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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'Minions: Rise of Gru' Smashes Box Office Records In North America
1446 days ago
Hollywood

'Minions: Rise of Gru' Smashes Box Office Records In North America

Los Angeles, July 3 - Universal/Illumination's Minions: Rise of Gru is putting up a big show at the box office, and has surprised the Hollywood trade experts. ## The sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise "Minions: Rise of Gru" scored a gigantic $108.5 million in the first three days as the long July 4th holiday weekend heads for a massive $128 million at the North American box office, as per The Hollywood Reporter. ## The $128 million July 4th weekend of Minions is way ahead of Industry's projection which was around $80 million. While the 4-days total of the film is by far the biggest for an animated movie during the covid-19 pandemic, it is also one of the top starts ever at the domestic box office for an animated Hollywood title. ## At the international box office, "Minions: Rise of Gru" scored a huge $94 million through Sunday, pushing the global cume to $202 million, including a $108 million domestic opening weekend. ## The Hollywood industry is seeing Minions' box office performance differently. The movie has confirmed that parents and younger kids are ready to return to the multiplex in droves, overcoming their covid fear which was holding them back before. Until now, Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", a live-action/CGI hybrid, held the record for the biggest opening of the pandemic era for a PG family release with $72 million.## Stay tuned...

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'Jugjugg Jeeyo' Races Past 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1447 days ago
Bollywood

'Jugjugg Jeeyo' Races Past 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, July 3 - Director Raj Mehta's Jugjugg Jeeyo has crossed the 100 crores mark at the worldwide box office, becoming only the fourth Bollywood movie of 2022 to do so. ## The family comedy-drama film is having an unlike other Bollywood films' run at the box office. It is, after the opening weekend, having a decent but consistent run at the domestic box office, scoring 61.44 crores net through the second Saturday (9 days). ## "Jug Jugg Jeeyo" is having a good run internationally as compared to the other movies. North America is leading its overseas charge with approx. $1.5 million, followed by Australia with $576K, and the UK with $286K. Overall, the movie has grossed approx. 28 crores to date, taking the worldwide haul to 100 crores in 9 days. ## Produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the movie stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kiara Advani, alongside Manish Paul and Prajakta Koli, marking the latter's feature film debut. The film revolves around the divorce concept which is the first of its kind in Indian cinema. ## Stay tuned...

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Yash's 'KGF Chapter 1' Bhojpuri Version Is The Most-Watched Film Worldwide On YouTube
1447 days ago
Sandalwood

Yash's 'KGF Chapter 1' Bhojpuri Version Is The Most-Watched Film Worldwide On YouTube

Bengaluru, July 3 - Superstar Yash-fronted KGF has been one of the most successful franchises in India. The two films in the franchise have grossed approx. 1500 crores at the worldwide box office, this includes a massive 1210 crores of recently released "KGF Chapter 2". ## "KGF Chapter 1", which was released in 2018, was the highest-grossing Kannada film with approx. 238 crores worldwide gross before KGF 2 shattered all the records. Now, it has been revealed that KGF Chapter 1 is the most-watched film worldwide on YouTube. ## The Bhojpuri version of KGF was uploaded on Goldmines' YouTube channel a year ago. The movie has now a whopping 615 million views on the video-sharing platform, which is reportedly the highest ever for any film in the world (since its release on YouTube). It also has nearly 6 million likes which is again, the highest ever. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Hombale Films, KGF film focuses on Rocky, a high-ranking assassin in Mumbai, who was born in poverty. After being offered total control of Mumbai by his employer's boss, he disguises himself as a slave laborer in the Narachi limestone mine (Kolar Gold Fields), aiming to assassinate Garuda, the future heir of KGF.## Yash stars as Rocky in the film alongside Ramachandra Raju as Garuda, Srinidhi Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha, Achyuth Kumar, and Malavika Avinash while Anant Nag narrates the film. KGF was the most expensive film at that time with a budget of 80 crores. ## ## Stay tuned...

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Tamil Film 'Kadaisi Vivasayi' Beats 'RRR' And 'Vikram' To Be The Best-Rated Indian Movie on Letterboxd
1447 days ago
Kollywood

Tamil Film 'Kadaisi Vivasayi' Beats 'RRR' And 'Vikram' To Be The Best-Rated Indian Movie on Letterboxd

