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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Javed Akhtar Reveals Raju Hirani Played A Pivotal Role In Including Dunki Drop 3 'Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se' In The Film
925 days ago
Bollywood

Javed Akhtar Reveals Raju Hirani Played A Pivotal Role In Including Dunki Drop 3 'Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se' In The Film

Mumbai, December 2 - Dunki Drop 3 "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" song from Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki has indeed arrived as an absolutely heartwarming treat. Unveiled yesterday (December 1), the song weaves a captivating narrative, adding another layer of emotion to an endearing film that narrates a heart-warming tale of four friends and their quest to reach foreign shores. While the song brings along the collaboration of Shah Rukh Khan and Sonu Nigam after a long time, the composition by Pritam on the magical lyrics of Javed Akhtar makes it special. ## Javed Akhtar, who has collaborated with SRK on numerous hit songs, is back with him in Dunki Drop 3 - Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se. When asked about reuniting with SRK for Dunki, Javed Akhtar shared an intriguing story about the song, as he revealed, "In this film, I have only one song and Interestingly, Raju Hirani played a pivotal role in ensuring that we included this song, and he specifically requested me to write it". ## "I hope you will enjoy the song, as it is unique due to its distinct situation. Typically, I write the lyrics after the tune is composed, but Pritam generously suggested that I write the song first, and he would compose the music accordingly. He did a fantastic and brilliant job with it". ## Dunki features an ensemble cast, with colourful characters portrayed by exceptionally talented actors Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, along with Shah Rukh Khan. A JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is slated to release on December 21, 2023.## Stay tuned...

'Animal' Scored Second Biggest Opening For A Bollywood Movie At The Worldwide Box Office
925 days ago
Bollywood

'Animal' Scored Second Biggest Opening For A Bollywood Movie At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, December 2 - The maiden collaboration between Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga set the box office on fire with their A-rated gangster action drama film Animal. The movie exceeded expectations and scored the second-biggest opening ever for a Bollywood movie globally. ## "Animal", despite the clash with "Sam Bahadur" and carrying a lengthy runtime of over 200 minutes with an adult rating, stunned the trade with the opening of 76+ crores at the domestic box office. It easily scored the second biggest opening for a Bollywood movie after "Jawan" and the biggest for an A-rated in India. ## The film got a major boost from Telugu audiences due to Sandeep Reddy Vanga and has easily become Bollywood's biggest opener ever in the Telugu language by a big margin. Overseas, "Animal" raked in an estimated 40 crores, including premiers. It is the biggest international start ever for a Bollywood movie, beating "Tiger 3". ## "Animal" has become the first non-Shah Rukh Khan starrer and third overall Hindi film to take a global opening of over 100 crores worldwide. With 116+ crores, it has beaten SRK's "Pathaan" (105 crores) and is now the second biggest ever after "Jawan" (129 crores). This sort of start, despite the limitations of showcasing and the clash with another movie, is going to be a massive feat in the history of Indian cinema. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Animal' First Day Early Estimates; Gigantic Start
925 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' First Day Early Estimates; Gigantic Start

Mumbai, December 1 - Animal takes the second biggest opening for an outright Bollywood movie at the domestic box office and exceeds expectations. The gangster action drama recorded solid occupancies throughout the day, despite being an adult-rated film. ## According to early estimates, Animal has scored around 50 crores net collection in the original Hindi version. It might go higher depending on the single screens which remains to see. It is the biggest opening for an "A" rated Indian title by a huge margin and also easily the biggest opening for Ranbir as well as the rest of the cast and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. ## The start for Animal is extraordinary everywhere, especially in Hindi and Telugu. The dubbed Telugu version opened the double-digit mark territory for a Bollywood title as it scored an estimated 10 crores net and might go higher depending on the final collection. The other versions scored approx. 1 crore net. ## Animal has set up itself for a mammoth weekend. The initial word of mouth for the film is highly positive and advances for Saturday and Sunday are one of the highest for an Indian title of 2023. The all-India opening weekend is looking to be over 175 crores net and can go up to 200 crores net. ## Meanwhile, Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur was also released today and has taken a decent start. The film was badly hit by Animal phenomena which took all the limelight. The early estimates suggest the opening of Sam Bahadur in the range of 5-6 crores which could have easily been around 15 crores if it were a solo release. ## The initial word of mouth for Sam Bahadur seems to be good which can help to score around 25 crores net opening weekend and might go up to 30 crores if it gets the required jump over the weekend. ## Stay tuned...

