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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Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1029 days ago
Kollywood

Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, August 20 - Superstar Rajinikanth's latest blockbuster "Jailer", directed by Nelson Dilipkumar has become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time. It surpassed the lifetime collection of 2022's blockbuster "Ponniyin Selvan - 1" (488 crores) on its 11th day. ## "Jailer" has been running riot at the box office since its debut on August 10, and till its second Sunday (11 days), it grossed approximately 507.50 crores worldwide, including 329.50 crores at the domestic box office, and 178 crores overseas collection.## The movie, with its second Sunday collection, has surpassed the 500 crores gross mark, becoming only the second Tamil and sixth South Indian film of all time to achieve this rare milestone. Interestingly, both top 2 Tamil grosser now belong to Rajinikanth as his "2.0", which also has Akshay Kumar in the parral lead, is the number 1 with approximately 745 crores. ## Among the 6 highest-grossing South Indian movies, 3 films have come in the last one-and-a-half years which shows the giant steps taken by non-Bollywood prominent Indian film industries over the last couple of years.## Territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (11 days) -## Tamil Nadu - 150.50 Cr## AP/TG - 68.15 Cr## Karnataka - 55.40 Cr## Kerala - 43.25 Cr## Rest of India - 12.00 Cr## Overseas - 178 Cr## Worldwide - 507+ Cr Stay tuned...

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Superstar Mohanlal's 'Barroz 3D' and 'Malaikottai Vaaliban' Release Date Locked
1029 days ago
Mollywood

Superstar Mohanlal's 'Barroz 3D' and 'Malaikottai Vaaliban' Release Date Locked

Kochi, August 20 - Malayalam superstar Mohanlal finally has confirmed the release date of his long-awaited fantasy "Barroz". The film is directed by Mohanlal who is also playing the main role in the movie that is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. ## "Barroz", which is based on Jijo Punnoose's novel Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure, will be hitting worldwide cinemas on December 21, 2023, during the Christmas week. The movie will reportedly be released in over 60 countries. ## The story of Barroz revolves around a 400-year-old spirit who is assigned to guard D'Gama's treasure which can be handed over to D'Gama's true descendant. The movie is touted to be a fantasy thriller and the core story is provided by the My Dear Kuttichathan fame Jijo Punnoose.## Meanwhile, another highly-anticipated film of Mohanlal, "Malaikottai Vaaliban" will be released in March 2024. It was earlier anticipated to release on Christmas but now, it has been pushed to March next year, on the occasion of Malayali New Year.## The movie is directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and produced by Shibu Baby John, Mohanlal, and Lijo Jose Pellissery. "Malaikottai Vaaliban" is a period action drama film that stars Mohanlal in the lead role alongside Sonalee Kulkarni, and Hareesh Peradi, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Becomes The First Malayalam Movie To Feature On Times Square
1029 days ago
Mollywood

Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Becomes The First Malayalam Movie To Feature On Times Square

New York, August 20 - Dulquer Salmaan's highly-awaited action drama film "King of Kotha" has created history by becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to get featured on New York Times Square billboards. Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, and entertainment hub. ## Zee Studios South took to social media to share the video of "King of Kotha" featuring on Times Square amid hundreds of people present there. "We are still on the lookout for words to describe this epic moment! @dulQuer's #KingOfKotha has made history by becoming the first-ever Malayalam film to hit the prestigious New York Times Square billboards", the studio said in a tweet.## We are still on the lookout for words to describe this epic moment! 🔥@dulQuer’s #KingOfKotha has made history by becoming the first-ever Malayalam film to hit the prestigious New York Times Square billboards.#KOK @AishuL_ @actorshabeer @Prasanna_actor #AbhilashJoshiy… pic.twitter.com/NzCcfUgHph— Zee Studios South (@zeestudiossouth) August 20, 2023 ## "King of Kotha", directed by Abhilash Joshiy, stars Dulquer Salmaan as Kotha Rajendran alias "Raju". It also stars Shabeer Kallarakkal, Prasanna, Gokul Suresh, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nyla Usha, Chemban Vinod Jose, Shammi Thilakan, Saran, and Anikha Surendran in key roles.## The official synopsis of the movie reads, "In a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a transformative turn of events".## Produced by DQ's Wayfarer Films in association with Zee Studios, KOK is scheduled to release on August 24, during the festival of Onam, in Malayalam along with the dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Pre-Release Business Details
1029 days ago
Tollywood

