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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Epic Blockbuster 'RRR' Becomes The First Film Ever To Trend In The Top 10 On Netflix For 14 Consecutive Weeks
1395 days ago
Digital Media

Epic Blockbuster 'RRR' Becomes The First Film Ever To Trend In The Top 10 On Netflix For 14 Consecutive Weeks

Hyderabad, August 24 - Amid the booming Oscars buzz, SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster RRR has set a new and the most deserving record on streaming giant Netflix. While the period action drama film has been hailed as one of the magical big screen spectacles, Netflix has further boosted its popularity among international audiences. ## The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan-starrer film (Hindi version) was released on Netflix 14 weeks ago and since the first week, it has been trending in the top 10 which is an all-time record on Netflix. No other film (English or non-English) in the history of Netflix has trended continuously for 14 weeks and "RRR" is the first to achieve the feat. ## Netflix has played its role in taking the film to newer audiences, even though the demand for the film's special shows is continuously increasing in the UK and the USA as the audience wants to experience this film on the big screen. Nonetheless, the movie has been very productive for Netflix and crossed approx. 70 million viewing hours. ## Delighted to say that, in English & Non-English categories, #RRRMovie is the ONLY FILM to trend GLOBALLY on @NETFLIX for 14 consecutive weeks. 🔥🌊 pic.twitter.com/aFjdhlDgoT— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) August 24, 2022 ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is a fictional story about two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), and their fight against the British Raj. Set in 1920, the plot explores the undocumented period in their lives when both the revolutionaries chose to go into obscurity before they began the fight for their country.## The movie, which made over 1100 crores at the worldwide box office, also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Lord of The Rings On Prime Video: Here Is What Critics Are Saying About The Series
1395 days ago
Digital Media

Lord of The Rings On Prime Video: Here Is What Critics Are Saying About The Series

Los Angeles, August 24 - Amazon Prime Video's costliest show ever, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is getting ready for its blockbuster premiere on September 2 all over the world. The fantasy series, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien, is the talk of the town for its massive scale and larger-than-life visuals. ## Developed by showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Prime Video, the series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The series will be premiered its episodes weekly with the first two episodes premiering on September 2. ## "LOTR: The Rings of Power" will be released on Amazon Prime Video India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Meanwhile, the first two episodes of the series to were shown to Hollywood media and critics and they have shared their reactions on Twitter. ## Mellon! I have seen the first two episodes of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power: The Series and it's overwhelming and shiny and all I wanna do is pour over maps and climb trees and read poems and talk about my theories (I have theories!) while eating berries 🙏🌿— Leah Marilla Thomas (@leahmarilla) August 24, 2022 ## this is just to say that i have seen the first two episodes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER and am battening down the hatches to prepare for my old-and-yet-also-new hyperfixation— karen han (@karenyhan) August 24, 2022 ## The Lord Of The Rings: #TheRingsOfPower is an ACHIEVEMENT in cinematic storytelling that REDEFINES what’s possible for television. Immersive & EPIC, the interconnected worlds of Tolkien feel GRAND and fully realized. Absolutely MESMERIZING. @LOTRonPrime @PrimeVideoCA @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/A5fWUMX17b— Daniel Baptista - The Movie Podcast (@dbapz) August 24, 2022 ## Have seen the first 2 episodes of the @primevideo's #LordOfTheRings series. Prepare to be blown away by the scale and scope of #TheRingsofPower. I don’t know how they managed to pull this off, but they made a ‘Lord of the Rings’ show that feels like ‘Lord of the Rings.’ ½ pic.twitter.com/OTZjH41WTS— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) August 24, 2022 ## I have seen the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and they are a total joy. Watching it feels like stepping back into Middle-earth. I cannot wait to see where this story goes.— Devan Coggan (@devancoggan) August 24, 2022 ## The Lord of the Rings: #TheRingsOfPower instantly captured my imagination w/ captivating stories & characters in a Middle Earth that's both familiar & new. The story/setup is so dense, however, the pacing in EPs 1 & 2 is rather slow, but it definitely leaves you wanting more. pic.twitter.com/nJJSHFMaLo— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) August 24, 2022 ## I've seen some episodes of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ and I loved them! It was visually stunning with epic action sequences and I was all in. Furthermore, the horror elements that come with the imminent threat of Sauron and other beings was perfectly done. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/sOwXEPXO9u— B.M. (@britany_murphs) August 24, 2022 ## Particularly, once you meet the dwarves in #LOTRonPrime, that's when the show locks in on that thrilling feeling you get watching new Lord of the Rings - it's funny, emotional, fantastical, and a good promise of what is (hopefully) to come.— Alex Zalben (@azalben) August 24, 2022 ## Yup, I’ve seen the first two episodes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER. So far, it’s incredibly fun and promising, but moreover, gorgeous. Watch on the biggest screen you can. My only caveat is I can easily see how the plot could fall apart beyond Ep 2 or totally rule pic.twitter.com/c6pwFej8nC— Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay) August 24, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Aravind Opens Up On Rumoured Rift Between Allu Arjun And Ram Charan
1396 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Aravind Opens Up On Rumoured Rift Between Allu Arjun And Ram Charan

