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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KGF Star, Yash Donates INR 1.50 Crore To 3000 Workers Of Kannada Film Industry
1838 days ago
Sandalwood

KGF Star, Yash Donates INR 1.50 Crore To 3000 Workers Of Kannada Film Industry

Bangalore, June 1, 2021: Kannada film superstar, Yash has come forward to help the industry workers in a time of crisis. The KGF star has decided to donate a sum of Rs. 1.50 crores to the workers of the Kannada film industry, who become jobless as there is no shoot due to the lockdown. ## As a great gesture, Yash will be donating a sum of Rs. 5000 to each of the 3000 industry workers in their personal bank accounts. These workers are from all the 21 departments of the Kannada film industry.## Announcing the donation, Yash said in the statement that, "while I am very well aware that this may not serve as a solution to the loss and the pains caused by the situation we are in, its a ray of hope, since it's HOPE that is certainly of faith, faith of better times". ## #togetherwestand #humanity pic.twitter.com/46FYT9pThz— Yash (@TheNameIsYash) June 1, 2021 ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Yash is waiting for the release of K.G.F: Chapter 2. It is one of the highly-awaited films of the year, which is a sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1. Directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films, the movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Prakash Raj in prominant roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Sonu Sood On Helping People During The Covid-19 Pandemic, 'It Took Me 19 Years To Find The Real Role Of My Life
1838 days ago
Bollywood

Sonu Sood On Helping People During The Covid-19 Pandemic, 'It Took Me 19 Years To Find The Real Role Of My Life

Mumbai, June 1, 2021: Actor Sonu Sood has become a real-life superhero for the people who have been facing difficulties during the covid-19 pandemic. When the covid-19 outbreak last year, the actor decided to go all out in helping people without thinking much about finances and his own health. ## Even in the second wave of coronavirus, Sonu Sood has actively been helping people find Covid resources like beds, oxygen cylinders, as well as medicines. Now, on completing 19 years in the film industry on Monday, the actor says he has finally found his true calling, which is making people smile in this hardest time. ## "It took me 19 years to find the right role of my life, which I am doing today and I am glad that God is the director of this real film. Today, when I bring smiles to people's faces, that is the biggest achievement I have to date. I want to thank God for connecting me with the real role that I wanted to play in my life", Sonu told IANS.## The actor says that workwise, too, the time has gone by so quickly. "It has been 19 years since my first film Shaheed-E-Azam released. How time flies! It still feels like the first day when I entered Mumbai with a lot of pictures in my bag and the struggle started from going from one office to the other. I still feel the struggle is on", he said.## While helping out people on the ground, Sonu Sood himself had tested positive for the virus but recovered in a super quick time of just a week. While recovering, he still made sure that the help reaches the needy people. ## On the work front, Sonu Sood has multiple projects in the pipeline including Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj along with Kisaan, Acharya, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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FWICE Writes To Maharashtra CM Requesting Permission To Resume Work
1838 days ago
Bollywood

FWICE Writes To Maharashtra CM Requesting Permission To Resume Work

Mumbai, June 1, 2021: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday (May 31), requesting him to allow the resumption of work in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry.## Films and television shooting is currently on hold owing to the second wave of the Covid pandemic as the Maharasthra government has extended lockdown in the state for 15 more days. The FWICE wrote in the letter that the film body sent numerous requests regarding the resumption of work but nothing happened. ## "With reference to the subject matter, we would like to draw your attention to the numerous requests sent to you by the FWICE and the coordination committee regarding our request for resumption of work in the M&E Industry. However, none of our letters have been responded to by your good office and no decision has been taken on our requests", FWICE wrote in the letter signed by Chief Advisor Ashoke Pandit, President BN Tiwari, Chief Advisor Sharad Shelar, General Secretary Ashok Dubey, and Treasurer Gangeshwar Shrivastav. ## "Sir, let us apprise you that there are lakhs of artists, workers, and technicians who are jobless for the past one and half years and that the only source of income for them is from the M&E Industry. This industry has been providing work to lakhs of hands and enabling their families to earn their daily bread. However, the lockdown of the Industry has impacted the lives of these daily wage workers who have absolutely no other source of income and are totally dependent on the work of the Industry". ## "The announcement of the extension of the lockdown for another 15 days shall really be a setback for these deprived set of artists, workers and technicians and also the economy of the Industry. Not only the workers but the producers are also affected badly with huge investments already made into the running projects which have been to a standstill due to the unfortunate lockdown". ## "We being the mother body of 32 different crafts of artists, workers, and technicians of the industry have been receiving numerous calls from our members regarding their difficult survival conditions and requesting us to start the work of the Industry", the letter read. ## The FWICE assured the government that all the rules and regulations of the Government shall be followed by each and every crew member and all necessary precautions shall be taken at each work location.## Stay tuned...