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, August 20 - Veteran Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna is flying high with back-to-back box office success. While the actor's "Akhanda" (2021) became his first 100 crores worldwide grosser, his "Veera Simha Reddy" topped it earlier this year and emerge NBK's biggest grosser yet.## Nandamuri Balakrishna is now gearing up for his next blockbuster, titled "Bhagavanth Kesari". Directed by Anil Ravipudi, the action comedy-drama is one of the most-anticipated Telugu movies of the year. The movie is expected to continue the winning streak for the actor, and considering the hype around it, the makers have been able to fetch record pre-release theatrical business for the same.## According to Telugu media reports, the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) theatrical rights have been sold at approx. 62 crores. Renowned producer Dil Raju is said to have bought Nizam area rights for approx. 14 crores while Ceded area rights are reportedly sold to Abhishek Reddy for approx. 12.50 crores. ## Overall, the worldwide theatrical business of the movie is said to be locked at around 72 crores which is in the same range as "Veera Simha Reddy". "Bhagavanth Kesari" will need to gross 120+ crores worldwide in order to break even, which should be a cakewalk unless it receives poor reception.## "Bhagavanth Kesari" is produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner of Shine Screens banner. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Sreeleela, and Arjun Rampal, who is making his debut in Telugu cinema. The soundtrack and background score is composed by Thaman S.## The movie is scheduled to release on October 19, 2023, on the occasion of Dussehra.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 Second Saturday Early Estimates; Crosses 100 Crores Net
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Saturday Early Estimates; Crosses 100 Crores Net

Mumbai, August 19 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama, OMG 2 has crossed 100 crores net collection after the excellent jump on its second Saturday. The jump today is at least 75% and can go up to 85% depending on the performance of the smaller centers.## The early estimates suggest a second Saturday collection of OMG 2 around 10.50-11 crores net and can go higher which remains to see. This takes the total collection to over 101.50 crores net in just 9 days, becoming the first Akshay Kumar-starrer since "Sooryavanshi" to enter the 100 crores net club.## The second weekend of OMG 2 is eyeing around 28-30 crores net which will be a fantastic hold with a drop of just 40% from the opening weekend. The movie, as has been the trend so far, scored a big jump in the multiplex while non-multiplex also witnessed a decent jump today.## OMG 2 will be around 115 crores after the second weekend and now, it will easily cross the 125 crores net mark and has a genuine shot at reaching 150 crores lifetime collection. The movie has written its own success story against a volcano like Gadar 2 which threatened to sweep all other movies with its excellent trend, but OMG 2 stood like a rock-solid wall and emerged at a big box office.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Soars Past 300 Crores Worldwide
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Soars Past 300 Crores Worldwide

Mumbai, August 19 - Filmmaker Karan Johar finally delivers his first 300 crores gross movie at the worldwide box office as a director. Johar's latest hit Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani has crossed this box office milestone as I type this on its 23rd day/4th Saturday.## The Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-fronted romantic family drama movie grossed approximately 167.50 crores (141.27 crores net) at the domestic box office through 4th Friday. It is currently 6th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 in India, behind Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" which grossed 175 crores in March this year.## At the overseas box office, "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" is sensational and has turned into a blockbuster success. It has so far minted approximately 132 crores internationally, pushing the total worldwide gross collection of the movie to over 299 crores in 22 days.## RRKPK is the 5th Bollywood movie of the year to enter the 300 crores club worldwide, after "Pathaan", "The Kerala Story", "Adipurush", and "Gadar 2". It will end up as 4th biggest among these movies, ahead of TKS and behind "Adipurush".## Directed by Karan Johar and produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, RRKPK stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities who decide to live with each other's families for three months before getting married. It also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi in prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Kushi' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details Revealed
1030 days ago
Tollywood

Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Kushi' Worldwide Pre-Release Business Details Revealed

