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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Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide
583 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide

Mumbai, November 6 - The horror-comedy franchise Bhool Bhulaiyaa continues to climb new heights at the box office. The Kartik Aaryan-fronted latest instalment Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has breached the milestone of 200 crores gross worldwide, becoming the 5th Bollywood movie of 2024 to achieve the feat. ## Directed by Anees Bazmee, BB3 scored approximately 20 crores gross on Tuesday which took its total collection to around 208 crores worldwide in just 5 days. The collection includes 165 crores from the domestic and 43 crores from overseas box office. ## Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is the second film of Kartik Aaryan to enter the 200 crores club after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which minted approximately 265 crores gross. It is also director Bazmee's second movie to achieve the milestone after BB2. ## Actress Triptii Dimri debuted in the 200 crores club with the latest hit while Vidya Balan has her second movie after Mission Mangal and so is for Madhuri Dixit after Total Dhamaal in this prestigious box office club. BB3 is director Bazmee and Kartik's second film together. ## Stay tuned...

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Release Dates Locked For Ranbir Kapoor, Yash's 'Ramayana Part 1 and Part 2'
583 days ago
Bollywood

Release Dates Locked For Ranbir Kapoor, Yash's 'Ramayana Part 1 and Part 2'

Mumbai, November 6 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's epic Ramayana has officially been announced months after going into production. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Yash as Lankesh, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. ## The epic will be released in two parts with the first part coming on Diwali 2026 and part 2 on Diwali 2027. Easily the biggest Indian movie in the making, Ramayana is produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in association with Yash's Monster Mind Creations. ## The Oscar-winning combo of Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman is on board to do music and background score while DNEG, which has won multiple Oscars, will be doing the VFX of Ramayana. More details will be announced soon. ## Taking to Instagram, Namit Malhotra wrote, "More than a decade ago, I embarked on a noble quest to bring this epic that has ruled billions of hearts for over 5000 years to the big screen. And today, I am thrilled to see it taking shape beautifully as our teams work tirelessly with only one purpose: to present the most authentic, sacred, and visually stunning adaptation of our history, our truth, and our culture – our "RAMAYANA"– for people across the world".## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Namit Malhotra (@iamnamitmalhotra) ## Stay tuned...

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'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Surpasses Final USA Premiere Sales of 'Pushpa - The Rise'
583 days ago
Tollywood

'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Surpasses Final USA Premiere Sales of 'Pushpa - The Rise'

Los Angeles, November 6 - Allu Arjun's Puhspa 2 - The Rule has surpassed the final USA premiere pre-sales of Pushpa - The Rise with 29 days still left. ## Released during the pandemic, the first movie had a rather average opening with $400K for the premiere. The upcoming blockbuster went on sale a couple of days and in no time, the pre-sales have crossed $415K from 2750 shows and sold over 15K tickets for the premiere which is scheduled for December 4. ## Pushpa - The Rise's lifetime collection in North America was around $2.5 million and Pushpa 2 will outgross these numbers with premiere pre-sales only. The film is looking to score the biggest premiere day for an Indian movie in North America. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 has been hot in the trade since the first part - Pushpa: The Rise released in 2021. As reported earlier, the film has managed to score the all-time highest pre-release business including theatrical and non-theatrical with over 1000 crores which is the first for an Indian movie.## The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings and is scheduled to hit the big screens on December 5 worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' First Tuesday Early Estimates
584 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' First Tuesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 5 - Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 continue to put a good show at the box office as both movies are looking at solid Tuesday domestically. The former is slightly ahead of BB3 as per trends but not by much which is fantastic. ## According to early estimates, Singham Again is expected to score in the range of 13.50-14 crores net on its first Tuesday (5th day) which is a drop of around 25% from Monday. The hold is good considering the film is coming after the Diwali holiday period. ## Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, on the other hand, is having a neck-to-neck fight with Singham 3 during the weekdays after a solid weekend. As per early estimates, the horror-comedy is expected to score in the range of 13-13.50 crores net. Depending on the mass belt, the final collection of both films might be similar or have a minor difference. ## The total collection of Singham 3 after 5 days has crossed the 150 crores mark at around 153+ crores net, heading for 170+ crores net first week while Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is around 137 crores net, expected to be around 155+ crores net week. ## The Diwali holiday effect is still there which is proving to be beneficial for both films. The second weekend is expected to be good since there is no new release and this should lead Singham Again past 200 crores net mark and BB3 close to the mark. ## Stay tuned...

