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4 Years Of All-Time Blockbuster 'URI The Surgical Strike' Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

4 Years Of All-Time Blockbuster 'URI The Surgical Strike'

Mumbai, January 11 - Director Aditya Dhar's URI: The Surgical Strike has completed four years since its blockbuster debut in 2019. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, the film stars Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina, and Yami Gautam in the lead roles. It is based on the Indian Army's surgical strikes on terrorist launchpads in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in 2016, in retaliation for the terrorist attack on the Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri.## The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the direction, performances, and technical aspects. Vicky Kaushal's performance as Major Vihaan Shergill was particularly praised, and he was widely considered the standout of the film.## The movie was a major box office success, earning over 340 crores against its production budget of approximately 80 crores. The film also won several awards and accolades including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and was India's official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards.## The movie was a tribute to the brave soldiers of the Indian army, it was a perfect blend of action and emotion, where the audience can get to know about the real events that took place during the surgical strike. The Film also shows how a team of elite soldiers was trained, motivated, and led by their Commanding Officer on a mission to avenge the killing of their fellow soldiers by a group of heavily armed militants.## "URI: The Surgical Strike" was a well-made, action-packed film with strong performances and a gripping story that is worth watching for those who like patriotic movies with a good dose of action, thrill, and drama.## Stay tuned...

Hrithik Roshan Shares A Big Update On Much-Awaited 'Krrish 4' Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Hrithik Roshan Shares A Big Update On Much-Awaited 'Krrish 4'

Mumbai, January 10 - Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is currently shooting for director Siddharth Anand's aerial action thriller film Fighter which is scheduled for Republic Day 2024 release. The actor was recently seen in the gangster-drama "Vikram Vedha" which underperformed at the box office and Hrithik is now putting big efforts to come back with a bang. ## Ahead of his birthday, Hrithik got into a fan-led chat where he answered some of the fans' questions regarding his films and other stuff. During the chat, the actor was asked to share some updates on his much-awaited superhero film Krrish 4 which was announced many moons back but is yet to go on floors. ## The superstar confirmed that the movie is in the works but couldn't go on floors due to a little technicality. He, however, assured that fans might get an update towards the end of this year. ## "I think, we should all get together and send out a little prayer. Everything is set (about Krrish 4) but we are stuck on one little technicality. Hopefully, we will overcome that by year end. Krrish 4 is definitely in the pipeline and it will happen real soon", Hrithik said, as per Pinkvilla. ## There have been speculations that Jadoo from "Koi Mil Gaya" might make a return to the 4th installment of Krrish and Hrithik had himself hinted about the same a few months back through a social media post. The actor, however, said that the fans need to wait and see the movie first to know about Jadoo's return. ## Stay tuned...

Pathaan Trailer Talk: Exile Ends For Shah Rukh Khan! Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Pathaan Trailer Talk: Exile Ends For Shah Rukh Khan!

Mumbai, January 10 - After a long wait, the highly-anticipated trailer of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's comeback movie Pathaan finally got released today and as expected, it hits the bullseye in the most epic way. ## The trailer of Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, is full of high-octane action sequences, along with mass and patriotic dialogue-baazi which is going to shake theaters upon its release on the big screen. The epic trailer begins with a voiceover by Dimple Kapadia explaining a private terror group's deadly mission against India, spearheaded by John Abraham. ## To counter this deadly terror attack and fight the terrorists, Dimple Kapadia says its time for Pathaan, played by SRK, to end his 'vanvaas' (exile) to save Bharat Mata. Shah Rukh as Pathaan voicing some heavy-duty dialogues likes, "Party Pathaan ke ghar rakhoge toh mehmaannawazi ke liye Pathaan toh aayega, aur pathaake bhi layega". ## Deepika Padukone introduces herself as a soldier and joins forces with Pathaan to stop John from executing his plans to destroy Bharat Maa. The trailer ends with the best dialogue, "a soldier does not ask what his country can do for him, he asks what he can do for his country. Jai Hind!".## Salman Khan also plays a cameo role as Tiger but Yash Raj Films wants to keep his role under wraps and does not feature in the trailer. Helmed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Yash Raj Films, "Pathaan" is slated to hit the big screen on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Shah Rukh Khan is returning to the big screen after more than 4 years. His last film, "Zero" was a box-office failure and it seems, he is going to make a grand comeback with Pathaan and ends his long exile. ## Stay tuned...