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Jagame Thandhiram Would Have Been A Great Theatrical Experience, Says Dhanush
1838 days ago
Kollywood

Jagame Thandhiram Would Have Been A Great Theatrical Experience, Says Dhanush

Chennai, June 1, 2021: Tamil superstar Dhanush's most-awaited film, Jagame Thandhiram's trailer was launched on Tuesday, June 1. The movie, which marks the first collaboration between the actor and director Karthik Subbaraj, will premiere directly on Netflix on June 18. ## The trailer shows Dhanush in the role of a Madurai-based witty gangster called Suruli. He travels to London to take on a local gangster named Peter Sprott, played by Hollywood actor James Cosmo of Game of Thrones fame. James Cosmo plays the role of a London-based mafia boss and shares a bitter relationship with Suruli. ## Produced by Y NOT Studios, and Reliance Entertainment, Jagame Thandhiram was supposed to release in theaters in May last year but was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, Dhanush mentioned that the movie is made for the big screen only, however, in February, the producer S Sashikanth of Y Not Studio decided to release it against theaters on Netflix. ## As Dhanush was quite confident about the theatrical release, the decision of the direct OTT release on Netflix did disappoint him. He distanced himself from the film's promotion and has reportedly not been on talking terms with the producer. ## On Tuesday, Dhanush took to Twitter and shared the trailer link of Jagame Thandhiram saying, "What would have been a great theatrical experience coming to Netflix. Nevertheless hope you all enjoy jagame thandhiram and suruli". ## What would have been a great theatrical experience coming to Netflix. Nevertheless hope you all enjoy jagame thandhiram and suruli @karthiksubbaraj @Music_Santhosh https://t.co/gCeOdtkcD3— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) June 1, 2021 ## Jagame Thandhiram is an action thriller film that also stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, James Cosmo, Joju George, and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles. The film has been shot in Madurai, Chennai, and London apart from a few other places in the UK. Apart from the original Tamil language, the movie will also be releasing in the dubbed versions in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. ## Meanwhile, Dhanush's latest release, Karnan was also speculated for direct-to-digital release, however, the makers burst speculations and released the movie in theaters on April 9. Upon the release, Karnan received rave reviews and did wonders at the box office, and became one of the highest grosser Tamil movies of Dhanush. ## Stay tuned...

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Riteish Deshmukh To Make His OTT Debut With A Netflix Film To Be Directed By Shashanka Ghosh?
1839 days ago
Digital Media

Riteish Deshmukh To Make His OTT Debut With A Netflix Film To Be Directed By Shashanka Ghosh?

Mumbai, May 31, 2021: As many Bollywood stars venturing into the digital world, another star joins the list is Riteish Deshmukh. The actor is said to be making his digital debut with a Netflix film. While the plot of the movie is yet to be known, it is reported that it is a social comedy movie that will be directed by Shashanka Ghosh. ## Shashanka Ghosh is known for helming movies like Veere Di Wedding, Sonam Kapoor's Khoobsurat, and Quick Gun Murugun among others. Screenwriter Rajat Arora, who previously written the dialogues of Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Priyanka Chopra starrer Bluffmaster, has reportadly written Deshmukh's Netflix movie and is also producing it. ## The movie was supposed to go on floors earlier this year but due to the second wave of coronavirus and lockdown in Maharasthra, it was paused. The makers have now planned to take the movie forward from July onwards with an aim to set a 2022 premiere date. Riteish is said to be playing a larger-than-life character in this web movie that's also likely to feature a top South Indian actress. ## Apart from the Netflix movie, Riteish has reportadly started prepping for his period drama on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that will be directed by Sairat fame Nagraj Manjule. He is also said to be doing one more film for Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP Movies banner. ## Stay tuned...