100's of Shah Rukh Khan Fans Are Set To Travel From Abroad To Watch Dunki in Their Homeland, India
925 days ago
Bollywood

100's of Shah Rukh Khan Fans Are Set To Travel From Abroad To Watch Dunki in Their Homeland, India

Mumbai, December 1 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki" is releasing worldwide during the Christmas weekend, but despite that, fans from across the world will make their journey back to India to watch the film in theaters. Drawn by the film's captivating visuals and emotions that evoke memories of their loved ones back home, the fans yearn for the unique joy of experiencing an SRK film with their families and friends during this festive season. Hailing from diverse corners of the world, these fans are set to create a global celebration for their favourite star. ## Shah Rukh Khan's fan clubs, renowned for their innovative ways of connecting with the star and promoting his films, are once again stepping up their game for Dunki. In a unique twist, mirroring the film's theme where SRK's character crosses borders for his loved ones, albeit through the Dunki route—an illegal immigration path in the film, the fans will choose the legal way to travel. The sentiment of making a journey for loved ones resonates strongly with the fans, creating a beautiful parallel with the film's narrative.## According to the report, "Dunki will be available in the countries where these fans reside. However the visuals from Dunki reminded them of their families and friends back home in India, and they want to savour the joy of an SRK film with their loved ones this holiday season. Fans are making the journey from Nepal, Canada, the United States of America, the U.A.E, and more to catch this film in India, their homeland, While the exact count of traveling fans is unknown, it's expected to exceed to be around 500+".## With Dunki slated for release on December 21st, the excitement among fans is reaching new heights. The recently unveiled Dunki Drop 1 (video unit) and the soul-stirring Dunki Drop 2: Lutt Putt Gaya song have already immersed fans in a world of love, friendship, and family.## Directed by maverick Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki features an ensemble cast, including Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, along with Shah Rukh Khan. A JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is slated to release on 21st December 2023.## Stay tuned...

Exclusive: 'Animal' Sells 1+ Million Advance Tickets For Opening Day In India
926 days ago
Bollywood

Exclusive: 'Animal' Sells 1+ Million Advance Tickets For Opening Day In India

Mumbai, November 30 - Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor's Animal becomes the third outright Bollywood movie of 2023 to sell 1 million advance tickets for the opening day. The actor joins superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the 1 million club. SRK's "Jawan" and "Pathaan" are currently the biggest advance sales scorers and both sold over 1 million tickets each. ## Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal", as of 8 PM on November 30, sold 10.50 lakh tickets worth approx. 26.75 crores gross for all languages for the opening day. In the original Hindi version, the film has sold approximately 800K tickets and there are outside chances of it hitting 1 million alone before the first show begins. ## "Animal", as reported earlier, is expecting to score over 60 crores gross on the first day in India and over 40 crores overseas for 100+ crores worldwide opening. It will become only the third Bollywood movie ever to take an opening of 100+ crores globally after "Pathaan" and "Jawan", and interestingly, all three films have come in 2023. ## Produced by T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios, "Animal" also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. It will be released on December 1st in Hindi along with the dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada languages. ## Stay tuned...

'Animal' Crosses 50 Crores Gross Advance Booking Collection For All Days
926 days ago
Bollywood

'Animal' Crosses 50 Crores Gross Advance Booking Collection For All Days

Mumbai, November 30 - The advance booking of Animal continues with the strong trend and has crossed 50 crores gross for all days. The opening day is obviously leading the pre-sales nearing 30 crores gross before the first show begins. ## The Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) are leading the pre-sales of the film, followed by Delhi. The response in Telugu states has been extraordinary, thanks to the popularity of director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the growing stardom of Ranbir there. ## The three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) sold approx. 450K tickets for the film on the first day which is the fifth-highest-ever for a Hindi movie. The overall advance tickets of the movie crossed 1.3 million on the opening day and 2.30 million for all days which is an excellent response.## Have a look at day-wise pre-sales of Animal - ## 1st Day - 33.97 Cr [1.35M tickets] ## 2nd Day - 13.20 Cr [468K tickets] ## 3rd Day - 8.13 Cr [315K tickets] ## 4th Day - 67L [58K tickets] ## 5th Day - 60L [55K tickets] ## 6th Day - 57L [54K tickets] ## 7th Day - 47L [47K tickets] ## Total: 57.61 Cr [2.35M tickets] ## Produced by T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios, the movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. It has been certified with the adult rating with an approved runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes, making it one of the longest Indian films ever. The movie will be released on December 1st in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. ## Stay tuned...

IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies (Streaming) of 2023
927 days ago
Digital Media

IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies (Streaming) of 2023

Mumbai, November 30 - The second instalment of the anthology film Lust Stories has been the most popular Indian streaming film of 2023 so far, as per the IMDb rating which is determined by the page views on the website. The movies on the list are the ones released between the period of January 1 - November 6. ## Lust Stories 2, which was released on June 29, scored 18.5 million viewing hours in the first three weeks on Netflix. Even though the numbers are lower than many films released this year on Netflix, the film attracted audience attention due to its solid casting and content. ## Kareena Kapoor's Jaane Jaan is the second most popular Indian streaming movie of the year. It was a big success for Netflix and in the first three weeks, it scored 38 million viewing hours. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, it is the crime investigation thriller which marked Kareena's OTT debut. ## The third most popular streaming movie of the year is Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's spy actioner Mission Majnu, which is again a Netflix movie. The movie was originally announced for the theatrical release before makers changed their plans to release it directly on OTT. ## Amazon Prime Video's Bawaal starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor is the 4th most popular Indian streaming title. Just like "Mission Majnu", this Nitesh Tiwari's directorial was also meant for theatrical release but was made available on Prime Video. Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal's Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, which is one of the most-watched movies of the year on OTT, is ranked 5th as the most popular movie of 2023. ## Here is The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Films (Streaming) of 2023 - ## 1. Lust Stories 2 (Netflix) - Kajol, Tamannah Bhatia, Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Varma## 2. Jaane Jaan (Netflix) - Kareena Kapoor, Vijay Varma## 3. Mission Majnu (Netflix) - Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Malhotra## 4. Bawaal (Prime Video) - Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor## 5. Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (Netflix) - Yami Gautam, Sunny Kaushal, Sharad Kelkar## 6. Bloody Daddy (Jio Cinema) - Shahid Kapoor## 7. Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (ZEE5) - Manoj Bajpayee## 8. Gaslight (Disney+Hotstar) - Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh## 9. Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery (Netflix) - Sanya Malhotra## 10. Mrs Undercover (ZEE5) - Radhika Apte, Sumit Vyas## Stay tuned...

IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Popular Indian Theatrical Movies of 2023
927 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Popular Indian Theatrical Movies of 2023

Mumbai, November 30 - IMDb has unveiled the list of the top 10 most popular Indian theatrical movies of 2023 so far and once again it is dominated by Bollywood titles. The list is determined by page views on IMDb by fans. ## Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan and Pathaan are the first two most popular Indian movies of the year, respectively. Both movies grossed over 2100 crores at the global box office and are currently the top two highest-grossing Indian movies of the year. Interestingly, SRK is also the most popular Indian star of the year, as per IMDb rankings. ## Karan Johar's directorial return, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, is the third most popular Indian movie of the year so far. The film was a box office success with a worldwide gross collection of over 350 crores.## Thalapathy Vijay's action entertainer Leo takes the 4th spot in the most popular movies list. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the movie was released in October and ended up as the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time with a worldwide gross collection of approx. 605 crores, beating superstar Rajinikanth's Jailer, which is the 6th most popular film of the year. ## Here is The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Films (Theatrical) of 2023 - ## 1. Jawan (Hindi) - Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupati## 2. Pathaan (Hindi) - Shah Rukh Khan, John Abrahm, Deepika Padukone## 3. RRKPK (Hindi) - Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt## 4. Leo (Tamil) - Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt## 5. OMG 2 (Hindi) - Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam## 6. Jailer (Tamil) - Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan## 7. Gadar 2 (Hindi) - Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur## 8. The Kerala Story (Hindi) - Adah Sharma## 9. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (Hindi) - Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor## 10. Bholaa (Hindi) - Ajay Devgn, Tabu## Note - Of all the movies released theatrically in India between January 1 and November 6, 2023, that have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher with at least 15,000 votes, these 10 titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Targets 100+ Crore Worldwide Opening
927 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal' Targets 100+ Crore Worldwide Opening

Mumbai, November 30 - The stage is set for Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor's Animal to go bang bang at the box office, be it domestic or worldwide. The Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directorial is witnessing extraordinary response in the advance sales everywhere for the opening day, which is December 1st. ## The gangster action drama film is all set to become the third Bollywood movie to open with 100+ crores gross at the worldwide box office, as per the advance booking trend. In India, the advance booking of "Animal" is competing with Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" which opened to massive numbers of approx. 68 crores gross in January this year. ## "Animal" is expected to take an opening of 50-60 crores gross opening in the original Hindi version and is likely to score 10+ crores gross in the dubbed Telugu version. The overall domestic opening of the film is projected to be 65+ crores gross, and this despite the adult rating, is nothing short of a sensational start. ## At the overseas box office, "Animal" is projected to score $5 million - $6 million (41-50 crores) on the first day, including the premieres in North America. Allied to the domestic projection, the film is tracking to gross around 100-115 crores worldwide on the first day. "Pathaan" with 105 crores and "Jawan" with 129 crores are the other two movies to open with 100+ crores worldwide. ## Produced by T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios, "Animal" also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. It will be released on December 1st in Hindi along with the dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada, languages.## Stay tuned...