Pathaan Trailer 24 Hours Report and Records Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Pathaan Trailer 24 Hours Report and Records

Mumbai, January 10, 2023: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's comeback film Pathaan will release on January 25, 2023. Its trailer was released on January 10, 2023, at 11:00 AM.## Pathaan 24 Hours Data## Views: 27731154 [27.73 M]## Likes: 1,517,602 [1.52 M]## Most Liked Trailer in India (24 hours/ Single Channel/ Single Language)## 1. Dil Bechara (Hindi): 6 M ## 2. Beast (Tamil): 2.23 M ## 3. KGF Chapter 2 (Hindi): 2.22 M## 4. Varisu (Tamil): 1.84 M ## 5. Bigil (Tamil): 1.66 M ## 6. Pathaan (Hindi): 1.52 M ## 7. Valimai (Tamil): 1.32 M ## Pathaan 24 Hours Likes Report## It was published on 10 Jan 2023 at 11:00:00 am IST. [At the time of trailer launch, it already had 134K Likes.] ## It crossed 100K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 12:29:12 am IST (before 13 hours 29 min 12 sec)## It crossed 200K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 11:09:29 am IST (00 hours 09 min 29 sec). ## It crossed 300K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 11:23:47 am IST (00 hours 23 min 47 sec). ## It crossed 400K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 11:43:09 am IST (00 hours 43 min 09 sec). ## It crossed 500K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 12:08:10 pm IST (01 hours 08 min 10 sec). ## It crossed 600K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 12:42:03 pm IST (01 hours 42 min 03 sec). ## It crossed 700K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 01:21:22 pm IST (02 hours 21 min 22 sec). ## It crossed 800K likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 02:08:04 pm IST (03 hours 08 min 04 sec). ## It crossed 900K likes on 10 Jan 2023 03:07:41 pm IST (04 hours 07 min 41 sec). ## It crossed 1 million likes on 10 Jan 2023 at 04:24:33 pm IST (05 hours 24 min 33 sec). ## About This Movie## This film is directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films.## Pathan stars Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone in key roles. ## ## Stay tuned.

Kartik Aaryan To Share Profit From Action-Drama 'Shehzada' Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Kartik Aaryan To Share Profit From Action-Drama 'Shehzada'

Mumbai, January 9 - The young Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan is once again in the news for all the right reasons. After hitting headlines with the huge success of "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", Kartik is now looking to repeat the same with his upcoming film Shehzada which is going to be a prestigious film for him. ## According to Bollywood Hungama, Kartik has let go of his remuneration for the upcoming movie, instead, he turns producer for the same and will now share the profit. This marks Kartik's maiden project as a producer and he did this to save the project from getting stalled. ## It is said that "Shehzada" encountered a financial crisis and was on the verge of getting stalled. Kartik, who has been taking a huge interest in this movie from the very first day, step in and offered to forego his remuneration to become one of the producers for the movie.## Directed by Rohit Dhawan, "Shehzada" is the remake of Allu Arjun's "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo". Kartik is showing confidence in the movie despite the fact that most of the remakes haven't worked at the box office post the covid-19 pandemic. The actor's gesture of not taking remuneration for the movie is another significant step in his rising career.## The movie is produced by T-Series Film, Allu Entertainment, Haarika & Hassine Creations, and Brat Films. The film stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead role alongside Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Ronit Roy, and Sachin Khedekar. ## "Shehzada" is scheduled to release on February 10, 2023.## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Is The Most-Anticipated Indian Movie Of 2023 Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Is The Most-Anticipated Indian Movie Of 2023

Mumbai, January 9 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's comeback movie Pathaan is getting ready for its wide worldwide release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## The highly-awaited spy action thriller has been in production since 2020 and it finally hitting theaters amid huge anticipation. "Pathaan" has been in the news over the last few weeks for various reasons which increased its hype massively.## According to IMDb, "Pathaan" is the most-anticipated Indian film of 2023 and it is miles ahead of the rest of the other films. The website revealed the list of the top 20 most-anticipated films of the year and Pathaan easily tops it, followed by Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rule".## 2023 is off to a great start! ✨⚡Here is the list of the Most Anticipated Indian Movies of 2023. 🌻Which release are you looking forward to the most? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/00Xwr4HQ2b— IMDb India (@IMDb_in) January 9, 2023 ## "Pathaan" is directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The movie is part of YRF's ambitious spy universe. Deepika Padukone plays the female lead while John Abraham will be seen as the main antagonist. Salman Khan will also feature in the cameo role as Tiger. ## Stay tuned...

