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 Announces A Film On Sex Education; To Be Released In April Or May 2023
1285 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Announces A Film On Sex Education; To Be Released In April Or May 2023

Mumbai, December 5 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar announced that he is making a film on sex education and that he will release it in April or May 2023. The superstar recently jetted off to attend the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he interacted with the media and talked about the movie. ## "I'm making a movie on sex education. It's a very important subject. In a lot of places, it is not there. We have all kinds of subjects we learn in school but sex is one education I'd like all the schools in the world to have because it is important", Akshay said, according to Deadline.## Akshay further said that even though these types of movies are not commercially huge, he likes doing such films on social issues as they give him satisfaction. In the past, he has made social films like "PadMan" and "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha", and both were successful. ## "It's going to take time to release. April or May I will be releasing that movie. It's one of the best films I have made. I like doing these kinds of movies, and social stuff. These kinds of films are not that big a commercial success but surely give me satisfaction", he added.## Even though Akshay didn't reveal the name, there are reports saying that it could be "Oh My God 2". The movie is believed to be a courtroom drama wherein a concerned citizen moves court and asks for compulsory sex education in schools. ## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' To Campaign For 95th Academy Awards
1289 days ago
Bollywood

Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' To Campaign For 95th Academy Awards

Mumbai, December 2 - One of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2022, Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring superstar Alia Bhatt, setting its sights on the Oscars. The movie is already campaigning for BAFTA, and now, it is looking to score big at the 95th Academy Awards, according to Deadline.## The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial is officially launching a campaign in major categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and others for Oscars 2023. The movie will hold screenings in London and Los Angeles this week. ## "Gangubai Kathiawadi" is based on the book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, and charts the rise of a simple girl who was duped and sold to a brothel. With no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favor, Gangu (Bhatt) becomes the voice of the suppressed and makes it her mission to try and legitimize a tainted profession that dates back to ancient times. ## Produced by Bhansali Productions and Pen India Limited, "Gangubai Kathiawadi" is the 3rd Indian movie to submit for the Oscars 2023 nominations. Earlier, the Gujarati movie "The Last Film Show" was officially selected as India's entry for the Oscars while SS Rajamouli's global blockbuster "RRR" will be competing in various categories. ## "Gangubai Kathiawadi", which was released in February, was the first Bollywood hit of 2022 and grossed approx. 210 crores worldwide. It debuted on Netflix 8 weeks after its theatrical run and became the most-watched Indian movie on the streamer. The movie stayed in the Top 10 trending movies in more than 25 countries for several weeks. ## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty And Ajay Devgn Reunites For 'Singham Again'
1289 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty And Ajay Devgn Reunites For 'Singham Again'

Mumbai, December 1 - Blockbuster director Rohit Shetty had earlier confirmed his reunion with Bollywood star Ajay Devgn for the third installment of their blockbuster cop franchise Singham. Shetty also confirmed that the movie will on floors by mid-2023 and will release in 2024.## Now, it has been revealed that the 3rd Singham movie has been titled Singham Again. Ajay Devgn is currently shooting for "Bholaa", and once he is free from this action drama, he will start "Singham 3" with Shetty, who is gearing up for the release of his comedy film "Cirkus" starring Ranveer Singh.## "Singham" has been one of the most loved film franchises in Bollywood. Ajay Devgn has played this fearless cop Singham in the first two films and is set to reprise his role in the upcoming movie. The rest of the cast details of the movie is yet to be revealed but it is certain that Ranveer Singh's "Simmba" and Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi" will be making a cameo appearance.## Ajay Devgn will also be shooting for Neeraj Pandey's thriller movie while Shetty has a cop web series for Amazon Prime Video under development, starring Sidharth Malhotra. Apart from these, Shetty will also start "Golmaal 5" once he is done with "Singham Again".## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal-Fronted 'Sam Bahadur' Release Date Locked
1289 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal-Fronted 'Sam Bahadur' Release Date Locked

Mumbai, December 1 - Director Meghna Gulzar is all set to bring the biopic of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to the big screen, in the form of Sam Bahadur. Vicky Kaushal is playing the title role of the legendary war hero. ## On Thursday (December 1), producer Ronnie Screwvala of RSVP Movies confirmed the release date of this biographical war drama film, and it will be hitting worldwide theaters on 1st December 2023, which is exactly one year from today. ## The makers announced the release date of the movie with the first look glimpse. It is based on the life of Sam Manekshaw who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.## The movie also stars Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh in pivotal roles.## 365 days to go…#Samबहादुर in cinemas 1.12.2023@meghnagulzar @vickykaushal09 @sanyamalhotra07 @fattysanashaikh @RonnieScrewvala @maharshs @adgpi @IAF_MCC @indiannavy @jehansam @batliwalabrandy #BhavaniIyer #ShantanuSrivastava pic.twitter.com/iTBeVXwPvg— RSVP (@RSVPMovies) December 1, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor To Be Honoured With Vanguard Actor Award At Red Sea Film Festival
1290 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor To Be Honoured With Vanguard Actor Award At Red Sea Film Festival

