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: OMG 2 First Wednesday Early Estimates
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 First Wednesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 16 - OMG 2 heading for a superb hold on its first Wednesday which is practically its first working day as Monday was between two holidays. The drop today is likely to be around just 25% from the opening day on which the movie scored 10.26 crores net collection.## The social comedy-drama movie continues to score well in multiplexes as the early estimates suggest 7.50-8 crores net collection on the first Wednesday/sixth day. The final collection may vary a little bit here and there depending on the performance of mass centers.## The first Wednesday collection will take the total net cume of over to 80 crores net and the first full week is looking to finish around 87 crores net. It will cross the 100 crore net mark by the second Saturday and will become the second Akshay Kumar-starrer to hit the milestone post the covid-19 pandemic. ## OMG 2 has managed to withstand Gadar 2 wave as strong positive word of mouth is making sure the movie remains in the race. OMG 2 will be eyeing at least 125+ crores net collection while it has a real chance to go further which remains to see.## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Highest-Rated Movies of Saif Ali Khan On IMDb
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Highest-Rated Movies of Saif Ali Khan On IMDb

Mumbai, August 16 - Saif Ali Khan is one of the most talented actors in India who has always delivered his A-game on the screen. He made his debut in 1993 with the action drama film "Parampara" and had featured in over 60 movies so far.## Since his debut 30 years ago, Saif Ali Khan has been a part of some highly acclaimed movies that won him many awards, including the national award for best actor role in the romantic-comedy "Hum Tum" (2004). The actor was last featured in "Adipurush" in which he got praise for his performance, however, his get-up and other aspects of the movie received backlash. ## Saif Ali Khan is celebrating his 53rd birthday today (August 16), and to make this day special, IMDb has released the list of the top 10 highest-rated movies of the actor. The top-rated movie of Saif is comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001), co-starring Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, and Preity Zinta, among others.## "Dil Chahta Hai" is considered one of the finest films in Indian cinema history, and for this, Saif won Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role. His second top-rated movie is the crime drama Omkara (2006) which also starred Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, and Vivek Oberoi, among others. Saif won Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in the Movie.## Romantic comedy-drama Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, is the third highest-rated film of Saif, and he again won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor role. Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein (2001) and Ek Hasina Thi (2004) are ranked number 4 and 5, respectively on IMDb. ## Check out top 10 highest-rated movies of Saif Ali Khan on IMDb, determined by fans vote (as of August 16, 2023) - ## ## Stay tuned...

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Vivek Agnihotri Announces Dates For Pre-Release Screenings Of 'The Vaccine War'
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri Announces Dates For Pre-Release Screenings Of 'The Vaccine War'

