-high which is pushing the studio to plan bigger things in the future. ## Now, according to Pinkvilla, Aditya Chopra of YRF is set to introduce the first female lead solo Spy thriller movie in this ever-expanding universe. The producer has roped in Alia Bhatt, who will soon be seen in Netflix's spy thriller "Heart of Stone", to headline the Spy Universe's female spy movie. ## "Alia Bhatt is one of the biggest crowd pullers in today's time and she will be playing a super-agent in the YRF Spy Universe like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Shah Rukh Khan. Aditya Chopra and the team have planned an epic female-led spy film with Alia Bhatt which is expected to push her to the edge", revealed a source close to the development to Pinkvilla. ## Alia Bhatt has proved her metal by delivering solo box-office hits. Aditya Chopra is very well aware of Alia's pull and is leaving no audience segment out of the equation. The actress will be playing a spy in an out-and-out action entertainer, and this will be a big novelty for the audience base that she appeals to. It's going to be Alia Bhatt like never before.## The yet-untitled Alia Bhatt-starrer is currently in the pre-production stage and will go on floors in 2024. It will be the 8th film in the Spy Universe after "ETT", "TZH", "War", "Pathaan", and the upcoming "Tiger 3" (Dilwai 2023), "War 2" (Jan. 2025), and "Tiger vs Pathaan" (2025). Meanwhile, there are rumors that YRF is also planning the spin-off of Jim's character played by John Abraham in "Pathaan" and also another female lead movie featuring Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone. However, these two movies are yet to be confirmed by the reliable sources.## Stay tuned...

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Sajid Nadiadwala Breaks His Silence On The Sequel To Salman Khan-Fronted 'Kick'
1065 days ago
Bollywood

Sajid Nadiadwala Breaks His Silence On The Sequel To Salman Khan-Fronted 'Kick'

Mumbai, July 13 - The sequel to filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala's directorial debut "Kick" fronted by Salman Khan has been in development for a long time. It was officially announced in 2020, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the production got delayed. ## Sajid Nadiadwala, who is basking on the success of "Satyaprem Ki Katha" starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, finally breaks his silence and opens up on the much-awaited action-comedy sequel and confirmed that he will be returning to direct it. The filmmaker said that the script is ready but they are waiting for the right time to take "Kick 2" on floors, hence the production is getting delayed.## "The subject is there on paper, it's completely written but needs time. We need a bigger scale and a better time for its release. We need to have cinema consumption back in fashion for us to make Kick. Once we are back to normal, I will be ready to take Kick 2 on floors", the filmmaker said in an interview with Pinkvilla.## Nadiadwala also said that Salman Khan has heard the script and now, all they need is the right time and the excitement of the audience to come back for the movie so they can plan things accordingly. "We can't be complacent and we have to provide a great cinematic experience (to the audience). We need to work very hard to give value for not just their money but also their time", he added.## Meanwhile, Nadiadwala is currently gearing up for the release of "Bawaal" starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. The movie will have a direct-to-digital release via Amazon Prime Video on July 21. Apart from this, Sajid's second collaboration with Kartik Aaryan and director Kabir Singh, "Chandu Champion" recently went on floors and it will have a theatrical release in June next year. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan Unveils A Brand New Poster of 'Jawan' In His Bald Look
1065 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Unveils A Brand New Poster of 'Jawan' In His Bald Look

Mumbai, July 13 - After launching the action-packed teaser/trailer which is smashing viewership records, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has now unveiled a new poster in his talk-of-the-town bald look as promised to his fans. ## The new poster shows SRK in a complete mass avatar where he can be seen wearing a maroon check open shirt over a t-shirt with a gun in his hands. The actor released the poster after doing a #AskSRK session on Twitter in which one of the users wished to get a new poster of "Jawan".## "Now have to go back to work. #Jawan getting release ready. Thank u for your time for #AskSRK. As promised sending out the poster for the film and of course lots and lots of love. See u all in the cinemas", SRK wrote in the caption.## Now have to go back to work. #Jawan getting release ready. Thank u for your time for #AskSRK. As promised sending out the poster for the film and of course lots and lots of love. See u all in the cinemas. pic.twitter.com/36w4j1JI1k— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 13, 2023 ## "Jawan" is directed by Atlee Kumar, making his Bollywood debut. It is a high-octane action thriller that outlines the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in society. SRK plays the duel role in the film that also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sunil Grover, Ridhi Dogra, Amrutha Iyer, and Yogi Babu while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt feature in cameo roles.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of The First Half of 2023
1065 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of The First Half of 2023