Yash Raj Films Launches Its Spy Universe Logo Ahead Of Pathaan Trailer Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Yash Raj Films Launches Its Spy Universe Logo Ahead Of Pathaan Trailer

Mumbai, January 7 - Ahead of the trailer of the highly-anticipated spy action thriller Pathaan, Yash Raj Films has launched its 'Spy Universe' logo and confirmed its expansion. ## YRF's ambitious spy universe kicked off with superstar Salman Khan's "Ek Tha Tiger" (2012) and later Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-fronted "War" joins it and now, SRK's "Pathaan" is the latest entrant in this. Among the upcoming films in this universe, SRK's "Pathaan" and Salman's "Tiger 3" are scheduled to release this year. ## Yash Raj Films have confirmed character crossover in the spy universe and the first glimpse of it will be seen in "Pathaan" which will feature Salman's cameo as Tiger. The movie is scheduled to release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu while the trailer will be launched on January 10. YRF has reportedly also confirmed a new entrant in its spy universe which is yet to be known. ## The new logo will be present in Pathaan's trailer and then will keep appearing in the Tiger & War series of films. Salman Khan's "Tiger 3" is scheduled to release on Diwali this year and SRK will play a cameo role as Pathaan in this. ## And @yrf has launched its logo ...#YRFSpyUniverse - after #Tiger, #War & now #Pathaan! This #YSU is getting bigger, better & hotter !!! 💥❤️‍🔥💣🔥👏🏼@BeingSalmanKhan @iHrithik @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/q7AjoNQYVE— Girish Johar (@girishjohar) January 7, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar's 'Gorkha' Put On Hold Indefinitely Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Akshay Kumar's 'Gorkha' Put On Hold Indefinitely

Mumbai, January 6 - In October 2021, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar announced war-drama Gorkha with director Anand L Rai. The movie was announced with first-look posters and was supposed to go on floors in 2022. ## Over the last year since the announcement, there hasn't been any update on the film which led to many speculations about the movie getting shelved. Over the last couple of days, there have been many reports stating that the ambitious movie has been canceled due to some issues. ## As per the latest reports, "Gorkha" hasn't been shelved but postponed indefinitely and filmmaker Anand L Rai has reportedly confirmed the same. "Yes, it is true. We are not making this film for now. There are technical issues. There are factual clarifications that need to be made", Rai said, as per Bollywood Hungama. ## There were reports that Akshay Kumar had backed out from the mega project but Rai denied such reports and said that they mutually agreed to set aside the project until the factual ambiguities are cleared. The filmmaker confirmed that the movie will definitely be made at some point. ## Stay tuned...

Sunny Deol's Much-Anticipated 'Gadar 2' Release Date Revealed Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Sunny Deol's Much-Anticipated 'Gadar 2' Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, January 5 - The sequel to Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" has been in production since last year as the makers are giving their all to re-create the magic. Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" is carrying huge buzz among the fans and they are eagerly waiting for the film's release date. ## According to reports, the shoot of "Gadar 2" is in the last leg and will be wrapped in the next couple of weeks. There have been speculations about the release date of the movie and it has been revealed that the makers have locked August 11, 2023, release date for the film during Independence Day week. ## "Gadar 2 is all set to release on August 11, 2023, coinciding with the Independence Day 2023 weekend. It's a film that celebrates the sense of being an Indian and there's no better period than Independence Day for its release. The edit work is underway and an official announcement on the release date shall follow soon", reports Pinkvilla. ## "Gadar 2" will be clashing with Ranbir Kapoor's most hyped actioner "Animal" which is already confirmed to hit theaters on August 11. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal" also stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead alongside Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. ## The story of "Gadar 2" will reportedly take place 20 years after the events of the first "Gadar" movie which was released in 2001. Sunny Deol as Tara Singh will go back to Pakistan, this time to protect his son, Jeete, played by Utkarsh Sharma. It is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions.## Stay tuned...

Gadar 2: Director Anil Sharma Is Elated With Overwhelming Response On Social Media; Gives Update On Release Date Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Gadar 2: Director Anil Sharma Is Elated With Overwhelming Response On Social Media; Gives Update On Release Date

