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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Director R Balki Reveals Why He Cast Shreya Dhanwanthary In 'Chup'
1362 days ago
Bollywood

Director R Balki Reveals Why He Cast Shreya Dhanwanthary In 'Chup'

Mumbai, September 19 - Shreya Dhanwanthary, who has worked in the acclaimed web series "The Family Man" and "Scam 1992", is all set to headline director R. Balki's psychological thriller Chup: Revenge of the Artist with Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan, and Pooja Bhatt in the leading roles. ## Shreya has proved over the last few years how brilliant an actress she is and that was the reason he got cast in "Chup", according to the director Balki. The actress plays the role of Nila, the love interest of Salmaan's character in the movie. ## Speaking about casting Shreya in the film, the renowned filmmaker said, "Shreya is a volcanic talent. I had seen her perform in 'Scam 1992' and 'The Family Man' and was hugely impressed".## "When I met her for the first time, within five minutes of the conversation, I asked her whether she'd like to read a script and that's how I offered her 'Chup'. I saw Nila in her the moment I met her", he added. ## The movie is directed by R Balki and produced by Hope Productions and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. It is written by R Balki himself based on the story he started working on a few years ago. The screenplay and dialogues have been co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen, and Rishi Virmani.## Dr. Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios) presents the film and all India distribution is by Pen Marudhar. The Director of Photography is Vishal Sinha and Music Director is Amit Trivedi, Sneha Khanvilkar, and Aman Pant. It is scheduled to release on September 23 in theaters worldwide.## Stay tuned...

Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan's 'Chup' Free Audience Screenings Sold Out Within 10 Minutes
1362 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol, Dulqueer Salmaan's 'Chup' Free Audience Screenings Sold Out Within 10 Minutes

Mumbai, September 19 - Filmmaker R. Balki is gearing up for the theatrical release of his romantic psychological thriller film Chup: Revenge of the Artist. The movie, starring Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and Pooja Bhatt is scheduled to release on September 23rd. ## Meanwhile, the makers announced free screenings for the audiences a couple of days to spread word of mouth before the official release. The special previews for the audience will take place on September 20 across multiple cities in India.## The special preview screenings get thundering applause from the audience as all the preview shows were sold out within 10 minutes across India. This could incredibly help the movie to generate footfalls if the movie gets positive word of mouth from audience preview shows. ## The movie is produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Jayantilal Gada, Anil Naidu, and Gauri Shinde. It has been certified with an "A" certificate for some violent scenes while the run time crips at 2 hours 15 minutes. ## #ChupFreeViewSoldOut!#ChupOn23September #ChupRevengeOfTheArtist #RBalki @iamsunnydeol @dulQuer @shreyadhan13 @PoojaB1972 @HopeProdn @vishalsinha_dop @jayantilalgada #GauriShinde pic.twitter.com/QGtXch73Q2— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) September 19, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

Parineeti Chopra And Harrdy Sandhu To Headline 'Code Name Tiranga'; Release Date Out
1362 days ago
Bollywood

Parineeti Chopra And Harrdy Sandhu To Headline 'Code Name Tiranga'; Release Date Out

Mumbai, September 19 - T-Series in association with Reliance Entertainment, Film Hangar, and Ribhu Dasgupta has announced a new film Code Name Tiranga, starring Parineeti Chopra and Harrdy Sandhu in the leading roles. The shoot of the film has been completed and the makers announced it will release on October 14 in theaters worldwide. ## Written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, the movie will also bring together seasoned actors like Sharad Kelkar, Rajit Kapur, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Shishir Sharma, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, and Deesh Mariwala in key roles. "Code Name: Tiranga" is a story of a spy on an unfaltering and fearless mission for her nation in a race against time where sacrifice is her only choice. ## Parineeti Chopra will be playing a RAW agent on an exhilarating journey across many countries. Meanwhile, Harrdy Sandhu who is an established and sought-after singer will surprise the audience with his acting prowess in the film. ## Looking forward to his next to hit the big screens, Ribhu Dasgupta, says, "I am glad to announce my next film 'Code Name: Tiranga', set to release in cinemas this 14th October. I hope the audiences enjoy this action entertainer which talks about a soldier's sacrifice in the line of duty for her nation".## The movie is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Films, and Reliance Entertainment and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Reliance Entertainment, Film Hangar, and Vivek B. Agrawal. The film will hit the big screens on 14th October 2022.## Nation. Love. Sacrifice. 🇮🇳#CodeNameTiranga releasing in cinemas on 14th October 2022.@HARRDYSANDHU @ribhudasgupta @SharadK7 @debu_dibyendu #RajitKapur #SabyasachiChakrabarty @ActorShishir #DeeshMariwala #BhushanKumar #KrishanKumar #ShivChanana @TSeries @RelianceEnt pic.twitter.com/MRi64orn6m— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) September 19, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Doctor G' Gets A New Release Date In Theaters
1362 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Doctor G' Gets A New Release Date In Theaters

