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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Akshay Kumar's 'Selfiee' Theatrical Release Date Announced
1277 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Selfiee' Theatrical Release Date Announced

Mumbai, December 13 - It hasn't been a great year for Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on the work front. The actor had 4 theatrical releases this year but none of them could enter the 100 crores club which used to be a cakewalk for Akshay before the covid-19 pandemic. ## The Khiladi of Bollywood now aims to change his fortune with the upcoming movies, and the first of them will be director Raj Mehta's Selfiee. The comedy-drama, also starring Emraan Hashmi as the second male lead, has been announced to hit worldwide theaters on February 24, 2023. ## On Tuesday, Akshay Kumar took to Twitter and shared a new still from a song he is currently shooting for the movie "Selfiee", and also confirmed the release date. "My mantra for today - Garmi, humidity aur faux fur... Sab chalega, bas kaam kar, kaam kar. Shooting a mast new song for #Selfiee. See you in cinemas, February 24", he said.## My mantra for today - Garmi, humidity aur faux fur…Sab chalega, bas kaam kar, kaam kar 😬 Shooting a mast new song for #Selfiee. See you in cinemas, February 24. pic.twitter.com/dJkGxArjM1— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 13, 2022 ## Produced by Dharma Productions, Prithviraj Productions, Magic Frames & Cape of Good Films, "Selfiee" is based on the Malayalam film "Driving Licence". The movie will feature Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty in the female lead roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1278 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, December 12 - Ajay Devgn-fronted Drishyam 2 is a huge blockbuster at the box office, and now, it has crossed the 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office in 25 days. ## The suspense thriller, directed by Abhishek Pathak, has performed exceptionally well over the first four weekends and grossed 247.50 crores at the domestic box office. The movie is equally strong in the international markets and has minted 51.50 crores gross through 4th Sunday, pushing the worldwide gross total of "Drishyam 2" to 299.01 crores. ## Produced by Panorama Studios in association with Viacom18 Studios, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" has crossed the 300 crores gross mark on its 25th day. It has become the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to reach the milestone. The last Bollywood movie to hit the target before covid hit the nation was also Ajay Devgn-starrer "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior". ## "Drishyam 2" has become the third film for Ajay Devgn to enter the 300 crores club at the worldwide box office, that also includes "Golmaal Again" (308.62 crores) while it is the first for director Abhishek in the prestigious box office club. Overall, it is the 34th Bollywood movie and the 44th Indian film to breach the milestone. ## Stay tuned...

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Biggest 23rd Day In Hindi Box Office; Drishyam 2 3rd
1279 days ago
Bollywood

Biggest 23rd Day In Hindi Box Office; Drishyam 2 3rd

Mumbai, December 11 - Director Abhishek Pathak's suspense thriller Drishyam 2 is doing phenomenal business at the box office, and emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. ## The Ajay Devgn-starrer is nearing the 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office, which will make it only the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to do so, after "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" (431 crores), and "The Kashmir Files" (336 crores). ## Meanwhile, "Drishyam 2" scored one of the biggest 4th Saturday at the Hindi box office. The movie netted 4.67 crores on its 23rd day, which is the 3rd biggest ever in Hindi, and for the outright Bollywood movie, it scored 2nd biggest 23rd day. ## Top Day 23 Collection Hindi/Bollywood Movies - ## 1. URI: The Surgical Strike - 6.66 Cr.## 2. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion - 6.35 Cr.## 3. Drishyam 2 - 4.67 Cr.## 4. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior - 4.45 Cr.## 5. Chhichhore - 4.32 Cr.## "Drishyam 2" has so far grossed approx. 240 crores in India and approx. 50 crores overseas, for a worldwide gross total of approx. 290 crores in 23 days. It will breach the 300 crores mark by the 4th Monday or Tuesday. On its 23rd day, it also became the 26th Bollywood movie to cross 200 crores net in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past The Milestone of 200 Crores Net
1280 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past The Milestone of 200 Crores Net

