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Chennai, August 13 - Superstar Rajinikanth's much-awaited Jailer 2 has reportedly achieved a massive milestone even before its theatrical release, with the film reportedly locked in the biggest post-theatrical OTT deal in Tamil cinema. The Nelson Dilipkumar directorial, one of the most anticipated Tamil films, has reportedly been acquired by Amazon Prime Video for a staggering 160 crore. If the reported figure is accurate, the Rajinikanth starrer has established a new record for a Tamil film's post-theatrical streaming rights, underlining the enormous value attached to the superstar and the Jailer franchise. Amazon Prime Video is also not new to the franchise, having acquired the digital rights to the first Jailer, which became a major blockbuster following its theatrical release in 2023. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The sequel is expected to take the franchise on a much bigger scale, with Rajinikanth returning as Muthuvel Pandian and Nelson once again handling the direction. The reported OTT deal comes at a crucial stage for Jailer 2, which has already completed its shoot, with the makers already conforming October 15 release date. Produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer 2 also stars Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa, and Rithvik, reprising their roles from the predecessor, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Vidya Balan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Anna Rajan and Jatin Sarna joining the cast in key roles, while Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan plays a crucial cameo.

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Mumbai, March 31 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83" has had an impressive debut on Netflix after completing its theatrical run. The Kabir Khan-directed lent in the top 5 most-watched non-English movies on Netflix worldwide. ## "83" movie was released in theaters worldwide on December 24 last year and was recently made available on OTT platforms - Disney Plus Hotstar and Netflix on March 21. In its opening week (March 21 - March 27) on Netflix, the movie got 10.5 million viewing hours and was the 4th most-watched movie on the streamer. ## Based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983, "83" has been trending in the top 10 films in 20 countries. Among the Asian countries, the movie is the number 1 on Netflix in India, apart from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates. It is also the number 1 movie in Africa's Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, the Swedish action thriller film, "Black Crab", which was released on March 18 directly on Netflix, garnered a massive 40.5 million viewing hours and remained the number 1 non-English movie on Netflix during the same week. "In Good Hands" and "Without Saying Goodbye" were number 2 and 3 with 28.93M and 13.85M viewing hours, respectively. ## Moving on to "83", the movie has had a decent outing at the box office. During its theatrical run, it grossed approx. 193 crores worldwide, however, due to the high stake involved in it, the movie was declared a box office flop. It was still the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office after "Sooryavanshi". ## The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films. It also stars Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R. Badree. ##

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Mumbai, February 7 - Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket biopic, "83", has been struggling big at the Indian box office. The Kabir Khan-directed grossed approx Rs. 1.50 crores in its 7th weekend, pushing total domestic haul to Rs. 125 crores. ## The domestic box office of "83" is poor considering the fact that the movie cost over Rs. 220 crores in production. Overseas, "83" is the biggest Indian movie, released during the covid-19 pandemic. After 45 days, it has grossed approx Rs. 64 crores. The total worldwide gross for the film currently stands at Rs. 189 crores. ## Produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, and Reliance Entertainment, "83" may be a disappointing outing, it has still surpassed many Bollywood biggies at the worldwide box office. Check out the full list of highest-grossing Hindi films, here.## After the 7th weekend, "83" down Akshay Kumar-fronted "Housefull 2", which grossed Rs. 188.4 crores worldwide and Salman Khan-led "Jai Ho" (Rs. 186.37 crores). The movie also surpassed "Housefull 3" (Rs. 185.7 crores), "Stree" (Rs. 182 crores), and a few others. It also becomes the 64th highest-grossing Bollywood film at the worldwide box office. ## The makers of "83" should thank the recent postponements due to the 3rd covid-19 wave, which helped the movie to get a free run at the box office. It wouldn't have reached the current collection had there been competition with other films. The film's run will end with new releases "Badhaai Do" and Hindi dubbed Hindi version of Telugu movie "Khiladi" on February 11. ## Based on India's maiden Cricket World Cup win-led by Kapil Dev in 1983, the movie stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev and Padukone as Romi Bhatia, Dev's wife, featuring an ensemble cast of Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 6 - The makers of Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83" have refused the plans of an early digital and satellite release. The movie is currently playing in theaters and in the second week of its box office run.