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Hindi Version Tops Netflix's Top 10 Chart In India
928 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Hindi Version Tops Netflix's Top 10 Chart In India

Mumbai, November 29 - After completing its box office run, Thalapathy Vijay's blockbuster Leo recently started streaming on Netflix, and surprisingly, the Hindi version turned out to be the most-watched in India in its first weekend. ## "Leo" debuted on Netflix on November 24 in India while it started streaming globally on November 28. During the week of November 20 - November 26, the Hindi version of the movie was the most-watched title in India. Netflix doesn't reveal data for a particular country. ## At the box office, the "Leo" Hindi version grossed approx. 32 crores despite not getting released in multiplex chains. It was a missed opportunity for the makers to not get a proper release in Hindi which is now benefitting Netflix. ## The original Tamil version of "Leo" was the third most-watched title in India during the same week, followed by the Telugu version at number 4. Shilpa Shetty's "Sukhee" claimed the second spot while superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan: Extended Cut" continued to remain in the top 5 for the 4th consecutive week in the domestic market. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" finished as the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all-time with the worldwide gross collection of around 605 crores. It stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Sarja, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Top 10 Hindi Advance Sales For Opening Day At National Chains; 'Animal' To Finish In Top 5
928 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Hindi Advance Sales For Opening Day At National Chains; 'Animal' To Finish In Top 5

Mumbai, November 29 - Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is all set to have one of the biggest openings at the box office to his name with gangster action drama Animal. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal" is having an excellent response in the advances which has ensured a mammoth opening at the domestic as well as the overseas box office. ## The film has so far sold over 550K tickets overall for the opening day in India in all versions and is set to finish over 1 million or 10 lakh tickets for the opening day. In India, it has sold over 425K tickets so far while dubbed versions have sold around 125K tickets on the first day.## Meanwhile, at the three national chains (PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis), "Animal" has sold around 225K tickets so far. The advances are continuing with strong momentum and at PIC, the movie is expected to finish around 500K for the opening day which will put it among the top 5 Hindi films of all time. ## Have a look at the top 10 films in Hindi with the highest advance ticket sales at PIC for the opening day - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 650K## 2. Jawan - 557K## 3. Pathaan - 556K## 4. KGF 2 - 515K## 5. Animal - 456K (final)## 6. War - 410K## 7. Thugs of Hindostan - 346K## 8. Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo - 340K## 9. Bharat - 316K## 10. Tiger 3 - 315K## "Animal" is likely to be somewhere between "KGF: Chapter 2" and "War" at PIC. The trade is expecting the film to open over 40 crores net in Hindi, which will make it Ranbir Kapoor's biggest opener, beating "Sanju", also for director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. ## Produced by T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios, the movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. It has been certified with the adult rating with an approved runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes, making it one of the longest Indian films ever. ## Stay tuned...

Yash Raj Films Announces A New Release Date of Ayan Mukerji's 'War 2'
928 days ago
Bollywood

Yash Raj Films Announces A New Release Date of Ayan Mukerji's 'War 2'

Mumbai, November 29 - Yash Raj Films has locked the Independence Day weekend release for the highly-awaited spy actioner War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji. It is the sixth instalment in the YRF's ambitious Spy Universe and sequel to 2019's movie, directed by Siddharth Anand. ## Hrithik Roshan will reprise his role as RAW agent Kabir from the first movie and this, he will be up against Telugu superstar Jr. NTR who marks his Bollywood debut with this movie. Kiara Advani reportedly plays the female lead alongside Sharvari Wagh. ## On Wednesday (November 29), Yash Raj Films locked the 14 August 2025 release date for "War 2", according to veteran trade expert Taran Adarsh. Earlier, the studio had announced Republic Day 2025 release plans for the movie but it has now moved to Independence Day weekend in the same year and it will have a Thursday release. ## The shoot of "War 2" has already commenced with body doubles but Hrithik and Jr. NTR will join the shoot in February. Jr. NTR is currently shooting for Koratala Siva's "Devara" which will be released in April next year. Hrithik, on the other hand, is gearing up to start the promotion of his next "Fighter" with director Siddharth Anand. It will be hitting big screens on January 25, 2025. ## #BreakingNews… YRF ANNOUNCES ‘WAR 2’ RELEASE DATE: INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND 2025… The sixth film from #YRFSpyUniverse - #War2 - now has a release date… Get ready for mayhem at the #Boxoffice on 14 Aug 2025 [Thursday]… #AyanMukerji directs the film that’s produced by #YRF. pic.twitter.com/dHQ6BHQ9Es— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 29, 2023 ## Stay tuned...