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 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates
1036 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Third Day/First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 13 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" has a good opening weekend though it got hit badly by the "Gadar 2" wave which is taking the nation by storm. The jump today for "OMG 2" is around 15% which is good as the movie is having less chance in small centers due to the competition.## The early estimates suggest the net collection of the movie to be around 17.50 crores on its third day/first Sunday. The movie scores an increase in multiplexes while mass centers remain more or less the same. The final collection today may vary a little bit either way depending on mass centers.## The 3-day opening weekend of "OMG 2" is approx. 43.50 crores net and it will most likely hit the 50 crores mark tomorrow. It will have the big day on Tuesday, August 15 on which the movie could score its biggest day as a 5-day Independence Day weekend headed for 70 crores (+/-) which is a good result.## "OMG 2" in a solo release could have easily gone past 100 crores net in the 5-day weekend. However, it is still in a very good position to hit the century mark in the second weekend itself. It will become the 8th Bollywood movie this year to enter the 100 crores club. ## Stay tuned...

Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening
1036 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. India Announces Date For 'Blue Beetle' Fan Screening

Mumbai, August 13 - Warner Bros. Pictures is getting ready to release the next DC Superhero movie "Blue Beetle" this upcoming Friday, August 18. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, "Blue Beetle" is the latest and overall the fourteenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ## "Blue Beetle" will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages in India on August 18. The studio, however, has announced fans screenings of the movie a day before the official release, August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi. ## Warner Bros. announced a quiz contest in which fans won a free pass to watch the movie in the special fans' screenings. The contest has been closed and the studio has already announced the names of the fans who have been selected for the screening, scheduled for August 17 in Mumbai and Delhi.## The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez in key roles. It had a special screening in which it received an excellent response.## In Blue Beetle, Xolo Maridueña stars as Jaime Reyes, a recent college grad that returns home with aspirations for his future, but finds out his home is not the same. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.## Congratulations to all the winners! ​List in the following thread.For further details please check your email. Kindly share your confirmation by replying to our email before August 14, 5 PM & get ready to watch #BlueBeetle ONE DAY before the official release!​#WarnerBrosIndia pic.twitter.com/Vs5yxNAa2n— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) August 12, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj
1036 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya Confirms 'Rolex' As Standalone Movie With Director Lokesh Kanagraj

Chennai, August 13 - There haven't been many instances in Indian cinema when a 5-minute cameo role got the loudest cheers in theaters and it is very rare that they get remembered for a long time. ## Suriya, one of the biggest movie stars in Tamil cinema, played one such cameo in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's mega-blockbuster "Vikram" headlined by legendary Kamal Haasan. The movie is a part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe in which Suriya played a theater-shaking cameo as Rolex at the end of "Vikram" and teased a standalone movie. ## Now, a year later, Suriya has reportedly confirmed 'Rolex' as a standalone movie in the LCU. During a recent fans meet, Suriya confirmed that director Lokesh Kanagraj narrated to him the script of Rolex as a standalone film which he liked. He reportedly confirmed that the movie will happen soon once he is done with his current commitments.## Meanwhile, the actor also updated his fans about his upcoming blockbuster, highly-anticipated Pan India movie "Kanguva" and said that it has come out 100 times better than what the team had expected before shooting. He also confirmed that his next movie will start shooting in October this year while the long-awaited "Vaadivaasal" will start once director Vetrimaaran completes "Viduthalai Part - 2". ## "Rolex" will start before "Irumbu Kai Maayavi", a superhero project which has been in discussion for a long time between Suriya and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Last year, it was reported that Suriya was keen to start IKM soon, but now, it seems it has been delayed further and will happen only after "Rolex". Meanwhile, Lokesh is currently busy with the post-production work of Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" which is reportedly a part of LCU. He will next direct superstar Rajinikanth and also has "Kaithi 2" with Karthi in the pipeline.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Crosses 100 Crores Domestically and 200 Crores Worldwide In 3 Days
1036 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Crosses 100 Crores Domestically and 200 Crores Worldwide In 3 Days

