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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Jr. NTR Fans Become The Reason For 'Brahmastra' Pre-Release Event Cancellation In Hyderabad?
1440 days ago
Bollywood

Jr. NTR Fans Become The Reason For 'Brahmastra' Pre-Release Event Cancellation In Hyderabad?

Hyderabad, September 2 - The pre-release event of director Ayan Mukerji's highly-awaited Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, which was scheduled to take place on September 2 at Romoji Film City in Hyderabad, has been canceled due to unforeseen situations. ## The event was to be graced by superstar Jr. NTR as the chief guest and a huge set was also constructed for the event, but unfortunately, it had to cancel as permission was not granted. It has been reported that permission for the event was denied at the last moment due to the shortage of police personnel to handle the huge crowd. ## The fans of Jr. NTR were reportedly heading towards the event venue in large numbers and this could have resulted in an unfavorable situation as entire police machinery is on the ground due to recent communal tensions. It is also said that until Ganesh Nimajjanam is over, permission for the big-scale events will not be granted in the city. ## "Brahmastra" is a fantasy adventure film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni in prominent roles. ## The film is scheduled to release on September 9 in Hindi along with dubbed versions of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. It intended to serve as the first film in a planned trilogy as part of its own cinematic universe called Astraverse. ## Stay tuned...

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Netizens Fed Up With Karan Johar's Over-Obsession With Alia Bhatt
1441 days ago
Bollywood

Netizens Fed Up With Karan Johar's Over-Obsession With Alia Bhatt

Mumbai, September 2 - Filmmaker Karan Johar gave Alia Bhatt her first break in 2013's coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama Student of the Year, and since then, Alia has come a long way by proving her worth as an actress in Bollywood industry. ## Alia is no doubt one of the finest Bollywood actresses currently and can nail any role with perfection. However, people here on social media are not happy with Karan Johar and his over-obsession with the actress and seem to be fed up with the same. It is a fact that Karan Johar is a fatherly figure for Alia, but people think that his obsession with the actress is disrespectful to others. ## During the ongoing season of the talk show "Koffee With Karan", there had hardly been a single episode where Karan Johar has repeatedly not called Alia the number 1 actress in the country. Alia too has appeared in one of the episodes of the ongoing season. ## Karan Johar has always been on the radar of social media users for promoting nepotism in Bollywood and he is once again being trolled for his too much love for Alia. Have a look at some of the tweets. ## Karan should stop acting like Alia is the greatest actor that there was and will be! At this point, it’s annoying #KoffeeWithKaran7— shashank (@Theshashank_p) September 1, 2022 ## #AliaBhatt is a very good actress. Agreed. You can't interview others this way. It's a clear way to disrespect someone. Especially without a family backing. Alia ain't the best actress in the country. Come to South India... You will see 100s better than her !#KoffeeWithKaran7 https://t.co/VsSCXVHKx4— Saikiran Kannan | 赛基兰坎南 (@saikirankannan) September 1, 2022 ## Was it really necessary, Karan? The only reason why Alia is being hated much more than before is bcs of you.. Don’t try to push her name & her work in every conversation.. If people liked her work, they’ll mention it themselves .. #KritiSanon #KoffeeWithKaran #KoffeeWithKaran7 pic.twitter.com/V9F6UwyCgG— anayaaa🍭 (@anayahahah) September 1, 2022 ## Take a bloody break for yourself #KJo 🐍 from constantly rubbing alia on our faces🤮I was neutral but absolutely hate listening abt her now becoz of this constant unnecessary act of proving her as best actress which she is not 🚫#KoffeeWithKaran7 https://t.co/2VBhDgSbT5— 🤳💅💁🏻‍♀️ (@T_tweets5) September 1, 2022 ## I'm tired at this point 🙏#KoffeeWithKaran7 pic.twitter.com/UtAARdsRsw— ANMOL JAMWAL (@jammypants4) September 1, 2022 ## * b'wood actress on kwk exists *le karan: do you know alia bhatt exists better than you; like her existence on earth is so effortlessly amazing after all she's the best actress of India, gangubai was such a hit yk. 💀#KoffeeWithKaran7— 🦋🧚‍♀️ (@lomlsanon) September 1, 2022 ## Someone go and tell #KaranJohar that #AliaBhatt is not the best actress, she is just average tbh and a larger section of audience believes it..#KoffeeWithKaran7— Filmy Gurl (@FilmyGurl) September 1, 2022 ## Can we reiterate the fact that Alia bagged so many great movies all thanks to KJO that kriti kiara parineeti shraddha never had… Even deepika and Priyanka did so many movies just to survive… Alia is not great she is just more privileged #KoffeeWithKaran7 https://t.co/LYX6ayDTXq— rimpadas (@dasrimpa) September 1, 2022 ## Karan NOBODY I repeat NOBODY other than you thinks Alia is the best Actor in India!She is good but that’s it!Stop shoving her down our throats! Gangu Bai was a mediocre hit! Their team made it appear it as a Blockbuster!It wasn’t! #KoffeeWithKaran7 pic.twitter.com/YkeTDMRmpA— Seya (@shortyboy1789) September 1, 2022 ## no...karanALIA IS THE BEST ACTRESS IN THE WORLD / UNIVERSE /MULTI GALAXIES U can't even appreciate someone who gave her best perf (mimi) after so many years n still use somebody's name to down her #KritiSanon#Koffeewithkaran #koffeewithkaranS7 #koffeewithkaran7 https://t.co/xsyJFGcZNm— BeHappyDude💃 (@behappydude11) September 1, 2022 ## Its high time this stupid #KJo 🐍 stop self proclaiming alia as the best actress.Its annoying to see the same literally in every episode. #KoffeeWithKaran7— 🤳💅💁🏻‍♀️ (@T_tweets5) September 1, 2022 ## If Gangubhai & Darlings made me start warming to Alia Bhatt, #KoffeeWithKaran7 makes me dislike her more- from her fake cackles in first episode to KJO trying to create a false narrative about her being all that in every episode. Just reminds you how she got where she did!! Urgh.— Preeti Ishaqzaadi (@Ishaqzaadiii) September 1, 2022 ## Absolutely! Tired to an extent that I have started thinking if she is a good actor or we have been fed this so much that we all have started believing it (GK was a good performance, I agree but KJo mentioning it in middle of Kriti's argument was just a cop-out) #KoffeeWithKaran7 https://t.co/UDDPs3S0jf— Anshul Gupta (@oyegupta_) September 1, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Actor Nikhil Siddhartha Gets Offers From Bollywood After Blockbuster 'Karthikeya 2'
1441 days ago
Bollywood

