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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Cricketer Deepak Chahar's Sister Malti To Make Her Bollywood Debut With 'Ishq Pashmina'
1547 days ago
Bollywood

Cricketer Deepak Chahar's Sister Malti To Make Her Bollywood Debut With 'Ishq Pashmina'

Mumbai, May 21 - Team India all-rounder, Deepak Chahar's sister, Malti Chahar is all set to make her Bollywood debut with a love story film "Ishq Pashmina". She will be seen sharing screen space with influencer-actor Bhavin Bhanushali ("De De Pyaar De"). ## "Ishq Pashmina", directed by debutante Arvind Pandey, will depict a soulful, poetic, and unusual love story which is bound to touch the hearts of the audience. It is produced by Suraj Mishra under his banner Krishna Shanti Production. ## Speaking about the film, Malti said in an interview, "I'm so beyond happy to be a part of 'Ishq Pashmina'. It was an amazing experience working with Bhavin, he is an amazing co-actor, and our director Arvind, who I believe has done such a fine job at directing as it is a heavy responsibility. Zarina ma'am was so kind and patient with all of us and it was more than we could've asked for". ## Besides Bhavin and Malti, the film includes a stellar cast such as veteran actress Zarina Wahab, Brijendra Kala, Kainat Arora, Gaurika Mishra, Vijay Mishra, Sunil Yash Chaurasiya, and Vikram.## "Ishq Pashmina" has been shot completely and is currently in the post-production work.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar On 'Prithviraj' Clashing With 'Vikram' & 'Major': 'Can't Stop Any Film From Releasing'
1547 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar On 'Prithviraj' Clashing With 'Vikram' & 'Major': 'Can't Stop Any Film From Releasing'

Mumbai, May 21 - The beginning of the month of June will see three Pan-Indian movies clashing at the box office. Akshay Kumar's magnum opus "Prithviraj" will be up against legendary Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" and Adivi Sesh's "Major" on June 3. While "Prithviraj" is a big movie in Hindi, "Vikram" and "Major" will be the first choices of Tamil and Telugu audiences, respectively. ## Adivi Sesh recently commented on his movie clashing with the other two at the box office. And now, Akshay Kumar too has his say on the same topic. Speaking straight to the point, Akshay said that anyone's films can't be stopped from releasing whether solo or in a clash. He hoped that all three movies do well at the box office. ## "We can't stop anybody from releasing their films, right? I hope every film does business because the business is all connected. We can't exist without the other. It is wrong to think we can't coexist. I cannot live without them, and they can't without us. I always say we have to be united but unfortunately what I see is we are not. We always talk about dividing. nobody talks about uniting but hopefully, we will learn", he said during a group interview while promoting his movie. ## Directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, "Prithviraj" is based on Prithviraj Raso. The film tells the story of the Rajput warrior and king Prithviraj Chauhan of the Chauhan dynasty, who clashes with Muhammad Ghori, a ruler from the Ghurid Dynasty who led the Islamic Conquest of Hindustan.## Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films has produced the movie that marks former Miss World, Manushi Chhillar's debut. She plays the role of Prithviraj Chauhan's beloved Sanyogita. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manav Vij, Ashutosh Rana, and Sakshi Tanwar in important roles. It is scheduled to release on June 3rd in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Trailer of Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha To Release On May 29th During IPL Final
1547 days ago
Bollywood

Trailer of Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha To Release On May 29th During IPL Final

Mumbai, May 21 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has tightened his grip and started the promotion of his long-awaited highly-anticipated comedy-drama film "Laal Singh Chaddha". Aamir recently released two songs from the movie and now, he is gearing up to launch the trailer to give a glimpse of "Laal Singh Chaddha". ## Directed by Advait Chandan, the trailer of LSC will be released on May 29th during the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Aamir wants the trailer to reach the maximum number of people across the country on the first go and there is no better stage than an IPL final to achieve that. ## AAMIR KHAN: 'LAAL SINGH CHADDHA' TRAILER DURING IPL FINALE... #AamirKhan to launch #LaalSinghChaddha trailer during #IPL final match [Sunday, 29 May 2022]... 11 Aug 2022 release. #LSC #LSCTrailer pic.twitter.com/chrpvu0I1g— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 21, 2022 ## "Laal Singh Chaddha" is inspired by the 1994 American film "Forrest Gump" which itself is based on Winston Groom's 1986 novel of the same name. It stars Aamir Khan as the titular character along with Kareena Kapoor and Naga Chaitanya (in his Hindi film debut). ## Produced by Aamir Khan Productions, Viacom18 Studios, and Paramount Pictures, "Laal Singh Chaddha" is scheduled to release on August 11, 2022, in theaters worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Punjabi Blockbuster Saunkan Saunkne First Week Collections
1547 days ago
Pollywood