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Unprecedented Viewership For Varun Dhawan's 'Baby John' Teaser
584 days ago
Bollywood

Unprecedented Viewership For Varun Dhawan's 'Baby John' Teaser

Mumbai, November 5 - The first teaser/trailer of actor Varun Dhawan's much-awaited action drama Baby John has witnessed unprecedented viewership and easily one of the highest ever for a Bollywood movie in the first 24 hours across social media platforms. ## The teaser/trailer was launched on November 4 as Taster Cut and it received a unanimously positive reception among the fans and neutral audiences. The makers officially announced that the teaser scored 157.10 million views across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. ## On YouTube, the teaser garnered 22.4 million views while on Instagram, the blockbuster promo scored massive 90.40 million views. On Facebook, the Taster Cut generated 42.4 million views while X delivered 281K views on its full first day. ## The teaser of Baby John has proved to be a hype-raiser. The film is an adaptation of Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil movie Theri (2016), directed by Atlee. The Hindi film is directed by Tamil director Kalees while Atlee produced it under his banner A for Apple Productions in association with Jio Studios and Cine1 Studios. ## The film stars Varun Dhawan in the title role, alongside Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Jackie Shroff in prominent roles. It is scheduled to be released on December 25, on Christmas. ## We knew it would be big, but this is HUGE! #BabyJohnTasterCut claims the crown as the most viewed teaser in just one day! 👑 #MostViewedBaby John Taster Cut out now🔗 - https://t.co/6XENabTXOL#BabyJohn will see you in cinemas this Christmas, on Dec 25.@MuradKhetani… pic.twitter.com/WZUH8Qa6dg— atlee (@Atlee_dir) November 5, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide
584 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide

Mumbai, November 5 - Director Rohit Shetty's action entertainer Singham Again has entered the 200 crores club at the worldwide box office in just 4 days, becoming the 4th Bollywood movie of 2024 to achieve the feat after Fighter, Shaitaan, and Stree 2. ## The Ajay Devgn-starrer had a very good first Monday worldwide with approximately 26 crores gross, including 21.50 crores (18 crores net) domestically. This pushed the total collection to approximately 213 crores gross worldwide which includes 167.50 crores gross in India and 45 crores overseas. ## Singham Again is the 6th movie of Ajay Devgn to hit 200 crores worldwide after Tanhaji, Drishyam 2, Golmaal Again, Total Dhamaal, and Shaitaan. If includes RRR and Gangubabi Kathiawadi in which the actor played extended roles, then has a total of 8 movies in the 200 crores club. ## For director Rohit Shetty, the latest hit is the 7th movie to achieve the milestone of 200 crores while for actress Kareena Kapoor also, Singham 3 is her third movie in the prestigious box office club. Singham Again is director Rohit Shetty's 11th movie with Ajay Devgn and 4th with Kareena Kapoor. ## Stay tuned...

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'Leo 2' Plans Scrapped
584 days ago
Kollywood

'Leo 2' Plans Scrapped

Chennai, November 5 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Cinematic Universe featuring some of the biggest stars of Tamil cinema has been the talk of the town and the maverick filmmaker has now shared the details of the upcoming films of LCU. ## The LCU began with Karthi's Kaithi in 2019, followed by Kamal Haasan's Vikram (2022), and Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (2023), and all three films became massive hits. The next film in the universe is Raghava Lawrence's BENZ which Kanagaraj writes but he won't be directing it.## As already announced, Lokesh's next LCU directorial is Kaithi 2 which begins next year. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker said that he has plans to make Suriya's Rolex as a standalone film in the LCU and it will be next after the Kaithi sequel. ## Loki revealed that after Relox, he will make Vikram 2 and that will be the end of LCU. Meanwhile, the filmmaker has seemingly scrapped plans to make LEO 2 with which he wanted to conclude his cinematic universe. ## The director said that he would have made LEO 2 if Thalapathy Vijay hadn't announced his political entry. As known to all, Vijay has announced his retirement from films after his film with director H. Vinoth which is currently on floors. With this, the possibility of a sequel to Leo, which was supposed to happen, is also gone. ## However, Vijay might still appear in the universe, at least, one more time. Recently, Lokesh said at an event that Kaithi 2 will be the peak LCU film and all the important characters of the previous films will be there. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' First Monday Early Estimates
585 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 4 - After the excellent first weekend with over 120 crores net collection, Ajay Devgn's cop action drama Singham Again scores a strong hold on the crucial first Monday with a drop of around 50% from Sunday which is fantastic considering the movie is coming after strong holiday weekend.## According to early estimates, the Rohit Shetty's directorial venture scored in the range of 17-18 crores net. This might go higher depending on mass belts but still fantastic numbers on the working day and in a major clash. This takes the total collection of the movie to around 139 crores net in 4 days.## The initial word of mouth seemed to be mixed but the strong Monday hold indicates the acceptance of the movie among the audience which is a good sign going forward as the movie has an open run with BB3. The first full week can be 175+ crores net which is fantastic. ## Kartik Aaryan-fronted horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is also putting up a solid show at the box office and after legging behind Singham Again the opening weekend despite excellent numbers of 106 crores net, the movie has started matching the daily collection. ## Word of mouth for BB3 is positive which was expected to give the movie an edge over Singham Again at some point. According to the early estimates, the film scored in the range of 17-18 crores net. The numbers are pretty much similar to SA today and the exact position will be known by tomorrow morning. ## The total collection of BB3 is around 123+ crores net after 4 days and the first week is headed to 160 crores net which is excellent. As said, there is no new Bollywood film for at least a month so that is a big advantage of both BB3 and SA. However, there is the Tamil movie Kanguva, scheduled for November 14, which is expected to get a good number of screens. So how much it affects both the films needs to be seen. ## Stay tuned...

