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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Makers of Brahmastra Begins Promotion Months Before The Release Date
1479 days ago
Bollywood

Makers of Brahmastra Begins Promotion Months Before The Release Date

Vizag, May 31 - Filmmaker Ayan Mukerji has devoted his more than 5 years to the making of the fantasy adventure film, Brahmāstra. The first of its kind feature film in Indian cinema, Brahmāstra is touted to be one of the biggest action-adventure based on mythology. ## The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles along with Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni. The makers have high hopes for this movie and thus they are leaving no stone unturned to make it the biggest Indian film. ## While the movie is scheduled to release on September 9, 2022, in multiple languages, the makers have already started the promotion of the film, showing intent to take it to the widest audience possible. On Tuesday, the makers held an event in Vizag city to meet and greet fans.## SS Rajamouli, who is known for his visually spectacular cinema, was present at the event along with Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji. Rajamouli is on-board to present the movie in Telugu as the makers couldn't have asked for a better person than him to take the movie to the Telugu audience. ## Team Brahmāstra in Vizag today, announcing something very special. Stay tuned!#Brahmastra pic.twitter.com/lwl8dlNBcd— BRAHMĀSTRA (@BrahmastraFilm) May 31, 2022 ## The makers already have big plans to promote "Brahmāstra" nationwide and internationally. According to reports, the "Brahmāstra" team will be visiting top Indian cities over the next few months while they have planned to promote the movie internationally by visiting multiple countries. It is one of the costliest films ever made in India. ## Internationally, the film will be released by Disney, and this is indeed a big move by the makers to collaborate with the studio. Disney also has officially included "Brahmāstra" in its theatrical slate for the year 2022. The makers are hoping the film to get the widest release ever for an Indian title. ## Karan Johar's Dharma Productions has produced the movie in association with Star Studios, Prime Focus, and Starlight Pictures. It will hit theaters worldwide on September 9 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada in standard formats, 3D, and IMAX 3D. ## The first trailer of "Brahmāstra Part 1 - Shiva" will be released on June 15.## Stay tuned...

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Ravi Basrur's BGM For KGF Chapter 2 Lit Up IPL 2022 Final
1479 days ago
Sandalwood

Ravi Basrur's BGM For KGF Chapter 2 Lit Up IPL 2022 Final

Ahemdabad, May 31 - Superstar Yash-fronted KGF Chapter 2 has become one of the biggest highlights of the year in the Indian entertainment sector. The movie is being loved all across the country as people are liking Yash's performance as Rocky Bhai, Prashanth Neel's direction, and his take on the larger-than-life cinema. ## Along with the aforementioned aspects, the music of KGF 2 by Ravi Basrur is equally getting attention, in fact, the BGM of the film has become a talk of the town. It is the magic of Basrur's music that reached the biggest cricket event in the world, the Indian Premier League 2022 at the biggest cricket stadium, Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahemadabad, Gujrat. ## The final of IPL 2022 was played on May 29 in the Narendra Modi stadium. This year, the closing ceremony of the tournament was also held after not being held for a couple of years due to the covid-19 pandemic. The music of KGF 2 was one of the highlights of the ceremony. Even after the first innings, KGF 2's music was being played in the stadium which gave ultimate chills to the spectators. ## The feeling of absolute thrill, Goosebumps and massive entertainment.Only one winner - Indian Cinema!#KGFChapter2 @RaviBasrur #KGFChapter2BGM 🎵🎶 pic.twitter.com/Cl8nxg6nk5— #KGFChapter2 - Box Office Monster 🔥 (@KGFTheFilm) May 31, 2022 ## While this is not the first time that the music of a film is celebrated at a sports event. However, the acknowledgment of Ravi Basrur is getting for KGF 2's theme is something new in Indian cinema. He has suddenly become an overnight sensation. He is also scoring the music for KGF makers' upcoming movie, Salaar, fronted by Prabhas. It is easily one of the most-waited Pan-India movies and the people are eager to know what Basrur will bring to the table.## Stay tuned...

