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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'Kaavaalaa' Song From Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits Massive 100 Million Views On YouTube
1044 days ago
Kollywood

'Kaavaalaa' Song From Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' Hits Massive 100 Million Views On YouTube

Chennai, August 5 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama "Jailer" is less than a week to go for the big release in cinemas worldwide on August 10. The much-awaited movie is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures.## Meanwhile, the high-octane first single "Kaavaalaa" from "Jailer" has set social media on fire. The lyrical video song featuring Tamannaah and Rajinikanth has crossed a massive 100 million views within just 4 weeks, one of the fastest Tamil movie songs to reach the milestone on YouTube.## Sung by Shilpa Rao, and Anirudh Ravichander who also composed, the "Kaavaalaa" song has become a massive chartbuster on YouTube as well as other social media platforms. Fans across the country are making reels on it which is helping the makers to keep the buzz of the movie high.## The song currently has approx. 101 million views with a massive 1.3 million likes on Sun TV's YouTube channel. Arunraja Kamaraj has penned the lyrics of the song.## ## "Jailer" is scheduled to release on August 10, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi languages. It also stars Mohan Lal, Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan, Mirna Menon, Tamannah, Vasanth Ravi, Naga Babu, and Yogi Babu, among others in key roles.##

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Second Friday Early Estimates
1045 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Second Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 4 - After a good first week, Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani starts the second weekend on a strong note, scoring a jump over the first Thursday collection. The jump over yesterday's collection is at least 10% and can go upto 15% which is fantastic.## The early estimate suggests 6.75-7.25 crores net on the second Friday of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. This takes the total collection to around 80 crores and now, the movie has a real shot at crossing 100 crores net by the end of the second weekend itself.## The second Friday jump is more because the ticket prices have been increased to the opening weekend level after they were reduced during the weekdays. RRKPK will see further jump tomorrow and may hit the double-digit mark before another jump on Sunday. The second weekend is looking at least 27 crores net and can go towards 30 crores or more. ## RRKPK will cross 100 crores domestic gross tomorrow while it has crossed 150 crores gross worldwide with today's collection. It will be eyeing at least 115 crores domestic net and over 225 crores worldwide gross lifetime run. It has another week to score before "Gadar 2" and "OMG 2" arrive on August 11. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalaivar 170: Superstar Rajinikanth's Next Locks Stellar Star Cast
1045 days ago
Kollywood

Thalaivar 170: Superstar Rajinikanth's Next Locks Stellar Star Cast

Chennai, August 4 - Superstar Rajinikanth will next team up with "Jai Bhim" director TJ Gnanavel. Tentatively titled Thalaivar 170, the movie will be produced by Lyca Productions and it was officially announced in March this year on the occasion of Lyca chairman, Subaskaran's birthday. ## The pre-production work of "Thalaivar 170" is going on at a rapid pace as the makers are in the process to lock the entire star cast. Meanwhile, the latest reports have surfaced online that Lyca has roped in a stellar cast for the movie. ## As reported previously, legendary Amitabh Bachchan will be playing a parallel lead to Rajini in "Thalaivar 170" which marks his Tamil debut. As per the latest buzz, supremely talented actors, Nani and Fahadh Faasil along with Manju Warrior have also been locked in prominent roles, however, the official announcement is yet to be made.## The music of the film will be composed by Rockstar Anirudh Ravichander. The shoot for the yet-untitled film will commence soon as the film is getting ready to release in 2024.## Meanwhile, Rajinikanth is gearing up for the release of the action drama "Jailer", which is scheduled to release this August 10 in multiple languages. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the movie also stars Ramya Krishnan, Mohan Lal, Shivarajkumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil, Vasanth Ravi, Vinayakan, and Yogi Babu in key roles. ## Rajinikanth also has Lyca Productions' "Lal Salaam", directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth and co-starring Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth. It is currently in the post-production work and will soon release in theaters.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Clocks An Excellent First Week Worldwide
1045 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Clocks An Excellent First Week Worldwide