Mumbai, August 16 - After delivering the all-time blockbuster success with "The Kashmir Files" last year, national award-winning filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is gearing up for his next film, titled "The Vaccine War". Touted to be a true story, the film is based on the struggle and efforts of scientists during the covid-19 pandemic. ## "The Vaccine War" is scheduled to release on September 28, clashing with Prabhas-fronted "Salaar". Ahead of the film's official release, the makers will be organizing the pre-release premiere across the USA, starting from August 15 to September 4.## It is to be noted that Agnitori had approached the same promotional route for "The Kashmir Files" as well which hugely benefitted the movie in creating awareness among the people. For "The Vaccine War", the filmmaker has planned multiple screenings in the USA as well as in India. ## The first screening of the movie took place on August 15 in Dallas, from which, the first reviews are largely positive, highlighting India's efforts to make covid-19 vaccine against all odds. Agnihotri quoted the person who watched the film.## First review of #TheVaccineWar after first screening at Dallas. https://t.co/eAbY23q1B0— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) August 16, 2023 ## The second screening will take place in Houston on August 18, followed by Denver on August 19, San Jose on August 20, Los Angeles on August 21, Chicago on August 25, Atlanta on August 26, Washington DC on August 27, Raleigh on September 1, New Jersey on September 2, and New York on September 3. ## Produced by Pallavi Joshi under the banner of I AM Buddha in association with Abhishek Agarwal Arts, the movie stars Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Raima Sen, among others in key roles. It will be released in Hindi, Telugu, English, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri.## Join us for the pre-release premieres of #TheVaccineWar A WAR YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU FOUGHT. AND WON. 11 Cities, 1 Mission #IndiaForHumanity pic.twitter.com/x1CLSQyy7I— #IAmBuddha (@i_ambuddha) August 16, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Gadar 2 Crosses 300 Crores And OMG 2 Hits 100 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Gadar 2 Crosses 300 Crores And OMG 2 Hits 100 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, August 16 - Independence Day week brings joy to the Indian film industry, especially to Bollywood as two of the long-awaited films "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" and "OMG 2" emerged as big box office winners. Both the movies have together brought in approximately 355 crores gross over a 5-day weekend at the domestic box office. ## Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol, has been sensational so far with its day-wise trending. After taking an excellent start of 40.10 crores net, the movie remained rock solid in the following days and eventually scored two 50+ crores net days. On Independence Day, the scored its biggest day with 55.40 crores net which is also the all-time biggest collection on this particular holiday.## "Gadar 2" minted a huge 228.98 crores net (270.20 crores gross) collection, which is the all-time second highest cume net collection for a Bollywood movie in the first 5 days. At the overseas box office, the period action drama film has grossed an estimated 28 crores, for a total worldwide cume of 298.20 crores gross. It has crossed 300 crores mark in the first shows of day 6 and becomes only the 4th Bollywood film of the year to do so.## Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-led OMG 2 has also done really well over the extended 5-day Independence Day weekend, considering the blockbuster clash. Directed by Amit Rai, "OMG 2" left with very less chance to score outside non-multiplex chains due to Gadar 2-mani, but still, the social comedy-drama managed to score a very good 72.27 crores net (85.30 crores gross) collection.## The overseas collection of "OMG 2" is an estimated 14 crores gross which takes the total worldwide gross cume to approx. 99.30 crores. The movie has crossed the 100 crores gross mark in the first shows of day 6 and emerged as a clean hit. The movie will also be entering the 100 crores net club, mostly by Saturday. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Blocks Biggest Box Office Release Dates In 2024 For Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Housefull 5, and Welcome 3
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Blocks Biggest Box Office Release Dates In 2024 For Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Housefull 5, and Welcome 3

Mumbai, August 16 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar makes a strong comeback with the social comedy-drama film "OMG 2" which is inching towards 100 crores net mark. The actor will have one more release this year in the form of "The Great Indian Rescue" which is slated for October 5. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for a huge 2024 year in terms of box office prospects with multiple releases. The actor has locked the biggest release dates for three of his most-awaited movies in 2024 and those movies are expected to emerge as huge box-office hits.## On Eid 2024, the "Sooryavanshi" star will release the highly-anticipated mass entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the movie also has Tiger Shroff in the parrel lead along with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Manushi Chhillar, Sonakshi Sinha, and Alaya F. The shoot of the movie has already been completed and it is currently in the post-production work.## The fifth installment of producer Sajid Nadiadwala's blockbuster comedy franchise "Housefull" is locked to release on Diwali next year. Akshay Kumar will be returning along with Riteish Deshmukh in Housefull 5 which will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani of "Dostana" fame. The shoot for the movie is scheduled to commence in December this year.## Now, producer Firoz Nadiadwala has locked Christmas weekend 2024 for Welcome 3 which will mark Akshay Kumar's comeback in the franchise after missing out on the second installment. It will be directed by Ahmad Khan and is expected to commence filming early next year.## Apart from the aforementioned three festival releases, Akshay Kumar will also release the "Soorarai Pottru" remake in February and might also release C. Sankaran Nair's biopic and Maddock Films' action thriller "Sky Force" sometimes next year.## Stay tuned...

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Netflix To 10: Alia Bhatt's Hollywood Debut Movie 'Heart of Stone' Debuts On Top With 33 Million Views; 'Adipurush' Lands At 8th Spot With 1.5 Million
1033 days ago
Digital Media

Netflix To 10: Alia Bhatt's Hollywood Debut Movie 'Heart of Stone' Debuts On Top With 33 Million Views; 'Adipurush' Lands At 8th Spot With 1.5 Million