Actor Nikhil Siddhartha Gets Offers From Bollywood After Blockbuster 'Karthikeya 2'

Mumbai, September 2 - The success of Karthikeya 2 has opened the gate for actor Nikhil Siddhartha in the Hindi market. Nikhil was mostly an unknown face among the Hindi audience till a few weeks ago but the sleeper hit success of Karthikeya 2 has provided him a big opportunity to expand his reach beyond the Telugu market. ## Karthikeya 2 was opened at just Rs. 7 lakhs, but now, it has crossed the Rs. 26 crores mark and there is still some life left in the movie to score a few crores more. Thanks to the extraordinary response to the movie, Nikhil has started getting offers from big Bollywood production houses. ## During a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, Nikhil revealed that he has been approached by two very big Bollywood production houses for their upcoming films and will reveal the name when he officially signed on the dotted lines to come on board their films. ## Nikhil will next be seen in the spy action thriller film "Spy", which is a Pan India film. The movie deals with a national issue and Nikhil is playing a RAW agent in the movie, directed by Garry BH. Nikhil has also wrapped "18 Pages" for GA2 Pictures and will also return as Dr. Kartik in "Karthikeya 3". ## Stay tuned...

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After 'Liger' Debacle, Vijay Deverakonda's 'JGM' With Puri Jagannadh To Have Changes In Script?
1441 days ago
Tollywood

After 'Liger' Debacle, Vijay Deverakonda's 'JGM' With Puri Jagannadh To Have Changes In Script?

