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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Gadar 2: Director Anil Sharma Is Elated With Overwhelming Response On Social Media; Gives Update On Release Date
1260 days ago
Bollywood

Gadar 2: Director Anil Sharma Is Elated With Overwhelming Response On Social Media; Gives Update On Release Date

Mumbai, January 5 - Director Anil Sharma is elated with the blockbuster response his upcoming directorial Gadar 2 is getting on social media. The movie is the sequel to one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001), featuring Sunny Deol in the leading role. ## The sequel was announced in 2021 with Sunny Deol as Tara Singh returning to reprise his role along with Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma. Zee Studios recently shared a video clip of the films it will be releasing this year, and in between, there was a blink-and-miss appearance of Sunny's first look, lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## The first look of Sunny's Tara Singh stormed social media as fans started trending #Gadar2 on Twitter and expressed their excitement to watch the movie on the big screen. Anil Sharma noticed this blockbuster response and thanked the fans for the same. The filmmaker also confirmed that the release date will be announced very soon. ## "#GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character, it's emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them, pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon", he wrote on Twitter along with sharing the screenshots of the first look of Sunny's Tara Singh. ## #GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character,it’s emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them,pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/oKNGMj5QQ7— Anil Sharma (@Anilsharma_dir) January 5, 2023 ## "Gadar 2" is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions. It is a romantic period action-drama film, a sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", which grossed a whopping approx. 133 crores worldwide in 2001. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Crosses Top Gun Maverick To Become Highest-Grossing Film Of 2022 Worldwide
1260 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Crosses Top Gun Maverick To Become Highest-Grossing Film Of 2022 Worldwide

Los Angeles, January 5: Director James Cameron has done it again with his latest blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water which is on its historic run at the global box office. The sequel to Cameron's highest-grossing film of all time is living up to expectations, and now, becomes the number-one movie of 2022 globally. ## The sci-fi epic grossed $1.52 billion worldwide through 3rd Wednesday and becomes the highest-grossing film of 2022, surpassing Tom Cruise's "Top Gun: Maverick" which grossed $1.49 billion worldwide. The global cume includes $464 million in North America and $1.05 billion internationally through the 3rd Wednesday. ## Internationally, "Avatar 2" will surpass "Spider-Man: No Way Home" by Friday or Saturday to become the biggest grosser outside North America during the covid-19 pandemic era. Spider-Man grossed $1.10 billion internationally and is currently the highest-grossing pandemic-era film worldwide with $1.91 billion.## Outside the domestic market, China is the biggest contributor to "Avatar 2" with approx. $169 million through Wednesday (20 days), followed by France with $95 million and Korea with $78 million. As per the Hollywood box office analyst, "Avatar 2" is eyeing a $2.2 billion+ lifetime run globally. ## Top 10 markets of "Avatar 2" through 3rd Wednesday- China $168.60 M, France $96.10 M, Korea $78.20 M, Germany $76.50 M, the UK $60.90 M, India $51.90 M, Mexico $40.00 M, Australia $39.40 M, Italy $34.8 M, and Spain $32.20 M.## Stay tuned...

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PEN Studio Announces Hindi Theatrical Release of Nandamuri Balakrishna's Blockbuster 'Akhanda'
1261 days ago
Tollywood

PEN Studio Announces Hindi Theatrical Release of Nandamuri Balakrishna's Blockbuster 'Akhanda'

Mumbai, January 4 - Director Boyapati Srinu's Telugu action drama film Akhanda, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna is all set to release in the dubbed Hindi version on January 20.## "Akhanda" was originally released on December 2, 2021, and went to gross over 100 crores at the box office. It is NBK's biggest grosser and now, the film is getting its Hindi release, more than a year after the original release. ## Film producer Dr. Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios acquired the Hindi rights. The studio announced the Hindi release via Twitter and also confirmed that the trailer would be released on January 5 at 12 PM. ## We are proud to present to you #AKHANDA (In Hindi) The most anticipated action drama. 💥💪🏼Trailer out tomorrow at 12 PM.#AkhandaInHindi releasing in theatres near you on Jan 20th.#NandamuriBalaKrishna @itsmepragya @jayantilalgada @isajidqureshi #BoyapatiSreenu #PenMovies pic.twitter.com/NRTMQo97Aw— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) January 4, 2023 ## "Akhanda" is produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under the banner of Dwaraka Creations. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Pragya Jaiswal, Jagapathi Babu, and Srikanth. The soundtrack album and film score is composed by Thaman S. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Varisu' To Have Direct Clash With Ajith Kumar's 'Thunivu'
1261 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Varisu' To Have Direct Clash With Ajith Kumar's 'Thunivu'