Mumbai, August 16 - India's lady superstar Alia Bhatt's Hollywood debut movie "Heart of Stone", co-starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, debuted at number 1 on Netflix in impressive global viewership. The spy action thriller, directed by Tom Harper, premiered on August 11 globally. ## "Heart of Stone", which runs for 2 hours and 6 minutes, scored 33.1 million views for 69.6 million viewing hours in the first three days. The movie is trending at number 1 in 93 countries, including most parts of North America as well as Asia and Europe. ## The movie marks the biggest debut for Alia Bhatt as a streamer, but that is because of Hollywood. Made on over $130 million budget, "Heart of Stone", however, may struggle to attract viewership due to very poor reviews by critics and mixed reception from audiences with 30% and 58%, respectively on Rotten Tomatoes.## In the movie, International intelligence agent Rachel Stone (Gadot) must embark on a dangerous mission to protect the mysterious artificial intelligence system known as "The Heart." Stone is tasked by the peacekeeping operation known as Charter to keep the object safe from falling into enemy hands. Alia Bhatt plays a globe-trotting hacker Keya Dhawan. ## Meanwhile, Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" (Hindi) opened with 1.5 million views for 4.5 million viewing hours in its opening weekend on Netflix. It was the 8th most-watched non-English film worldwide during the week of August 7 - August 13. The movie, which is based on the epic Ramayana, was a big box office failure upon terrible critics as well as audiences' reception. ## See Netflix’s Top 10 lists for the week of August 7-13 below - ## ## ##

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' and Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar' Theatrical Run Time Revealed
1033 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' and Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar' Theatrical Run Time Revealed

Mumbai, August 16 - The month of August 2024 has proved to be a game changer for Indian cinema as Independence Day week delivered once-in-a-lifetime box office results, led by Sunny Deol's Gadar 2, Rajinikanth's Jailer, and Akshay Kumar's OMG 2. ## The juggernaut of the aforementioned films is expected to continue for the next few weeks before two of the highly-anticipated pan-Indian movies, Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan and Prabhas-fronted Salaar Part One - Ceasefire join the party in the month of September. ## Jawan, which marks SRK's maiden collaboration with Tamil director Atlee, is easily the most hyped Bollywood-origin Pan-Indian movie and it is expected to carry the momentum at the box office. There are still more than three weeks before it storms the big screens all over again.## Meanwhile, the advance booking of the film has commenced in some international markets, including in the USA and UAE. The movie has been certified with a "U/A" certificate with the approved runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes by CBFC. Earlier, one of the cinemas in UAE listed the movie with 3 hours runtime. It is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## Three weeks after Jawan, there will be a hugely anticipated Salaar on September 28. The first-time collaboration of Prabhas and director Prashanth Neel is catching eyeballs and it is easily the biggest Pan-Indian movie of the year. It has been shot in Telugu and Kannada, and will also be released in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.## Meanwhile, Salaar will also reportedly be a lengthy film. As per the rumors going on across social media, the movie's runtime is close to 3 hours, which is 12 minutes more than Neel's last blockbuster KGF: Chapter 2 with Yash in the lead. Both Jawan and Salaar, are mass-friendly action thriller films with heavy on emotions. It will be interesting to see how this long runtime of both movies goes with the audiences. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office Records: Top Five Biggest Independence Day Bollywood Grosser; Gadar 2 First
1034 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office Records: Top Five Biggest Independence Day Bollywood Grosser; Gadar 2 First

Mumbai, August 15 - It turned out to be a historic Independence Day weekend for Sunny Deol-led period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues. Released on August 11, the sequel to the 2001's movie took a sensational start and it literally exploded on D-Day after putting up excellent numbers in the first 4 days. ## Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 went overdrive and scored the biggest collection ever on Independence Day. It is miles ahead of the second-biggest earner on the particular holiday, Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger (2012). The difference in ticket prices is there but still, Gadar 2's Independence Day collections are extraordinary.## Gadar 2 performed to its near-perfect potential on August 15 with the kind of release size it has. Many in the trade believe that in the case of a solo release, Gadar 2 could have recorded the biggest opening day as well as the weekend of all time but that wasn't the scene as it clashed with Akshay Kumar's OMG 2. ## Moving to the biggest Independence Day scorer, Ajay Devgn's Singham Returns (2014) ranks third in the list with the collection almost nearing ETT. Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal and Gold is also in the top 5 movies of all time. ## Have a look at the top 5 biggest Bollywood grosser on August 15 - ## 1. Gadar 2 - 55.40 Cr Net## 2. Ek Tha Tiger - 32.93 Cr Net## 3. Singham Returns - 32.10 Cr Net## 4. Mission Mangal - 29.16 Cr Net## 5. Gold - 25.25 Cr## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: OMG 2 First Tuesday/Independence Day Early Early Estimates
1034 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 First Tuesday/Independence Day Early Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 15 - Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 has a very good Independence Day at the box office which also proved to be its biggest day so far. It is seeing a jump of around 5% from the Sunday collection of 17.55 crores net. ## OMG 2 is clearly getting affected by the clash as it is getting very less chance to score in the smaller centers due to Sunny Deol-led Gadar 2 which has been attracting mass audiences like never before. The bulk of the collection of OMG 2 comes from multiplexes audiences.## The social comedy-drama film, on its fifth day/first Tuesday, scored an estimated around 18.50 crores net which takes the total collection to around 73.50 crores over the 5-day extended Independence Day weekend. The 5-day collection of the movie is very good considering the release size and the blockbuster clash. ## OMG 2 is headed for 85+ crores full first week, and then it will be hitting 100 crores net by the second Saturday or Sunday to emerge as the 8th Bollywood movie of the year to achieve the feat. The budget of the film is not that high so the movie is in very good positive to emerge as a superhit. ## It will be Akshay Kumar's second movie after Sooryavanshi to score 100 crores net post the covid-19 pandemic, though Akshay has played an extended appearance in the latest movie that has Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in the leading roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbuster 'Jailer' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2023
1034 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Blockbuster 'Jailer' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie of 2023