## There were speculations that just like most of the films of 2021, "83" will also be premiered on OTT after 28 days of its theatrical run. However, refusing those speculations, Shibasish Sarkar, current CEO of Reliance Entertainment, took to Twitter and said that the movie will only be available on Digital and Satellite after 8 weeks of box office run globally. ## "Film 83 will be released on Digital platforms or Satellite Television at least after 8 weeks of theatrical run globally. @RanveerOfficial @therealkapildev @kabirkhankk @RelianceEnt", Sarkar tweeted. ## Film 83 will be released on Digital platforms or Satellite Television at least after 8 weeks of theatrical run globally. @RanveerOfficial @therealkapildev @kabirkhankk @RelianceEnt https://t.co/8T1pLvawTN— Shibasish Sarkar (@Shibasishsarkar) January 6, 2022 ## Directed by Kabir Khan, "83" is struggling to attract large footfalls at the box office, due to the restrictions on cinemas and the covid-19 pandemic. However, things are not all doom and gloom from its box office perspective as it has crossed Rs. 165 crores worldwide, including Rs. 110 crores gross in India. ## Based on India's maiden ODI cricket world cup triumph in 1983 under the leadership of legendary Kapil Dev, "83" stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev along with Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree. ## The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment in association with Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films. It was released in theaters on December 24 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Former India cricketers, including the captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning team Kapil Dev, Syed Kirmani and Kirti Azad, became emotional remembering their late teammate Yashpal Sharma during the screening of '83', the Kabir Khan film based on the countrys first - and perhaps biggest - cricketing triumph. ## During the screening here on Friday, attended by several of 'Kapil's Devils', there were misty eyes all across the theatre when Yashpal (played by Jatin Sarna in the movie) came on to blaze a 120-ball 89 that helped India defeat West Indies in the 1983 World Cup's opening game at Manchester. ## A minute's silence was observed in the memory of the cricketer who died of a heart attack on July 13 this year at the age of 66. ## Sharma's knock had helped India make 262/8 and go on to register a 34-run victory. That win in Manchester gave India the self-belief to go on and win the tournament. Yashpal played two more peerless knocks in the 1983 World Cup, scoring 40 against Australia and 61 against England. and aggregated 240 runs in eight games. ## The right-handed batsman, who was the backbone of India's middle-order in the 1983 World Cup, played 37 Tests (1,606 runs) and 42 ODIs (883 runs). He also played 160 first-class matches, representing Punjab, Haryana, and the Railways, and scored 8,933 runs. ## The last time 'Kapil's Devils' had come together was on June 25 when the entire team, including Sharma, had gathered in Gurugram for the launch of 'Opus', a limited-edition book that captures the historic 1983 World Cup win. ## Kapil broke down during a TV show in Mumbai when he was told about the demise of his teammate. "I can't accept it … I love you Yash," he had exclaimed. He then rushed to Delhi to pay his last respects. ## Jatin Sarna, who plays Sharma in the movie, had told IANS on July 13, the day the legendary cricketer passed away, that he wanted to see the cricketer's reaction to '83'. ## Recollecting his meeting with the cricketer, Sarna, who was last seen in 'Sacred Games', had told IANS: "It was my turn to know about Yashpal sir and when I met him, he was very cool. That evening, I just silently observed him. The way he talks and walks. The next day we went for practice and he started teaching me his batting style and how he played his shots." ## Talking about the cricketer's death, Sarna had said: "More than anything, I am sad and disheartened. These are only two words I can associate with it right now. I was not expecting this. I had the responsibility of performing well earlier as well, but now it is my responsibility to put him back on the map. He is way bigger than me, but it's my responsibility because people will go to the cinemas to see him." ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Such Updates.