Mumbai, July 13 - IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, has unveiled the list of the top 10 most popular Indian movies in the first half of 2023, and the list is topped by superstar Shah Rukh Khan's all-time blockbuster Pathaan.## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" was released in January and went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time with a worldwide gross collection of around 1050 crores. It was hugely hyped and has been the most loved Indian movie of the year, as far as the page views are concerned on IMDb. ## Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, which grossed an underwhelming around 185 crores at the worldwide box office, is the second most popular Indian movie of the year so far. Sudipto Sen's hugely successful The Kerala Story takes the third spot, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and Sidharth Malhotra's Mission Majnu at number 4 and 5, respectively. ## Among the top 10 most popular Indian titles of the year so far, eight movies are from the Bollywood industry while two are from Tamil. Among the 8 Bollywood movies, 4 films were released directly on digital platforms. Both Tamil movies had theatrical releases and were big box office hits.## IMDb top 10 most popular Indian movies of 2023 (so far) - ## 1. "Pathaan" (Bollywood)## 2. "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" (Bollywood)## 3. "The Kerala Story" (Bollywood)## 4. "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" (Bollywood)## 5. "Mission Majnu" (Bollywood, Netflix)## 6. "Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga" (Bollywood, Netflix)## 7. "Bloody Daddy" (Bollywood, Jio Cinema)## 8. "Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai" (Bollywood, ZEE5)## 9. "Varisu" (Tamil)## 10. "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" (Tamil)## Note - Of all the movies and web series released in India between January 1 to July 3, 2023, and have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher with at least 5,000 votes, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This definitive data is derived from IMDb exclusive rankings, updated weekly throughout the year.## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan Cheers For Shah Rukh Khan's 'Outstanding Trailer' of 'Jawan'
1067 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan Cheers For Shah Rukh Khan's 'Outstanding Trailer' of 'Jawan'

Mumbai, July 11 - The first trailer of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited "Jawan" is being lauded all around. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the trailer of the film has become one of the most-watched Indian movie trailers of all time in the first 24 hours with over 112 million across all platforms. ## Now, superstar Salman Khan has joined the actors and filmmakers who are heaping high praise for the "Jawan" trailer. He took to Twitter to share the trailer and promises to watch the movie on the first day itself. ## "Pathan jawan ban gaya, outstanding trailer, absolutely loved it. Now this is the kind of a movie we should see in theatres only. I toh for sure seeing it 1st day ko hi. Mazaa ahh gaya wahhhhh.. @iamsrk", Salman wrote in the caption. ## Pathan jawan ban gaya, outstanding trailer, absolutely loved it. Now this is the kind of a movie we should see in theatres only. I toh for sure seeing it 1st day ko hi. Mazaa ahh gaya wahhhhh.. @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/UMra4Iamfg— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 11, 2023 ## Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan recently appeared together in YRF's "Pathaan" in which the former played a cameo role. The duo will also be seen sharing screen space in "Tiger 3" in which the roles will get reversed and this time SRK will appear in a cameo as Pathaan before the duo comes together for the first in full-fledged roles in "Tiger vs Pathaan" which begins shooting early next year.## "Jawan" is produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, and it also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Ridhi Dogra, and Sunil Grover, while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt feature in cameo appearances. The movie is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.## Stay tuned...

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Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Shoot Begins With A Twist
1067 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Shoot Begins With A Twist

Mumbai, July 11 - The much-awaited sequel to producer Dinesh Vijan's blockbuster horror-comedy "Stree" has commenced filming today in Chanderi. Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao return to reprise their roles along with Pankaj Tripti, Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee from the first movie. ## The makers announced the commencement of the shoot today with a twist in the plot of "Stree 2". While Stree, played by Flora Saini, brought chaos in the life of Chanderi's people, this time Stree will come to save them from the terror of a head-cutter as the villagers call for "O Stree, protect us".## Amar Kaushik returns to direct the sequel, produced by Vijan's Maddock Films. Raj & D.K., who wrote the screenplay of the first film, are not a part of the movie. The film is a part of Maddock Films' horror-comedy universe which kicked off with "Stree" (2018), followed by "Roohi" (2021) and "Bhediya" (2022). "Stree 2" will feature Varun Dhawan's cameo as Bhediya. ## It is said that the sequel will be heavy on VFX and the makers have collaborated with the same team which done the VFX of Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon's "Bhediya". The plans are to make "Stree 2" a bigger cinematic adventure than the first part which was itself hugely successful and got praise from critics.## "Stree 2" will release on August 31, 2024, worldwide.## Ek baar phir चंदेरी में फैला aatank !😱स्त्री २ filming begins!Aa rahi hai woh- August 2024!@ShraddhaKapoor @RajkummarRao #PankajTripathi @nowitsabhi @Aparshakti @amarkaushik #DineshVijan #JyotiDeshpande #NirenBhatt @sharadakarki #PoojaVijan @maddockfilms @jiostudios… pic.twitter.com/qhZyCBHdLh— Maddockfilms (@MaddockFilms) July 11, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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