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'Thalapathy 69' Overseas Theatrical Rights Locked
585 days ago
Kollywood

'Thalapathy 69' Overseas Theatrical Rights Locked

Chennai, November 4 - Thalapathy Vijay has time and again proved that he is easily one of the biggest if not the biggest stars Tamil cinema has produced and the actor is gearing up to flex his mussels for one last time with Thalapathy 69, directed by H Vinoth. ## As confirmed by the actor, Thalapathy 69 is his last film as he is venturing into politics so the anticipation around the film is sky-high. The shoot for the same was recently commenced and the next schedule is ongoing where talkie portions are being filmed. ## Meanwhile, the theatrical rights of the film are already getting locked despite not a single asset from the film being released yet. Vijay's films have always been darlings in the trade and the same is happening with the upcoming one which has reportedly fetched a record overseas deal. ## According to the latest Tamil media reports, Phars Films has acquired overseas theatrical rights of T69 for 78 crore which is said to be the highest for a Tamil title. This is purely due to the stardom of Thalapathy Vijay whose last few films have done phenomenally at the international box office. ## T69 is produced by KVN Productions and this marks the studio's maiden Tamil venture. The film also stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Menon, Narain, and Prakash Raj in key roles. It will be released in October 2025 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya's 'Kanguva' To Release On Over 10,000 Screens Worldwide
585 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya's 'Kanguva' To Release On Over 10,000 Screens Worldwide

Chennai, November 4 - The countdown has begun for Suriya's most-anticipated fantasy action drama Kanguva which releases on November 14 worldwide. The film is directed by Siva and also stars Bobby Deol and Disha Patani in prominent roles. ## Kanguva is easily one of the most hyped Tamil movies in recent times and cash in on this big opportunity, the makers are leaving no stone unturned to give it a massive release. During an event, the producers announced that Kanguva would get the widest release for a Tamil title worldwide. ## It is revealed that in the home state, Tamil Nadu, more than 700 screens have already been confirmed and the process is on to get more on board. In South India, more than 2500 screens have been confirmed while in North India, the movie will be released on over 3000 crores which is the widest ever for a Tamil title. ## In India, the movie is likely to be released on 6000 screens and put together with the overseas release, the makers announced that Kanguva will proudly be released on over 10,000 screens which is probably the widest release ever for a Tamil movie.## The film is produced by Studio Green and UV Creations. It will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Enter 100 Crore Club Each In The Opening Weekend
585 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Enter 100 Crore Club Each In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, November 4 - The Bollywood releases on Diwali 2024, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 have had a big first weekend each at the domestic box office. Both the movies managed to score 100+ crores each and this is the first time that 2 Bollywood films have scored 100 crores net each in the same weekend. ## Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn along with a strong supporting cast, was the biggest beneficiary during the holiday weekend. The movie scored approximately 121.75 crores net in 3 days and became the 123rd film to enter the 100 crores club in Hindi. ## It is the 14th movie of Ajay Devgn to enter the 100 crore club and the first 100 crore weekend opener for him, beating Golmaal Again which minted approximately 87.60 crores net. For director Rohit Shetty, Singham Again is his biggest and second movie to open with 100 crores net, after Chennai Express (100.50 crores net). ## The horror-comedy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, despite the fewer screens, competed strongly in the clash with the cop actioner to score the opening weekend of approximately 106 crores net. It is the first movie of the actor and director Anees Bazmee to score 100 crore or more in the first weekend. ## BB3 is the 124th Hindi film to the 100 crore club and for Kartik, this is his 3rd movie to achieve the feat after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. The latest blockbuster is likely to emerge as the biggest grosser for the actor. ## The combined collection of 227+ crores net of Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is the highest-ever 3-day opening weekend in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Pre-Sales Off To Excellent Start In North America
585 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2 - The Rule' Pre-Sales Off To Excellent Start In North America

Los Angeles, November 4 - Superstar Allu Arjun's highly-anticipated action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule is all set for a thunderous start at the North American box office sensational response in the pre-sales in early trends. ## The pre-sales of the movie opened just yesterday and it has already sold over 11K tickets worth $300K from 2200 shows for the premiere. The premiere, scheduled on December 4, is still 31 days away and this response indicates one of the biggest openings or possibly the biggest for an Indian movie in North America. ## The buzz for the movie is at an all-time high, and considering that, the leading theatre chains such as Cinemark, Regal, Marcus, and Emagine have already opened full-fledged pre-sales there. The trade is expecting the momentum to continue till release and the plans have been made to give it the biggest release for an Indian title yet. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 has been hot ever since the first part - Pushpa: The Rise released in 2021. As reported earlier, the film has managed to score the all-time highest pre-release business including theatrical and non-theatrical with over 1000 crores which is the first for an Indian movie. ## The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings and is scheduled to hit the big screens on December 5 worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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