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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Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk & Triptii Dimri Team Up For Dharma Productions' Next
1225 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk & Triptii Dimri Team Up For Dharma Productions' Next

Mumbai, February 3 - Filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharam Productions in association with Amazon Prime Video and Leo Media Collective has announced a new film, featuring Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in the leading roles.## Directed by Anand Tiwari of "Maja Ma" fame, the yet-untitled film has been confirmed to hit big screens on August 25, 2023. The details about the project have been kept under wraps for now but will be revealed soon. ## "Bringing together the three powerhouses of talent - Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk, and Triptii Dimri led by the deft vision of director Anand Tiwari. Look out for the blast coming your way as this film makes its way to the theatres this August 25!", Dharma Productions announced on Twitter.## Presented by Prime Video in association with Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective, the upcoming movie marks the first collaboration of the lead trio. ## Bringing together the three powerhouses of talent - Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk and Triptii Dimri led by the deft vision of director Anand Tiwari. Look out for the blast coming your way as this film makes its way to the theatres this August 25! 🤩🍿 pic.twitter.com/6f2a9uXiGV— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) February 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Completes Record-Breaking First Week At The Box Office
1225 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Completes Record-Breaking First Week At The Box Office

Mumbai, February 3 - Yash Raj Films' biggest bet has turned out to be the biggest blockbuster as Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Pathaan" has concluded the extended opening week at the box office on a historic note. ## Siddharth Anand's directorial broke all the opening week records for a Bollywood movie and has set new benchmarks for the upcoming films to climb. "Pathaan", after becoming the biggest Bollywood opener of all time with 57 crores net, concludes a 9-day week with 364.15 crores net, including 351 crores in Hindi alone. ## Also starring John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone, "Pathaan" has beaten "KGF: Chapter 2" (268.63 crores) to score the biggest ever first week for a Hindi film. As far as the like-for-like record, "Pathaan" is still miles ahead of "KGF 2" which minted 280.18 crores net in the first 9 days. ## For an outright Bollywood movie, Salman Khan's "Sultan" was previously the biggest opening week grosser with 229.16 crores net in its 9-day week. Interestingly, "Pathaan" has already crossed the lifetime collection of "Sultan" (300.12 crores) in just 6 days. ## At the overseas box office, "Pathaan" has grossed approx. 260 crores in 9 days, for a total worldwide cume of approx. 697 crores in as many days. It has topped 700 crores gross as I type this and becomes the 5th Bollywood and 9th Indian film to achieve the feat. By the end of the second weekend, "Pathaan" will become the 4th biggest Bollywood and 7th biggest Indian grosser of all time. ## If excluding China, "Pathaan" is already the second Biggest Bollywood grosser of all-time after "Dangal" and is likely to become the biggest by the end of the second weekend. ## Stay tuned...

Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Becomes Highest-Grossing Indian Film At The UK Box Office
1226 days ago
Bollywood

Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Becomes Highest-Grossing Indian Film At The UK Box Office

London, February 3 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster "Pathaan" has become the highest-grossing Indian film at the United Kingdom box office. The spy action thriller has beaten the previous record held by "Dhoom 3" for 10 years. ## Aamir Khan-fronted "Dhoom 3" grossed £2.71 million at the UK box office and was the biggest Indian movie there. Now, the Shah Rukh Khan-fronted blockbuster "Pathaan" has crossed that mark in just 9 days to become the new box office king in the country for an Indian film. It currently has grossed £2.8 million.## Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" is the 3rd biggest Indian film in the UK with £2.66 million, followed by Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name is Khan" at number 4 with £2.62 million, and "Dangal" at 5 with £2.56 million.## The total overseas collection of "Pathaan" is close to $32 million after 9 days. It has become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie internationally, excluding China. At the worldwide box office, "Pathaan" has grossed approx. 700 crores in 9 days, and is expected to finish its run around 1000 crores.## Stay tuned...

Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Mission Majnu' Garners 19+ Million Viewing Hours
1226 days ago
Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Mission Majnu' Garners 19+ Million Viewing Hours

Mumbai, February 2 - Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna-fronted spy thriller "Mission Majnu" is proving to be a successful venture for Netflix which acquired the digital-to-streaming rights of it. ## Directed by Shantanu Bagchi, "Mission Majnu" was released on January 20 and debuted at number 2 on Netflix with 8.94 million viewing hours in the first three days. The movie remained in the top 5 for the second consecutive week with 10.34 million streaming hours (Jan. 23 - Jan. 29).## "Mission Majnu", produced by RSVP Movies and Guilty By Association Media LLP, has so far garnered 19.28 million viewing hours in the first 10 days, which is a good number for the direct-OTT release film. ## Starring Sidharth Malhotra as Amandeep Ajitpal Singh IPS (Aman)/Tariq Hussain, a RAW agent, the film takes place before and during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The movie got good reviews from critics and OTT audiences. ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Becomes Biggest Domestic Scorer In YRF's Spy Universe
1226 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Becomes Biggest Domestic Scorer In YRF's Spy Universe

Mumbai, February 2 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is showing no sign of fatigue as it is recording blockbuster collections at the box office. The Siddharth Anand's directed flick scored a mammoth opening weekend and carried that momentum into weekdays. ## Also starring John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, "Pathaan" has completed 8 days at the box office, scoring 348.50 crores net in all languages, including 336 crores net in the Hindi language alone. It has now become (as I type this) the biggest domestic scorer in Yash Raj Films' spy universe, beating Salman Khan's "Tiger Zinda Hai". ## "Tiger Zinda Hai" (2017), directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, has earned approx. 339 crores net in Hindi. "Pathaan" has crossed that mark in just 9 days, and it will cross the 350 crores mark by the end of the day. As far as the gross collection is concerned, "TZH" is still ahead with approx. 433 crores as "Pathaan" will be around 420 crores gross in 9 days.## Siddharth Anand's "War" (2019), starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff is the third biggest-grosser movie in the spy universe with approx. 303 crores net while Salman's "Ek Tha Tiger" (2012) scored approx. 199 crores. At the worldwide box office, "Pathaan" is miles ahead rest of the aforementioned films as the collection will be close to 700 crore gross in 9 days. "TZH" is the second biggest with 558 crores gross while "War" grossed 471 crores and "ETT" minted 320 crores gross worldwide. ## "Pathaan" is very much on track to become the first film in YRF's ambitious universe to gross 1000 crores worldwide or reach close to that mark. ## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Shifts Release Date
1226 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Shifts Release Date

Mumbai, February 2 - Filmmaker Karan Johar's directorial comeback movie Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani won't be released in April 2023 as the makers have postponed the release by three months. ## Starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles, the romantic family drama was supposed to release on April 28, but will now be hitting theaters worldwide on July 28, 2023. It has also averted the clash with Mani Ratnam's "PS-2" which is releasing on April 28 in multiple languages. ## Dharma Productions took to Twitter to announce the new release date with the title poster. "Rocky aur Rani ke parivaar ho rahe hai taiyyaar, aur dekhiye yeh anokhi kahani of pyaar! Bringing back the magic, the love & larger-than-life entertainment - #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani in cinemas, 28th July 2023!". ## Rocky aur Rani ke parivaar ho rahe hai taiyyaar, aur dekhiye yeh anokhi kahani of pyaar!Bringing back the magic, the love & larger-than-life entertainment - #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani in cinemas, 28th July 2023!🍿#RRKPK pic.twitter.com/nC644FbIKe— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) February 2, 2023 ## RRKPK was originally announced for February 10, 2023, release but due to the delay in post-production, the makers postponed the release to April 2023, before shifting it to July 28. It marks Karan Johar's first directorial since "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" (2016). ## The movie is produced by Dharma Productions in association with Viacom18 Studios. It also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi, among others in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