Hyderabad, September 2 - The disastrous box office performance of Liger has shocked Vijay Deverakonda and director Puri Jagannadh that they have reportedly decided to make necessary changes in the script of their second collaboration JGM. ## According to the reports, the actor-director duo is revisiting and working on the script for JGM, before embarking on the Morocco schedule later this year. It is said that they are also considering the budget of the movie and want to keep it in check, unlike "Liger" which cost over 100 crores. A lot of changes are likely to happen in the script.## Meanwhile, in other news, it has been reported that after the huge failure of "Liger", Puri Jagannadh has shelved "JGM" for now and is looking to work on "iSmart Shankar 2". However, this is not true as JGM is very much happening and the shoot was already started earlier this year. There are also no confirmed reports about the "iSmart Shankar" sequel. ## Vijay Deverakonda will soon resume the shooting of the romantic-comedy "Kushi", co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the movie is scheduled to release on Christmas this year. After wrapping up "Kushi", VD will resume "JGM". ## Puri Jagannadh, in a recent interview, revealed that he first offered "JGM" to superstar Mahesh Babu nearly a decade ago, but things didn't materialize back then and it was put on hold before it got revived with VD. The movie is touted to be a dream project of Puri Jagan. Pooja Hegde is playing the female lead opposite VD in "JGM". ## Stay tuned...

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Amazon Prime Video's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Has Nearly 10,000 VFX Shots
1441 days ago
Digital Media

Amazon Prime Video's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Has Nearly 10,000 VFX Shots

Los Angeles, September 2 - Amazon Prime Video's fantasy television series based on the novel The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power has dropped the first two episodes worldwide. Unsurprisingly, the series has been hailed as a visual wonder, thanks to the thousands of VFX shots from multiple VFX Studios. ## According to Variety, over 20 visual effects studios and 1500 visual effects artists across the globe came together to deliver Amazon's mega-series. Companies such as Industrial Light & Magic, Weta FX, and DNEG provided close to 10,000 VFX shots to revive middle-earth in the best possible manner. ## The series is set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring. It begins during a time of relative peace and covers all the major events of Middle-earth's Second Age: the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the island kingdom of Númenor, and the last alliance between Elves and Men. These events take place over thousands of years in Tolkien's original stories but are condensed for the series. ## "The Rings of Power" is made for the streamer but the series has been designed to play like a theatrical experience. VFX producer Ron Ames said, "Our target was the 65-inch screen at home, but we made it so that it would play technically beautifully in everything up to an IMAX screen. It is finished to a theatrical resolution". ## "LOTR: The Rings of Power" is the costliest television series ever. Amazon Prime bought the television rights for the series for a whopping US$250 million in November 2017, making a five-season production commitment worth at least US$1 billion. The first season of the show cost approx $462 million to make. ## Stay tuned...

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Tollywood Re-Introduces 8-Week Theatrical Window For All The Movies
1441 days ago
Tollywood

Tollywood Re-Introduces 8-Week Theatrical Window For All The Movies

Hyderabad, September 1 - The Tollywood film industry has re-introduced an 8-week theatrical window for all the films, releasing after September 10th. The decision was taken by the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce after multiple meetings over the last couple of weeks. ## The Telugu film chamber also announced in a statement that a film's satellite and streaming partner will not be mentioned in the film titles/theatrical release publicity. ## It has been observed that filmmakers revealed their films' satellite and OTT partners before the start of the film in theaters, which may have tempted moviegoers to wait for the OTT release of the film which was within 28 days of theatrical release till now. ## The film chamber has also decided to cancel the per-day payment system for the artists/technicians from September 10th. All artists' remuneration shall include - staff, local transport, local accommodation, special food, etc. ## Meanwhile, the film chamber hasn't reached any conclusion regarding the VPF charges despite multiple meetings. The next meeting regarding the same will take place on September 6. ## Stay tuned...