Chennai, January 4 - Two of the biggest superstars of South Indian cinema, Thalapathy Vijay and Ajith Kumar will be taking on each other at the box office this Pongal festival.## Ajith Kumar's action thriller Thunivu has been confirmed to hit screens on January 11 in Tamil and Telugu languages. Directed by H. Vinoth, "Thunivu" makers recently launched the trailer which met with positive reception from the audiences and the makers are confident of the film's box office success. ## Thalapathy Vijay's family action drama film Varisu was announced to release on January 12, but now, it is said that the much-anticipated film will be hitting theaters on January 11 and will have a direct clash with "Thunivu". ## The trailer of "Varisu" was launched on January 4 and it is out an out family entertainer with stylish action sequences. The trailer of the film, directed by Telugu director Vamshi Paidipally, getting positive reception and breaking records on YouTube.## Both Thalapathy Vijay and Ajith Kumar are the biggest stars in Tamil and their movies used to take huge openings. It is said that both films will be given equal theaters in Tamil Nadu and it will be internating to see which movie make the best out of it. ## Stay tuned...

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Varisu Trailer 24 Hours Report and Records
1261 days ago
Kollywood

Varisu Trailer 24 Hours Report and Records

Chennai, January 4, 2023: Thalapathy Vijay's next film Varisu will release on January 12, 2023. Its trailer was released on January 4, 2023, at 5:00 PM.## Varisu 24 Hours Data - ## Views: 23,042,346 [23.04M] ## Likes: 1,837,672 [1.84M] ## Most Liked Trailer in India (24 hours/ Single Channel/ Single Language)## 1. Dil Bechara (Hindi): 6 M## 2. Beast (Tamil): 2.23 M ## 3. KGF Chapter 2 (Hindi): 2.22 M## 4. Varisu (Tamil): 1.84 M ## 5. Bigil (Tamil): 1.66 M## 6. Valimai (Tamil): 1.32 M## Most Liked South India Trailers (24 hours / Single Language)## 1. Beast: 2.23 M ## 2. Varisu: 1.84 M ## 3. Bigil: 1.66 M ## 4. Valimai: 1.32 M ## 5. RRR: 1.24 M ## 6. Viswasam: 1.16 M ## Most Viewed South India Trailers (24 hours /Single Language)## 1. Beast: 29.04 M## 2. Sarkaru Vaari Paata: 26.77 M## 3. Thunivu - 24.96 M## 4. Radhe Shyam - 23.20 M ## 5. Varisu - 23.04 M ## 6. Acharya - 21.86 M## Varisu 24 Hours Likes Report## It was published on 04 Jan 2023 05:00:06 pm IST ## It crossed 100K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:03:17 pm IST (00 hour 03 min 11 sec). ## It crossed 200K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:06:56 pm IST (00 hour 06 min 50 sec). ## It crossed 300K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:11:18 pm IST (00 hour 11 min 12 sec).## It crossed 400K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:16:51 pm IST (00 hour 16 min 45 sec).## It crossed 500K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:24:59 pm IST (00 hour 24 min 53 sec).## It crossed 600K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:33:21 pm IST (00 hour 33 min 15 sec).## It crossed 700K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:44:04 pm IST (00 hour 43 min 58 sec).## It crossed 800K likes on 04 Jan 2023 05:59:06 pm IST (00 hour 58 min 30 sec). ## It crossed 900K likes on 04 Jan 2023 06:12:28 pm IST (01 hour 12 min 22 sec). ## It crossed 1 million likes on 04 Jan 2023 06:29:36 pm IST (01 hour 29 min 30 sec). ## About This Movie## This film is directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju, Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinema.## Varisu stars Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Shaam, R. Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj, Khushbu Sundar, Yogi Babu, and Prabhu Ganesan in key roles. ## ## Stay tuned.

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Trailer To Be Launched On January 10
1261 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Trailer To Be Launched On January 10

Mumbai, January 4 - The highly-anticipated Bollywood movie of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted spy action thriller Pathaan is getting ready to hit screens on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. The movie is part of Yash Raj Films' ambitious spy universe. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the "Pathaan" teaser was launched a few weeks ago and the fans are now eagerly waiting for its trailer. According to the latest reports, YRF will launch the trailer on January 10, prior to two weeks before the release to keep the buzz high unlike its previous films. ## It is said that the trailer is around 2 minutes 37 seconds and is packed with action sequences, scale, music, and heroism. The trailer is expected to enhance the buzz of Pathaan which is already high due to chartbuster songs and teaser. ## "Pathaan" is touted to be one of India's biggest action spectacles. It marks Shah Rukh Khan's comeback to the big screen after more than 4 years and he is now set to take the box office by storm. The movie features Deepika Padukone as the female lead while John Abraham plays the baddie. Salman Khan is also there as Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol's First Look From Much-Awaited 'Gadar 2' Revealed
1262 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol's First Look From Much-Awaited 'Gadar 2' Revealed