Mumbai, September 19 - Ayushmann Khurrana's social comedy-drama film Doctor G has been announced to release in theaters on October 14. Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, the movie was supposed to release in June this year but got postponed due to the delay in post-production work. ## Ayushmann took to Twitter and announced the new release date along with the first-look poster. "ZindaGi hai inki full of Googly 🥲 Chahiye tha Orthopedics, par ban gaye DoctorG 🧑🏻‍⚕️ #DoctorG will attend to you in theatres from 14th October!", he wrote. ## ZindaGi hai inki full of Googly 🥲Chahiye tha Orthopedics, par ban gaye DoctorG 🧑🏻‍⚕️#DoctorG will attend to you in theatres from 14th October! 🗓️🩺#DoctorGInCinemas @Rakulpreet @anubhuti_k @ShefaliShah_ #SheebaChadha #AmritaPandey @JungleePictures @ZeeMusicCompany pic.twitter.com/mtundRhifk— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) September 19, 2022 ## Ayushmann Khurrana plays Dr. Uday Gupta while Rakul Preet will be seen as a medical student Dr. Fatima Duggal in the film that also stars Shefali Shah as Dr. Nandini and Sheeba Chaddha in key roles. "Doctor G" is produced by Junglee Pictures. ## The movie is written by Sumit Saxena, Vishal Wagh, and Saurabh Bharat, who interestingly is a doctor-turned-writer and has drawn inspiration from his medical college life experiences. Saxena, who has written films like "Pyaar Ka Punchnama" and Karan Johar's "Lust Stories", has also penned the dialogues of "Doctor G".## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Beats 'Bajirao Mastani' To Become 10th Highest-Grossing Indian Film In The US
1363 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Beats 'Bajirao Mastani' To Become 10th Highest-Grossing Indian Film In The US

Los Angeles, September 18 - Ranbir Kapoor-fronted Brahmastra Part One: Shiva has become the 10th highest-grossing Indian film at the USA box office. ## The Ayan Mukerji-directed fantasy action adventure film scored an estimated $1.1 million in its second weekend which takes its total collection to $6.8 million in the USA. The drop in the second weekend is huge but that couldn't stop the movie to outscore "Bajirao Mastani" ($6.6M) to become the 10th biggest movie there. ## Aamir Khan-fronted "Dangal" is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie in the USA with approx. $13 million while "Baahubali 2" is the biggest Indian grosser there with approx. $22 million.## Meanwhile, the biggest Bollywood movie ever, "Brahmastra" has crossed 200 crores net at the domestic box office for all languages. It scored an estimated 16 crores on its second Sunday, which pushes the total net cume to over 215 crores after 10 days. Worldwide, it grossed approx. 350 crores, making it the highest-grossing Bollywood movie post-pandemic.## Produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, the movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni along with Shah Rukh Khan in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Bollywood Movie of 2022
1363 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Bollywood Movie of 2022

Mumbai, September 18 - Director Ayan Mukerji's fantasy action adventure feature, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva is all set to topple Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie during the entire covid-19 pandemic. ## The big screen entertainer takes just 10 days, including the second Sunday, to outshine TKF's lifetime worldwide total of 341 crores gross. TKF, however, will most probably remain the biggest blockbuster of 2022 knowing the fact that it generated massive profit for the makers against a very low budget of the movie. ## Nonetheless, "Brahmastra" has emerged as a hit at the box office despite the mixed reviews from critics. The movie is having a very good second weekend with an estimated 43-45 crores net. This will take the entire 10 days net collection to approx. 217 crores while the gross collection will be at 255 crores.## Including an estimated 95 crores from overseas markets, "Brahmastra's" total worldwide collection is looking to score around 350 crores after the second weekend (10 days). ## "Brahmastra" may go down to become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 unless "Vikram Vedha", "Ram Setu" and "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" do something miraculous. ## It is not that the upcoming movie can't have a blockbuster run at the box office. Akshay Kumar's "Ram Setu" particularly has the potential to do wonders if it gets positive reviews. VV and KKBKKJ too can surprise but it will be an uphill task for all three movies to topple "Brahmastra" which is not done yet and very much on track to finish over 400 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

Ranbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt React To The Rumours of Them Doing A Rom-Com Film Together
1364 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt React To The Rumours of Them Doing A Rom-Com Film Together

Mumbai, September 17 - Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are enjoying the success of their maiden film together Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, which is doing well at the box office.## Meanwhile, there are rumors that the real-life couple will be reuniting for a romantic-comedy film soon. It was reported that they have been approached for their next film together, details, however, were not disclosed. Now, Ranbir and Alia have reacted to those rumors and said that their next will be Brahmastra Part 2: Dev only. ## "Alia and me have a real-life comedy going on. So I don't know we need to do a film together", Ranbir jokingly said.## Alia added, "Yes, I have heard there is some rumor that we are doing a rom-com together. But our next film together will be part 2 of Brahmastra. Ayan is so protective of me and Ranbir together that I don't if he will let us do anything apart from Brahmastra films. But like Ranbir said, our life is only a rom-com so there you go". ## The actress, however, didn't refute the probability of doing a film with Ranbir outside the "Brahmastra" trilogy and said that if something interesting comes up, they will definitely give it a thought. ## Stay tuned...

Hindi Film Industry To Be Remembered As Before 'Adipurush' And After 'Adipurush', Says Sonal Chauhan
1364 days ago
Bollywood

Hindi Film Industry To Be Remembered As Before 'Adipurush' And After 'Adipurush', Says Sonal Chauhan

Hyderabad, September 17 - Actress Sonal Chauhan will soon be seen opposite Nagarjuna Akkineni in the Telugu action thriller film The Ghost. It is scheduled to release on October 5th on the occasion of Dussehra.## After "The Ghost", Sonal Chauhan will be starring in the biggest film of her career Adipurush, fronted by superstar Prabhas. The movie is already one of the most anticipated Pan-India biggies. It is based on the epic Ramayana in which Prabhas is playing the role of Lord Rama. ## During the promotion of "The Ghost", Sonal Chauhan shared her excitement about doing this magnum opus and sharing screen space with Prabhas. She said in a recent interview that when makers approached her to do a role in the film, she couldn't say no because of Prabhas as she feels it is an honor to work with him. ## Meanwhile, the "Jannat" actress has showered some high praise on the movie and said that the Hindi film industry will be remembered as "before Adipurush and after Adipurush". She added that "being a part of Adipurush is like being a part of the history. It is a phenomenon and going to be a historical film".## "Adipurush" is directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the film also stars Kriti Sanon as Janaki and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh. Made on a budget of ₹500 crores (US$63 million), Adipurush is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.## The movie is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Brahmastra Races Past 300 Crores Globally
1364 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Brahmastra Races Past 300 Crores Globally

Mumbai, September 17 - Dharma Productions' Brahmastra Part One: Shiva has stormed past 300 crores at the global box office and it took just 8 days to reach the milestone. ## The Ayan Mukerji-directed fantasy action adventure film has had a record-breaking opening weekend with 214 crores worldwide. The movie outperformed negativity and scored well over the weekdays to ensure a very good first week at the box office with 290.14 crores globally for all languages. ## It was important for the movie to perform well on the second weekend, and (not so) surprisingly, it witnessed a jump of around 13% on the second Friday (normally films holds or decline going into the weekend) and this helped the movie to go past 300 crores worldwide.## "Brahmastra" has become only the second Bollywood film after "The Kashmir Files" to go past 300 crores since Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" in January 2020. Overall, "Brahmastra" is the 35th Bollywood film of all time to reach this box office milestone (with inflation), and 3rd for Ranbir Kapoor. ## Produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, the movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni along with Shah Rukh Khan in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Director Ali Abbas Zafar Shares His Plans To Work With Salman Khan Again
1365 days ago
Bollywood