Box Office: Punjabi Blockbuster Saunkan Saunkne First Week Collections

Mumbai, May 20 - It was an excellent week for the regional movies at the box office. Amid the biggies taking the center stage, the Punjabi movie "Saunkan Saunkne" and Marathi film "Dharmaveer" stood apart and scored blockbuster opening week. ## "Saunkan Saunkne", starring Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, and Nimrat Khaira in the leading roles, scored the second-highest opening week ever for a Punjabi movie with 16.40 crores net. "Shadaa" remains the biggest grosser with approx. 17 crore net. ## Directed by Amarjit Singh Saron, "Saunkan Saunkne" started excellently well and scored the biggest opening weekend with 9.65 crores net. The movie held really well over the weekdays, in fact, it was better than Bollywood biggie "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" in the first week, which is a phenomenal achievement for regional film. Overseas, "Saunkan Saunkne" grossed approx. 10.8 crores, pushing the total worldwide gross to excellent 30.10 crores. ## While "Saunkan Saunkne" has had a record-breaking opening week, Marathi film "Dharmaveer" wasn't too far and minted Rs. 13.87 crores net in over the opening week. The day-wise growth of the film at the box office was fantastic as it remained strong throughout the week. ## Directed by Pravin Tarde, the movie follows a larger-than-life messiah for thousands, Anand Dighe aka Dharmaveer. He was considered a powerful muscleman in Thane and would hold a daily Durbar at his Tembhi Naka residence to hear out/resolve issues faced by Thane citizens along with Shiv Sena party workers.## Stay tuned...

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PVR Pictures Ties Up With 'Vikrant Rona' Makers To Distribute Hindi Version
1547 days ago
Sandalwood

PVR Pictures Ties Up With 'Vikrant Rona' Makers To Distribute Hindi Version

Mumbai, May 20 - One of the most exciting Pan Indian films, "Vikrant Rona" starring Kichcha Sudeepa, is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day. The makers of this action-adventure film recently joined hands with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to present the Hindi version. ## The makers have now tied up with one of the biggest multiplex chains in India, PVR Pictures to distribute the Hindi version of the film. PVR Pictures is the flagship film production and distribution arm of the prestigious PVR Group, India.## Kichcha Sudeepa took to Twitter and announced PVR Pictures on board as a Hindi distributor. "When good intentions and efforts meet great strengths. Welcome on board @PicturesPVR", he wrote.## When good intentions and efforts meet great strengths.Welcome on board @PicturesPVR ..๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿฝ#VikrantRona pic.twitter.com/73scF8xYzG— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) May 20, 2022 ## "Vikrant Rona" is the most-ambitious upcoming Kannada-language film, directed by Anup Bhandari. Produced by Kiccha Creations, Shalini Arts, and Invenio Films India in association with Zee Studios, the film stars Sudeep in the titular role alongside Nirup Bhandari, debutante Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez. ## The movie is scheduled to release on 28 July 2022 in six languages including Kannada, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi with a 3D version. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Akshay Kumar Breaks Silence On The Languages Debate
1548 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Akshay Kumar Breaks Silence On The Languages Debate