Chennai, July 3 - We are halfway through the year 2022 and these six months have been amazing for the world of cinema. There have been many films that found global appreciation, both critically and commercially. Talking about Indian films, SS Rajamouli's "RRR" has been a standout film so far. ## The period action drama film is probably the most talked-about Indian movie among international audiences. "RRR" has been compared to the best of Marvel movies for its high cinematic value. However, despite becoming a box office monster and being critically hailed, "RRR", is not the best-rated Indian movie on the online social networking service Letterboxd. ## Letterboxd has released the list of top 25 best-rated films worldwide on its platform and it revealed "RRR" as the second best-rated Indian title of 2022 so far. Tamil movie "Kadaisi Vivasayi" is the highest-rated Indian film on Letterboxd. Directed by M. Manikandan, "Kadaisi Vivasayi" is about Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, who is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment. It also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu. ## "Kadaisi Vivasayi" is also the second best-rated film worldwide on the Letterboxd, behind only "Everything Everywhere All at Once", which is also the highest-grossing film for A24 studio at the worldwide box office with $91 million. The movie is about an aging Chinese immigrant who is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes. ## "RRR" is the sixth best-rated film worldwide on the platform, behind Tom Cruise's "Top Gun Maverick" but ahead of Warner Bros. "The Batman". The latest Indian box office sensation, Kamal Haasan-fronted "Vikram" (11) is also among the top 25 best-rated films worldwide on Letterboxd.## Letterboxd rankings include films that have been released in any country, with at least a limited theatrical, streaming, or video-on-demand run. ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals Season 4 Moment With Millie Bobby Brown
1447 days ago
Digital Media

Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals Season 4 Moment With Millie Bobby Brown

Los Angeles, July 3 - The Season 4 of Netflix's most-watched English series ever, Stranger Things has come to its conclusion as the final two episodes of the season are now streaming on Netflix. The final episode of S4 is one of the most intense episodes of the entire series yet as kids went up to fight Vecna. ## While the Season 4 of Stranger Things itself has had enough moments to make it worth remembering, Jamie Campbell Bower who plays Vecna/Henry/One revealed his character's ultimate showdown with Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven. Bower recently spoke to Variety where he revealed how Millie Bobby Brown struggled to face Vecna Makeup.## "They brought her up into a position where she's bound. I walked up to her [as Vecna] and she burst into tears. She wouldn't look at me and she was visibly just disgusted by the whole thing", Bower shared. "After she cried and I made it obvious that she knew it was me, one of the things she said was that, 'I knew it was you when I could smell cigarettes,' because I'm a smoker".## "Stranger Things 4" is the most-watched English language show on Netflix with over 930 million viewing hours in the first 28 days. It is also the second most-watched ever for all languages after "Squid Games" 1.6 billion viewing hours. The 930 million of S4 does not include the viewing hours of the final two episodes. ## The S4 of the series stars Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven/Jane), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna/Henry/One), Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Matthew Modine (Dr. Brenner), and Robert Englund (Victor Creel). ## Stay tuned...

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Dhanush Collaborates With Director Arun Matheswaran For A Pan India Movie, Captain Miller
1448 days ago
Kollywood

Dhanush Collaborates With Director Arun Matheswaran For A Pan India Movie, Captain Miller

Chennai, July 2 - Actor Dhanush has collaborated with director Arun Matheswaran ("Saani Kaayidham", "Rocky") for a Pan India movie, Captain Miller. The period action-adventure movie will be produced by Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan under the banner of Sathya Jyothi Films. ## "Captain Miller" will be set in the Madras Presidency of the 1930s and 40s. Director Arun Matheswaran told the Times of India that he had written this film way back in 2018 and had also narrated it to Dhanush, however, it couldn't take place at that time. Later in 2019, the project began to take shape again, says Arun. ## Arun's "Rocky" and "Saani Kaayidham" were intense and dark which catered the adult audiences. The director has confirmed that the upcoming movie will be different, intended for a mainstream audience. "This one will be a UA film as there is going to be a lot of action. In fact, the second half will have war sequences", Arun added. ## Dhanush will be sporting three different looks in the movie and the character will also have two more names, confirmed by the director himself. "The story unfolds over 15 years of this character's life, so I knew that he'd capture the different timelines of a person's life very well. There's action and a range of emotions, and I felt that he'd pull it off the best", Matheswaran said about roping Dhanush in the movie. ## The makers have roped in celebrated artists for the movie. Shreyas Krishna ("Rocky", "Jagame Thandhiram") will be handling the cinematography while Nagooran is the editor. "Sarpatta Parambarai" fame Tha Ramalingam has been roped in as the art director while Poornima Ramaswamy, who won the National Award for her work in "Paradesi", is the costume designer of the film. GV Prakash Kumar will be composing the music. ## The movie will be shot in real locations across the country as the shooting will commence soon. It will be shot in the Tamil language and later will be dubbed in other languages, including Hindi, and Telugu.## We are very elated to present #CaptainMiller with the indomitable star @dhanushkraja 💫This will be a very exciting film DIRECTED by the young & maverick @ArunMatheswaran 🔥🤗 A @gvprakash Musical 🥁 pic.twitter.com/FKX2iPL1yr— Sathya Jyothi Films (@SathyaJyothi) July 2, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2' Producers To Apply Baahubali And KGF's Formula In Hindi?
1448 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2' Producers To Apply Baahubali And KGF's Formula In Hindi?