Chennai, August 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama film "Jailer" is running riot at the box office, be it domestically or overseas. The Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial had an excellent third day in India with a gross collection crossing the 40 crores mark for the second time in its first three days.## The growth on the movie's third day was around 33% as the movie scored 40.20 crores gross on Saturday at the domestic box office. With this, the total gross collection has exceeded the 100 crores mark, with three days cume total of 127.10 crores gross. The collection on Sunday is expected to be in the same range as yesterday as the 4-day extended weekend is heading for 165+ crores gross domestically.## In the home state, Tamil Nadu, "Jailer" has so far minted approx. 58.30 crores gross in three and it will top 100 crores gross in the state by Tuesday, on Independence Day. Produced by Sun Pictures, "Jailer" is also fairing well outside Tamil Nadu, especially in Telugu states, Karnataka, and Kerala.## At the overseas box office, "Jailer" is nearing 100 crores gross mark as collection stands at approx. 95 crores in three days. It will top 100 crores gross by the end of the day. Meanwhile, the excellent First Saturday overseas collection proved enough for the movie to go past 200 crores at the worldwide box office, and with this, it has also crossed Rajinikanth's last film "Annaatthe" which minted approx. 172 crores worldwide in 2021.## The territorial breakdown of Jailer box office collection (approx. collection) - ## Tamil Nadu - 58.30 Cr## AP/TG - 24.00 Cr## Karnataka - 22.50 Cr## Kerala - 16.85 Cr## Rest Of India - 5.25 Cr## Overseas - 95.00 Cr (estimated)## Total WW - 222.00 Cr (3 days)## Stay tuned...

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Script Blockbuster Saturday (August 12) At The Hindi Box Office
1036 days ago
Bollywood

'Gadar 2', 'OMG 2', and 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Script Blockbuster Saturday (August 12) At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, August 13 - The Bollywood box office is alive and kicking and is now slowly reaching its full potential as the latest blockbusters are running riot. The sequels to cult blockbusters, Sunny Deol's "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" and Akshay Kumar's "Oh My God - OMG" have lighted up the Independence Day week along with holdover "Rocky Aur Rani Kai Prem Kahani".## On Saturday (August 12), the aforementioned three films were breathing fire at the box office and brought in over 62.08 crores net collection, including a 69% contribution by "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" alone, followed by 25% from "OMG 2" and 6% by "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani".## Have a look at the detailed collection of the aforementioned three movies so far (till August 12) -## Gadar 2 - The Sunny Deol-led period action drama sequel had an excellent second day (first Saturday) at the domestic box office with a net collection of mammoth 43.08 crores. It was the third biggest second day and second biggest first Saturday in Hindi language of all time. The movie had an opening day of 40.10 crores net as the total collection of the movie reached 83.18 crores net in two days, becoming the highest-grossing movie for Sunny Deol. The worldwide collection of the movie stands at approx. 108 crores gross.## OMG 2 - The sequel to 2012's movie was up against a giant like "Gadar 2", still, it manages to remain strong and eventually scored a big jump of around 50% on its second day. The Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starrer movie netted 15.30 crores on Saturday, after a decent opening day of 10.26 crores net. The collection of OMG 2 is nowhere near Gadar 2, but it has faired much much better than a few of the recent movies of Akshay and is in very good positive to emerge a big hit. The total India collection of the movie is 25.56 crores while the worldwide collection is approx. 35 crores gross in two days.## Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani - The Karan Johar's directorial movie is in its third week and it managed to remain solid in the third weekend so far despite the competition with Gadar 2 and OMG 2. On its third Saturday, RRKPK scored 3.70 crores net collection, showing a jump of approx. 57% from Friday. The total net collection of the movie reached 126.83 crores while the worldwide collection stands at approx. 260 crores in 16 days. Starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, RRKPK will emerge as a box-office hit. ## The aforementioned three movies have so far scored approx. 115 crores net in the ongoing weekend, starting from August 11 and they will be eyeing to finish the weekend (August 11-13) around 190 crores net combined.

Mega 157: Megastar Chiranjeevi Finalizes His Next Film
1036 days ago
Tollywood

Mega 157: Megastar Chiranjeevi Finalizes His Next Film

Hyderabad, August 13 - Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's latest release "Bholaa Shankar" fails to woo the audiences as it crashed badly on its second day after a decent opening. Directed by Meher Ramesh, the movie will find it difficult to bounce back from hereon and is likely to end up as a big failure.## Meanwhile, Megastar Chiranjeevi has already finalized his next film. The veteran actor has teamed with director Mallidi Vasistha whose last directorial "Bimbisara" was a huge blockbuster. The upcoming project will be Chiranjeevi's 157th film. ## "Mega 157" will be produced by UV Creations and it is touted to be a social fantasy film. Oscar-winning musician MM Keeravani is reportedly on board to score the music of the film that is expected to commence filming in November this year for a late 2024 release.## Mallidi Vasistha previously said in an interview about his film with Chiranjeevi that, "The story has Indian mythological roots, but the universe will connect to all the ages of audiences. In making this story, I always look forward to the Marvel franchise and I'm trying to add an Indian touch to it".## The rest of the cast and crew details will be announced soon.## Stay tuned...

Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets Shelved?
1036 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets Shelved?

Mumbai, August 13 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor and director Anees Bazmee teamed up for an action-comedy film. Rashmika Mandanna was on board to play the female lead in the movie that was supposed to go on floors by August this year. But now, things seem to have changed regarding this much-awaited collaboration.## According to Pinkvilla, Shahid Kapoor and Anees Bazmee have decided to part ways on this project over creative differences. The movie has reportedly been shelved for now but the future course of action will be decided soon. Telugu producer Dil Raju was the producer of the movie.## Shahid Kapoor was supposed to play a double role in the movie, tentatively titled "Ek Saath Do Do" or "Double Trouble". The "Kabir Singh" actor will now be doing Malayalam filmmaker Roshan Andrews-directed thriller movie, titled "Koi Shaq". Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Zee Studios, the movie will go on floors in September for a 2024 release.## Anees Bazmee, meanwhile, will be directing Kartik Aaryan-led "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" from early next year. His last release was also the second installment of this horror-comedy franchise and it became a huge blockbuster at the box office last year.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Jailer Third Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1037 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Jailer Third Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Chennai, August 12 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama "Jailer" witnesses a handsome jump of around 35% on its first Saturday at the domestic box office. The movie had a usual drop on Friday after debuting on Thursday. ## On its third day/first Saturday, "Jailer" scored an estimated 40+ crores gross collection, including an estimated 20+ crores gross in Tamil Nadu state. The total gross collection of the film reaches approx. 128 crores domestically, including approx. 59-60 crores in Tamil Nadu.## As far as the net collection is concerned, "Jailer" has crossed 100 crores net (109 crores) after an estimated 35 crores net on its third day. Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial movie should witness further jump on Sunday. ## "Jailer" is in a very good position to emerge a huge hit with a long Independence Day week ahead and might emerge as the biggest Tamil grosser of the year. It also has a shot at crossing 200 crores gross today (3rd day) depending on where overseas collection lands. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates
1037 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Day/First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 10 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama "OMG 2" which has Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in prominent roles, has witnessed a huge jump on its second day at the domestic box office. The huge jump clearly indicates the super positive word of mouth.## The jump on the second day looks to be over 50% as early estimates suggest a second-day collection of around 15 crores net. The movie has witnessed a very healthy jump in multiplex while mass centers remain more or less the same as day one due to the "Gadar 2" wave.## The total collection of "OMG 2" is around 26 crores net in two days and the three-day opening weekend is eyeing to be around 43 crores net which is a good result. The movie has a huge day coming in the form of Independence Day, Tuesday, which could be its biggest day. The 5-day Independence Day week could well be around 70 crores net. ## With very positive word of mouth by its side, "OMG 2" is in the very good positive to hit 100 crores net collection which will be Akshay Kumar's second movie post the covid-19 pandemic to hit the milestone. It will eventually emerge as a much-needed success for Khiladi Kumar.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes Sunny Deol's Highest-Grossing Film Domestically
1037 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes Sunny Deol's Highest-Grossing Film Domestically