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Hollywood Blockbuster 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Sets Release Date In India
1442 days ago
Hollywood

Hollywood Blockbuster 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Sets Release Date In India

Mumbai, September 1 - One of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the year, Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh is finally coming to the Indian theaters. The absurdist comedy-drama is the highest-grossing film for A24 studio with over $100 million worldwide against the budget of $25 million. ## Ever since the film was released in March of this year, the fans in India have been enquiring about its release in the country. And now, the Mumbai-based Impact Films is bringing this film to the Indian audiences and has set September 16, 2022, release date. ## Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" received some high praise from critics and it is one of the serious contenders for the next year's Academy Awards. ## "The film has been passed by CBFC without any cuts thereby ending the reservations and curiosity of several audiences who were worried as to what might get chopped off. It's now the same version that's being watched worldwide", said Ashwani Sharma, CEO, Impact Films. ## "We were very clear right from the beginning that we are going to release this film on big screens rather than going straight to digital platforms as this film is a rare cinematic experience that needs to be enjoyed only in theaters. It's not coming on any OTT anytime soon as we may not license it before Academy Awards nominations are revealed", he added. ## The movie stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese American woman being audited by the IRS who discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from causing the destruction of the multiverse. Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis appear in supporting roles. ## Legendary actor Michelle Yeoh to be honoured with inaugural #TIFFTribute #ShareHerJourney Groundbreaker Award #TIFF22 Watch her in EEAAO from 16th Sept only in CinemasCheck👉https://t.co/5tdEvokcyt#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce #EEAAO #drama #MichelleYeoh #Daniels #comingsoon pic.twitter.com/diJ4pcEIbH— Impact Films (@impactfilmindia) September 1, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya To Begin Vetrimaaran's 'Vaadi Vaasal' Shoot From December 2022?
1442 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya To Begin Vetrimaaran's 'Vaadi Vaasal' Shoot From December 2022?

Chennai, September 1 - Tamil filmmaker Vetrimaaran has been working on one of his anticipated crime thriller films, Viduthalai, starring Soori and Vijay Sethupathi, for quite some now as the movie is getting ready to release in theaters soon. ## After "Viduthalai", the filmmaker will start Suriya-fronted highly-anticipated Vaadi Vaasal. The drama film has been in the pre-production work for a long time now. The movie has got done with a good load of pre-production including test shoots and training sessions where Suriya has trained with bulls. ## According to the latest reports, the shoot of "Vaadi Vaasal" will start in December this year and is said to be done in one long schedule. Suriya will be completing his portions for Vanangaan and will also finish a major chunk of his Pan India film with director Siva by that time. ## "Vaadivaasal" will be produced by V. Creations and will be shot in Tamil and Telugu. It will also star Andrea Jeremiah and Ameer Sultan in key roles. The movie will be released in late 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Chiyaan Vikram's 'Cobra' Trimmed By 20 Minutes Upon Suggestions
1442 days ago
Kollywood

Chiyaan Vikram's 'Cobra' Trimmed By 20 Minutes Upon Suggestions

Chennai, September 1 - Chiyaan Vikram's phycological action thriller film, Cobra has been trimmed by 20 minutes and will be released with a shorter run time from today evening onwards on all the screens. The film was originally censored with 3 hours 3 minutes run time. ## While the movie opened with mixed positive reviews from critics and audiences, it was criticized for its lengthy run time. Upon the suggestions from film-goers, fans, media friends, distributors, and exhibitors, the makers decided to cut down the movie by 20 minutes to make it a more thrilling watch. ## The producers took to Twitter and issued an official statement regarding the development. ## We Heard You 🙌#Cobra is now Trimmed by 20 Mins as suggested by film-goers,fans,media friends, distributors & exhibitors 😊Will be updated from this evening in all the screens ☺️ Do watch & support the film..@chiyaan@AjayGnanamuthu@RedGiantMovies_ @SonyMusicSouth pic.twitter.com/4a4mlnYOF2— Seven Screen Studio (@7screenstudio) September 1, 2022 ## Meanwhile, "Cobra" took an excellent opening at the domestic box office, grossing 20.4 crores in both Tamil and Telugu languages. It scored a fantastic 12.35 crores in Tamil Nadu. The opening day overseas collection is approx. 5 crores. ## Directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu and produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Chiyaan Vikram in ten different looks and his performance is being praised by the audiences and critics. Srinidhi Shetty plays the female lead in her Tamil debut while former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan makes his acting debut with this movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh Shows Big Heart Again After Dismal Box Office Performance of 'Liger'
1442 days ago
Tollywood

Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh Shows Big Heart Again After Dismal Box Office Performance of 'Liger'