Mumbai, November 30 - Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor to be honored with Vanguard Actor Award at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival. The festival has partnered with Variety for two new awards and one of them will be given to Ranbir. ## Ranbir Kapoor has emerged as one of the actors who has received critical as well as commercial success over a decade or so. Ranbir's work in Imtiaz Ali's "Rockstar" and Anurag Basu's "Barfi!" has been hailed as two of the finest performances ever in Bollywood cinema. ## The "Sanju" actor was last seen in Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra" which introduced him to new audiences outside India and earned him a big fan following, and with Parts Two and Three of "Brahmastra" already lined up, Kapoor looks to remain a fixture on international screens for years to come. ## "Any film, any good compelling story, made in your culture, in an authentic way, in a true form, will connect to a large audience", Kapoor told Variety. "So, I believe that 'Brahmāstra' is in a great place where we have that opportunity, where a world audience can witness it".## Apart from the "Brahmastra" trilogy, Ranbir Kapoor will next be seen in Luv Ranjan's untitled romantic-comedy, co-starring Shraddha Kapoor. He is also in talks to headline Nitesh Tiwari's magnum opus epic "Ramayana" on the big screen.## Stay tuned...

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Sidharth Malhotra's 'Yodha' Gets A Theatrical Release Date
1290 days ago
Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra's 'Yodha' Gets A Theatrical Release Date

Mumbai, November 30 - Sidharth Malhotra-fronted action thriller film Yodha has been announced to release in theaters. There were rumours that the movie might go for the direct-to-digital release, but the makers are sticking to the traditional theatrical release for this action entertainer. ## Directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, "Yodha" will be hitting worldwide theaters on July 7, 2023. The shoot has already been done and the makers are busy with the post-production work. A lot of VFX will be done in the movie and that is one of the reasons it is taking more time than expected.## Produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions in association with Amazon and Shashank Khaitan, the movie features Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani the two leading actresses. It is said that "Yodha" is first film in Dharma Productions' action franchise and more films will be announced later.## SIDHARTH MALHOTRA: 'YODHA' RELEASE DATE LOCKED... #Yodha - the action franchise, starring #SidharthMalhotra, #DishaPatani and #RaashiiKhanna - to release in *cinemas* on 7 July 2023… Directed by #SagarAmbre and #PushkarOjha. pic.twitter.com/PWdhfvBwXM— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 30, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff's Action Thriller With Jagan Shakti Ropes In Sara Ali Khan To Play Female Lead
1291 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff's Action Thriller With Jagan Shakti Ropes In Sara Ali Khan To Play Female Lead

Mumbai, November 29 - A few weeks ago, it was reported that Tiger Shroff would be teaming up with "Mission Mangal" director Jagan Shakti for an action thriller film, to be produced by Pooja Entertainment. While the official announcement is yet to be made, the pre-production work was already started back then. ## Now, according to the latest reports, the makers have roped in Sara Ali Khan to play the female lead opposite Tiger. It is said that the makers wanted to bring a fresh pair for the movie and decided to pick Sara Ali Khan to do the job for them. It will be Sara's first time pairing with Tiger in a feature film. ## The yet-untitled movie is expected to go on floors in early December this year. It will be shot in India and Europe. The makers are also in talks with a few actors to play the antagonist's role and are expected to lock the rest of the cast in the next few days. ## The upcoming movie marks Tiger's first film with Jagan Shakti and 3rd film with Pooja Entertainment after "Ganapath - Part 1" and "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". All three films are expected to hit big screens in 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan Trailer Set To Be Launched In January 2023
1291 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan Trailer Set To Be Launched In January 2023

Mumbai, November 29 - Yash Raj Films is gearing up for one of its biggest releases of 2023, Pathaan starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the spy action thriller also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in prominent roles.## Meanwhile, with just two months to the big release, YRF is planning an out-of-the-promotion strategy for the movie. It is said that the makers are not in the mood to reveal much about the plot details of the movie too early, hence, not in hurry to release the trailer anytime soon. ## According to Pinkvilla, the "Pathaan" promotion will kick-start with songs and two of them will be released in the month of December, and the report says that both songs are so incredible that they are potential chartbuster anthems of the year. The theatrical trailer will be released in January 2023, probably three weeks before the movie arrives on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## The movie is part of YRF's spy universe and it will have a cameo of Salman Khan's Tiger. "Pathaan" marks the return of Shah Rukh Khan to the big screen after four long years and also his reunion with Deepika Padukone. John plays the main antagonist and his action sequences with SRK are believed to be the major highlight. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 200 Crore Gross Worldwide
1292 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 200 Crore Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, November 28 - Ajay Devgn-fronted suspense thriller Drishyam 2 has breathed a new life into the ailing Bollywood film industry and emerged as a huge blockbuster. ## The Abhishek Pathak-directed movie has raced past the 200 crores gross at the worldwide box office in just 10 days, becoming only the 5th Bollywood movie of 2022 and 6th after the covid-19 pandemic to achieve the feat. The sequel is on track to finish over 300 crores in its lifetime run.## Produced by Panorama Studios, Viacom18, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" is a remake of Mohanlal's Malayalam blockbuster of the same name and a sequel to Ajay's 2015 movie, which itself was a huge hit. The movie opened to super positive reviews from critics and audiences alike which led to the foundation of a strong first week of over 104 crores net.## "Drishyam 2" remained equally strong in its second weekend despite the arrival of "Bhediya". In 10 days, the movie has managed to gross around 170 crores at the domestic box office while overseas, it has collected approx. 33 crores, helping the total worldwide to reach around 203 crores. ## Ajay Devgn plays the titular role of Vijay Salgaunkar, who along with his family copes with the reopening of a murder case that refuses to stop haunting them. It also stars Tabu, Shriya Saran, Akshaye Khanna, and Ishita Dutta, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Drishyam 2 Scored Fourth Biggest Jump On 2nd Saturday Among Top 50 Hindi Movies
1293 days ago
Bollywood