Mumbai, August 4 - Karan Johar's directorial, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, has had an excellent first week at the global box office with collection nearing the 150 crores mark, thanks to phenomenal overseas first opening week.## The romantic family drama film, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, scored 146.50 crores gross worldwide, including 86.50 crores (73.33 crores net) at the domestic box office in the first week. The movie scored the 5th biggest first week of the year for a Bollywood movie. ## The overseas collection of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is fantastic with approx. $7.25 million (60 crores). After the superb opening weekend, RRKPK held extremely well during the weekdays despite the competition with Hollywood movies to post very good numbers.## North America is leading the film's overseas numbers with $2.90 million (24 crores), followed by Gulf countries with $2.10 million (17.40 crores), and the United Kingdom with $890K (7.40 crores). In Australia also, RRKPK has really well over the first week and grossed a solid $460K (3.80 crores). The other markets grossed an estimated $900K (7.50 crores).## RRKPK is expected to have a solid second weekend at the domestic as well as the global box office. In India, it will look to score at least 25 crores net which will take it near to 100 crores net mark. Overseas, the movie will be eyeing to reach the $10 million mark. It is already the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie overseas this year, behind only "Pathaan".## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani First Thursday Early Estimates
1046 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani First Thursday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 3 - Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani concludes the first week with a collection of over 73 crores net after another good hold on the first Thursday. It sees a drop of just around 10% today as compared to Wednesday's collection. ## The early estimate suggests the first Thursday collection of RRKPK around 6.25 crores net. This takes the total collection to around 73.50 crores net in the full week which is one of the biggest for a Bollywood movie this year. ## The second weekend will be crucial for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani which will determine how long it can go at the box office. With not much competition from new Bollywood releases, RRKPK, however, is expected to have a solid second weekend and will be eyeing 25 crores net minimum.## As said, RRKPK will have an outside chance to top 100 crores net by the end of the second weekend, if not, then it will surely reach the milestone by Monday, max by Tuesday, and will become only the 6th Bollywood movie of the year to get there.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Salaar Part One - Ceasefire' English Version To Be Delayed; Release Date Revealed
1046 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' 'Salaar Part One - Ceasefire' English Version To Be Delayed; Release Date Revealed

Hyderabad, August 3 - Superstar Prabhas' next theatrical release, "Salaar Part One - Ceasefire", directed by Prashanth Neel is less than two months away and the makers are gearing up to launch the trailer later this month. It is scheduled to release on September 28.## "Salaar" has been one of the most anticipated Pan India movies that will release in multiple languages, including English. However, as per the latest reports, the English version of the movie won't be released simultaneously with other versions and has reportedly been pushed back by 2-3 weeks.## According to the Telugu media reports, the "Salaar" English version will most likely be released on October 13, 2023. The movie has huge box office potential as far as the international markets are concerned, and the makers are trying to make the most of it by dubbing it in the English language also. It is one of the few big-budget Indian movies to get a release in English.## Produced by Hombale Films, the "Salaar Part 1 - Ceasefire" teaser was recently launched and it got a blockbuster response from the audiences. It is currently the second most-watched Indian movie teaser of all-time, behind only "KGF 2", which was also directed by Prashanth Neel in 2022.## Prabhas plays the titular role in "Salaar" which also stars Shruti Haasan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jagapathi Babu, and Tinnu Anand, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbie Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film Solely Directed By A Female At The Worldwide Box Office
1046 days ago
Hollywood

Barbie Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film Solely Directed By A Female At The Worldwide Box Office

Los Angeles, August 3 - Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy comedy film "Barbie" starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is fast approaching the $1 billion mark at the global box office. It will be the first $1 billion grosser for the studio since "Joker" (2019). ## Directed by Greta Gerwig, "Barbie" has crossed $850 million worldwide, and it is now the highest-grossing movie ever solely directed by a female. It has surpassed Patty Jenkins-directed DC superhero movie "Wonder Woman" which grossed $822 million worldwide in 2017.## "Barbie" has so far grossed $382 million at the domestic (North America) and approx. $470 million at the international box office. It is now the biggest solely female-directed movie of all time, not counting "Captain Marvel" ($1.13 billion) which was co-directed by Anna Boden with Ryan K. Fleck. ## Apart from being the biggest grosser for a female director, "Barbie" has already become the highest-grossing film of Margot Robbie, who plays the titular role, as well as Ryan Gosling. The movie will top $1 billion by Sunday and will become the second billion-dollar movie of the year. ## Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films. The film follows Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis.## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Bawaal' Scores 14+ Million Views
1046 days ago
Digital Media

Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Bawaal' Scores 14+ Million Views

Mumbai, August 3 - Director Nitesh Tiwari's romantic drama "Bawaal" is turning out to be a big success for Amazon Prime Video. The movie starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor is attracting very good viewership despite finding itself in controversy. ## During the week of July 25 to July 30, 2023, "Bawaal" was the number 1 streaming title in India with 7.6 million views, according to Ormax Media, a media consulting firm that tracks viewership data across digital platforms in India. The movie emerged number 1 watched title, beating Bigg Boss OTT season 2 in the last week.## "Bawaal" scored 6.9 million views in its opening weekend (July 21-24). After 10 days, the movie scored 14.50 million views in India, making it the second most-watched Bollywood movie across OTT platforms this year, after Shahid Kapoor's "Bloody Daddy". ## Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Earthsky Pictures, "Bawaal" stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor as a troubled married couple, alongside Manoj Pahwa, Anjuman Saxena, and Mukesh Tiwari, among others.## Earlier, "Bawaal" got into controversy because of its subject. It has been accused of trivializing and demeaning the deaths of millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust by using Auschwitz as a metaphor for relationship problems. The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), an NGO dedicated to the well-being of Jews as well as the Holocaust victims. The NGO has issued a statement demanding the removal of the film from Amazon Prime Video, to which, the streamer is yet to respond.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Tops 100 Crores Net In India
1047 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Tops 100 Crores Net In India