Mumbai, December 10 - Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 has turned out to be a massive blockbuster and a big money spinner for the makers. The suspense thriller is nearing 300 crores at the worldwide box office, which will make it the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to achieve the milestone. ## Meanwhile, at the time of writing this piece, the Abhishek Pathak's directorial has crossed the 200 crores net mark and becomes only the 3rd Bollywood film since Devgn's "Tanhaji" (2020) to reach the milestone. Overall, "Drishyam 2" is the 26th outright Hindi film to reach 200 crores net, and 3rd for Ajay Devgn (excluding cameos). ## The sequel to the 2015's movie and a remake of Mohanlal's "Drishyam 2" (2021), the Ajay Devgn-starrer is continuing its rock solid. It reaches the double-century mark in 23 days, which is quite an incredible achievement in post-pandemic times.## As far as the overall Indian box office is concerned, "Drishyam 2" is the 8th biggest net earner Indian movie of 2022 and the 5th biggest Hindi movie, which also includes "KGF: Chapter 2" (435 crores), and "RRR" (266 crores). ## The movie is produced by Panorama Studios in association with Viacom18 Studios and T-Series. It also stars Tabu, Shriya Saran, Akshaye Khanna, and Ishita Dutta, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' To Start Filming In The Second Half of 2023
1281 days ago
Bollywood

Director Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' To Start Filming In The Second Half of 2023

Mumbai, December 9 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's live-action epic Ramayana, which was announced many moons back, has been the talk of the town over the last few years. The planned trilogy has been in the pre-production work for a long time and makers are taking enough time in the research work, thus the filming is getting delayed. ## The pre-production work of "Ramayana" has moved rapidly over the last few months and the makers are making sure it goes on floors sooner than later. Madhu Mantena, who has produced films like Udta Punjab, Ghajini, and Super 30, is one of the producers of this magnum opus along with Allu Arvind and Namit Malhotra. ## During a recent interview with Pinkvilla (via TOI), Madhu Mantena revealed that the script of the film will be completed in the next couple of months after detailed research and groundwork on the screenplay and story over the past few years, and if all goes as per plan, the filming will start from September 2023. ## "After intense research and groundwork for the last few years on the screenplay and story, the script will be ready in a couple of months. The story needs that amount of research and effort. We are aiming to start shooting from September 2023", Mantena said. ## The star cast of the movie is yet to be made official but multiple reports in the past have stated that Ranbir Kapoor will play Ram while Hrithik Roshan has been attached to play Raavan and Sai Pallavi will be essaying the role of Sita. Mantena didn't reveal the name but assured that the best of the performers will be coming on board the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor Reveals Which Of His Film's Underperformance Hurts Him The Most
1281 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor Reveals Which Of His Film's Underperformance Hurts Him The Most

Mumbai, December 9 - Bollywood star and heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor traveled to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival on Wednesday where he was honored with the newly introduced, Variety International Vanguard Actor Award, in tribute to his career achievements. ## Ranbir has been one of the most talented actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He has done rom-com and biopics in his more than a decade-old career and had excelled in the roles with perfection. However, despite being a talent powerhouse, Ranbir's success graph isn't high as compared to his contemporaries. ## During an interview with Variety at the Red Sea Film Festival, Ranbir opened up about some of his films that underperformed at the box office, including the one which really hurts him the most as he thinks it was his passion project. ## The musical adventure fantasy comedy "Jagga Jasoos", directed by Anurag Basu, was released in 2017 and won several awards nominations for the novel concept. However, the movie did underperform at the box office and was declared a box office flop against the high budget. Ranbir said that it was his passion project and it really hurts him to see it didn't do well at the box office. ## "It was really a very heartwarming sweet idea about a stammering detective, a singing detective, but it didn't do well. I think that's the only thing in my career that really hurt me", the "Shamshera" actor said. ## Ranbir was last seen in the recently released "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva", which grossed over 430 crores worldwide and is also doing well on digital platforms. Going forward, he will be seen in Luv Ranjan's rom-com, co-starring Shraddha Kapoor, and this could be his last rom-com as he aims to do larger-than-life films in the future. He is also shooting for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action thriller "Animal". ## Stay tuned...