Drishyam 2 Scored Fourth Biggest Jump On 2nd Saturday Among Top 50 Hindi Movies

Mumbai 27, November 2022: Drishyam 2 continues its dream run on 2nd weekend after enjoying a terrific first week. This movie is expected to become 2nd highest grosser for Ajay Devgn after "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" and the third movie to cross 200 Cr net. ## Directed by Abhishek Pathak, "Drishyam 2" has had one of the biggest second Saturday jumps of all time among the top 50 Hindi movies. It went overdrive on its 9th day and registered 14.05 crores net collection with a super solid jump of 78.53%.## Check Out Top 50 Highest 2nd Saturday Hindi Movies List ## In the above list, you can see, none of these movies took a 90% jump on 2nd Saturday, the only one that came close to 90% was Super 30 as it took an 88.72% jump. ## SNMovie2nd SaturdayChangePrevious DayIndia Hindi NetWorldwideVerdict 1 Super 30 8.53 88.72% 4.52 147.39 210 SuperHit 2 Gully Boy 7.05 80.77% 3.9 139.63 235.7 SuperHit 3 Bala 6.73 78.99% 3.76 116.38 162 SuperHit 4 Drishyam 2 14.05 78.53% 7.87 - - Blockbuster 5 Chhichhore 9.42 76.40% 5.34 153.16 211 Blockbuster ## Produced by Panorama Studios, Viacom18, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" has crossed the 150 crore gross mark in India and is expected to cross 200 crores gross worldwide with today's collection. The net collection of the movie is expected to finish over 200 crores in its lieftime run.## Stay tuned...

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Makers Finalized Leading Heroins Opposite Akshay Kumar And Tiger Shroff In 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'
1293 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Finalized Leading Heroins Opposite Akshay Kumar And Tiger Shroff In 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'

Mumbai, November 27 - A day after it was revealed that Manushi Chillar was roped in to play one of the female leads in Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-fronted Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, the makers have now reportedly locked Sonakshi Sinha to play the second female lead.## Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the action entertainer will reunite Akshay and Sonakshi, after they last appeared together in "Mission Mangal". It will be Sonakshi's 5th film with Akshay as the leading heroin. Sonakshi has been paired with Akshay while Manushi will romance Tiger Shroff in this big-budget entertainer.## Produced by Pooja Entertainment, "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" will reportedly feature three lead actresses and the makers are in talks with a few Bollywood ladies, and Janhvi Kapoor is said to be one of them. The shoot of the film is set to kickstart around January 15, 2023, in Mumbai, and it will be shot in over 100 days in India and abroad.## "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is billed as one of the biggest action entertainers in Bollywood and it will be made on a huge budget. The movie is scheduled to release during Christmas 2023 weekend in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

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Manushi Chhillar To Reunite With Akshay Kumar For 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' Also Starring Tiger Shroff
1294 days ago
Bollywood

Manushi Chhillar To Reunite With Akshay Kumar For 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' Also Starring Tiger Shroff

Mumbai, November 26 - The highly-anticipated action-comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, is getting ready to kickstart shooting in January 2023. Ali Abbas Zafar's directorial was announced earlier this year with an action-packed promo. ## Now, according to a report in Pinkvilla, former Miss World, Manushi Chhillar has been roped in to play one of the female leads. Produced by Pooja Entertainment, BMCM will reportedly feature three actresses and Janhvi Kapoor is reportedly the second lead, as reported previously. ## Manushi Chhillar marked her Bollywood debut in "Samrat Prithviraj" opposite Akshay Kumar, and now, the talented actress is set to reunite with the Khiladi of Bollywood. The pre-production work is already in full swing and the makers have already locked shooting locations in India and abroad. ## "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is expected to go on floors on January 15 in India, followed by the international leg of the film. The team will be shooting it at multiple locations across the globe over a period of 100 days and it is scheduled to release on Christmas 2023 in multiple languages.## Manushi, on the other hand, also has "Tehran" opposite John Abraham. The shoot of the movie is currently underway. The movie is produced by Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films and is directed by Arun Gopalan. ## Stay tuned...

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