Hyderabad, August 19 - Telugu heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu coming together for the romantic drama film "Kushi". Directed by "Majili" fame Shiva Nirvana, the movie is scheduled to release on September 1st in multiple languages, including Hindi.## "Kushi" is one of the most-awaited Telugu movies which is carrying good buzz among the fans as well as the trade. According to T2BLive.Com, the movie has done a pre-release theatrical business of 52.50 crores which is one of the highest for a mid-range Telugu movie.## The total Andhra Pradesh and Telangana theatrical rights have been sold at approximately 41 crores, including 15 crores for Nizam and 6 crore for Ceeded area. The ROI rights are said to be around 4.50 crores while overseas business is 7 crores. The movie will need to score around 53 crores worldwide share to break-even and emerge as a clean hit.## Interestingly, the theatrical rights of Vijay Deverakonda's last movie "Liger" were sold at a whopping approx. 89 crores worldwide, but the movie turned out to be a huge disaster at the box office. "Liger" has clearly affected the business of "Kushi", however, it is still good enough for a tier-2 hero. ## The movie is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and it revolves around Viplav (VD), an employee of the state-run telecom company BSNL, while Aradhya (Samantha) is a corporate professional working in iLabs Centre. The movie also stars Sachin Khedekar, Saranya Ponvannan, Murali Sharma, Lakshmi, Vennela Kishore, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Jayaram, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol's War Film 'Border 2' Is In The Early Development
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol's War Film 'Border 2' Is In The Early Development

Mumbai, August 19 - Sunny Deol-fronted sequel to his 2001's movie "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is proving to be a historical success as it has crossed 400 crores at the global box office as I type this. It has turned into one of the biggest blockbusters of all time.## Now, Sunny Deol is gearing up to bring the sequel to his other classic blockbuster, "Border" (1997). According to Pinkvilla, the actor is reuniting with filmmaker JP Dutta for India's biggest war film "Border 2". The makers are in advanced talks with a top studio for the same.## It is said that the makers have been planning to make "Border 2" for the last 2-3 years and things have finally fallen into place as the team is set to make the official announcement soon. It will be set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pak war in 1971.## "Border 2" will be produced by JP Dutta and Nidhi Dutta along with a top studio. The report says that the movie will cast a younger generation of actors rather than bringing the original cast back. Sunny Deol is expected to be the only one from the first movie to reprise his role.## Directed by JP Dutta, "Border" was released in 1997 and became an all-time blockbuster. The movie grossed approx. 55.50 crores (not adjusting with inflation) worldwide against the budget of 10 crores. It scored 3.70 crores footfalls and was the highest-grossing film of the year.## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal's 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' Becomes The First Bollywood Film To Get Screened In Manipur In 20 Years
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal's 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' Becomes The First Bollywood Film To Get Screened In Manipur In 20 Years

Churachandpur, August 19 - Vicky Kaushal-led military action film "Uri: The Surgical Strike" becomes the first Bollywood movie in 20 years to get screened in Manipur state. ## The movie about surgical strikes against Pakistan-based terrorists was shown in a temporary open-air theatre in Churachandpur on Tuesday, according to ABPLive.## "Uri" marked the return of cinema to the conflict-torn state of Manipur after more than 20 years. The Rengkai (Lamka) screening of the movie saw decent attendance. It was screened by the Hmar Students' Association (HSA). ## The national anthem was played at the outdoor theatre, which is located 63 kilometers from the capital city before the film started. Apart from "Ur", three more Hindi movies will be screened including, the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai".## "Uri", directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by RSVP Movies, is a fictionalized portrayal of the actual event of the response to the 2016 Uri attack. It tells the story of Major Vihaan Shergill of the Para (Special Forces), who played a significant role in the events. ## The movie stars Vicky Kaushal in the lead role alongside Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari, and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles. It was a massive blockbuster with a worldwide gross box office collection of over 340 crores.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Storms Past 300 Crores Net Collection
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Storms Past 300 Crores Net Collection