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Film: '83' (Showing in theatres); Duration: 163 minutes. ## Director: Kabir Khan. Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Neena Gupta, Boman Irani, Ammy Virk, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Adinath Kothare and Dhairya Karwa. ## IANS Rating: **** ## New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Director Kabir Khan's ‘83' is a recreation of a momentous event - the Indian cricket team's first-ever World Cup victory in 1983. Despite being predictable, the film offers an exhilarating and occasionally touching experience that has viewers leaving the auditorium caught up in an afterglow of excited patriotism. ## The film mounted like a brilliantly restored or recreated documentary, captures the three and a half months of - 'the may or may not win' drama, where the actors and few of the actual players seamlessly weave in and out of the narrative. ## The film focuses only on cricket and has everything that cricket fans could have possibly hoped for. The narrative- highlights and flashes the crucial matches and the moments in-between them, bringing back memories to the big screen after nearly 38 years. ## As you are transported back in time, you witness how the 'underdog' Indian team was treated with disdain, and despite all odds, how they emerged as winners. It is invigorating to witness the matches once again and your mood swings like Kapil's bat. You cheer for him when he creates history with a fabulous 175- not out against the Zimbabwe team, and your blood boils when you realise that the legendary game was not recorded on camera because BBC did not think it was important enough. ## What you see on screen is Kapil's charisma, the locker-room banter, the occasional tension and problematic behaviour between the teammates, the strategy they planned during the matches and above all, the anguish and thrills of the matches played during that unforgettable summer. ## Casting is another aspect of the film that could not have been better either. Ranveer with his prosthetic dentures- oddly resembles Kapil Dev, but he slips into his shoes effortlessly delivering a brilliant performance that tugs at the heartstrings. While he emulates the captain of the team, Saqib Saleem plays Mohinder Amarnath, Tahir Raj Bhasin essays Sunil Gavaskar, Jatin Sarna is Yashpal Sharma, Jiiva is K. Srikkanth, Harrdy Sandhu is Madan Lal, Nishant Dahiya is Roger Binny, Ammy Virk plays Balwinder Sandhu, Addinath Kothare is Dilip Vengsakar, Dhairya Karwa is Ravi Shastri, Chirag Patil is Sandip Patil. ## Boman Irani as the commentator Farrokh Engineer, Pankaj Tripathi as PR Man Singh, Neena Gupta as Kapil's caring and supportive mother, and Deepika Padukone as Kapil's wife Romi have their moments of on-screen glory. ## The film is astutely mounted, with ace production values. ## Overall, the narrative - like most of Kabir Khan's films - is unabashedly manipulative, but this one delivers a cinema experience one won't be able to forget about anytime soon. ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Such Updates.

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New Delhi, Dec 21, 2021: Ranveer Singh fronted '83, which narrates the story of the Indian cricket team’s victory at the 1983 world cup, is set to hit the screens on December 24. The advance booking for this sports drama began on Sunday, December 19. According to our report, the movie has recorded a decent advance booking trend but picking up really well now. ## Now the news is that the film has got Tax Free status in Delhi. This is joyous news for the producers, presenters, and exhibitors associated with the film and this will definitely help the business of the film in a long run. ## The Tax-free status means whatever collections the film gets in "Gross" will be counted in "Nett" figures without any tax. This will also mean the ticket rates of 83 will be down in the Delhi circuit(of course that depends upon makers) which will help the film to get some extra footfalls. ## The Kabir Khan directorial, advance booking of ’83 opened in national multiplex chains and recorded sales of around 15k, going by this figure, the movie could rake in 10 crores net advance before release. This sports drama will bank on the extended Christmas holiday and witness a decent boost in sales. ## This film also stars Apart from Ranveer, ’83 also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Mumbai, December 1 - The trailer of cricket biopic "83", starring Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, received a blockbuster response from the viewers. Released on November 30, the Hindi trailer of the film gained over 43 million views in the first 24-hours, which is a record in Bollywood. Currently, at the writing of this article, "83" has 46.5 million views on YouTube.## "83" is based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983 and revolves around how the Kapil Dev-led Team India pulled off the unthinkable on the iconic Lord's cricket ground. The movie, directed by Kabir Khan, is seen as the potential Bollywood blockbuster of the year.## The movie is undoubtedly the finest cricket biopic is ever made in Indian cinema. The trailer becoming the most-watched in the first 24-hours is a clear indication of its anticipation among the fans. Earlier, the trailer Akshay Kumar-starrer "Sooryavanshi" was the most-watched Hindi trailer with 42.7 million in 24-hours (107.07M currently). "Sooryavashi" is Bollywood's first superhit film of the covid-19 pandemic era. ## Most Viewed Bollywood Trailers in 24 Hours -## - 83 - 43.25M## - Sooryavanshi - 42.7M ## - Zero - 40.5M## - Laxmii - 37.3M## - Baaghi 3 - 32M## Produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films, "83" will be released on December 24 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, also in 3D. Kamal Haasan and Akkineni Nagarjuna will present the film in Tamil, and Telugu respectively while Prithviraj and Kichcha Sudeepa take responsibility to release the Malayalam and Kannada versions.## The movie features an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, along with Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree.## ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 29 - After months of wait, the trailer of Ranveer Singh-led cricket biopic "83" was released on November 30th. Based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983, the movie revolves around how the Kapil Dev-led Team India pulled off the unthinkable on the iconic Lord's cricket ground. ## The trailer takes us through the iconic moment which led to the foundation of the glorious cricketing history of India, which has now become a world-beater. Directed by Kabir Khan, "83" trailer gives an inside story of Team India's struggle to reach, first to the tournament, and then to beat the mighty West Indies side, which was considered invincible at that time, to script the history and put their names on the honors board. ## Produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films, "83" is one of the most anticipated films, which will be released on December 24 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Also in 3D. Kamal Haasan and Akkineni Nagarjuna will present the film in Tamil, and Telugu respectively while Prithviraj and Kichcha Sudeepa take responsibility to release the Malayalam and Kannada versions. ## The movie features an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, along with Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree.## ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Actor Jatin Sarna will be essaying hard-hitting middle-order batsman Yashpal Sharma in Kabir Khan's "83", the much-awaited sports drama narrating the story of India's first-ever cricket World Cup victory in 1983. The film was scheduled to open on April 10 but has been deferred owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Rumors that suggested the film could go directly for an OTT release have been quashed by the makers, and Sarna feels a film of the magnitude of "83" deserves nothing short of a big release.## "I think a film like '83' deserves a big release all the way because it is about a topic like a cricket that unites the nation. In a diverse country like ours, only cinema and cricket unite us. That was the reason why Kabir cast actors across regions. Whenever the film is going to release, our audience will cherish it forever," Jatin told IANS.## "83" stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, who led an underdog Indian team to the famous World Cup victory, and features Deepika Padukone as Kapil's wife Romi Dev. The film also has Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Pankaj Tripathi, and Boman Irani in important roles.## With the theatrical release of the film getting postponed owing to COVID-19, it was rumored that the film might be released directly on a major OTT platform. However, co-producers Reliance Entertainment denied such speculations, and on Monday, calling it "official news", trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed that the film would release in theatres when the time is "appropriate".## "#Xclusiv: #83TheFilm will release in theatres first, as and when the time is appropriate... WON'T release on #OTT platform first... #Clarification #OfficialNews #83TheFilm stars #RanveerSingh as #KapilDev," tweeted Adarsh.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Young actor Aditya Rawal, son of the veteran Paresh Rawal, says although "Bamfaad" was a perfect debut film for him to prove his acting skill as a debutant, it wasn't easy for him to bag the project and that he had his share of struggle too.## "I am fortunate to have everything that I have dreamt of, but (I have it) after three years of struggle. Not that I have got everything on a platter, and perhaps that is why I value everything. I studied at NYU, auditioned, did theatre, and wrote stories. I have done everything that a struggler does in his initial days. So when finally my debut happened with ‘Bamfaad' I take it for what it is -- an opportunity to explore. I did not take it as pressure that comes along with a film, but as the chance to prove my skill as an actor," claimed Aditya, while speaking to IANS.## "Bamfaad" also features Vijay Varma, Jatin Sarna among others, and is streaming on ZEE5.## His co-actor Vijay mentioned: "Aditya is surely a talent to watch out. Being a Juhu brat, the way he played the character, Nasir Jamal, in the film, it looked convincing. He did not have the air of being the son of a veteran actor like Paresh Ji. We chatted for long films, and obviously the world cinema is our common interest area."## Aditya has studied creative writing abroad, so does it make him a better judge of a script? "Most definitely yes. I think studying scriptwriting and doing theatres in London and NYC has given me a better understanding of the craft. It will help me in the future to choose the right script. I understand the intention of a writer in the process of creating a character better," he replied.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Actor Jatin Sarna features in the new digital film "Bamfaad" and will soon be seen essaying former cricketer Yashpal Sharma in "83", Kabir Khan's film on India's first cricket World Cup win in 1983. While "Bamfaad" opened on Friday, "83" was originally scheduled to open on the same day before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the makers to postpone the film.## Still, Jatin is sentimental about the date. "April 10 will remain a very special day for me. We had announced that April 10, 2020, would be the release date of '83'. It is an ambitious project and one of the biggest films of my life. I got a chance to work with a superstar like Ranveer (Singh) and a director like Kabir Khan. But when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, everything changed. I was sad that one of the biggest films of my life was not releasing on the scheduled date. Then, around the same time, I got to know that 'Bamfaad' would release on April 10!" he said.## "That was surreal. You know life is not bad! This is a special day!" added the actor.## In "Bamfaad", he plays one of the friends of the three lads the story revolves around. The film marks the debut of Paresh Rawal's son Aditya Rawal, and also features Shalini Pandey and Vinay Varma, and has dropped on ZEE5.## Talking about working with Aditya, Jatin said: "He does not have the attitude of being the son of an iconic actor like Paresh Ji. I am a huge fan of his. But Aditya does not have any arrogance. He is like my younger brother. When we started the project, we had a budget constraint but he never had any extra demand. He is a very humble fellow! Also, in the film, he does not look like a debutant. He knows acting."## Stay tuned...