Hyderabad, August 24 - For the past few years, rumors are making noise that all is not well between two superstars of the Mega family, Allu Arjun and Ram Charan. While the actors never spoke anything against each other, it is their fans who have often been fighting against each other on social media. ## Hashtags about Allu Arjun and Ram Charan's personal lives have been trending on Twitter time and again and the same was observed a few days back when the obscene tweets and memes were created by both parties to target each other's, favorite mega hero. ## Meanwhile, Allu Arjun's father Allu Arvind doesn't believe there is any rift between the two superstars. The producer at Geetha Arts Allu Arvind was speaking to the Telugu media a couple of days ago on the occasion of Megastar Chiranjeevi's birthday. ## During the interaction with the media, the producer said that Chiranjeevi is a godly figure to Allu Arjun and he will always respect him. Allu Arjun even wished "the one and only megastar" Chiranjeevi on his birthday. He also said that the rivalry between Charan and Bunny is limited to online only but when it comes to family, they are all one and will always be. ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Allu Arjun will soon start the shooting of the highly-awaited Pan India biggie "Pushpa - The Rule", which was launched officially on August 23. Ram Charan, on the other hand, is already shooting for director Shankar's political action thriller "RC15", which will release in February/March next year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbusters 'Sita Ramam', 'Bimbisara', And 'Karthikeya 2' Crosses Combine 200 Crores Worldwide Gross
1396 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Blockbusters 'Sita Ramam', 'Bimbisara', And 'Karthikeya 2' Crosses Combine 200 Crores Worldwide Gross

Hyderabad, August 23 - The Telugu film industry has delivered three blockbusters in the month of August 2022 in the form of Sita Ramam, Bimbisara, and Karthikeya 2. This is probably the first time in many years that the Telugu industry has delivered three big blockbusters at the box office. ## The three aforementioned films have crossed 200 crores at the worldwide box office, the first time for Telugu movies since May this year when Mahesh Babu's "Sarkaru Vaari Paata" was released. In August, actor Nikhil Siddhartha's sensational blockbuster "Karthikeya 2" is leading the pack, scoring approx. 35% of total gross collection worldwide. ## The mystical action-adventure film has grossed 74.2 crores in 10 days, including 63.8 crores at the domestic box office. The movie opened to very good positive reviews from critics and audiences which transformed into big box office numbers. "Karthikeya 2" also becomes the highest-grossing film of Nikhil's career.## The second highest-grossing Telugu movie this month is director Hanu Raghvapudi's period romantic drama film "Sita Ramam". The Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer has been the most loved film of the month and has grossed approx. 66 crores so far in 18 days and still going strong.## The third big Telugu blockbuster of the month is Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's time travel fantasy action film "Bimbisara". It was one of the most hyped tier-2 Telugu movies and it also performed accordingly, becoming the biggest grosser of Kalyan Ram's career. Released on the same day as "Sita Ramam", the Mallidi Vassishta-directed is a little behind the former and has grossed approx. 60 crores so far.## The combined budget of all three films is around 80 crores while their worldwide gross collection currently stands at 201 crores. The distributor profit of all three movies is around 61 crores worldwide, which is a massive outcome for them. ## Stay tuned...