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Kartik Aaryan Reacts On The Reports of Him Hiking His Fees Post Box Office Success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
1480 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan Reacts On The Reports of Him Hiking His Fees Post Box Office Success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Mumbai, May 30 - Bollywood heartthrob Kartik Aaryan is one of the finest young actors whose popularity is increasing with each passing film of him. He is currently riding high with big box office success of horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which is nearing Rs. 200 crores worldwide. ## With BB2 looking unstoppable at the moment and the fact that Kartik has established himself as a bankable star, there are reports claiming that he has increased his fees for his upcoming movies. ## According to Bollywood Life, "Till his last release, Kartik was supposedly charging ₹15-20 crore per movie, but going forward, a well-placed source within the industry has exclusively apprised BollywoodLife that he has apparently hiked his fee to ₹35-40 crore per movie". ## While the report has claimed the fee hike, Kartik Aaryan has turned it down and called the reports baseless. He took to Twitter and dismiss the reports saying, Promotion hua hai life mein, Increment nahi 😂 Baseless 🙏🏻".## Promotion hua hai life mein Increment nahi 😂Baseless 🙏🏻 https://t.co/qQ3xFYREgr— Kartik Aaryan (@TheAaryanKartik) May 30, 2022 ## Meanwhile, Kartik will next be seen in "Shehzada", which is scheduled to release in November this year. He also has "Freddy", "Captain India", and "Satyanarayan Ki Katha" under the various stages of development. "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" has become Kartik's 5th box office hit. ## Stay tuned...

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Producer Bhushan Kumar Reveals Ajay Devgn's 'Raid 2' Enter Pre-Production Stage
1480 days ago
Bollywood

Producer Bhushan Kumar Reveals Ajay Devgn's 'Raid 2' Enter Pre-Production Stage

Mumbai, May 30 - A sequel to Ajay Devgn's 2018's hit Raid has been in the talks for a long time now. It was even reported that the Raid 2 script had been locked and it would go on floors this year. Now, producer Bhushan Kumar has revealed that the movie is indeed in development but will go on floors only by next year. ## "The world had stopped for 2 years, but yes, Raid 2 is under production. Kumar Ji (Producer, Kumar Mangat) already has multiple ideas in place for Raid 2, he has in fact collated a lot of incidents that can be used in the Raid franchise. We will choose the best idea and then move ahead", the producer told Pinkvilla in a recent interview. ## "I already have two films with Ajay Ji - Bholaa and Drishyam 2 - so the Raid sequel will begin next year. Before that, we are remaking Raid down south. It's under discussion", he added. ## Raid, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, is based on the real-life income-tax raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department on Sardar Inder Singh in the 1980s. The raid distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history, lasting three days and two nights. ## Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn is currently juggling between the shoots of Bholaa, and Drishyam 2. Both the movies are expected to be completed by August this year. The actor will also be headlining two releases this year, in the form of Thank You and Maidaan. ## Stay tuned...

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Sajid Nadiadwala Inks 6-Films Post Theatrical Streaming Deal With Amazon Prime Video
1480 days ago
Bollywood

Sajid Nadiadwala Inks 6-Films Post Theatrical Streaming Deal With Amazon Prime Video

Mumbai, May 30 - Producer Sajid Nadiadwala hasn't had a good year so far with two back-to-back bombs in the form of Akshay Kumar's Bachchhan Paandey and Tiger Shroff-starrer Heropanti 2. Both the movies premiered on Amazon Prime Video after their theatrical release and now, the producer has once again joined hands with a streamer for his upcoming movies. ## Sajid Nadiadwala's production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment announced through social media that its upcoming movie will be available on Prime Video rather sooner after its theatrical releases. It is said that the production house has inked a 6-films deal with the streamer. These films will include Varun Dhawan's "Bawaal", "Sanki", and Tiger Shroff's "Baaghi 4", among 3 more films. ## It is very clear that Nadiadwala is in no mood to take further risks after the dismal show of BP and HP2 and thus, it will make his upcoming movies available on Prime Video for all Prime members and to-rent for all Amazon customers [Prime or otherwise] in Early Access Rental window.## "We have been entertaining the audience for the last 70 years with our movies, contributing to the Indian culture and today it's a new era in entertainment with OTT becoming such an integral part of our lives. In Prime Video, we believe we have found a partner that not only shares our vision of offering immersive cinematic experiences but also provides global distribution to the best stories from the Indian entertainment ecosystem". ## "This collaboration marks NGE's first-ever, worldwide exclusive, multi-film, multi-year deal with Prime Video – we are confident that this partnership of inclusive cinema will enable our upcoming titles to travel beyond geographies", Sajid Nadiadwala, managing director of NGE, said in a statement.## Bringing you the best of blockbuster entertainment, our beautifully crafted narratives will now be available soon after their releases exclusively on @PrimeVideoIN ’s screen worldwideOffering immersive cinematic experiences, now globally!✨🍿#SajidNadiadwala @WardaNadiadwala pic.twitter.com/ozN08ap1oS— Nadiadwala Grandson (@NGEMovies) May 30, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Clocks 2nd Biggest Second Weekend of 2022
1480 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Clocks 2nd Biggest Second Weekend of 2022