Mumbai, May 20 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited "Prithviraj", has opened up on the ongoing language debate between Hindi and South Indian. ## Akshay's reaction came at a time when Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn and Kannada star Kichcha Sudeepa recently indulge in a war of words over the Hindi language on Twitter. ## Akshay Kumar was asked to comment on this debated issue while he was promoting Prithviraj. "Why can't we be called one industry? Why are we being called the North and South industry? All our languages are good, we are talking in our mother tongues and we are all beautiful. It is unfortunate that we keep dividing ourselves", he said. ## It was recently when Ajay Devgn and Kichcha Sudeepa engaged in a Twitter banter after the latter commented that Hindi no longer is a national language. Later Sudeepa clarified that he did not mean the statement to hurt anyone but to celebrate the success of the south-Indian movie KGF 2, which has had a pan-India success. ## However, Sudeepa's statement did not go down well with Ajay Devgn who took to Twitter and said, "Kiccha Sudeep, my brother, according to you, if Hindi is not our national language, then why do you release your movies made in your mother tongue by dubbing them in Hindi? Hindi was, is, and always will be our mother tongue and national language. Jan Gan Man".## Stay tuned...

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Yash Crosses 10 Million Followers On Instagram
1548 days ago
Social Media

Yash Crosses 10 Million Followers On Instagram

Bengaluru, May 20 - Kannada superstar Yash has achieved yet another milestone, this time on a social media platform, Instagram. ## The 36-year Sandalwood sensation has become the first-ever Kannada actor to reach 10 million followers on the photo-sharing social media site, Instagram. Yash's popularity has shot up after the mega-blockbuster success of "KGF Chapter 2". ## Social media plays an important role in keeping celebrities connected with their fans. However, Yash is one of the actors who spent less time on any of the social media platforms. Despite his limited social media presence, Yash's fan following is continuously on the rise. ## On the other hand, Yash is following only two accounts on Instagram and one of them is his wife, Radhika Pandit.## Meanwhile, Yash is currently enjoying the success of "KGF 2", which has grossed approx. 1187 crores worldwide and still running in theaters. Directed by Prashanth Neel, "KGF 2" is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian movie of all time at the worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: KGF Chapter 2 (Hindi) Scored Excellent 5th Week
1548 days ago
Sandalwood

Box Office: KGF Chapter 2 (Hindi) Scored Excellent 5th Week

Mumbai, May 20 - Prashanth Neel and Yash's "KGF Chapter 2" is in its own league at the box office and continuing to invite footfalls. The Hindi version of the movie is having a wild run as it has crossed Rs. 430 crores net and still showing no sign of slowing down. ## "KGF Chapter 2" has been completed 5 weeks and it is only the 4th movie ever to score 10+ crore net in five consecutive weeks in Hindi. It scored 10.25 crores net in its 5th week, which is the 4th biggest ever. Vicky Kaushal's "URI The Surgical Strike" is the highest scoring Hindi film in the fifth week with Rs. 18.74 crores. ## Bollywood/Hindi Highest 5th Week Collection Movies## 1. URI The Surgical Strike - 18.74 Cr## 2. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion - 11.78 Cr## 3. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior - 10.41 Cr## 4. KGF: Chapter 2 - 10.25 Cr## 5. 3 Idiots - 9.60 Cr## "KGF Chapter 2" has faced more challenges than any other film in its box office run in Hindi. The movie had to compete with new Bollywood films every week and each time and still, it managed not only to sail through but also overtake them. Its box office run might be coming to an end as Kartik Aaryan's "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" is likely to take most of the screens along with Kangana Ranaut's "Dhaakad". "KGF 2" is also made available to rent online on Amazon Prime Video for Rs. 199. ## Meanwhile, "KGF 2" is nearing Rs. 1200 crores worldwide and is likely to get there in its 6th week itself. So far, it has managed to gross a whopping 1187 crores worldwide, including approx. 200 crores at the overseas box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Sivakrathikeyan's 'Don' Scores A Blockbuster First Week Worldwide
1548 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Sivakrathikeyan's 'Don' Scores A Blockbuster First Week Worldwide