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It's Jolly vs Jolly: Arshad Warsi To Unite With Akshay Kumar For Jolly LLB 3
1396 days ago
Bollywood

It's Jolly vs Jolly: Arshad Warsi To Unite With Akshay Kumar For Jolly LLB 3

Mumbai, August 23 - Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi shared screen space with superstar Akshay Kumar for the first time in "Bachchhan Paandey", released earlier this year. And now, the duo is all set to reunite with the most-waited film Jolly LLB 3, due for the official announcement. ## It was recently reported that Akshay Kumar will return as Jagdish Mishra/Jolly LLB in the third installment. Earlier, there have been many speculations about Arshad Warsi, who played the title role in the original Jolly LLB (2013), joining Akshay for the third film, which is reportedly coming true. ## According to Pinkvilla, "Jolly LLB 3" will be a face-off between Akshay and Arshad's characters. Subhash Kapoor, who will reportedly be returning to direct the upcoming film, has "cracked a subject that warrants a face-off between the two Jolly's. It's hilarious with a very relevant topic for debate in the court of law". ## Saurabh Shukla, who played a very important and audience favorite role of Judge Sunderlal Tripathi, will also be reprising his role in the third film that is touted to be bigger and better than the first two films. The film will be produced by Star Studios and is expected to roll out in the first half of 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' Forces Dharma Production To Delay Tiger Shroff's 'Screw Dheela'
1396 days ago
Bollywood

'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' Forces Dharma Production To Delay Tiger Shroff's 'Screw Dheela'

Mumbai, August 23 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff was all set to begin the shooting of director Shashank Khaitan's romantic actioner Screw Dheela in September this year, however, the movie has now been delayed to 2023. ## According to reports, Karan Johar who is producing the film under his banner Dharma Productions wanted Tiger to allot multiple months for the film's shoot, but the actor has other films too which were announced before "Screw Dheela" and are scheduled to go on floors later this year and early next year. ## While Tiger could still have managed to find dates for Dharma's film, one movie that actually forced the studio to delay the shooting is Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The Ali Abbas Zafar directorial has been in pre-production for a long time and is finally ready to go on floors by the end of this year or in January 2023. ## BMCM is a big-budget film that will be shot in multiple locations in India and abroad. The movie will be completed over the period of 6-7 months before getting it ready for Christmas 2023 release. Pooja Entertainment is producing this action comedy film. ## Meanwhile, "Screw Dheela" was reportedly shelved which is not true. It will now start shooting by mid-2023 or later in the same year. Rashmika Mandanna is reportedly playing the female lead opposite the "Baaghi" actor. ## Stay tuned...

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Space Comedy 'Moon Man' Brings China's Box Office Back On Track
1396 days ago
International