Producer Siddharth Anand Gives Update On Tiger Shroff's 'Rambo' Remake
1227 days ago
Bollywood

Producer Siddharth Anand Gives Update On Tiger Shroff's 'Rambo' Remake

Mumbai, February 1 - Director Siddharth Anand, fresh from the historic blockbuster "Pathaan", has resumed the filming of "Fighter" starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone. The aerial action thriller is scheduled to release on January 25, 2024, exactly one year after "Pathaan". ## Siddharth Anand is also the producer of "Fighter" with Viacom18 Studios distributing this highly-anticipated film. The filmmaker currently has no other film as far as the direction is concerned, however, he has the Hindi remake rights to the Hollywood actioner "Rambo". ## The filmmaker bought the remake rights from Millennium Films and announced the film many moons back with Tiger Shroff playing the titular role. The movie, however, couldn't take off due to the delay in pre-production and the covid-19 pandemic. ## During an interview with Deadline, the "Bang Bang" director revealed that pre-production on "Rambo" is going at a brisk pace and the shoot for the same will start at the end of this year after Tiger Shroff wraps up his current commitments. The movie will be mounted on a big budget and scale. ## Tiger is currently shooting for Ali Abbas Zafar's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", co-starring Akshay Kumar. It is slated for Christmas 2023 release. The "War" actor also has "Ganapath" ready to release and is in discussion for a few other films. ## Stay tuned...

Director Siddharth Anand Teases The Future of YRF's Spy Universe
1227 days ago
Bollywood

Director Siddharth Anand Teases The Future of YRF's Spy Universe

Mumbai, February 1 - Director Siddharth Anand is on cloud nine after delivering the biggest blockbuster of his career, "Pathaan", starring India's biggest superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie has become a runway blockbuster with a worldwide gross collection of close to 650 crores in just 7 days. ## "Pathaan", also starring John Abraham and Deepika Padukone is part of Yash Raj Films' ambitious spy universe, which also included Salman Khan's "Tiger" franchise and "War" starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. Siddharth Anand is the creator of "War" and "Pathaan". ## The next film in the spy universe is Salman Khan's "Tiger 3", which is slated for Diwali 2023 release. Maneesh Sharma's directorial will also have a cameo of SRK as Pathaan, much like Salman's Tiger in the latest blockbuster. There hasn't been any other film announced yet in spy universe after "Tiger 3", but Anand teases there might be some spin-offs as well as sequels next. ## "There's a plethora of possibilities out there that we can do in terms of overlaps, creation of new characters and spin-offs", Anand said. "I'm sure Adi [Chopra] has some plans. And in time, he'll unveil them". ## The blockbuster filmmaker recently hinted at the sequel to "Pathaan" and "War" during the media interaction after "Pathaan's" historic blockbuster. Siddharth is currently busy with "Fighter" with Hrithik and Deepika. He is also in discussion with Prabhas which might start next year. ## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan To Team Up With Aamir Khan For A Drama Film?
1228 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan To Team Up With Aamir Khan For A Drama Film?

Mumbai, January 31 - Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Aamir Khan recently met a later's residence, and their picture went viral on social media which led to speculations about their collaboration. ## Well, it was indeed a professional meeting as according to Pinkvilla, Salman Khan has been offered a film by Aamir Khan under his home banner, Aamir Khan Productions. The report says that Aamir Khan has been extensively working on the script with director RS Prassana over the last 6 months.## Aamir Khan, who is on a break from acting, is willing to produce the movie and feels Salman Khan is the best fit for this larger-than-life drama. The "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" actor also has reportedly shown interest in the script at this point in time. ## Both Salman and Aamir have worked together in the cult comedy, "Andaz Apna Apna" (1994), and if their new collaboration happens, it will be the duo's first film together in many years in the capacity of actor and producer.## Salman is currently gearing up for "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" which is slated for Eid 2023 release. He will then be seen in the highly-awaited "Tiger 3" which will release on Diwali this year. Aamir, on the other hand, is yet to lock his next after the debacle result of "Laal Singh Chaddha". ## Stay tuned...