Mumbai, January 5 - Director Anil Sharma is elated with the blockbuster response his upcoming directorial Gadar 2 is getting on social media. The movie is the sequel to one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001), featuring Sunny Deol in the leading role. ## The sequel was announced in 2021 with Sunny Deol as Tara Singh returning to reprise his role along with Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma. Zee Studios recently shared a video clip of the films it will be releasing this year, and in between, there was a blink-and-miss appearance of Sunny's first look, lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## The first look of Sunny's Tara Singh stormed social media as fans started trending #Gadar2 on Twitter and expressed their excitement to watch the movie on the big screen. Anil Sharma noticed this blockbuster response and thanked the fans for the same. The filmmaker also confirmed that the release date will be announced very soon. ## "#GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character, it's emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them, pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon", he wrote on Twitter along with sharing the screenshots of the first look of Sunny's Tara Singh. ## #GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character,it’s emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them,pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/oKNGMj5QQ7— Anil Sharma (@Anilsharma_dir) January 5, 2023 ## "Gadar 2" is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions. It is a romantic period action-drama film, a sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", which grossed a whopping approx. 133 crores worldwide in 2001. ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Trailer To Be Launched On January 10 Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Trailer To Be Launched On January 10

Mumbai, January 4 - The highly-anticipated Bollywood movie of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted spy action thriller Pathaan is getting ready to hit screens on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. The movie is part of Yash Raj Films' ambitious spy universe. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the "Pathaan" teaser was launched a few weeks ago and the fans are now eagerly waiting for its trailer. According to the latest reports, YRF will launch the trailer on January 10, prior to two weeks before the release to keep the buzz high unlike its previous films. ## It is said that the trailer is around 2 minutes 37 seconds and is packed with action sequences, scale, music, and heroism. The trailer is expected to enhance the buzz of Pathaan which is already high due to chartbuster songs and teaser. ## "Pathaan" is touted to be one of India's biggest action spectacles. It marks Shah Rukh Khan's comeback to the big screen after more than 4 years and he is now set to take the box office by storm. The movie features Deepika Padukone as the female lead while John Abraham plays the baddie. Salman Khan is also there as Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore.## Stay tuned...

Sunny Deol's First Look From Much-Awaited 'Gadar 2' Revealed Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Sunny Deol's First Look From Much-Awaited 'Gadar 2' Revealed

Mumbai, January 3 - One of the all-time blockbusters of Indian cinema, director Anil Sharma's "Gadar" announced its sequel in October 2021. The eagerness to watch Sunny Deol as Tara Singh has been there among the fans for a long time and they finally got their wish when the makers confirmed the blockbuster. ## On Tuesday (Jan. 3), Zee Studios released a 50-seconds-long montage video teasing the audience with its upcoming movies of 2023. The studio will be releasing 28 films across languages this year and one of them will be Gadar 2. In a blink-and-miss appearance in the video, the studio revealed the first look of Sunny Deol from the movie. ## In "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", Sunny Deol had a theater-shaking moment when he uprooted a water pump to dodge a violent mob, and now, in the sequel, director Anil Sharma going to recreate that iconic moment with a slight change. As seen in the video clip shared by Zee Studios, Sunny Deol can be seen lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## Soon after the video was shared online, fans took to Twitter and share their excitement over Sunny's first mass look and started trending #Gadar2. The story of "Gadar 2" reportedly takes place many years after the first part. In the first installment, Tara Singh crossed the border to bring his wife Sakeena (Ameesha Patel) back. Utkarsh Sharma plays the role of their son, Jeete.## Gadar 2 is scheduled for release in the first half of 2023. ## With the biggest stars and power-packed releases, #Zeestudios is all set to make 2023 a blockbuster!✨#2023 #ZeeStudioslineup #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/3mRVpoSWJX— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) January 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Ajay Devgn Says Rohit Shetty's 'Singham Again' Script Is Fire Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Ajay Devgn Says Rohit Shetty's 'Singham Again' Script Is Fire

Mumbai, January 2 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn will soon start director Rohit Shetty's 3rd installment of the Singham franchise, and the actor is mighty impressed with the script of the film titled Singham Again. ## Ajay Devgn, who is currently filming for his directorial venture "Bholaa", shared on social media that he starts the year by hearing the narration of "Singham Again" and the script he heard is fire. The actor is hopeful that the upcoming movie will become a big blockbuster. ## "Made a good start to the New Year with #RohitShetty's narration of Singham Again. The script I heard is 🔥 God willing this will be our 11th blockbuster", Ajay wrote on Twitter and also shared a picture with director Shetty. ## Made a good start to the New Year with #RohitShetty’s narration of Singham Again. The script I heard is 🔥 God willing this will be our 11th blockbuster 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hyUvhGelnY— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) January 2, 2023 ## "Singham 3" will start filming in April this year and will release in 2023. Deepika Padukone has been confirmed as the female lead opposite Ajay who plays the titular role of Singham. The first two films in the Singham franchise were huge hits and Shetty promises to take things a notch higher with the third installment. ## Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn is fresh from mega-blockbuster "Drishyam 2" which has so far grossed over 330 crores worldwide and still going strong at the box office. Earlier in 2022, he played powerful extended cameos in Alia Bhatt-fronted "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and SS Rajamouli's "RRR", which became huge hits. Shetty, on the other hand, had one release in 2022 in the form of "Cirkus" which has been underwhelming at the box office, resulting in the first box office failure of the maverick filmmaker in many years. Shetty is now keen to bounce back with a bang with "Singham 3". ## Stay tuned...