Space Comedy 'Moon Man' Brings China's Box Office Back On Track

Beijing, August 23 - The Sci-fi-comedy film Moon Man has brought back the China box office on track after the country announced a fresh lockdown amid the rising covid-19 cases earlier this year. It led to the number of cinemas shutting down their doors which directly affected film's box office which was booming before that. ## "Moon Man", which was released on July 29, opened to a huge $144 million nationwide over the opening weekend, the third highest weekend of the year and the highest non-holiday weekend of 2022. With strong positive reviews, the movie has just hit $400 million at the Mainland China box office. ## The strong box office performance of "Moon Man" came at a time when some cinemas are still closed or opening gradually and seating capacity limitations remained in place in others. It is directed by Zhang Chiyu, who previously directed the 2017 sports comedy hit "Never Say Die".## "Moon Man" has been one of the most anticipated Chinese films of the year and more than 1.4 million movie fans rated the film as a "want to see" on China's online ticking platforms prior to its release, according to Variety. The film has won outstanding feedback from audiences with a score of 9.4 and 9.5 on Maoyan and Taopiaopiao, respectively. ## The film tells the story of "the last human in the universe" as an astronaut finds himself stranded on the moon after an asteroid wipes out life on earth. According to Variety, the film's crew laid 200 tons of sand and gravel across a 6,000-square-meter space spanning 15 studios and built a full-scale model of a lunar base. Approximately 95% of "Moon Man" shots use special and visual effects. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Deverakonda Opens Up On Boycott Liger Twitter Trends
1397 days ago
Bollywood

Vijay Deverakonda Opens Up On Boycott Liger Twitter Trends

Mumbai, August 23 - It seems everything which is associated with the largest Indian film industry Bollywood is being boycotted by social media warriors, and the latest film to face the wrath of social media is Vijay Deverakonda's Liger, which is more of a Telugu movie but has a Bollywood connection too. ## The Telugu version of "Liger" is unlikely to get affected by the #BoycottLiger trend as Telugu audiences are not caring about this silly trend either. The Hindi version of the film might get affected by this trend, however, Vijay Deverakonda is not at all worried about it and said that he has seen enough of this in his career so far. ## "I have struggled a lot to reach here", VD said during a promotional tour of his upcoming movie. "I fought for money and respect. I also fought to get work. Before the release of my first film, I didn't have much money and I even worked free of cost".## Recalling his early days in the industry, Vijay Deverakonda said, "Many people opposed me at the time of the release of my film Arjun Reddy. But it became successful. I faced all and now I am not scared. Now, I make movies for people. Some drama is much needed and I am ready to fight".## Meanwhile, irrespective of the boycott trend, "Liger" is carrying a very good buzz among moviegoers and is set to open big at the box office, especially in the Telugu version. Even though the Hindi version is looking to open low as of now, it can be the most productive in the long run if received well by the audience. ## Directed by Puri Jagannadh and producer by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects, "Liger" also stars Ananya Pandey as the female lead along with Ramya Krishnan, and Ronit Roy in key roles with former American professional boxer Mike Tyson playing a cameo role. The film will hit theaters on August 25 in Hindi and Telugu along with the dubbed versions of Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ##

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'House of the Dragon' Breaks HBO Viewership Records For Series Premiere
1397 days ago
Digital Media

'House of the Dragon' Breaks HBO Viewership Records For Series Premiere

Los Angeles, August 23 - The prequel series of HBO's global hit "Game of Thrones" - House of the Dragon takes domestic viewership by storm. The first episode of the series premiered on August 21 and becomes the most-watched HBO and HBO Max premiere episode for any series. ## The fantasy drama series based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin began with a record 10 million viewers watching it on Sunday in the US, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. The company hasn't released the global stats yet. ## The "House of the Dragon's" 10-million viewership is more than double of the previous HBO record holder "Game of Thrones", which premiered with 4.2 million viewers exclusively on HBO in 2011. It has been reported that the HBO site got crashed upon the premiere of "House of the Dragon". ## Meanwhile, according to Samba TV, which independently measures terrestrial smart TVs, 2.6 million US households watched the prequel series during the first six hours after the episode's 9 p.m. ET premiere Sunday. That gave the Game of Thrones prequel the highest premiere-day viewership across cable and streaming so far this year, outperforming Netflix's global hit Stranger Things Season 4 same-day numbers of 1.2 million US households. ## Samba TV co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin said (via comicbook), "HBO has once again tapped into the magic of Game of Thrones with its spinoff series, House of the Dragon. Diehard GoT fans have been eagerly anticipating more from the franchise and they turned out in force for House of the Dragon, with the HBO program generating the biggest single-day premium cable or streaming viewership premiere in 2022". ## Based on parts of the novel Fire & Blood, the series is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. It portrays the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the "Dance of the Dragons".## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas's Film With Director Siddharth Anand, Backed By Mythri Movie Makers To Start In Mid-2023?
1397 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas's Film With Director Siddharth Anand, Backed By Mythri Movie Makers To Start In Mid-2023?