Chennai, May 20 - Tamil star Sivakarathikeyan's "Don" has hit the ball out of the part in the first week. Directed by debutante Cibi Chakaravarthi, "Don" has proved the ever-growing fan following of Sivakarthikeyan, who has become a new sensation in the Tamil cinema. ## Produced by Lyca Productions, and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" scored Rs. 65.55 crores worldwide in the first week, which is the highest ever for Siva's movie. Domestically, the coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film has grossed Rs. 52.55 crores, including Rs. 4.41 crores in Chennai city alone. ## "Don" took the opening of Rs. 9.30 crores net, biggest for Siva. It was connected well with the audience as they gave excellent reviews which transformed into a blockbuster opening weekend with Rs 31.3 crores net. It held super strong over the weekdays and earned Rs. 13.83 crores, pushing the total net collection to 45.13 crores, including Rs. 1.47 crores in Telugu. At the overseas box office, the movie had minted approx. 13 crores. ## The movie will look to cross the lifetime worldwide collection of "Doctor", which is Sivakarthikeyan's biggest grosser yet. Released in October 2021, "Doctor" had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide, and the way "Don" is going about its business, it should top 100 crores by the end of its box office run.## Priyanka Arul Mohan is playing the female lead and this is her second film with Siva, after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also stars S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...

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NTR 31: Jr. NTR's First Look From Director Prashanth Neel's Next Is Revealed
1548 days ago
Tollywood

NTR 31: Jr. NTR's First Look From Director Prashanth Neel's Next Is Revealed

Hyderabad, May 20 - Superstar Jr. NTR has joined hands with blockbuster KGF director Prashanth Neel for his next film, tentatively titled "NTR31". It will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers and NTR Arts and will start shooting on April 2023. ## Prashanth Neel said in a statement, "This (NTR31) is an idea that originated in my head 20 years ago, but the magnitude and scale of the movie held me back. Finally the stage is set today to make my dream project with my dream hero".## He took to Twitter and shared the first look poster on Jr. NTR's birthday today. The first look poster gives a glimpse of NTR's dark avatar in the movie. "๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’”๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’๐’…! ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ.... ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ..... ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐....", Neel wrote in the caption.## ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’”๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’๐’…!๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ.... ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง .....๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐....@tarak9999 @MythriOfficial @NTRArtsOfficial pic.twitter.com/NNSw3O9zU6— Prashanth Neel (@prashanth_neel) May 20, 2022 ## Jr. NTR also shared the poster saying it will be his next after Koratal Siva's movie (NTR 30)## And then with @prashanth_neel pic.twitter.com/cUBWeSoxfW— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) May 20, 2022 ## "NTR 31" will be Jr. NTR's 3rd Pan Indian film after SS Rajamouli's "RRR" and the upcoming "NTR 30" with Koratal Siva. The success of "RRR" has made "Janatha Garage" actor, one of the biggest names in Indian cinema, and now, he is ready to rule the hearts of the Indian audiences with two back-to-back big-ticket entertainers. ## The actor will soon start Siva's movie which was officially announced yesterday with a teaser. It marks his second film with Siva after the blockbuster "Janatha Garage". The movie will be released in the first half of 2023. Prashanth Neel, meanwhile, is currently busy with Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" which will be completed by the end of this year.## Stay tuned...

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KGF Makers Officially Launched Srii Murali's 'Bagheera'
1548 days ago
Sandalwood

KGF Makers Officially Launched Srii Murali's 'Bagheera'