Hyderabad, September 1 - Director Puri Jagannadh's long-awaited film Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda, has proved to be a costly affair for the entire team as he turned out to be a massive disappointment at the box office. ## The sports action drama film was expected to bring a lot of money to the producers and distributors, but things didn't go as per the makers' wish as the distributors will face, at least, a 70% loss from the total investment of around 90 crores worldwide. It is reported that the distributors are in big shock as they invested a lot of money in the hope that it will give them the best return, which is not going to happen. ## However, in a gloomy time for the distributors, director Puri Jagannadh is once again coming to their rescue and taking full responsibility for the film's failure. As per the industry insiders, Puri Jagannadh will compensate Liger distributors and buyers and will meet them in the coming days. ## This is a very nice gesture by the filmmaker who is a well-respected person in the Telugu film industry. He has rescued his distributors in the past as well and now, he is going to do the same. Puri Jagannadh has delivered some of the biggest Telugu blockbusters, and he will be hoping to repeat the same with his next film "JGM", which is also with VD. ## "Liger", produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects, has so far grossed approx. 55 crores worldwide, even after taking the biggest opening for VD's career. However, it crashed badly on the second day itself and never revived from thereon, becoming one of the biggest disasters of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Aamir Khan Shares A Heartfelt Video Note Seeking Forgiveness After 'Laal Singh Chaddha' Failure
1442 days ago
Bollywood

Aamir Khan Shares A Heartfelt Video Note Seeking Forgiveness After 'Laal Singh Chaddha' Failure

Mumbai, September 1 - It hasn't been a sweet comeback for Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan as his Laal Singh Chaddha turns out to be a shocker for the actor with its dismal box office performance. Even with over 130 crores worldwide, the movie badly underperformed considering the high stake involved in it. ## "Laal Singh Chaddha" was largely affected by boycott calls from a section of people who claimed to have been hurt by Aamir's past actions through his movies. The actor did apologize before the release and now, after the film's box office failure, Aamir has shared a video note via his production house, seeking forgiveness if he has ever hurt people's sentiments in any form. ## The video note was recorded by someone else's voice, which begins by saying, "Michami Dukkadam" - an ancient Indian Prakrit language phrase which means may all the evil that has been done be in vain". ## "We are all human, and mistakes are made by humans. Sometimes by words, sometimes by actions, sometimes unconsciously, sometimes in anger, sometimes in jest, and sometimes by not talking. If I've ever hurt your heart in any way, I ask for forgiveness from my heart and soul. Michami Dukkadam".## pic.twitter.com/iZXeiRXxFQ— Aamir Khan Productions (@AKPPL_Official) September 1, 2022 ## Directed by Advait Chandan, LSC is a remake of the 1994 American film Forrest Gump which itself is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. The movie is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya (in his Hindi film debut), and Mona Singh in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Tops 100 Crores Gross Worldwide
1442 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Tops 100 Crores Gross Worldwide

Hyderabad, August 31 - Actor Nikhil Siddhartha's mystery action-adventure film Karthikeya 2 has entered the coveted 100 crores gross club at the worldwide box office with today's collection, becomes only the 4th Telugu movie of 2022 to achieve the milestone after Bheemla Nayan, Sarkaru Vaari Paata, and RRR. ## Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, "Karthikeya 2" has had trouble getting released in theaters but it overcame all the challenges to become one of the biggest blockbusters in Telugu cinema. For a medium-range Telugu movie, "Karthikeya 2" is only the second film of all time in Tollywood cinema to reach the 100 crores mark after Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's "Geetha Govindam". ## However, unlike "Geetha Govindam", K2 has had simultaneous Hindi release with the Telugu version and it has hugely benefitted from the Hindi version with a gross collection of approx. 30 crores, in addition to approx. 58 crores in the Telugu version at the domestic box office. The overseas collection is approx. 13 crores. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory, K2 is also proved to be one of the most profitable Telugu films of all time with a profit of around 38 crores so far from the share collection of 51 crores. The film brought a lot of joy to the distributors who were looking for one big hit post "RRR". ## The film serves as a sequel to the 2014 film Karthikeya and stars Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, and Anupam Kher in prominent roles along with Srinivasa Reddy, Adithya Menon, and Satya, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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