Mumbai, May 30 - Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, has scored an excellent second weekend at the domestic box office. The film beat all the biggies except mega-blockbuster The Kashmir Files to score the 2nd biggest second weekend for a Bollywood movie in 2022. ## Directed by Anees Bazmee, BB2 minted 30.64 crores net, exceeding all the expectations in the second weekend. It kicked off the weekend with a very good 6.52 crores, before hitting a double-digit mark each on Saturday and Sunday with 11.35 crores and 12.77 crores, respectively. Despite the final of IPL 2022, the movie didn't witness much drop in night shows. ## Here are the Top 3 Bollywood movies with the highest 2nd-weekend collections in 2022 - ## 1. The Kashmir Files: ₹ 70.15 Cr## 2. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2: ₹ 30.64 Cr## 3. Gangubai Kathiawadi: ₹ 23.29 Cr## Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani, BB2 has already become the highest-grossing film for Kartik Aaryan. It has so far scored 174 crores worldwide through the second Sunday. The total includes approx. 30 crores overseas collection, and 144 crores domestic. With not much competition till next Friday, the movie is likely to remain solid and will breach the 200 crores worldwide mark by the end of the second week. ## BB2 is the 100th 100 crores net scorer in Hindi of all time. It took just 9 days to breach the 100 crores mark, which is the second-fastest for a Bollywood movie in 2022, after Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files. It is eyeing a lifetime run of 160 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Kamal Haasan Confirms Vikram Sequel With Suriya Under Raaj Kamal Films International
1480 days ago
Kollywood

Kamal Haasan Confirms Vikram Sequel With Suriya Under Raaj Kamal Films International

Chennai, May 30 - Legendary Kamal Haasan will be in the action in the upcoming actioner, Vikram, which is scheduled to release on June 3rd. Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil are also playing lead roles with Suriya featuring in a cameo role. ## Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan already seems to have a plan for the sequel of Vikram, with Suriya playing the lead with him. The legendary actor recently confirmed during an interview that Suriya is playing a special role in the movie which will lead his role in the next film. ## Reconfirming the same, Kamal Haasan at the Malaysia press conference of Vikram, said that Suriya will be a part of Vikram 3, which will be produced by his own company Raaj Kamal Films International. However, the makers have no plans to take the movie on floors anytime soon but confirmed that it will definitely happen. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram is one of the most hyped Tamil films of the year and it will surely create magic at the box office. It will hit screens on June 3rd in multiple languages, including Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Top Gun: Maverick Takes Flight With A Career-Best Domestic And International Opening of Tom Cruise
1480 days ago
Hollywood

Top Gun: Maverick Takes Flight With A Career-Best Domestic And International Opening of Tom Cruise