Hyderabad, July 2 - There are some films that do not need any validation about how they perform at the box office, at least for the first few days. Allu Arjun-fronted "Pushpa - The Rule" is one of them which is guaranteed to take a huge opening at the box office, especially in the Hindi market. ## History is witness that two-part films have often ended up creating box office records. In recent years, Indian cinema has witnessed SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali" and Prashanth Neel-directed latest sensation "KGF" films setting records and paving the way for others to follow the path. ## Allu Arjun's "Pushpa" could be the next sensation and there is enough buzz to justify that. The first part of this Sukumar-directed, "Pushpa - The Rise" grossed over 350 crores worldwide, and has set the stage for the second part "Pushpa - The Rule" to take things to the next level. Producers and distributors of the film are very well aware of what the audience is expecting from this movie. ## The demand for the movie is already high and when it comes to the Hindi belt, it is sky-rocketing. Trade analysts are expecting "Pushpa - The Rule" to take the biggest opening ever in Hindi, so the movie is getting hot in the market. The distributors are ready to acquire the Hindi rights of the movie in mega sum but it looks like the producers are wanting more. ## Mythri Movie Makers teamed up with Manish Shah of Goldmines Films to distribute "Pushpa - The Rise" in the Hindi belt, in which it scored a massive approx. 110 crores net, and that too when the covid-19 cases were going up. Knowing the fact that "Pushpa 2" is a hot property in Hindi, Mythri is reportedly in talks with several studios and distributors for the release of the film. ## That is not all, according to reports, the producers of the film are looking to apply the formula of "Baahubali" and "KGF" in Hindi to get the best return. BB and KGF films were released in Hindi on commision basis through Hindi distributors as the producers were confident of the box office prospects of their films. There is a high possibility that Mythri can take a similar route by getting a distributor on board commission basis for the Hindi release. ## Interestingly, the production of the movie is yet to begin and the makers are already getting huge offers from Hindi distributors. The second part, which also stars Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil in prominent roles, is expected to go on floors by August this year and may release in the second half of 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series
1448 days ago
Digital Media

Stranger Things Sets All-Time Nielsen Streaming Record For Any Web Series

Mumbai, July 2 - Netflix's global hit series Stranger Things 4 has set a new weekly streaming record in the USA, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. Season 4 of this science fiction horror drama series has already become the most-watched English series on Netflix with over 930 million viewing hours. ## According to Nielsen, "Stranger Things" scored 7.2 billion viewing minutes for the week of May 30-June 5, which is the highest weekly total for any streaming title since the advent of weekly rankings almost two years ago. ## Nielsen counts all episodes of a series in totaling its streaming rankings, but it is certain that the majority of the 7.2 billion minutes of "Stranger Things" came from the seven episodes of season four released on May 27. ## "Stranger Things" series also has the biggest two-week tally for any streaming show with 12.34 billion viewing minutes. It was watched for 5.14 billion (including more than 75% from S4) minutes in the week of May 23 - May 29. It is also the only series with over 7+ billion viewing minutes in a single week. ## Nielsen's streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don't include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries, and currently only include Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.## Stay tuned...

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Kiara Advani Opens Up On Working In Director Shankar's Film, Co-starring Ram Charan
1448 days ago
Bollywood

Kiara Advani Opens Up On Working In Director Shankar's Film, Co-starring Ram Charan

Mumbai, July 2 - Actress Kiara Advani is super excited about working in her first Pan-India film, starring opposite Ram Charan in "RC15". The movie is being directed by maverick S Shankar and this marks his maiden collaboration with both Ram Charan and Kiara. ## From the look at the world of the story, it was a very different journey for Kiara, who is currently enjoying the successes of "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", and "Jug Jugg Jeeyo". In a recent interview with IANS, the actress opened up about her role in the movie and her working experience with director Shankar. ## "Even though I am not allowed to reveal much about the story and my character just now yet, I can say, it is a different world altogether. We know the genius Shankar sir is, he can turn any story and character larger than life. He is like a magician and working with him is a huge learning lesson for me". ## "I am like a sponge on the set, constantly observing everything happening around us. We have been shooting since November last year and I will go for our next schedule soon. It is my first pan-India film, super excited I am!", she added. ## Touted as a political action thriller, "RC15" (working title) is being produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. While the makers haven't announced the release date of the film, Ram Charan, in an interview with Variety, had said that the movie will be released in February 2023, in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Kannada Star Rakshit Shetty Reacts On People Discussing His Breakup With Rashmika Mandanna
1448 days ago
Sandalwood