Mumbai, August 22 - Superstar Prabhas has some massive films in his hands and has a huge responsibility to deliver at the box office. Apart from his already in-production films, Prabhas also has Sandeep Reddy Vanga's "Spirit" and yet to be announced a big budget film with director Siddharth Anand. ## It was reported last year that Siddharth Anand pitched a story to Prabhas which the actor liked and approved. It was said to be a stylish action thriller, to be backed by Mythri Movie Makers. However, there was no development since then until recently. ## According to Pinkvilla, Siddharth Anand has started preparation for Prabhas' film and is giving the final touch to the script before it is ready to take on floors by mid-2023. Siddharth recently completed the shoot of Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan", which is scheduled to release on January 25, 2023. ## "Both Prabhas and Siddharth are presently busy with their ongoing projects. However, the filmmaker has simultaneously started prepping for his collaboration with Prabhas. The film will be mounted on a large scale, and they want to start shooting for it in mid-2023. Siddharth will be locking the final script soon, and it will be shot in India and abroad too", reports Pinkvilla. ## Prabhas, meanwhile, will next be seen in director Om Raut's mega movie "Adipurush" which is slated for January 12, 2023, release. The actor is currently shooting for director Prashanth Neel's "Salaar", and Nag Ashwin's "Project K", both slated for late 2023 release. ## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff's 'Screw Dheela' Shoot Delayed To 2023
1397 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff's 'Screw Dheela' Shoot Delayed To 2023

Mumbai, August 22 - Tiger Shroff's recently announced romantic actioner Screw Dheela with director Shashank Khaitan has been delayed shoot and will now start in 2023. It was reported the movie has been shelved as the budget was going over, however, producer Karan Johar has denied such reports. ## Karan Johar, in interaction with peepingmoon, confirmed that the movie is not shelved but delayed as there were date issues with Tiger Shroff. "The only reason Screw Dheela was not made is that there was a date constraint and he had an exit in January to start Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## "We definitely plan to pursue Screw Dheela next year and another big action film along with many other plans with Tiger. We believe he is a huge action movie star and has a huge commercially glowing career ahead of him", he added. ## "Screw Dheela" is touted to be the perfect commercial entertainer and will reportedly also star Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. It was announced with a short teaser which got a good response. Tiger will also headline at least one more film with Dharma Productions. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios 'Thor: Love And Thunder' Digital Premiere Date Revealed
1397 days ago
Digital Media

Marvel Studios 'Thor: Love And Thunder' Digital Premiere Date Revealed

Mumbai, August 22 - Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder is getting ready for its digital release, after becoming the second highest-grossing Thor movie at the worldwide box office with $737 million so far. ## The Chris Hemsworth-starrer was released on July 6 in North America along with international markets. Disney had previously announced that all the Marvel titles will be premiered on Disney Plus after 45 days of theatrical release. However, it seems that the studio will not follow the suit for "Thor: Love and Thunder". ## According to the latest update from Marvel Updates' Twitter handle, the superhero movie will debut on Disney+ on September 8, that is after 9 weeks of the official theatrical release. ## In India, the movie will premiere on Disney+Hotstar in multiple languages. "Thor 4" has been a big hit at the Indian box office, grossing approx. 128 crores for all languages since its release on July 7. It is the second Hollywood movie this year to cross 100 crores gross in India after fellow Marvel film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness".## Directed by Taika Waititi, "Thor 4" is the sequel to "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Waititi, and Russell Crowe. ## Stay tuned...

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