Bengaluru, May 20 - Hombale Films is on a roll and ready to start their new film, titled "Bagheera". After the blockbuster box office success of "KGF Chapter 2", the studio officially launched their next movie with Muhurtha shot on May 20, Friday. ## The movie was announced way back in 2020 with the first look poster, featuring Srii Murli as a Cop. The script of "Bagheera" is written by Prashanth Neel while it will be directed by Dr. Suri. The movie marks the second collaboration between Neel and Srii Murli, after 2014's flick Ugramm. It was directed by Neel and this time, he is working as the writer. ## 'เฒฌเฒ˜เณ€เฒฐเฒพ' เฒชเฒฏเฒฃ เฒ‡เฒ‚เฒฆเฒฟเฒจเฒฟเฒ‚เฒฆ เฒถเณเฒฐเณ.เฒฐเณ‹เฒฐเฒฟเฒ‚เฒ—เณ เฒธเณเฒŸเฒพเฒฐเณ @SRIMURALIII เฒ…เฒตเฒฐเฒฟเฒ—เณ†, เฒกเฒพ.เฒธเณ‚เฒฐเฒฟ เฒ…เฒตเฒฐ เฒจเฒฟเฒฐเณเฒฆเณ‡เฒถเฒจเฒฆเฒฒเณเฒฒเฒฟ, @prashanth_neel เฒ…เฒตเฒฐ เฒšเฒฟเฒคเณเฒฐเฒ•เฒคเณ†เฒฏเณŠเฒ‚เฒฆเฒฟเฒ—เณ† เฒ‡เฒฆเณ เฒฎเณ‚เฒกเฒฟเฒฌเฒฐเฒฒเฒฟเฒฆเณ†. เฒคเฒพเฒฐเฒพเฒฌเฒณเฒ—เฒ•เณเฒ•เณ† เฒจเฒฟเฒฎเณเฒฎ เฒ†เฒถเณ€เฒฐเณเฒตเฒพเฒฆเฒตเฒฟเฒฐเฒฒเฒฟ.It's Muhurtha Day for our #Bagheera. Best wishes to ROAR Higher!#DrSuri @VKiragandur @bagheerathefilm pic.twitter.com/75copbSrGj— Hombale Films (@hombalefilms) May 20, 2022 ## Hombale Films is working on multiple projects currently. Prashanth Neel is directing the highly-anticipated Pan India biggie, "Salaar" starring Prabhas under the banner of Hombale Films. The studio recently announced that "Soorarai Pottru" director Sudha Kongara is on board to direct one of its next films based on a true story. ## Apart from the aforementioned films, Vijay Kiragandur-headed studio is also launching late Puneeth Rajkumar's nephew Yuva Rajkumar in another untitled movie which will be directed by Santhosh Anandram of Raajkumara Fame. It also has Kantara and Raghavendra under development. ## Stay tuned...

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A Biopic Of Freedom Fighter Usha Mehta, 'Freedom Radio' Is Announced
1548 days ago
Bollywood

A Biopic Of Freedom Fighter Usha Mehta, 'Freedom Radio' Is Announced

Mumbai, May 20 - Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has joined hands with Ketan Mehta ("Manjhi โ€“ The Mountain Man") to announce the biopic of freedom fighter and Gandhian, Usha Mehta. The movie, titled "Freedom Radio", will be produced by Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks with Mehta who will also be directing it.## Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter who ran an underground pirate radio called Congress Radio during the Quit India Movement and gave tough time to the British Government. Post-Independence, Usha Mehta was conferred with Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.## In a media statement about the biopic, Ketan Mehta said, "Developing this story has been pure joy. Sifting through her personal diaries, and delving into my own memories have been a crucial part of my work. I couldn't have found a more supportive producer and collaborator than Anubhav who understands the vision of his filmmaker".## Talking about collaborating with Ketan Mehta, Anubhav Sinha said, "It's been a sheer joy working with Ketan on this project. I was taken in by Usha Mehta's courage and grit. It's the kind of patriotism that we need to revisit in today's day and age".## KETAN MEHTA - ANUBHAV SINHA JOIN HANDS: ANNOUNCE BIOPIC... Producer #AnubhavSinha's #BenarasMediaworks joins forces with #KetanMehta to produce #FreedomRadio, a biopic on freedom fighter #UshaMehtaโ€™s life... Directed by #KetanMehta, the film is set in the pre-independence era. pic.twitter.com/ko9n8E2F4t— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 20, 2022 ## Talking about the film, Ketan said, "It's a film about the spirit of freedom. Set in the pre-independence era, the film's narrative captures a forgotten but crucial chapter in the Indian freedom struggle, the Quit India movement. In 1942 when Mahatma Gandhi announced the Quit India movement, the final battle of the Indian freedom struggle, the British government arrested all the top leadership including Gandhi, (Sardar Vallabhbhai) Patel, (Maulana Abul Kalam) Azad, and (Jawaharlal) Nehru in a midnight swoop. The movement was rendered leaderless. All news was blocked and censored, all protests were banned. That is when the youth of India came forward to take charge and lead the freedom movement forward".## Last year, it was reported that filmmaker Karan Johar will be producing Usha Mehta's biopic. However, there has been no update on the same since then. Karan Johar, meanwhile, had announced the untold story of C. Sankaran Nair, who fought a legendary courtroom battle to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.## Stay tuned...

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