Mumbai, August 19 - Sunny Deol-led period action drama film "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" continued its blockbuster run on the second Friday which led it to go past 300 crores net collection. It has become only the second Bollywood movie of the year to hit the triple century mark after Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan".## Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" scored 20.50 crores net on its second Friday/8th day which takes its total collection to 305.13 crores net. The 20.50 crores net collection is the biggest second Friday ever in the Hindi language, besting SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2" which minted 19.75 crores net. ## There have been a total of just 12 films in the Hindi language to enter 300 crores net club and "Gadar 2" is the second fastest among them to do so. It took just 8 days to get there, behind "Pathaan" which breached this milestone in just 7 days. "Baahubali 2" is the third fastest with 10 days. ## "Gadar 2" will beat "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" (320 crores net) on its 9th day (second Saturday) and has an outside chance to outscore "Tiger Zinda Hai" (339 crores net) to become the 7th biggest Hindi net scorer of all-time and by tomorrow (second Sunday), it has a shot to become the 4th biggest by surpassing "Dangal" (374 crores net). ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 Second Friday Early Estimates
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 18 - OMG 2 is set for another solid weekend at the domestic box office after showing a very good hold on its second Friday. The movie is showing no drop from the first Thursday's collection which is a fantastic hold to begin the second frame.## The early estimates suggest collection in the range of 5.50 crores net which takes the total collection to around 91 crores net. The second Friday collection might top the Thursday number depending on the performance of the smaller centers which remains to see.## The second weekend of OMG 2 could be around 25 crores net which is very good. The movie has an outside chance to hit the 100 crores net mark by tomorrow/second Saturday. It will be the 8th Hindi movie to enter the 100 crores net club in 2023. ## OMG 2 has turned out to be a much-needed box office success for Akshay Kumar and is in the poll position to emerge a big winner going forward. As said earlier, the film will be targeting at least 125+ crores net lifetime run and has a chance to go further to around 150 crores which remains to see.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Indians Spent 750 Crores To Watch 'Gadar 2', 'Jailer', 'OMG 2', and 'Bholaa Shankar' During Independence Day 2023 Week
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Indians Spent 750 Crores To Watch 'Gadar 2', 'Jailer', 'OMG 2', and 'Bholaa Shankar' During Independence Day 2023 Week

Mumbai, August 18 - Indians love big-screen cinema, and this has been proved once again with the historical box office collection of the films released during the Independence Day 2023 week. It was a momentous week for Indian cinema which films across languages bring massive crowds in theaters.## Sunny Deol-led sequel to a 22-year-old period action drama movie "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", along with superstar Rajinikanth's action thriller "Jailer", superstar Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2", and megastar Chiranjeevi's action drama "Bholaa Shankar" had a massive contribution to the historical biz as these four movies combined grossed around 750 crores at the Indian box office during the Independence Day week.## Gadar 2: The Katha Continues, which was released on August 11, stole the show with sensational first-week collection at the Indian box office. Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie scored the all-time second-biggest first week in Hindi with a gross collection of approx. 336 crores (284.63 crores net). Overseas, it grossed approx. 33 crores, for the worldwide opening week of 369 crores. ## Superstar Rajinikanth makes a roaring comeback with Jailer which is nearing 300 crores at the domestic box office. In its extended 8-day first week, the movie grossed approx. 277 crores and becomes the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year. Worldwide, it has crossed 400 crores as it currently stands at approx. 427 crores, including 150 crores overseas collection. ## OMG 2, the social comedy-drama which is the sequel to 2012's movie "Oh My God - OMG", also had a fantastic first week which saw it crossing 100 crores domestic gross. Though Akshay Kumar was not the main lead, the movie kind of marks a comeback for the actor who was under pressure with back-to-back flops. "OMG 2", which has Pankaj Tripathi in the central role with Yami Gautam, grossed approx. 100.50 crores (85.05 crores net) in India while worldwide collection stands at 120 crores in the first week.## Among the Independence Day 2023 week releases, megastar Chiranjeevi's Bholaa Shankar turned out to be a big let down despite being the 4th biggest grosser during the same week. It has turned out to be one of the biggest disasters in Telugu cinema featuring a top star. In its first week, the movie grossed just approx. 34 crores gross in India while worldwide collection is 40 crores. ## The combined domestic gross collection of the aforementioned four movies is approx. 747 crores with approx. 3.97 crores footfalls, and at the same time, the worldwide collection of these movies stands at 950+ crores gross.## Stay tuned...

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