Kannada Star Rakshit Shetty Reacts On People Discussing His Breakup With Rashmika Mandanna

Bengaluru, July 2 - Actress Rashmika Mandanna made her acting debut with the Kannada movie "Kirik Party" in 2016 and the movie went on to become a huge hit. It also starred Rakshit Shetty, who was already a well-known name in the Sandalwood film industry. ## "Kirik Party" was the film that brought Shetty and Rashmika close and they started dating each other. In July 2017, they decided to make their relationship official and got engaged on 3 July 2017 in a private ceremony in Rashmika's hometown of Virajpet. However, their relationship couldn't last long as the couple mutually broke off their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues. ## It has been nearly 4 years since Shetty and Rashmika broke up with each other, however, their break-up is still being discussed by people on social media and other platforms, despite Shetty conveying that there is no bad air between both of them. ## During a recent interaction with Koimoi, Rakshit shed light on the fact if the discussion about his past relationships bother him or not. "No, it doesn't bother me. I don't even go to the Internet and read that. To be frank, see there are crores of people out there and everybody has a perspective so I cannot expect everybody to love me, I can't expect everybody to hate me. I can't expect a single kind of emotion towards me from everyone. Everybody will think differently and look at me in a different way. When I have accepted that, there is no point in going on the Internet and seeing what are people talking about me". ## Rakshit Shetty is currently enjoying the success of the adventure comedy-drama film "777 Charlie". The movie, showing the journey and bonding between a lonely factory worker and a stray labrador dog, has turned out one of the biggest success stories of the year. It has grossed over 90 crores so far at the worldwide box office, and also won high critical acclaim for the sincere performances and a heartwarming tale.## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Awarded Second Best Film of 2022 At HCA Midseason Awards
1448 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Awarded Second Best Film of 2022 At HCA Midseason Awards

Hyderabad, July 2 - The Hollywood Critics Association has announced SS Rajamouli's "RRR" the second-best film of 2022. The movie was nominated in the Best Picture category along with 9 others by HCA at its midseason awards. It is the only Indian film to be nominated for this award. ## A24's "Everything Everywhere All at Once" has been declared the best movie of the year at the 5th Annual HCA Midseason Awards. While "RRR" couldn't grab the award it beat movies like "The Batman", "Top Gun: Maverick", "Cha Cha Real Smooth", and others to get the runner-up position. ## And the winner of the HCA Midseason Award for Best Picture goes to…Everything Everywhere All At Once Runner up: RRR #HCAMidseasonAwards #A24 #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce @A24 @EEAAOA24 pic.twitter.com/PMrxkgWVQ1— Hollywood Critics Association (@HCAcritics) July 1, 2022 ## "RRR", starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, and others was released on March 25 in theaters. It went on to gross over 1100 crores at the worldwide box office and also won critical acclaim. The Hindi version of the film was recently made available on Netflix which further pushed the film's reach beyond boundaries. ### For the last few weeks, Hollywood celebrities and critics have been gushing about RRR, making it one of the most talked-about Indian films among Western moviegoers. Such was the huge demand for the movie that it returned to cinemas in some of the locations in the USA and also in the UK, despite streaming on Netflix and ZEE5.## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan And Director Anees Bazmee To Collaborate For A Comedy Entertainer
1449 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan And Director Anees Bazmee To Collaborate For A Comedy Entertainer

Mumbai, July 1 - Director Anees Bazmee is on cloud nine, thanks to the blockbuster success of his horror-comedy "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2". The film starring Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu has made over 260 crores worldwide and is one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of 2022. ## According to the latest report, Anees Bazmee will be joining hands with Varun Dhawan for a comedy entertainer. Varun has been a part of some of the hit comedies and romantic comedies like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Judwaa 2, and Coolie No. 1, among others. It is said that Varun and Anees have been in talks for a while now for their maiden collaboration. ## Anees will next be directing the long-awaited sequel to "No Entry" with the original male cast reprising their roles. Once he is done with "No Entry 2", the director will reportedly start work on Varun's film. According to Pinkvilla, "They recently met and discussed the idea of teaming up on a comic caper. They will be doing the film once their current commitments are wrapped up". ## The director has himself confirmed that he is looking forward to working with Varun Dhawan and details about the project will be made official at the right time. Bazmee said that he and Varun share an emotional bond, and hence, their first film together needs to have a fantastic script. ## Varun Dhawan, meanwhile, has multiple films in the pipeline. His "Jugjugg Jeeyo" is currently playing theaters and has had a decent box office run so far with a net collection approx 54 crores in the first week. He will next be seen in the horror-comedy "Bediya", which is scheduled to release in November this year. ## Stay tuned...

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