The Most Promising Bollywood Films Of 2023 Bollywood
BY Saurabh Jha 📰 News

The Most Promising Bollywood Films Of 2023

Mumbai, January 2 - The year 2022 has proved to be not much successful as the industry just witnessed only 5 hit films. They are The Kashmir Files, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bhool Bhulaiya 2, Drishyam2, and Brahmastra. Not only the year 2022 witnessed very fewer hits but also there have been so many huge disasters like Circus, Laal Singh Chaddha, Ram Setu, Thank God, Bachchan Pandey, Heropanti2, and Jersey among others.## 2023 is a very important year for the Hindi film industry. There will be many huge event films released on the big festive weekends of 2023 but we have picked up 5 films that carry the maximum potential and if the content of these films clicks the sky will be limited in terms of business at the box office.## Tiger3 is the biggest event film of 2023. It's 3rd part of the Blockbuster franchise which started in 2012 with Ek Tha Tiger which went on to become the second-highest-grossing film in history. Tiger Zinda Hai repeated the same phenomenon in 2017 and the expectations from the third part are similar. The star cast looks massive with Salman Khan playing the title role of legendary spy, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. The film will be produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films which is the biggest banner. The film will be directed by Maneesh Sharma who has earlier directed Shah Rukh Khan in Fan who will also be part of Tiger3 reprising his role of Pathaan. Tiger3 will see a grand release on Diwali 2023.## Dunki directed by Raj Kumar Hirani who has earlier directed mega-blockbusters like 3 idiots, PK, and Sanju will return at the box office with Shah Rukh Khan. The film is carrying huge expectations due to the Raju Hirani factor as to date he has directed five major hits at the box office with a 100% ratio. Dunki will release on Xmas 2023 weekend.## Adipurush which has been in the news for multiple reasons is seen as a potential box-office blockbuster. The Om Raut-directed is based on the epic Ramayana and features Prabhas as Lord Rama along with Kriti Sanon as Sita and Saif Ali Khan as Raavan. It is scheduled to release on June 16, 2022.## Animal whose first poster was just released and getting immense positive feedback is another film that might do wonders in 2023. The film is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga who earlier directed the super blockbuster Kabir Singh which was the biggest hit of 2019. Ranbir Kapoor who is the most popular star of the young generation might deliver another blockbuster next year. The film will release on 11th August 2023 coinciding with Independence day weekend.## Pathaan which will start at the 2023 box office from 25th January onwards is probably the hottest film in the first half of 2023. Directed by Sidharth Anand who has earlier directed War which became the highest-grossing film of 2019 Pathaan stars Shah Rukh Khan in the title role along with Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. Salman Khan will also reprise his iconic role of Tiger in Pathaan making it a true multi-starrer event film.## Bade Miyan Chote Miyan directed by Ali Abbas Zafar who has earlier directed two huge blockbusters in the form of Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) will team up with two action superstars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. The film will be released on Xmas 2023 clashing with Shah Rukh Khan and Raj Kumar Hirani's Dunki.## These aforementioned films are the biggest event Bollywood films of 2023 but there are a few more huge films like Bholaa, Tu Jhuti Main Makkar, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Jawan, Selfie, Oh My God, Ganapath, Bawaal, Sam Bahadur, among others. ## Stay tuned...

Indian Box Office Witnesses Excellent First Day of 2023 Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Indian Box Office Witnesses Excellent First Day of 2023