Mumbai, January 3 - One of the all-time blockbusters of Indian cinema, director Anil Sharma's "Gadar" announced its sequel in October 2021. The eagerness to watch Sunny Deol as Tara Singh has been there among the fans for a long time and they finally got their wish when the makers confirmed the blockbuster. ## On Tuesday (Jan. 3), Zee Studios released a 50-seconds-long montage video teasing the audience with its upcoming movies of 2023. The studio will be releasing 28 films across languages this year and one of them will be Gadar 2. In a blink-and-miss appearance in the video, the studio revealed the first look of Sunny Deol from the movie. ## In "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", Sunny Deol had a theater-shaking moment when he uprooted a water pump to dodge a violent mob, and now, in the sequel, director Anil Sharma going to recreate that iconic moment with a slight change. As seen in the video clip shared by Zee Studios, Sunny Deol can be seen lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## Soon after the video was shared online, fans took to Twitter and share their excitement over Sunny's first mass look and started trending #Gadar2. The story of "Gadar 2" reportedly takes place many years after the first part. In the first installment, Tara Singh crossed the border to bring his wife Sakeena (Ameesha Patel) back. Utkarsh Sharma plays the role of their son, Jeete.## Gadar 2 is scheduled for release in the first half of 2023. ## With the biggest stars and power-packed releases, #Zeestudios is all set to make 2023 a blockbuster!✨#2023 #ZeeStudioslineup #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/3mRVpoSWJX— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) January 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Theatrical Runtime And Censorship Details Of Sankranthi/Pongal 2023 Releases Revealed
1262 days ago
Kollywood

Theatrical Runtime And Censorship Details Of Sankranthi/Pongal 2023 Releases Revealed

Chennai, January 3 - A blockbuster Sankranthi/Pongal awaits the fans as superstars of Tamil and Telugu cinema will be up against each other at the box office to grab the attention of the moviegoers with their respective films.## One of the biggest films of the year and possibly the biggest release this festival, Thalapathy Vijay's Varisu/Vaarasudu is super hot among fans and is going to be the perfect treat for family audiences. ## Directed by Vamsi Paidipally, "Varisu" completes the censorship formalities today and it has been certified with a clean "U" certificate with a run time of 169 minutes (2 hours 49 minutes). Produced by Dil Raju, the movie is confirmed to hit theaters on January 12 in Tamil and Telugu languages. ## Another big Tamil tentpole on Pongal is Ajith Kumar's action thriller Thunivu is making big noise. The movie is directed by H. Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor. The makers completed the censorship of the film yesterday and it got a "U/A" certificate with theatrical runtime of 146 minutes (2 hours 26 minutes). It will be hitting theaters on January 11 in Tamil and Telugu. ## Megastar Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja's much-awaited action drama film Waltair Veerayya was censored recently and it got a "U/A" certificate with theatrical runtime of 155 minutes (2 hours 35 minutes). Directed by Bobby and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film is scheduled to hit screens on January 13 in Telugu and Hindi. ## Mythri Movie Makers has another biggie to release this season and that is Nandamuri Balakrishna's action entertainer Veera Simha Reddy. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, the movie is yet to be censored but the reports say is 160 minutes (2 hours 40 minutes) long. ## There are a couple of films more to release on Sankranthi and they will be sent for censorship in the next couple of days. ## Stay tuned...

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Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Scores Really Well In The First 3 Days
1262 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Scores Really Well In The First 3 Days

Hyderabad, January 3 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan's classic blockbuster Kushi is having a very good second outing at the box office. The film was re-released recently in limited theaters and is performing better than most of the new releases. ## Directed by S. J. Suryah, "Kushi" had the biggest first day for a Telugu re-released film with a worldwide gross collection of approx. 4.30 crores. The opening-day box office numbers of "Kushi" were pretty impressive considering the fact that the movie was originally released more than 20 years ago in 2021. ## After the big first day, "Kushi" did well on the second day as well by grossing approx. 1.60 crores worldwide. It collected another apporx. 70 lakh on Monday worldwide. The total worldwide collection for "Kushi" re-release is approx. 6.60 crores, including approx. 5.70 crores from Telugu states. ## The first three days' box office collection of "Kushi" is higher than all the new released Telugu films this past weekend, speaks the volume of Pawan Kalyan's star power. Also, it is important to note that the previous biggest opening day record for a Telugu re-released movie also belonged to Pawan Kalyan whose "Jalsa" (re-released in Sept. 2022) grossed approx. 2.60 crores worldwide. ## Produced by A.M. Ratnam, "Kushi" will stay in theaters for at least one week and it is expected to score a good number of collections which will go to charity work.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy 67: Shoot Begins For Thalapathy Vijay's Most-Anticipated Film With Director Lokesh Kanagaraj
1262 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy 67: Shoot Begins For Thalapathy Vijay's Most-Anticipated Film With Director Lokesh Kanagaraj