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Mahesh Babu Organizes Covid-19 Vaccination Drive On His Father Krishna's Birthday
1839 days ago
Tollywood

Mahesh Babu Organizes Covid-19 Vaccination Drive On His Father Krishna's Birthday

Hyderabad, May 31, 2021: One of the most respected actors in the country, Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu celebrated his father Krishna's birthday by sponsoring the covid-19 vaccination drive in Burripalem village of Andhra Pradesh. ## Sharing pictures from the vaccination center, Mahesh Babu wrote on Twitter, "Vaccination is our ray of hope for a normal life again! Doing my bit to ensure everyone in Burripalem is vaccinated and safe. Extremely grateful to #AndhraHospitals for helping us arrange this vaccination drive". ## The actor thanked his team for doing voluntary work on the frontline during the covid-19 crisis and also appreciated villagers for understanding the importance of the vaccine.## "Special mention to @MBofficialTeam for volunteering on the frontlines during these unprecedented times. Really appreciate all the villagers for understanding the importance of vaccines and coming forward to get their shot. Get vaccinated! Stay safe everyone", the actor added. ## Special mention to @MBofficialTeam for volunteering on the frontlines during these unprecedented times. 🙏🙏🙏 Really appreciate all the villagers for understanding the importance of vaccines and coming forward to get their shot. Get vaccinated! Stay safe everyone 🙏— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) May 31, 2021 ## Mahesh Babu is one of the actors who has always come forward whenever the country has faced a crisis. Last year, he had donated to Telangana CM Relief Fund to help the people. The actor has also associated with Heal A Child Foundation that supports people who have no financial support and can't afford medical expenses. ## On the work front, Mahesh Babu is currently shooting for his next Telugu movie, Sarkaru Vaari Paata with director Parasuram. The movie also stars Keerthi Suresh as the female lead. After Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Mahesh Babu will join hands with director SS Rajamouli for an ambitious project. ## Stay tuned...

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Broken But Beautiful 3 Rules IMDb Ratings; Shehnaaz Gill Heaps Praise On Sidharth Shukla For Nailing The Character of Agastya Rao
1839 days ago
Digital Media

Broken But Beautiful 3 Rules IMDb Ratings; Shehnaaz Gill Heaps Praise On Sidharth Shukla For Nailing The Character of Agastya Rao

Mumbai, May 31, 2021: ALTBalaji's one of the most loved romantic shows, Broken But Beautiful has returned with its season 3 with the fresh casting of the leading pair. Starring Sidharth Shukla and Sonia Rathee, the series dropped on May 29 and getting a positive response from the fans. ## The 10 episode series is created by Ekta Kapoor while Priyanka Ghosh had directed it. Sidharth Agastya Rao is playing a writer-director, who believes in the 'artistic' side of entertainment while Sonia as Rumi Desai is essaying the character of a rich and privileged girl who used to get whatever she wants. ## The show follows the story of Agastya and Rumi, who fall in love with each other but are unable to find a way to move forward due to their completely different personalities. It showcases the ups and downs of their relationship. It also stars Ehan Bhat, Jahanvi Dhanrajgir, Manvir Singh, Taniya Kalra, and Saloni Khanna in key roles. ## Both the leading actor - Sidharth and Sonia are receiving a lot of appreciation from viewers for their passionate effort in the show which makes it a good watch. And because of the positive word of mouth, it is already reached among the most rated Indian shows on IMDb.## Each of the 10 episodes has IMDb ratings above 9 with the 7th and 10th episode topped with 9.8 ratings for each. BBB3 is also among the most-watched movies/shows on OTTs for this week. According to Ormax Media, over 8 lakh people watched the series in the first 24 hours. ## Meanwhile, Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, who is a very close friend of Sidharth Shukla, heaped praise on the actor and said that he has nailed the character of Agastya Rao. "Just binged watched BBB3. Proud of you @sidharth_shukla you have nailed the character of #agastyaRao!!!!" she wrote on Twitter. ## Just binged watched BBB3. Proud of you @sidharth_shukla you have nailed the character of #agastyaRao!!!!— Shehnaaz Gill (@ishehnaaz_gill) May 29, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Producers Guild of India To Vaccinate Industry Members From June 1st
1839 days ago
Bollywood