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Deepika Padukone To Play Female Lead Opposite Ajay Devgn In Singham Again
1282 days ago
Bollywood

Deepika Padukone To Play Female Lead Opposite Ajay Devgn In Singham Again

Mumbai, December 8 - Maverick filmmaker Rohit Shetty has finalized Deepika Padukone to play the female lead opposite Ajay Devgn in the third installment of the Singham franchise. Titled Singham Again, the movie marks Deepika's first film with Ajay Devgn and third with Shetty after "Chennai Express" and "Cirkus" (cameo).## Deepika Padukone is the newest member of Rohit Shetty's blockbuster cop universe. The first two Singham movies featured Kajal Aggarwal and Kareena Kapoor as the female leads in "Singham" (2011) and "Singham Returns" (2014).## IT’S OFFICIAL… ROHIT SHETTY - DEEPIKA PADUKONE - ‘SINGHAM AGAIN’… #RohitShetty announces his lady #Singham… #DeepikaPadukone to be a part of #SinghamAgain, making her the first lady cop of #RohitShetty's popular Cop Universe. pic.twitter.com/RtaOx0jHDD— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 8, 2022 ## Deepika Padukone will be seen playing a cameo in the song 'Current Laga' from Shetty's upcoming comic capper "Cirkus", which is scheduled to release on December 23 in theaters. The movie stars Ranveer Singh in the double role along with Varun Sharma, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Jonny Lever, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Reveals The List Of Most Popular Indian Stars of The Year 2022
1282 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Reveals The List Of Most Popular Indian Stars of The Year 2022

Mumbai, December 8 - Tamil star Dhanush has topped the IMDb list of the most popular Indian stars of the year 2022, which has been curated, based on the number of pageviews registered for the celeb pages on the platform. The actor delivered a blockbuster in the form of "Thiruchitrambalam" and also won praise for his Hollywood debut movie "The Gray Man". ## Bollywood female superstar Alia Bhatt, who was recently blessed with a baby girl, is the second most popular Indian star of the year. The actress has had a great year on the work front and has been a part of four successful films.## Alia headlined Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Gangubai Kathiawadi", which was the first Bollywood box office hit of the year. She then played a key role in SS Rajamouli's path-breaking "RRR" before scoring a digital hit in the form of "Darlings" on Netflix and a box office success in the form of magnum opus "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva". ## Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the third most popular star of the year. She was seen in Mani Ratnam's mega-blockbuster "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1". Ram Charan, one of the biggest performers of the year in "RRR", also remained in people talks throughout the year and secured the 4th position in the list of the most popular stars of 2022. Samantha Ruth Prabhu is on the fifth number on the list. ## Hrithik Roshan took the sixth spot, followed by Kiara Advani. NT Rama Rao Jr., who played one of the leads in "RRR" and amazed worldwide audiences, stood at the eighth slot while Allu Arjun and Yash took the ninth and tenth slots. ## Alia Bhatt told IMDb in a statement, "2022 has by far been the most memorable year I've had at the movies - I am forever thankful and grateful for the love the audience gave all my films this year and feel honored to have collaborated with our country’s finest filmmakers and artists".## She added, "IMDb is a true testament to the people's voice and I hope I can continue to entertain the audience for as long as I face the camera! Love and light. Thank you once again".## The IMDb Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2022 list is comprised of stars who consistently ranked the highest on the IMDb weekly rankings throughout 2022. These rankings are based on the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.— IMDb India (@IMDb_in) December 7, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Malayalam Superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran Joins Akshay Kumar And Tiger Shroff In 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'
1283 days ago
Bollywood

Malayalam Superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran Joins Akshay Kumar And Tiger Shroff In 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'

Mumbai, December 7 - Malayalam superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran has been cast to play the main antagonist in director Ali Abbas Zafar's big-budget action entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, fronted by Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. ## Produced by Pooja Entertainment, "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is one of the most anticipated movies of 2023, and the casting of Prithviraj will further boost its chances. The makers are yet to announce the leading ladies but it is said that Manushi Chhillar and Sonakshi Sinha have been locked in to play the female leads. ## Welcoming Kabir @PrithviOfficial to the #BadeMiyanChoteMiyan squad. Get set for the biggest entertainer of 2023!@akshaykumar @iTIGERSHROFF @vashubhagnani @aliabbaszafar @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @iHimanshuMehra @AAZFILMZ #PoojaEntertainment pic.twitter.com/dpP9ldByNL— Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) December 7, 2022 ## "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" will start shooting in January 2023 and it will be shot in multiple locations in India and overseas. It will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada languages, and is currently tracking Christmas 2023 release.## Prithviraj will be seen in Prabhas-fronted "Salaar", directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films. ## Stay tuned...