Mumbai, August 12 - Sunny Deol-led period action drama film "Gadar 2 - The Katha Continues" is running riot at the box office and brings the magic of the first movie back. The theaters are once again witnessing housefull boards and at the same time, the capacity issue is also arising.## Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" scored gigantic 40.10 crores net collection on the opening day, taking the second biggest opening in Hindi this year. The second day scored a jump of around 7% for 43.08 crores net and with this, it has become the highest-grossing film of Sunny Deol, beating its predecessor in terms of net collection. ## The original movie "Gadar: The Katha Continues" (2001) scored approx. 77 crores net (not adjusting with inflation) collection which has now been surpassed by the sequel after 22 years. However, in terms of footfalls, "Gadar 2" is nowhere near the first movie which scored a mighty 5+ crore footfalls to mint 77 crores net. The sequel reached crossed the first movie with just (still good) approx. 45 lakh admissions (expected, 2 days).## The latest blockbuster is unlikely to generate 5 crore admissions due to high ticket prices but it has become Sunny Deol's biggest-earner movie of his career. As far as the gross collection is concerned, "Gadar" scored approx. 127 crores gross and "Gadar 2" will cross this mark by the end of its third day (Sunday). ## Check out the list of Sunny Deol's top 5 highest-grossing movies (in net collection, without adjusting to inflation) - ## 1. Gadar 2 - 83.18 Cr (2 days)## 2. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha - 76.65 Cr## 3. Yamla Pagla Deewana - 55.12 Cr## 4. Border - 39.30 Cr## 5. Ghayal Once Again - 35.75 Cr## In terms of footfalls, "Gadar" is the third biggest Indian movie of all time with 5+ crores, while "Border" (1997) ranks 6th with 3.71 crores.## Stay tuned...

Thalapathy 68: Makers Finalizes Lead Actress Opposite Thalapathy Vijay In Director Venkat Prabhu's Next
1037 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy 68: Makers Finalizes Lead Actress Opposite Thalapathy Vijay In Director Venkat Prabhu's Next

Chennai, October 2 - Thalapathy Vijay is gearing up for the release of the highly-anticipated Pan India movie "Leo" which is scheduled for October 19, 2023. It is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio. ## The shoot of "Leo" has been wrapped up and the team is now busy with the post-production work. Meanwhile, Thalapathy Vijay has already confirmed his next film with director Venkat Prabhu. Tentatively titled "Thalapathy 68", the movie marks the maiden collaboration between Thalapathy and Venkat Prabhu.## Now, as per the latest reports in Tamil media, the makers have roped in Telugu actress Meenakshi Chaudhary to play the female lead opposite Thalapathy Vijay. It will be her first film with the superstar and her third Tamil movie after "Kolai" and the upcoming "Singapore Saloon".## "Thalapathy 68" will reportedly be launched officially tomorrow (October 2) while the regular shoot will commence a day later on 3rd October. It will be produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram's AGS Entertainment which also produced Thalapathy's "Bigil" (2019). ## Yuvan Shankar Raja is on board to compose the music for the upcoming movie that marks his reunion with the superstar after 20 years of "Pudhiya Geethai" (2003), which remains their only collaboration to date.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Koi Mil Gaya' (Re-Release) First Week Collection
1037 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Koi Mil Gaya' (Re-Release) First Week Collection

Mumbai, August 12 - On the occasion of the 20th anniversary, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and superstar Hrithik Roshan re-released their superhit science fiction movie "Koi Mil Gaya" (2003) on August 4 in association with PVR Cinemas. ## The movie had limited re-release across PVR properties in around 30 cities as it was more like celebrating this cult classic rather than aiming for big bucks with a proper second-frame release. In the opening weekend, "Koi Mil Gaya" scored approx. 19 lakh gross in around 225 shows. ## After the opening weekend, the movie was left with a limited chance to score during weekdays as it grossed approx. 10 lakh from Monday to Thursday (August 7 - August 10). The opening week collection of the movie was approx. 29-30 lakh which can be termed decent with the kind of re-release size the movie had.## Have a look at the day-wise collection of "Koi... Mil Gaya" re-release (August 4-10) - ## Friday - 350K## Saturday - 600K## Sunday - 1000K## Monday - 200K## Tuesday - 220K## Wednesday - 250K## Thursday - 200K## In its original run in 2003, "Koi Mil Gaya" had grossed approx. 80 crores at the worldwide box office, including approx. 10 crores overseas collection. The success of the movie inspired the makers to turn it into a superhero franchise. In 2006, "Krrish" (Krrish 2) was released and became a big hit, before "Krrish 3" took the franchise forward in 2013 and scored a huge approx. 375 crores worldwide.## Directed by Rakesh Roshan, "Koi Mil Gaya" is produced by Rakesh Roshan's FilmKraft Production. It features Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, and Rekha in prominent roles alongside Johnny Lever, Rajat Bedi, Prem Chopra, and child artists Hansika Motwani, and Anuj Pandit Sharma as well as an alien named Jadoo in pivotal roles.## Stay tuned...