Chennai, August 15 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Jailer is in beast mode at the box office, and in just 6 days, it has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year. The Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial has surpassed the lifetime biz of Ponniyin Selva - 2 to emerge the number 1 Kollywood grosser of 2023.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer grossed approximately 392 crores at the worldwide box office in the first 6 days and it crossed PS-2. The Mani Ratnam-directed PS-2 grossed approximately 344.50 crores in its full run earlier this year and this record is now shattered.## Jailer, on its 5th day, also crossed 200 crores domestically. Overseas, the movie has performed exceptionally well, minting around 145 crores in the first six days. The movie has crossed 400 crores at the worldwide box office on its 7th day.## By crossing PS-2, the Rajini-led blockbuster has become the 4th highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, and at the end of the extended first week or by the second Friday, it will reach 3rd spot by surpassing Kamal Haasan's last year's blockbuster Vikram which grossed around 415 crores worldwide.## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection worldwide (6 days) -## Tamil Nadu - 113.00 Cr## AP/TG - 49.85 Cr## Karnataka - 41.80 Cr## Kerala - 33.75 Cr## Rest Of India - 8.80 Cr## Overseas - 145.00 Cr (estimated)## Total WW - 392.20 Cr (6 days)## 7 days worldwide - 410+ Cr (expected)## Stay tuned...

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Margot Robbie Set To Get Huge Salary For Mega Blockbuster 'Barbie'
1034 days ago
Tollywood

Margot Robbie Set To Get Huge Salary For Mega Blockbuster 'Barbie'

Los Angeles, August 15 - Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy film "Barbie" has done the unthinkable by grossing over $1 billion at the global box office. The movie, directed by Greta Gerwig, is the highest-grosser of all time by a female director. ## Made on a budget of around $130 million, "Barbie" has so far grossed $1.18 billion worldwide, and currently is the second highest-grossing movie of the year, behind "Super Mario Bros. Movie" which grossed $1.35 billion earlier this year.## Meanwhile, the mega-blockbuster box office success of "Barbie" set to earn Margot Robbie, who also produced, her biggest payday yet. According to Variety, the star and producer behind the summer's biggest hit stands to make roughly $50 million in salary and box office bonuses. "Barbie" director and co-writer Greta Gerwig will also likely receive bonuses because of the film's outsized success.## "Barbie" has become the second highest-grossing film in Warner Bros. Pictures' history after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". The latest blockbuster has earned an astonishing $526.3 million at the domestic (North America) box office, as well as $657.6 million at the international box office, for a total of $1.18 billion globally. It is projected to finish over $1.4 billion, which will make it the biggest grosser of the year.## Stay tuned...

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Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Locked With First Look Teaser
1034 days ago
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Release Date Locked With First Look Teaser

Mumbai, August 15 - National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's next film "The Vaccine War" has officially confirmed to clash with Prabhas-fronted "Salaar". Touted as India's first bio-science film, "The "Vaccine War" will be hitting cinemas worldwide on September 28, 2023.## The filmmaker conducted a Twitter poll yesterday (August 14) in which he asked people to pick one release date between September 28 and October 13, and the majority of people picked the earliest one which has now officially been confirmed by the makers.## The release date was announced with the first look teaser, which provides a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology.## Produced by Pallavi Joshi under the banner of I AM Buddha in association with Abhishek Agarwal Arts, the movie stars Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Raima Sen, among others in key roles. ## "The Vaccine War" narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore people who fought the battle in the Covid-19 era. It will be released in Hindi, Telugu, English, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri.## Stay tuned...

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