Producers Guild of India To Vaccinate Industry Members From June 1st

Mumbai, May 31, 2021: The Producers Guild of India (PGI), the association of Indian film, television, and digital content producers, on Monday, announced a vaccination drive for its members and associated production crews beginning from June 1.## According to a press release, the PGI said the members will be vaccinated over the multi-day drive to be held at Mehboob Studios in suburban Bandra. Through these camps, thousands of production house personnel and crews will be vaccinated. ## Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of the Producers Guild of India, said the initiative was key to getting the film industry back on its feet amid the coronavirus pandemic.## "An activity of such importance and magnitude cannot be carried out singlehandedly and we are extremely grateful for the support we have received to make this possible", Kapur said in a statement.## He also thanked the production banner "Excel Entertainment who played a pivotal role in securing the vaccines and Mehboob Productions who very generously offered complimentary use of the spacious Mehboob Studios".## "We are happy that we are able to provide this facility to our members, their employees, and the cast and crew of their productions as we work to get the industry back on its feet again in the weeks ahead," Kapur added.## Keeping the coronavirus situation in mind, the government of India allowed a vaccination drive for 18+ aged from May 1st. Earlier this month, Yash Raj Films wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to allocate and allow them to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for 30,000 members of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).## Stay tuned...

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Singer Adnan Sami Has A Message For 'Pseudo Delusionals' Waiting For A Specific Vaccine
1840 days ago
Bollywood

Singer Adnan Sami Has A Message For 'Pseudo Delusionals' Waiting For A Specific Vaccine

Mumbai, May 30, 2021: As India is battling the covid-19 pandemic along with the rest of the world, more and more people are getting vaccinated to become immune to the virus. Singer Adnan Sami was one of the firsts to take the vaccine and on Saturday, he received his second jab. ## While encouraging others to take the vaccine, Adnan Sami calls out those who are obsessing over which vaccine to take and which is not. Calling them "Pseudo Delusionals", the singer advised such people to get vaccinated whatever is available as soon as possible to get back to normal. ## He took to social media, on Sunday morning and shared a note asking people to get the jab. "There's this obsession of asking everybody which vaccine did you take?' And then they go on to say… Oh I'm waiting for such and such vaccine…or…I'm waiting for that ONE dose vaccine etc etc!! "Listen 'Sherlocks', if you have a headache, you will take whichever medication you can lay your hands on… This is not a frickin restaurant. .. It's a crisis and it's life threatening — Take whatever is available and get safe ASAP!! Period", he added. ## For all the “Pseudo Delusionals” out there.. pic.twitter.com/GaGbrnunfI— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) May 30, 2021 ## On Saturday, he tweeted his pic while getting vaccinated and captioned the image, "2nd Dose Done! Get yourself Vaccinated & return back to your normal life my lovelies!! Stay Safe!". ## 2nd Dose Done!🙏💖Get yourself Vaccinated & return back to your normal life my lovelies!! Stay Safe!!💖🤗#adnansami #bollywood #vaccinationdone✔️ #covid_19 #covid #coronavirus #corona #staysafe #love #life pic.twitter.com/a43WpcHeeD— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) May 29, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Yash Raj Films To Change The Title Of Akshay Kumar Starrer 'Prithviraj' After Facing Backlash From Karni Sena?
1840 days ago
Bollywood

Yash Raj Films To Change The Title Of Akshay Kumar Starrer 'Prithviraj' After Facing Backlash From Karni Sena?