Mumbai, May 30 - Tom Cruise has outdone himself, and that too with a long long margin. The Paramount/Skydance's actioner, Top Gun: Maverick, took off with a massive $252.70 million worldwide through Sunday. This is the biggest ever global opening of Tom Cruise's career on a like-for-like basis. ## At the domestic (North America) box office, the sequel to 1986's pic opened to the Cruise's career-best $126.7 million (Fri-Sun) also including $19.3 Thursday previews. The 4-day Memorial Day weekend reached $160 million. The opening of Top Gun 2 is almost double the War of the Worlds ($65M), which was the biggest opening for Cruise. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the movie opened in 62 international markets on the opening weekend and grossed a spectacular $126 million, which is the biggest ever for Cruise, surpassing Mission: Impossible: Fallout by 28 percent, as per Deadline. Among the international markets, it scored the biggest opening ever in 32 markets for the actor. ## The Top 10 overseas markets of Top Gun 2 are as follows, through Sunday - 1. the UK $19.4M, 2. France $11.7M, 3. Australia $10.7M, 4. Japan $9.7M, 5. Germany $6.5M, 6. Brazil $5.3M, 7. Mexico $4.6M, 8. Italy $4M, 9. Hong Kong $2.9M, and 10. Taiwan $2.7M. At the Indian box office, the movie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend and scored $2 million in the opening weekend. ## The film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film, and the film is dedicated to Top Gun director Tony Scott, who died in 2012.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Saunkan Saunkne On Course To Become Highest Grossing Punjabi Movie of All-Time
1481 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Saunkan Saunkne On Course To Become Highest Grossing Punjabi Movie of All-Time

Chandigarh, May 29 - Punjabi movie Saunkan Saunkne is on the verge of creating history at the box office. The Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, and Nimrat Khaira-starrer romantic-comedy film has entered the coveted 50 crores gross mark worldwide, is only the 5th Punjabi movie ever to reach the milestone. ## Directed by Amarjit Singh Saron, the summer blockbuster has grossed 52 crores through 3rd Sunday. At the Indian box office, it has minted 32 crores while overseas, "Saunkan Saunkne" scored 20 crores, including approx. 13 crores at the USA and Canada box office. It is the first-ever 50 crores grosser of each of Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, and Nimrat Khaira. ## Produced by Sargun Mehta under her banner Dreamiyata Pvt. Ltd in association with Naad SStudios, and JR Production House, "Saunkan Saunkne" is in the race to become the highest-grossing Punjabi movie of all time. "Carry on Jatta 2", which was released in 2018, is currently the record holder with Rs. 57.65 crores worldwide. "Saunkan Saunkne" needs another approx. 6 crores to claim the number 1 spot, which is very much possible. ## The movie revolves around Nirmal and Naseeb who are a happily married couple. They have everything but not a child. After eight years of marriage, they still miss something. At the suggestion of her mother-in-law, Naseeb persuades Nirmal to have a second marriage with her younger sister Kirna. Now the real drama begins as sharing her husband proves to be a difficult task for Naseeb. Kirna dominates and wins the heart of her husband and mother-in-law and that changes everything for Naseeb. Small squabbles between the two wives lead to a comic situation and the fun begins.## Zee Studios is the distribution partner of the movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Becomes 100th 100 Crores Scorer Movie In Hindi of All-Time
1481 days ago
Bollywood

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Becomes 100th 100 Crores Scorer Movie In Hindi of All-Time

Mumbai, May 29 - Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani's horror-comedy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is running riot at the domestic box office and has entered the prestigious 100 crores club in just 9 days. Directed by Anees Bazmee, the sequel to 2006's classic hit scored an excellent 11.35 crores net on the second Saturday, pushing the total net collection to 109.92 crores in just 9 days. ## "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" is a special film for the Hindi film industry as it provided much-needed oxygen to the industry amid a few mishits at the box office. Meanwhile, BB2 has also become the 100th film in Hindi to enter the 100 crores net club and is currently at number 81 in the all-time biggest scorers in Hindi. It will, however, likely reach the 61st spot after the end of the second weekend. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani, "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" has had big expectations as far as box office is concerned and it lived up to those expectations by collecting big numbers at the box office. More importantly, it has become the biggest grosser for Kartik Aaryan, both domestically and at the worldwide box office. ## The film took the biggest opening for a Bollywood movie in 2022 with 14.11 crores net and an excellent opening weekend of 55.96 crores had sealed its place in the 100 crores club which has now turned into reality. To become the 100th film in the 100 crores club is indeed a massive and unforgettable milestone for the makers. It is also only the second 100 crores net scorer for director Bazmee after "Ready". ## For the record, Aamir Khan's Ghajini was the first 100 crores net scorer in Hindi as it scored 114 crores in 2008. KGF Chapter 2 is fastest to reach the milestone in just two days while SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2 The Conclusion is biggest Hindi grosser of all-time with 510.99 crores net. ## Stay tuned...

