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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Yash And Prashanth Neel Credit Director SS Rajamouli For Regional Cinema's Pan India Rise
1587 days ago
Sandalwood

Yash And Prashanth Neel Credit Director SS Rajamouli For Regional Cinema's Pan India Rise

Hyderabad, April 12 - Superstar Yash has credited director SS Rajamouli for the Pan India rise of the Indian regional cinema. It was Rajamouli's "Baahubali - The Beginning" (2015), which broke the language barrier and became a massive Pan-India hit. Later, "Baahubali 2" set new benchmarks for the Indian cinema, followed by the huge success of "KGF: Chapter 1", "Saaho", "2.0", "Pushpa", and most recently, Rajamouli's "RRR". ## On Monday, Yash was addressing the Telugu media while promoting his upcoming "KGF: Chapter 2". During the press meet, the actor said that because of SS Rajamouli, superstar Prabhas, and producer Shobu Yarlagadda, the regional cinema filmmakers and actors got the confidence to dream big and take their films to Pan-India and have success. ## Director Prashanth Neel also called Rajamouli the biggest inspiration for all the filmmakers. "I don't think he (Rajamouli) is just a director, he is a contractor. Rajamouli sir made a small street called Pan India into an 8-lane highway", Neel said during the press meet in Hyderabad.## "KGF: Chapter 2" is arguably the most anticipated Indian movie at the moment. The movie, scheduled to release on April 14th, is sure to take a massive opening, especially in Hindi where it has shot to take the biggest opening in Hindi ever. It is having a crazy advance booking and is looking to challenge recently released "RRR's" domestic opening weekend gross total. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, "KGF 2" also stars Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. Hombale Films has produced this magnum opus, which is looking to re-write the history of Indian cinema. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie
1587 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie

Mumbai, April 11 - Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's all-time blockbuster, "The Kashmir Files" has stormed past the 250 crores net mark and becomes the 13th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. The hard-hitting drama movie, based on true facts, took 32 days to reach the box office milestone. ## "The Kashmir Files" box office run so far has been phenomenal as no one had thought this film would reach this far. It opened with a decent 3.55 crores, but once the public opinion was out, it became unstoppable. The demand for the tickets was such a huge that it even knocked down Prabhas-starrer "Radhe Shyam", and Akshay Kumar's "Bachchhan Paandey" a week later. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal in association with Zee Studios and I Am Buddha, TKF's box office run is slowing down with new releases taking the charge, but it has accomplished its job, in fact, it has crossed even the highest of expectations trade had before the release. It currently stands at 250.10 crores. ## Among the biggest Hindi movies of all time at the domestic box office, TKF is at number 3 and is most likely to settle with that. It needs another 21 crores more to topple "Dhoom 3" to become the 12th biggest Hindi movie, but this looks like a Hercules task at this point in time. TKF, however, outscored another all-time blockbuster "URI The Surgical Strike" (244.14 Cr) for the 13th spot. ## Overseas, the Anupam Kher-headed movie has added approx. 45 crores, pushing the worldwide gross cume to 335 crores, becoming the 26th outright Hindi movie worldwide. ## Based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir insurgency, The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Makers Announce Shoot Wrap For Ishaan Khatter And Mrunal Thakur's War Drama 'Pippa'
1587 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Announce Shoot Wrap For Ishaan Khatter And Mrunal Thakur's War Drama 'Pippa'

Mumbai, April 11 - The makers of the upcoming war drama movie, "Pippa", starring Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur in the leads, on Monday (April 11) announced that the shoot wrap for Ishaan, who plays the role of war hero Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta in the movie. ## Based on the book The Burning Chaffees by Balram Singh Mehta who fought during the Indo-Pak war in 1971, "Pippa" is directed by Raja Krishna Menon of Airlift fame while Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur will produce it under their respective production banners, RSVP Movies, and Roy Kapur Films.## The movie, which was announced in 2020, is billed as a heroic tank battle film that underscores the bravery of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, a veteran of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron, who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The battle, called the "Battle of Garibpur", was fought 12 days before India officially joined the war against Pakistan. ## "Pippa" also stars Priyanshu Painyuli and Soni Razdan in prominent roles while maestro AR Rahman has composed the music. It is scheduled to release in theaters on December 9, 2022. ## Ishaan Khatter took to Instagram and shared new stills of himself from the movie. "Filled with gratitude for the experience of this film. It’s been a dream to work with a team as excellent as this one. Humbled and brimming with love. This is your Captain Balram Singh Mehta signing off from #Pippa", he wrote in the captio. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ishaan (@ishaankhatter) ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'RRR' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Score 6th Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi
1587 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'RRR' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Score 6th Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi

Mumbai, April 11 - The rise of "RRR" is unstoppable and it is continuing to roar at the box office. The Hindi version of the blockbuster film is racing towards the 250 crores net collection mark which is looking inevitable, thanks to yet another superb weekend. ## The SS Rajamouli-directed scored a brilliant 3rd weekend in Hindi with 23 crores net, dropping approx. 56% from the second weekend. The blockbuster 3rd weekend takes "RRR" to 231.59 crores net in Hindi. With this, it has become the 18th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. It is expected to reach at 15th spot by the end of the 3rd week. ## Among the biggest 3rd weekend scorers in Hindi, "RRR" is at number 6. The film has outscored Shahid Kapoor-fronted "Kabir Singh", which had earned 22.52 crores in its 3rd weekend. "Uri: The Surgical Strike" remains at number 5 with 23.46 crores net during the same weekend. ## Here is the list of the top 10 biggest 3rd-weekend scorers in Hindi of all-time - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 42.55 Cr.## 2. Dangal - 31.79 Cr.## 3. PK - 26.75 Cr.## 4. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior - 27.48 Cr.## 5. URI - 23.46 Cr.## 6. RRR - 23 Cr.## 7. Kabir Singh - 22.52 Cr.## 8. Sanju - 21.46 Cr.## 9. The Kashmir Files - 20.85 Cr.## 10. Bajirao Mastani - 20.51 Cr.## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" film stars Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in key roles. It is a fictional story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), and their fight against the British Raj.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Sonic 2' Shoot To Record-Breaking Start In North America
1588 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Sonic 2' Shoot To Record-Breaking Start In North America

Los Angeles, April 11 - Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" was on fire at the domestic (North America) box office, and powered to a massive $72 million 3-day opening weekend debut. The film beat industry projections and record the biggest video game movie opening of all time and second-biggest in 2022. ## Directed by Jeff Fowler, "Sonic 2" topped its predecessor, 2020's "Sonic the Hedgehog", which had grossed $58 million in its first 3 days. The new movie landed at number 1 at the domestic box office and was miles ahead of the second-ranked Sony's "Morbius", which plunged by 74% in the second weekend for a low $10.2 million. ## The massive box office numbers of kids' friendly, "Sonic 2" are another indication that family audiences are feeling much better about returning to movie theaters after keeping themselves away due to the covid-19 pandemic. ## "This is an outstanding opening. With solid reviews and very good audience scores, 'Sonic' is going to have a strong run", said David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research (via Variety). ## Meanwhile, the science fiction action-adventure comedy film, added another $37 million from 53 territories, taking its international tally to $70 million and global total to $141 million. "Sonic 2" landed a positive "A" CinemaScore from audiences. Film critics were mixed, as evidenced by the film's 68% average rating on Rotten Tomatoes.## Ben Schwartz has voiced Sonic the Hedgehog, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. The film follows Sonic and Tails (voiced by O'Shaughnessey) teaming up to find Master Emerald before Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba).## Stay tuned...

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The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories
1588 days ago
Bollywood

The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories

Mumbai, April 11 - The blockbuster team of "The Kashmir Files", which shocked the entire Indian film industry with its historic box office run, has joined forces once again for two more films based on the true unreported stories of Indian history. ## Producer Abhishek Agarwal, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, and Pallavi Joshi announced their new collaboration on Monday (April 11). To be produced under the banners of Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha, the new films will showcase the brutally honest tales of humanity on the big screen. The announcement was made on the birthday of Abhishek Agarwal. ## More details about the movies will be announced soon.## A very happy birthday to Tiger Producer @AbhishekOfficl. Gives me great pleasure to announce a new collaboration between @AAArtsOfficial & @i_ambuddha. Love. Always. pic.twitter.com/UMP9Maay2M— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) April 11, 2022 ## "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits, has been one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. Despite the production budget of 15-20 crores, the movie has so far grossed over 340 crores worldwide, including approx. 290 crores in India. ## Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Prashanth Neel Sets His Future Projects After Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2'
1588 days ago
Sandalwood

Prashanth Neel Sets His Future Projects After Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2'