Mumbai, January 1 - The Indian film fraternity must be hoping for a massive turnaround at the box office in 2023 and the industry must be happing seeing an excellent response in theaters on the very day of the new year. ## Despite no new movie release this new year's weekend, the Indian box office witnessed an excellent number of footfalls on January 1st, Sunday, with a gross collection of over 40 crores for the movie running in theaters for the last couple of weeks, led by Hollywood movie "Avatar: The Way of Water".## The James Cameron-directed sci-fi epic continues its exceptional run at the box office in India as it grossed another approx. 20 crores today. It has crossed the 400 crores gross mark in India in just 17 days and it will be crossing "Avengers: Endgame" during the next weekend to become the highest-grossing non-Indian film in India. ## The second biggest grosser of the day is Ravi Teja's latest Telugu blockbuster "Dhamaka", which witnessed an unreal jump of over 100% for 8+ crores gross on its 10th day, pushing its total collection to over 60 crores gross worldwide.## Meanwhile, Ritiesh Deshmukh's Marathi movie is turning out to be a big success as it is giving stiff competition to mainstream films and is the 3rd biggest grosser of the day with approx. 6 crores gross. The total gross collection of the film after the opening weekend is over 12 crores gross. ## The other big scorers on the opening day of 2023 are "Cirksu" with approx. 2.60 crores gross, blockbuster "Drishyam 2" with over 2 crores gross, along with Telugu movie "18 Pages", Malayalam film "Malikapurram", and Bengali" blockbuster "Projapati" among others. ## Stay tuned...

Indian Box Office Crossed 10K Crores Gross Collection For 2022 Movies Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Indian Box Office Crossed 10K Crores Gross Collection For 2022 Movies

Mumbai, December 31 - It was a great year for the Indian film industry which witnessed 6 films crossing the 400 crores gross mark at the global box office, which happened for the first in Indian cinema in a single year. The total box office collection in India for 2022 films has also crossed the 10,000 crores gross mark. ## The domestic gross box office of 2022 was dominated by Southern Indian films with 12 South Indian films making it to the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of 2022 list. Yash-fronted "KGF 2" remained the highest-grossing Indian film of the year with approx. 1210 crores gross in all languages, including approx. 1000 crores at the domestic box office. ## The 10,000 crores box office mark for 2022 films in India is set to be breached, thanks to the late strike by James Cameron's mega movie "Avatar 2" which is nearing 400 crores gross in India in all languages. The total collection this year witnessed a rise of approx. 200% from the last year and approx. 400% from 2020. The last two years were hit by the covid-19 pandemic. ## Total gross collection of 2022 movies (language-wise/approx.) - ## Hindi - 3800 Cr.## Telugu - 2200 Cr.## Tamil - 1810 Cr.## English - 900 Cr.## Kannada - 750 Cr.## Malayalam - 510 Cr.## Other languages - 250+ Cr.## The biggest film in Hindi was "KGF 2" which grossed approx. 515 crores while biggest Telugu grosser was "RRR" which made approx. 505 crores, Mani Ratnam's "PS-1" led the Tamil box office with approx. 260 crores, "KGF 2" was again biggest hit in Malayalam language with approx. 59 crores, and the biggest Kannada language hit was "Kantara" with approx. 190 crores gross. "Avatar 2" is dominated the English version in India with approx. 196 crores gross (so far).## The Hindi box office in 2022 largely benefitted from the dubbed versions of South Indian films, led by "KGF 2" and "RRR". The other big contributors in Hindi were "Kantara", "Karthikeya 2", "PS-1", and "777 Charlie", among others.## Stay tuned...

Hindi Language Dominated Indian Box Office For 2022 Movies Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Hindi Language Dominated Indian Box Office For 2022 Movies

Mumbai, December 31 - The year 2022 is coming to an end but not before scripting a memorable story for the Indian cinema despite a mixture of disappointment. It was a year when the Indian box office witnessed a sharp rise though it is still behind the pre-pandemic level.## 2022 was another rare year when Southern Indian film industries dominated the Indian box office, climbing ahead of Bollywood which must be ruing the lost opportunity. However, it was the Hindi language that contributed the most to the Indian box office, followed by Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## The Hindi language films of 2022 have netted approx. 3250 crores to date, which is 432% of the collection of Hindi language films contributed in 2021, and approx. 75% more than the second-placed Telugu language which has netted approx. 1850 crores this year. The large contribution to the Hindi language collection came from the South Indian tentpoles along with some of the biggest Bollywood grosser of the year.## Kannada biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2" remained the biggest contributor to the Hindi language with a net collection of approx. 435 crores, which is the second highest ever after "Baahubali 2". SS Rajamouli's "RRR" is currently the second-biggest Hindi grosser of 2022 with approx. 266 crores net. It was Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" that threw the biggest surprise as it scored a whopping approx. 253 crores net when no one was expecting it to reach even 50 crores net.## The top 10 movies of 2022 with Hindi Net Collection are as follows - KGF Chapter 2 (435 Cr), RRR (266 cr.), The Kashmir Files (253 cr.), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (249 cr.), Drishyam 2 (232 cr.*), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (184 cr.), Gangubai Kathiawadi (132 cr.), Avatar: The Way of Water (97 cr.*), Kantara (85 cr.), and JugJugg Jeeyo (84 cr.). ## 2022 has been the year of self-re-examination for the Bollywood film industry which went wrong on many fronts. The industry was expected to witness a massive number in the second half of 2022, but the underwhelming performances of films like "Vikram Vedha", "Raksha Bandha", "Laal Singh Chaddha", and "Ram Setu" made the Bollywood box office look less nice. However, 2023 is looking super promising and is expected to score more than double 2022's film collection. ## Stay tuned...

Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' Completes 50 Days In Theaters; Sets Streaming Date On ZEE5 Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' Completes 50 Days In Theaters; Sets Streaming Date On ZEE5

Mumbai, December 30 - Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya's first directorial in seven years, Uunchai has completed 50 glorious days in theaters and still playing over 140 screens across the country in its 8th week.## The friendship drama has been a successful venture for the makers at the box office with a worldwide gross collection of around 50 crores to date. While most films run out of fuel, "Uunchai" is holding its fort strongly despite being a mid-budget film. ## Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, and Parineeti Chopra among others, "Uunchai" is now gearing up for its digital release. ZEE5 snapped up streaming rights to the film and will be streaming it from January 6, 2023, in 190+ territories across the globe.## Produced by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films and Boundless Media, it follows the journey of three aged friends, Amit (Bachchan), Javed (Boman Irani), and Om (Anupam Kher), who decide to embark on a trek to the Everest Base Camp to fulfill the wish of their late friend Bhupen (Danny Dengzongpa). ## "Uunchai is a labor of seven years of passion, hard work, and above all, love, and after a successful run at the box office, it will now stream on ZEE5 from 6 January, so I appeal to all our fans to start the new year with this film which is a heartfelt ode to friendship", said Barjatya per Deadline.## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, SS Rajamouli Feature In Variety's Most Influential People In 2022 In The World Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, SS Rajamouli Feature In Variety's Most Influential People In 2022 In The World

Mumbai, December 30 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been featured in Variety's 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. The superstar marks 30 years in Bollywood this year since his debut movie "Deewana".## Famously known as King Khan, the superstar over the years has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet with extraordinary fan-following across the world. After a break of 4 years, SRK will be making his big-screen comeback with YRF's highly anticipated spy actioner "Pathaan", due on January 25, 2023, and will also feature in two more films in the year in the form of Atlee's "Jawaan" and Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki". ## Another Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar has also been featured in the 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. Akshay is the country's busiest star who works in 4-5 films per year and has a good pull at the box office. Khiladi Kumar is one of the highest-paid actors in the world and has been the favorite among producers. Even though it wasn't a great year for him as far as the success of his films is concerned, the actor remained in the news throughout the year for various reasons. ## Akshay had 5 releases in 2022 in the form of "Prithviraj", "Bachchan Pandey", "Raksha Bandhan", and "Ram Setu" along with Disney Plus Hotstar's "Cuttputli". In 2023, the superstar will be having at least 6 releases at the box office, including the big-budget entertainer "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## Probably India's biggest filmmaker at the moment, SS Rajamouli has also been featured in the list for the first time. 2022 has been Rajamouli's year with the mega-blockbuster "RRR" which is still making waves in the West even after 9 months after the original release. The maverick filmmaker has raised the bar of Indian cinema with path-breaking films like "Baahubali" and "RRR". ## Rajamouli has been traveling to multiple countries this year in order to promote "RRR" along with participating in award shows. He will now focus on his next, which is with superstar Mahesh Babu. The director recently billed it as "a kind of James Bond or Indiana Jones film with Indian roots". ## Among the other Indian personalities who have been featured in Variety's 500 most important people in the world are - producers Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, Kalanithi Maran of Sun Group, Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur Films, N.P. Singh, managing director/CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India, and the chairman/managing director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Cirkus First Monday Early Estimates Bollywood
BY Saurabh Jha 📰 News

Box Office: Cirkus First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 26 - Cirkus had a very poor first weekend with collections around the 21cr mark and now, it has fallen on its face on the first Monday of its box office run. The film has seen rejection all over the country with the Mumbai circuit leading the way as the film was expected to put big numbers due to its genre and actor-director appeal in this circuit.## The first Monday early estimate collections are set to be around 2.50 crores net box office mark which is a disaster collection for this film. The first Monday collections will take the total collections of the film to a little over the 23cr net box office mark. The first week of business might be in the range of 30-32cr for Cirkus.## Overall, Cirkus has turned out to be the worst box office performer of Rohit Shetty's career who had an insane box office run till this film with a series of hits, super hits, and sometimes even blockbusters. The overseas numbers are as shocking as domestic especially if you consider that this film stars Ranveer Singh who is one of the biggest overseas stars though only with the correct film.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Cirkus First Sunday Early Estimates Bollywood
BY Saurabh Jha 📰 News