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'Samrat Prithviraj' To Be The Biggest Ever Release of Akshay Kumar's Career
1481 days ago
Bollywood

'Samrat Prithviraj' To Be The Biggest Ever Release of Akshay Kumar's Career

Mumbai, May 29 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is all geared up to headline Yash Raj Films production's magnum opus, Samrat Prithviraj. Scheduled to release on June 3rd, the movie will see Akshay playing the title role of the legendary Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. ## Directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the film is based on Prithviraj Raso, a Braj language epic poem about the life and valour of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan. YRF has opened the advance booking of the film and the studio is planning to make it the biggest release ever in Akshay's 30-year-long career. ## Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, YRF Distribution says, "Samrat Prithviraj is a big-screen spectacle based on the life of the great warrior King Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. The film has been conceived, devised, and shot in a manner that's best experienced on the biggest possible screen. YRF is leaving no stone unturned to make it the widest ever release for a Hindi film of superstar Akshay Kumar's 30-year career. Tickets will go on sale from today for Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu versions".## Akshay, who is promoting this film on a grand scale, hopes that parents across the country will take their kids to theaters to watch the movie, "Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan's life is truly inspirational. The values he stood for, the courage he wielded, the purity he had in his heart, and the love he had for his motherland, make him an exceptional human being. He is a great example of what an Indian should be. He only lived to stand up for truth and honor and justice and I feel these are the virtues that we should all aspire to uphold in our daily lives".## "I want all kids to watch Samrat Prithviraj and I hope it becomes a part of the curriculum in schools. It is a film that can teach us many things and it is also a film that tells us about our glorious history. I feel we should all get to know the tales of heroism and bravery of those who stood up for our country and the life of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan is a glowing example of this. It is a story that needs to be told to the kids and the youth of our country. I’m honored to be bringing the story of this legendary warrior to them", he added.## Produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films, the movie stars Manushi Chhillar as King Prithviraj's beloved Sanyogita in her Bollywood debut. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manav Vij, Ashutosh Rana, and Sakshi Tanwar as other important characters. Apart from Hindi, the movie will also release in Tamil and Telugu on June 3rd.## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli Reveals What Inspires Him To Make Movies Like RRR
1481 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli Reveals What Inspires Him To Make Movies Like RRR

Hyderabad, May 29 - SS Rajamouli's RRR is making audiences despite completing 10 weeks of its release. After delivering big at the box office, the period action drama film is making waves on OTT platforms and trending the numbers in many countries. ## The western audience is simply in the awe of this cinematic brilliance as they are taking social media to share their experiences. Such a massive response for an Indian movie has not been seen in a long long time among overseas viewers. The overseas audiences, especially from the UK and US, are claiming that they haven't seen such uninhibited, imaginative scenes even in the biggest of Hollywood films.## Making animals run here and there has always been a huge part of Rajamouli's cinema and that is something making the audience go gaga over "RRR". During a recent interview with a Hollywood portal, Rajamouli was asked, "Throwing a leopard at somebody, what action films inspired these incredibly creative action scenes, which are one of your trademarks?"## The maverick filmmaker said, "Like we were saying, Ben-hur, that's one example and Melgibson's films, Braveheart, The Patriot, Apocalypse. Many of his films have a very big influence on me. I get really inspired by his action a lot". He also added that receiving appreciation from western audiences is a big thing for him. ## "For Baahubali, we had some appreciation from the Western audience, but it was very small. But for RRR, I have seen a lot of Westerners who were discussing amongst themselves about RRR and how great a film it was. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" was released on March 25 and went on to gross over 1120 crores worldwide. It stars Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn along with Olivia Morris, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody in prominent roles. The movie recently started premiering on digital platforms. ## Stay tuned...

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