Bengaluru, April 10 - Director Prashanth Neel shot to fame with Yash-starrer "KGF: Chapter 1" in 2018. It was the film that made Neel one of the visionary directors of the country. His upcoming "KGF: Chapter 2" is arguably the most anticipated Indian movie of the year, and one of the main reasons behind the film's popularity is Neel's vision behind it. ## "KGF2" is Neel's third directorial. His previous two movies, including his debut movie "Ugramm", were huge box office hits. The KGF film introduced Neel to the Pan India phenomena and now, he is working with a couple of the biggest stars of Indian cinema. During a recent interview with a Kannada news channel, Neel opened up about his future projects after "KGF 2". ## The director said that he is committed to only two projects. As known to everyone, he is directing Prabhas in "Salaar". It is touted to be the biggest film in Neel's career as it will be darker and more violent. Produced by Hombale Films, 30% shoot of "Salaar" has already been completed, and the shoot will resume in May this year. The action thriller will debut in theaters in the summer of 2023 in multiple languages, including Hindi. ## Apart from "Salaar", director Neel has confirmed that he will be teaming up with Jr. NTR, who is currently basking on the success of "RRR" which has grossed over 1000 crores worldwide. Neel said that he has been a huge fan of Jr. NTR for the last 20 years and is excited to work with him. Their maiden collaboration, tentatively titled "NTR31", will go on floors sometime in 2023 and will most likely release in 2024. ## The aforementioned films are the only two confirmed projects the filmmaker currently has. There have been multiple reports that Neel would be joining forces with the current talk of the town, Ram Charan for a Pan India film. However, Neel hasn't discussed such a film and it seems Ram Charan's film with him is not going to happen anytime soon. Meanwhile, Neel has a project which he wants to do with Srimurli. He also said that he would love to collaborate with Yash again after the "KGF" films. ## Stay tuned...

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A Sequel To Ajay Devgn's Superhit Film 'Son of Sardaar' Is In The Development
1588 days ago
Bollywood

A Sequel To Ajay Devgn's Superhit Film 'Son of Sardaar' Is In The Development

Mumbai, April 10 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn, in August 2017, confirmed that he would be working on the sequel of his superhit film "Son of Sardaar", but said that it would take some time to start rolling. Later in 2019, director Ashwni Dhir confirmed that there were working on a comedy film, but again, the movie couldn't go on floors due to some reasons, and then the covid thing happened. ## And now, with things easing up and life returning to normal, the filmmakers are setting up new ventures all over again. It is said that Ajay Devgn has decided to go ahead with the second part of "Son of Sardaar", pulse, he is looking to make it a blockbuster franchise. ## Senior writer Robin Bhatt who helmed the writing and screenplay of the first part has confirmed the development of "SOS 2" and the modalities are fast being worked out. The script work is still in the early stage and might take some time before getting ready to roll out the project. ## Meanwhile, according to ETimes, despite Robin Bhatt confirming the above story, Ajay Devgn's production house, Ajay Devgn Films has denied an immediate plan or discussion on making "Son of Sardaar 2". The actor is currently busy with the promotional activities for "Runway 34", which is scheduled to release on April 29. ## Ajay, after the release of "Runway 34", will resume shooting of "Drishyam 2", and also begin "Bholaa", which is the remake of Tamil hit "Kaithi". The production of "Son of Sardaar" is likely to begin sometime next year. ## Stay tuned...

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'Brahmastra - Part 1' Love Poster Features Ranbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt
1588 days ago
Bollywood

'Brahmastra - Part 1' Love Poster Features Ranbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt

Mumbai, April 10 - Filmmaker Ayan Mukerji recently wrapped up the shoot of his highly anticipated superhero movie, titled "Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva". It has been the filmmaker's dream project and he is leaving no stone unturned to make it a memorable one. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy in prominent roles. ## On the occasion of Ram Navmi on April 10, Ayan Mukerji shared a new poster from the film, featuring Ranbir and Alia as Shiva and Isha. The love poster also gives a glimpse of the soulful song 'Kesariya' by Arijit Singh from the movie. On the backside of the poster, both Ranbir as Shiva and Alia as Isha can be seen fighting with monsters. ## Sharing the poster and the song, Ayan explained the title of the first film from the trilogy- "Love is the Light! Part One: Shiva... is what this first chapter of Brahmāstra is now called. But for the longest time, it used to be... Part One: Love.## Because at its core, Brahmāstra is about the Energy of Love. A Love - that spread like Fire, beyond the Movie, and into Life. So here it is, our Love Poster! The Time feels Right for it... There is some extra love in the air these days! :)## (And with it, a little piece of the magic of Kesariya, Pritam (Dada), Amitabh Bhattacharya, Arijit...) Shiva & Isha. Ranbir & Alia. Love - The Greatest Astra!".## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ayan Mukerji (@ayan_mukerji) ## Directed by Ayan Mukerji, and produced by Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, and Starlight Pictures, the magnum opus will release theatrically on September 9, 2022, in 5 Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, also in 3D. ## Stay tuned...