Box Office: Cirkus First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 25 - Cirkus, which had poor collections in the first two days, continues its low business at the box office on Sunday despite being a national holiday. The film is probably the biggest disappointment of the year as it had a superhit director and a massive star cast and was released on one of the best weekends of the year, Christmas. ## As per the early estimates, the movie scored an estimated approx. 7.50 crores which is just a 15% jump when the film needed a 70-80% jump to record decent first weekend collections. The first Sunday collections will take the weekend collections of the film to around 20cr net depending on the final Sunday collections. The weekend collections will be less than the opening day collections of the previous Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh starrer "Simmba" which was released on the same weekend in 2018 and was a blockbuster.## Mumbai circuit is the only circuit where the film has found some audience but that is due to the insane track record of Rohit Shetty and not because of the content. Rest all other circuits have seen disaster collections. The first weekend has proved to be a killer for the film and it will lose most of its shows from Monday onwards. Avatar 2, which is simply running riot at the box office will get the maximum number of shows. Drishyam 2 whose run was almost ended might become the second choice now and the film might add some extra crores to its lifetime total. ## Overall 2022 proved to be one of the worst years ever for the Hindi film industry and the hope is that the industry should be back on track in 2023 with mega-event films lined up. Though 2022 witnessed some unexpected Blockbusters like The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiya2, and Drishyam2.## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's Spy Actioner 'Pathaan' To Become The First Indian Film To Release In ICE Theater Format Bollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Shah Rukh Khan's Spy Actioner 'Pathaan' To Become The First Indian Film To Release In ICE Theater Format

Mumbai, December 25 - Yash Raj Films is gearing up to kickstart 2023 by releasing one of its biggest films, Pathaan starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the title role. The movie is a part of YRF's ambitious spy universe and it also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in prominent roles along with the cameo of Salman Khan as Tiger.## "Pathaan" is scheduled to release on January 25, and to make the theater experience memorable for audiences, YRF will also release the movie in ICE theater format. PVR Cinemas, India's largest film exhibitor in partnership with French exhibitor CGR Cinemas, recently opened India's first premium ICE Theatres auditorium in two of its leading cinemas in Delhi NCR. Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in this format.## "Yash Raj Films has been the front-runner to adopt path-breaking technology that pushes the envelope to give audiences an immersive movie-going experience. We are proud to announce that Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in ICE format to give audiences an immersive experience", says Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, Yash Raj Films.## The ICE theater format includes side panels which along with the main screen, create a peripheral vision, giving a sense of enhanced immersion with a background contrast of colours and motion. Hollywood films like Doctor Stange 2, The Batman, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Top Gun: Maverick and Morbius have been released in ICE THEATERS in this high-end format. ## The PVR ICE theater is currently screening James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar: The Way of Water". Rohan Malhotra said that YRF will continue to be the first adopter of premium formats in India like it has done in the past like Dhoom 3 (2013) – 1st Indian film in IMAX, Thugs of Hindostan (2018) – 1st Indian film in 4DX and MX4D, War (2019) – 1st Indian film in D-Box.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Cirkus First Saturday Early Estimates Bollywood
BY Saurabh Jha 📰 News

Box Office: Cirkus First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 24 - Cirkus, which had poor collections on its opening day as it collected just 6.75cr net, remains flat on its first Saturday with little to nothing growth.## The movie scored an estimated 6.75-7 crores net and in an ideal case scenario, the second-day number should have been twice or thrice higher than what it is collecting now. The biggest shocker for the film is that Mumbai, Pune, and Thane all these places which do blockbuster business for Rohit Shetty films are seeing awful collections.## The first Saturday collections will take the first two days' collections of "Cirkus" to around the 13.50 crores net box office mark which should have been the opening day collections of the film. Tomorrow is a huge national holiday and if Circus fails to see huge growth then the film is likely to be a disaster which will be the first for Rohit Shetty who has an incredible career as a director with a close to 90% success ratio. ## There is a huge week full of holidays to follow which would have helped the film but seeing limited growth on the second day indicates that the Circus is a rejected film. This will be the third consecutive major flop of Ranveer Singh who is one of the most promising upcoming generation stars but the popularity will surely be affected after three duds.## Stay tuned...

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