Director Ali Abbas Zafar Shares His Plans To Work With Salman Khan Again

Mumbai, September 16 - Director Ali Abbas Zafar has worked with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in three blockbuster films that include "Sultan" (2016), "Tiger Zinda Hai" (2017), and "Bharat" (2019). The maverick filmmaker is now working on plans to collaborate with the superstar again. ## Ali Abbas Zafar was supposed to direct "Tiger 3", which is scheduled to release on April 21, 2023, however, due to his prior commitments, he couldn't direct the movie and it was Maneesh Sharma, who grabbed this mega movie. However, Abbas Zafar said he is working on a different script and will soon share it with Salman Khan. ## "Salman sir and I will come together to do a big-budget quintessential Indian entertainer. I want to do a big action film with him. It is something I am working on and I will share (the script) with him soon", the filmmaker said in an interview with PTI.## Zafar may not have been able to direct the third part of the much-awaited action-thriller "Tiger" franchise, but he is looking forward to the movie, backed by Yash Raj Films. ## "Adi (producer Aditya Chopra) is like an elder brother. When the third part of 'Tiger' was happening I had some engagements that I was committed to. Our timelines couldn’t match. But I think Maneesh, who is taking the franchise forward, will do justice to it.## "Kabir Khan, me, and now Maneesh, all of us brought our individuality to the films we made. I am looking forward to 'Tiger 3'. I think it will be very entertaining. I am happy", he added.## Meanwhile, Ali Abbas Zafar's latest directorial, "Jogi", starring Diljit Dosanjh, is currently premiering on Netflix. It is based on 1984's anti-Sikh riots. The filmmaker also has Shahid Kapoor's untitled action thriller film that is currently in pre-production work. He will also start Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" in January 2023. ## Stay tuned...

Ayushmann Khurrana Officially Announces 'Dream Girl 2' With Star Cast And Release Date
1365 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana Officially Announces 'Dream Girl 2' With Star Cast And Release Date

Mumbai, September 16 - Aysuhmann Khurrana-fronted social comedy-drama film Dream Girl was a big hit in 2019, and now, the sequel of the movie is coming to entertain the audiences. On Friday (Sept. 16), the actor announced Dream Girl 2 along with the star cast and release date. ## Ayushmann announced the film by sharing a hilarious video. In the video, the actor is seen planning with his friends to get back his popular character 'Pooja' to Mathura where the second part of the film is set. The video has a fun take on Bollywood's current state where most of the films are not working. ## Along with the film's announcement, the makers also revealed the star cast which includes Ananya Panday in the female lead role, along with actors like Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Manoj Joshi, Seema Pahwa, Manjot Singh and Abhishek Banerjee in key roles. The film will hit theaters on 29th June 2023. ## Dream Girl phir se aa rahi hai! Meet Pooja on 29th June 2023 ki Eid par@writerraj @ananyapandayy @EktaaRKapoor #ShobhaKapoor @balajimotionpic @annukapoor_ #GovardhanAsrani @SirPareshRawal #SeemaPahwa @actormanojjoshi #RajpalYadav #VijayRaaz @nowitsabhi @OyeManjot #BhaviniSheth pic.twitter.com/VNBjF60jIH— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) September 16, 2022 ## This is the first time Ayushmann and Ananya will be seen sharing the screen space in the film. The first instalment of the film starred Nushratt Bharuccha opposite Ayushmann. The movie is loaded with humour just like the first part. The entire team is taking extra efforts to ensure that the script does justice to the legacy of the first part. ## Raaj Shaandilyaa returns to direct the film, produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. The shoot has already begun.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Scored The Biggest Opening Week of Pandemic Era For A Bollywood Film
1365 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Scored The Biggest Opening Week of Pandemic Era For A Bollywood Film

Mumbai, September 16 - Director Ayan Mukerji's passion project Brahmastra Part One: Shiva has brought some joy to the Hindi film industry and scored the biggest opening week at the box office during the pandemic era for a Bollywood movie. ## The fantasy action adventure film took the flying start and scored 124.49 crores net collection in the opening weekend for all languages. The movie witnessed a drop over the weekdays but still managed to put up a decent hold knowing the fact that it got mixed reviews, and minted 48.93 crores net from Monday to Thursday, pushing the total net collection to 173.22 crores in the first week. ## "Brahmastra" is only the second Bollywood movie during the covid-19 pandemic to score 100+ crore in the opening week. The Hindi language collection of the movie is 156.4 crores net after the first week. Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi was the last film to reach this milestone and scored 120.66 crores net in November 2021. ## Overall, "Brahmastra" is the 18th highest 1st-week collection film of all time in the Hindi language while it currently stands at 39th spot among the all-time biggest Hindi grosser at the domestic box office. The movie is likely to reach the 33rd position among the all-time Hindi grosser after the end of the second week. Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, it has collected 290.15 crores so far and will cross the 300 crores mark today and will become only the second Bollywood film after "The Kashmir Files" to achieve the feat since Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior". ## Produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, the movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni along with Shah Rukh Khan in key roles. The film follows Shiva, a DJ, who discovers that he is the agnyastra, a celestial weapon in human form, holding the power of fire within him. He attempts to prevent the strongest of the astras, the Brahmāstra, from falling into the hands of dark forces that are connected to his past.## Stay tuned...