Varun Dhawan And Janhvi Kapoor's 'Bawaal' Gets Postponed
1228 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan And Janhvi Kapoor's 'Bawaal' Gets Postponed

Mumbai, January 31 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's romantic action thriller "Bawaal" starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor won't be released on April 7, 2023, as announced initially. The Sajid Nadiadwala's production has postponed the release of this highly anticipated film due to technical issues. The new release date is not locked yet. ## According to reports, the makers are quite ambitious about the onscreen presentation of Bawaal and hence are even shooting it using special technology in Poland. Nitesh Tiwari himself confirmed that development saying they don't want to rush regarding the filming. ## "The visual finesse we want to achieve on these sequences will need more time than we expected. We don't want to cut short on anything because our purpose is to bring nothing but the best version of our vision to our viewers", the filmmaker said, as per Bollywood Hungama. ## Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, "Bawaal" reportedly tells the story of a small-town man who falls in love with the most beautiful girl in town. He wants to marry her one day because marrying her can rise up his social position. ## Stay tuned...

Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Becomes 1st Indian Film To Breach $1M In Saudi Arabia; Crosses $10M In North America
1229 days ago
Bollywood

Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Becomes 1st Indian Film To Breach $1M In Saudi Arabia; Crosses $10M In North America

Los Angeles, January 31 - Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is on the roll at the box office, and now breached a rare and major milestone in Saudi Arabia.## Siddharth Anand's directorial film has crossed the $1 million mark in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and becomes the first ever Indian film to reach the mark. The spy action thriller has so far grossed approx. $1.20 million in KSA in 5 days. ## Meanwhile, the blockbuster movie has crossed the $10 million mark in North America, becoming only the 6th Indian movie to achieve the feat. After grossing the biggest opening weekend and the second biggest for an Indian movie with $9.5 million, "Pathaan" scored another approx. $560K on Monday for approx. $10.06 million in 6 days. ## Also starring John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, "Pathaan" will become the 3rd biggest Indian movie in the second weekend by beating the likes of "Dangal" ($12.39M) and "Padmaavat" ($12.17M). It also has a shot at beating "RRR" ($14.85M) for the second spot. "Baahubali 2" is currently the biggest Indian movie in North America with $20.20 million and "Pathaan" will definitely eye to beat that. ## Stay tuned.

Kartik Aaryan's 'Shehzada' Gets Postponed To Clash With Marvel Studios' 'Ant-Man 3'
1229 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan's 'Shehzada' Gets Postponed To Clash With Marvel Studios' 'Ant-Man 3'

Mumbai, January 30 - Kartik Aaryan's action drama film "Shehzada" has been postponed by one week and will now be hitting the theaters on February 17. While the reason behind the postponement of the movie is not clear yet, reports say the makers have taken considering Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" which is running riot at the box office. ## The decision to postpone the release of "Shehzada" is seen as a wise move considering the fact that Bollywood has failed to score back-to-back hits post the covid-19 pandemic. Though there was still a good two weeks gap between "Pathaan" and "Shehzada", makers are not in the mood to repeat the same mistake previous films made. ## Directed by Rohit Dhawan, "Shehzada" will now have a direct clash with Marvel Studios' much-awaited superhero movie "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" which is also releasing on February 17 in multiple languages. Marvel has a huge fan following in India and this might dent "Shahzada" at the box office. ## Produced by T-Series Films, Geetha Arts, Haarika & Hassine Creations, Brat Films, and Kartik Aaryan, "Shehzada" has Kriti Sanon as the female lead along with Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav, Ronit Roy, and Sachin Khedekar in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...