Mumbai, August 2 - Blockbuster Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" has crossed the 100 crores net mark at the Indian box office, becoming the first movie of the director to achieve the feat in the country.## "Oppenheimer" tops the 100 crores net mark on its 13th day (2nd Wednesday) in both the versions - English and Hindi. The original English version has contributed approx. 90% of the total collection while the Hindi version has done the remaining. It didn't release in other languages.## Based on the life of American theoretical physicist and polymath J. Robert Oppenheimer, "Oppenheimer" is the 3rd Hollywood movie of the year after "Fast X" and "Mission Impossible 7" while it is the 13th Hollywood movie ever to reach the century mark at the Indian box office.## Check out day-wise collection of the movie here## "Oppenheimer" has done exceptionally well in the IMAX and has grossed approx. 23 crores so far which is around 20% of the total collection. The total gross collection of the movie is approx. 119 crores in 19 days. It will cross "MI7" in the next couple of days to become the second-biggest Hollywood grosser of the year in India. ## Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr. as Strauss, with the remaining ensemble supporting cast including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.##

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani First Wednesday Early Estimates
1047 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani First Wednesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 2 - Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani continues to put up a stronghold during the weekdays after another solid day at the domestic box office. The movie scored a jump yesterday and today, it witnessed a drop below 10% which is fantastic.## Directed by Karan Johar, RRKPK scored an estimated 6.75-7 crores net on its first Wednesday, dropping just around 7% from Tuesday's collection. This takes the total collection of the movie to approx. 67 crores in 6 days and the full first week should be around 73 crores net. ## The weekday trend of the movie at the box office has been one of the strongest for a Bollywood movie this year. The solid weekday collections have set the platform for the movie to score a super solid second weekend.## Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani will have an outside chance to top 100 crores net by the end of the second weekend. If not, it will most likely reach the century mark by the second Tuesday and will become the 6th Bollywood movie of the year to reach this milestone.## Stay Tuned...

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Sanjay Dutt Gets Paid Hefty Remuneration For Puri Jagannadh's 'Double iSmart'
1047 days ago
Tollywood

Sanjay Dutt Gets Paid Hefty Remuneration For Puri Jagannadh's 'Double iSmart'

Hyderabad, August 2 - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is getting busy in the South Indian film industry with back-to-back films in multiple languages. The actor recently officially announced his maiden Telugu movie "Double iSmart" with director Puri Jagannadh. ## "Double iSmart", which is the sequel to "iSmart Shankar", will see Ram Pothineni reprising his lead role. Sanjay Dutt has been roped in to play the main antagonist and the makers recently launched his first look poster as Big Bull.## Now, according to Aakashavaani, the "Munna Bhai MBBS" star got paid a hefty remuneration of 15 crores for his role. The actor will be shooting for 60 days for the film that recently completed its first schedule in Mumbai. The second schedule will commence soon abroad.## "Double iSmart" promises to be bigger on the scale and budget. The first movie was a huge blockbuster and the makers are hell-bent to repeat that with the sequel as well. Unlike the predecessor, the sequel is being made for the Pan Indian audiences and it will be released on March 8, 2024, in multiple languages, including Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Scores Huge In Overseas
1047 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Scores Huge In Overseas

Mumbai, August 2 - Karan Johar's directorial "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" is turning out to be a big success at the overseas box office. It has held superbly during the weekdays after the very good opening weekend.## "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" has so far grossed 60 crores ($7.25 million) in the first week and emerged as the second biggest Bollywood grosser of the year at the overseas box office. Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is currently the biggest Bollywood as well as Indian grosser overseas this year with a collection close to 400 crores.## North America has been the biggest market of RRKPK so far with $2.90 million (24 crores), followed by Gulf countries with $2.10 million (17.40 crores), and the United Kingdom with $890K (7.40 crores). In Australia also, RRKPK has really well over the first week and grossed a solid $460K (3.80 crores). The other markets grossed an estimated $900K (7.50 crores). ## In North America and the UK along with other European countries, RRKPK is having showcasing issues due to "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", still the collection so far is strong. ## The worldwide collection of this Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer is 146.50 crores, including 86.50 crores domestic gross in the first week. It scored the third biggest opening week for an outright Bollywood movie of the year, behind only "Pathaan" and "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan".## Stay tuned...

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