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KGF Producer Hombale Films Announces Collaboration With IPL Franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore
1588 days ago
Sandalwood

KGF Producer Hombale Films Announces Collaboration With IPL Franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bengaluru, April 10 - In the first of its kind of collaboration, "KGF" and "Salaar" production house, Hombale Films has inked an exclusive deal with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore.## The Bengaluru-based two of the most popular entities will work together to provide the best entertainment in the field of films and sports. This collaboration brings in an amazing confluence of glitz, glamour, movies, and sports served along with lifestyle content together.## This is the first time that a cricket franchise and a film production house are coming together to give fans a high voltage thrill along with a roller coaster of emotions and energy. "#ನಮ್ಮHombale is proud & ecstatic to associate with #ನಮ್ಮRCB Together let's usher into a new era of entertainment with infinite possibilities @RCBTweets @VKiragandur Born in Bangalore to thrill the nation#RCBxHombale", Hombale Films announced on Twitter with a video featuring the footage of KGF2 and RCB players.## #ನಮ್ಮHombale is proud & ecstatic to associate with #ನಮ್ಮRCBTogether let’s usher into a new era of entertainment with infinite possibilities @RCBTweets @VKiragandur Born in Bangalore to thrill the nation#RCBxHombale pic.twitter.com/jDJy1wcsVT— Hombale Films (@hombalefilms) April 10, 2022 ## Speaking on the association, Vijay Kirangandur, Founder of Hombale Films, said, "Movie-making has been my passion. As a cricket lover and a Kannadiga, cricket has always enticed me. This association comes as natural as both Hombale Films and RCB are born in Bangalore and have been engaged in creating massive entertainment and ensuring thrill for our fans".## "We are very excited about this collaboration that we have been working on for a while now and 2022 just got a lot bigger and more Royal for us. We look forward to integrating, creating, and celebrating in a royal manner. Together we will try to evolve and create, weave magic for our fans in the movies, sports, lifestyle, content, and more", he added. ## Rajesh Menon, Vice President & Head of RCB, said, "We are delighted to strike this partnership with Hombale Films, a pioneering production house born in Bengaluru to thrill the nation, just like RCB. Cricket and films are two of the most popular cultural signposts in India and joining hands with Hombale Films is a natural extension of our long-term vision of integrating cricket, entertainment, and films. This partnership will leverage two Bengaluru giants to collaborate for an innovative, multi-layered, multi-format, co-branded content". ## Stay tuned...

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Director Om Raut Shares Fanmade Posters Of Adipurush On The Occasion Of Ram Navmi
1589 days ago
Bollywood

Director Om Raut Shares Fanmade Posters Of Adipurush On The Occasion Of Ram Navmi

Mumbai, April 10 - Director Om Raut has been working on the biggest film of his career, Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush". Based on the Hindu epic, Ramayana, the movie was announced in 2020, and the shooting for the same was concluded earlier this year. ## Meanwhile, the fans of Prabhas have been waiting for the first look glimpse for a long time, and they were expecting the makers to unveil the first look of "Adipurush" on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navmi on April 10. However, the makers seem in no hurry to give a glimpse of the "Adipurush" world, instead, they treated fans with fan-made posters. ## Director Om Raut took to Twitter and shared a video clip featuring fan-made posters of Prabhas as Adipurush. ## उफनता वीरता का सागर, छलकती वात्सल्य की गागर।जन्म हुआ प्रभु श्रीराम का,झूमें नाचे हर जन घर नगर।।Celebrating the victory of good over evil✨#ramnavmi #adipurush pic.twitter.com/Xbl1kOgZ7z— Om Raut (@omraut) April 10, 2022 ## "Adipurush" is one of the most prestigious films in Indian cinema. It is being made on a whopping budget of around 500 crores. Apart from Prabhas as Lord Rama, Kriti Sanon as playing the role of Janaki/Sita while Saif Ali Khan essays the character of Lankesh/Ravana. Sunny Singh and Vatsal Seth also play important roles. ## Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the movie is produced by T-Series Films and Retrophiles. It will release worldwide on January 12, 2023, also in the dubbed versions of Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. ## Stay tuned...

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Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson Join Fast & Furious 10 Cast, Says Vin Diesel
1589 days ago
Hollywood

Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson Join Fast & Furious 10 Cast, Says Vin Diesel

Los Angeles, April 10 - Vin Diesel has announced on social media that "Captain Marvel" star Brie Larson has joined the cast of "Fast & Furious 10" as the newest member. The actress, in the past, had expressed her wish to star in this action thriller franchise.## On Sunday (April 10), Vin Diesel took to Instagram and shared a picture of himself with Larson. Both the actor can be seen having broad smiles on their faces as Larson rests her hands on his shoulder. "Yeah yeah yeah... you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me up, you say to your self 'that's Captain Marvel. Clearly there is love and laughter in this image", Diesel captioned the picture. ## "What you don't see, however, is the character you will be introduced to in Fast10. You have no idea how timeless and amazing she will be in our mythology. Beyond her beauty, her intellect... her Oscar, haha is this profound soul who will add something you might not have expected but yearned for. Welcome to the FAMILY Brie", he further said. ## Directed by Justin Lin, "F10" will see Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Sung Kang, and Charlize Theron returning to reprise their roles along with Diesel himself. "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa is also set to join this blockbuster franchise as a new member. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) ## Stay tuned...

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