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Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Goodbye' Lends In Top 10 Most Watched Films Worldwide On Netflix In The Opening Weekend
1283 days ago
Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Goodbye' Lends In Top 10 Most Watched Films Worldwide On Netflix In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, December 7 - Actress Rashmika Mandanna marked her Bollywood debut with the slice-of-life comedy-drama film Goodbye, which was released in theaters on October 7 this year. The movie was expected to perform well at the box office but it failed badly and was a theatrical flop. ## Directed by Vikas Bahl, "Goodbye" was recently released on Netflix after its theatrical run and it gets a good response on the opening weekend. The movie secured its position in the top 10 most watched non-English movies worldwide on Netflix in its opening weekend.## "Goodbye" scored 4.09 million views hours in the first three days and was the 9th most watched non-English movie during the week of November 28 - December 4 on Netflix. It is also trending in the top 10 in 12 countries, including Number 1 in India and Bangladesh on the streamer. The opening weekend viewership numbers of "Goodbye" are one of the highest for a non-direct OTT Hindi movie this year on Netflix. ## Produced by Good Co, Balaji Motion Pictures, and Saraswati Entertainment Pvt Ltd, "Goodbye" stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles along with Neena Gupta, Sunil Grover, Pavail Gulati, Ashish Vidyarthi, Elli AvrRam, Sahil Mehta, Shivin Narang, Shayank Shukla, newcomer Abhishekh Khan, and Arun Bali in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Drishyam 2 Crosses Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 To Become 3rd Highest-Grossing Bollywood Movie of 2022
1285 days ago
Bollywood

Drishyam 2 Crosses Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 To Become 3rd Highest-Grossing Bollywood Movie of 2022

Mumbai, December 5 - Ajay Devgn's suspense thriller, Drishyam 2 continues its winning run at the box office and becomes the 3rd highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office. It has outgrossed Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 for the 3rd spot. ## Directed by Abhishek Pathak, "Drishyam 2" has been unstoppable at the domestic box office, grossing over 220 crores through 3rd Sunday (17 days). Overseas, the movie has minted approx. 45 crores so far, pushing the worldwide gross total to over 265 crores. It crossed BB2 (266 crores) at the time of writing this piece. ## "Drishyam 2" is very much on track to hit 300 crores worldwide, which will be an extraordinary achievement for it. There have been only two Bollywood movies to top 300 crores worldwide post the covid-19 pandemic - Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" (430 crores), and Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" (338 crores). ## Produced by Panorama Studios, Viacom18 Studios, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" is based on the 2021 Malayalam film of the same name, also serving as a sequel to the 2015 film Drishyam, which in turn was adapted from the eponymous 2013 Malayalam film. The plot of the film connects with its predecessor. ## The film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran, and Ishita Dutta along with Mrunal Jadhav, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, and Kamlesh Sawant in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Set To Return As Raju In Hera Pheri 3?
1285 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Set To Return As Raju In Hera Pheri 3?

Mumbai, December 5 - One of the most loved Bollywood film franchises, Hera Pheri is returning with its 3rd installment, 16 years after the "Hera Pheri 2". A lot has happened over the last few weeks regarding the casting of the movie, however, things are looking to back on track. ## Akshay Kumar, who has been one of the three most important parts of the franchise as he played the iconic character of Raju in the first two films, recently revealed that he wouldn't be part of the 3rd Hera Pheri movie due to some issues with the script. The news of Akshay's exit disappointed his fans and neutral cinema audiences that they started a campaign, #NoAkshayNoHeraPheri on Twitter. ## Akshay Kumar also revealed that he was also disappointed that things didn't work out, but now, according to Pinkvilla, producer Firoz Nadiadwala has reinitiated conversion with Akshay to short out issues and bring him back to play Raju in Hera Pheri 3. ## It is said that Firoz, on public demand, has started conversations again with Khiladi Kumar as he realizes how iconic the character is and also acknowledges that the credit to make the character scale new heights goes to the way in which Akshay enacted the part. Akshay too has reportedly shown interest to collaborate with Firoz not just as an actor but also creatively to make Hera Pheri 3 a film that's worth all the wait, hype, and anticipation. ## Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri are two of the most iconic comic capers of Hindi Cinema, with Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal sharing a chemistry like no one else. The third installment will also feature Kartik Aaryan in a leading role along with the original trio. The makers are in conversations with multiple directors to helm Hera Pheri 3. ## Stay tuned...

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