Chennai, January 3 - Thalapathy Vijay reunites with director Lokesh Kanagaraj for one of the most-anticipated Indian films untitled Thalapathy 67. The film is said to be a part of director Lokesh's famous Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). ## Now, it is reported that "Thalapathy 67" has kicked off its regular shoot in Chennai on January 2. The first schedule has been planned for 10 days in the city, as per reports. There is no confirmation yet whether Thalapathy will join the first schedule or not.## Produced by Seven Screen Studio, T67 has been the most hyped Tamil film in recent times. The combo of Thalapathy Vijay and Lokesh created a sensation with their last collaboration "Master" and their upcoming is already hot among the audiences as well as in trade.## The makers are yet to announce the rest of the cast but Gautham Vasudev Menon recently confirmed he is part of the movie. Trisha Krishnan is said to be playing the female lead along with Sanjay Dutt in prominent roles. Sensational Anirudh Rachander is the music director of the flick. It will be a Pan-Indian film and will release in multiple languages.## Meanwhile, Vijay is currently gearing up for the release of his next titled "Varisu" with Tollywood director Vamshi Paidipally. Produced by Dil Raju, the film is scheduled to release on January 12 on the occasion of Pongal. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead in this family entertainer, marking her first film with a Tamil superstar. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony TV Issues Statement Regarding Recent Boycott Calls For Airing Controversial Episode In Crime Patrol
1263 days ago
TV

Sony TV Issues Statement Regarding Recent Boycott Calls For Airing Controversial Episode In Crime Patrol

Mumbai, January 2 - Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has issued a statement regarding the controversy that stirred after the channel's popular show 'Crime Patrol' aired a controversial episode. ## Crime Patrol recently aired an episode which was allegedly revolved around the recent horrifying case of Shraddha Walker's murder by her live-in boyfriend Aftab. The channel aired the episode with different names and religious identities which led to controversy as netizens call for a boycott of the channel. ## SET now issued a statement stating that the episode which led to the controversy was based on the incident that took place in 2011. The channel, however, discontinued that episode after massive outrage and apologise for the same for hurting sentiments. ## pic.twitter.com/7mx4m2SwJ2— sonytv (@SonyTV) January 2, 2023 ## The show hit controversy after it allegedly distorted the facts and changed the religious identities of the victim and the culprit. It is reported that the show portrayed the victim, Shraddha Walkar, as a Christian girl while Aftab Poonawalla was depicted as Mihir.## Stay tuned...

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Suriya 42: Hindi Rights Of Tamil Star Suriya's Next Gets Sold In Whopping Price
1263 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya 42: Hindi Rights Of Tamil Star Suriya's Next Gets Sold In Whopping Price

Chennai, January 2 - The Tamil film industry delivered two of the biggest blockbusters of 2022 in the form of Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" and Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan - 1" which grossed over 400 crores worldwide each. This year, the Tamil industry promises to be a lethal force at the Pan India box office with multiple tentpoles lined up to release and one of them is Suriya's next with director Siva. ## In 2022, Suriya announced his maiden collaboration with director Siva for his next, tentatively titled Suriya 42. Disha Patani was confirmed the play the female lead in this action-adventure Pan India film that is being shot in 3D and will be released in 10 Indian languages. ## Now, according to Pinkvilla, producer Dr. Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios has acquired the Hindi rights of the film for a whopping unheard price. It is said that Pen Studios has acquired the satellite, digital and theatrical rights for the Hindi version of the film for Rs. 100 crores. This is the biggest buy to date for a Suriya film in Hindi and also one of the biggest buys to date for a Pan-India film from the Tamil Film Industry. ## Jayantilal Gada remained one of the most successful Hindi filmmakers in 2022. He released successful Hindi versions of South Indian films like "RRR", "Vikram", "Ponniyin Selvan" and "Sita Ramam" along with producing the hit Bollywood movie "Gangubai Kathiawadi". The producer will now be looking to repeat the success in 2023 with "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" and "Suriya 42". ## "Suriya 42", which is produced by Studio Green and UV Creations, is currently in production and will be wrapped by March this year. This is a big-budget film that will reportedly be released in two parts. The first part is gearing up to be released in late 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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