Mumbai, May 30, 2021: Yash Raj Films' ambitious film, Prithviraj is one of the highly-awaited films of the year. It stars Akshay Kumar as Prithviraj Chauhan along with Manushi Chhillar makes her Hindi film debut by playing his beloved wife Sanyogita. This movie is based on Prithviraj Raso, a Braj Bhasha epic poem by Chand Bardai about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan. ## Prithviraj was announced in March 2019 and was supposed to release on Diwali 2020, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, it was postponed as the shoot was yet to be completed. The shoot resumed in October 2020 at YRF Studios, and it is now scheduled to release in theatres on 5 November 2021 coinciding with Diwali. ## While the film has already been delayed by a year, the makers of Prithviraj, find themselves in the hot water because of the film's title. The Karni Sena - a Rajput organization, has raised an objection around the title of the film and demanded it to be changed to Prithviraj Chauhan's full name as a mark of respect to him. ## Filmmaker Surjeet Singh Rathore, President of the Youth Wing of the Karni Sena said, "How can they keep the title of the film as just 'Prithviraj' when the film is based on the great Prithviraj Chauhan? We want the title to be changed to his full name and give respect to him". ## The Karni Sena does not stop with just title change as they have other conditions too. They have demanded that the film has to be shown to them first before its release. Singh said, "If they don't listen to our advice they will have to face the consequences. What happened to Sanjay Leela Bhansali during 'Padmaavat', the makers of this film will have to be prepared for it, too". ## The movie is written and directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi who had completed the script for Prithviraj in 2010 but found no one to back the project until Yash Raj Films came to his rescue in 2018, to revive the film. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana, Sakshi Tanwar, Manav Vij, and Lalit Tiwari in prominant roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay To Join Hands With Maharshi Director Vamshi Paidipally For Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Movie
1840 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay To Join Hands With Maharshi Director Vamshi Paidipally For Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Movie

Chennai, May 30, 2021: Thalapathy Vijay's last release, Master was one of the biggest blockbusters of his career. The movie, which also starred Vijay Sethupathi and Malavika Mohanan, released early this year during the covid-19 pandemic and created box office records, grossing over Rs. 220 crores worldwide. ## After giving a massive blockbuster in Master, the superstar moves to his next, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 65". Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures, the first schedule of Thalapathy 65 has been wrapped up recently which was shot in Georgia. Pooja Hegde is the leading heroin opposite Vijay the film that has music by Anirudh Ravichander. ## Meanwhile, the buzz around "Thalapathy 66" is making a lot of noise for quite some time now. It was reported that "Maharshi" director Vamshi Paidipally will direct Vijay's next after his ongoing project with Sun Pictures. ## Now, Vamshi Paidapally has himself confirmed to Tollywood media that he is indeed directing 'Thalapathy 66' with ace producer Dil Raju bankrolling the project. The director said that it will be his biggest project and will be made on a massive budget. With "Thalapathy 66", Vijay will be stepping into the Telugu industry as it is a bilingual movie that will be shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. ## The official announcement of Thalapathy 66 is expected within a month, most likely on the actor's birthday on June 22. According to reports, Keerthy Suresh might play the female lead opposite Vijay in the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel's Next Telugu Movie, Titled 'Prema Kadanta'; First Looks Posters Unveiled
1840 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel's Next Telugu Movie, Titled 'Prema Kadanta'; First Looks Posters Unveiled

Hyderabad, May 30, 2021: On Allu Sirish's 34th birthday today, the makers of his upcoming Telugu movie, have revealed the title and first look posters. The romantic drama film has been titled "Prema Kadanta", costarring Anu Emmanuel as the female lead. ## Taking to Twitter, Allu Sirish shared the two first looks of Prema Kadanta which is being directed by Rakesh Sasi of Vijetha fame. From the last couple of days, the makers were teasing fans with romantic pre-look posters featuring both the leading actors without revealing their faces. ## Excited and happy to share the 2 first looks of "Prema Kadanta". #PremaKadanta @anuemmanuel @ga2pictures @rakeshsashii pic.twitter.com/N1OMpJOtR9— Allu Sirish (@AlluSirish) May 30, 2021 ## Prema Kadanta is Allu Sirish's sixth film of his career. It is also the first time when Sirish and Anu Emmanuel are sharing screen space together. It is produced by GA2 Pictures in association with Shri Tirumala Production Pvt Ltd. ## Allu Sirish, who is the younger brother of superstar Allu Arjun, made his debut with a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film titled Gouravam. He then followed it up with films like Kotha Janta, Srirastu Subhamastu, Okka Kshanam, and ABCD - American Born Confused Desi. ## Stay tuned...

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