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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Maddock Films Announces Theatrical Release Dates of John Abraham's 'Tehran', Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhava', Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' And 7 More Films
987 days ago
Bollywood

Maddock Films Announces Theatrical Release Dates of John Abraham's 'Tehran', Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhava', Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' And 7 More Films

Mumbai, October 3 - Producer Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films has announced the theatrical release dates of its 10 films that will debut in theatres over the next two years. Among the 10 films, "Happy Teachers Day" will release this year while 6 films will debut in 2024, and 3 films will hit screens in 2025.## Happy Teachers Day - Directed by Mikhil Musale, the movie stars Nimrat Kaur, Radhika Madan, Bhaygashree, and Subodh Bhave in prominent roles. It will hit screens on October 27, 2023. ## Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's untitled next - Bollywood stars Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon team up for the first for this robotic romantic comedy film, billed as an impossible love story. Directed by Amit Joshi & Aradhana Sah and also starring Dharmendra, and Dimple Kapadia, the movie will be released on February 9, 2024, during Valentine's Day weekend.## Munjhya - A part of Maddock Films' horror-comedy universe, Munjhya stars Sharvari Wagh in the lead role alongside, Mona Singh, S Satyaraj, and Abhay Verma. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, it will be released on March 29, 2024.## Tehran - Directed by Arun Gopalan, the movie stars John Abraham, Manushi Chillar, and Neeru Bajwa in the leading roles. The movie has been in production since last year and was supposed to be released in January 2023. It will now be hitting cinemas on April 26, 2024.## Stree 2 - Easily the most-awaited movie from Maddock Films, "Stree 2" is the sequel to 2018's film which was the first movie in the studio's horror-comedy universe. Directed by Amar Kaushik, the movie stars Shraddha Kapoor in the title role alongside, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana. The movie will be released on August 30, 2024.## Sky Force - Another big-budgeted war movie, which was recently announced. Starring superstar Akshay Kumar, and marking the debut of Veer Pahariya, "Sky Force" is based on India's first and deadliest air strike during the Indo-Pak war in 1965. It is directed by Sandeep Kewlani & Abhishek Anil Kapur and will be released on October 2, 2024.## Chaava - This historical action drama film is a larger-than-life biopic of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the eldest son of the Maratha empire's founder and the great warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Vicky Kaushal plays the lead role with Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. Directed by Laxman Utekar, "Chaava" will hit cinemas on December 6, 2024.## Ekkis - Directed by Sriram Raghavan, and starring Dharmendra, Agastya Nanda, and Jaideep Ahlawat, Ekkis will be released on January 10, 2025.## Vampires of Vijaynagar - Another movie that is touted to be a part of the horror-comedy universe. Maddock Films hasn't revealed that cast yet, but reports say it will be headlined by Ayushmann Khurrana and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It will be directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, and Maddock has scheduled it for February 14, 2025, release on Valentine's Day.## Diler - Directed by Kunal Deshmukh, it will hit theatres on April 10, 2025. The cast and other details have not been revealed yet.## Meanwhile, Maddock Films has not set a release date for Varun Dhawan's "Bhediya 2" which was announced earlier this year for a 2025 release.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Reunites With Rajkumar Santoshi For A Period Action Drama Film, Titled 'Lahore 1947'; Aamir Khan To Produce
987 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Reunites With Rajkumar Santoshi For A Period Action Drama Film, Titled 'Lahore 1947'; Aamir Khan To Produce

Mumbai, October 3 - Bollywood star Sunny Deol is basking on the mega box office success of "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues". The movie has grossed around 685 crores at the worldwide box office, emerging as one of the biggest all-time blockbusters. ## After "Gadar 2" became a box office monster, Sunny Deol is now planning his future films carefully, and in this process, the actor has reunited with director Rajkumar Santoshi for a period action drama film, titled Lahore 1947, which is said to be based on Asghar Wajahat's acclaimed Punjabi play, "Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai".## "Lahore 1947" will be produced by Aamir Khan's Aamir Khan Productions. "I, and the entire team at AKP, are most excited and happy to announce our next, starring Sunny Deol, directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, titled Lahore, 1947. We look forward to collaborating with the immensely talented Sunny, and one of my favourite directors Raj Santoshi. The journey we have embarked on promises to be the most enriching. We seek your blessings", the statement by the studio reads.## pic.twitter.com/gGvDcefWc5— Aamir Khan Productions (@AKPPL_Official) October 3, 2023 ## Sunny Deol and Rajkumar Santoshi have been one of the most successful actor-director duo in Bollywood. They worked on the three films together in the 90s and all three movies were big successes. Their last film was "Gathak" in 1996, and now, after 27 years, the duo is coming together for their 4th film.## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's Untitled Rom-Com Gets Postponed; New Release Date Revealed
987 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's Untitled Rom-Com Gets Postponed; New Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, October 3 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's yet-untitled romantic-comedy film that was scheduled to release on December 8, 2023, has been postponed to February 2024. ## Billed as An Impossible Love Story, the movie is written and directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah while Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films has produced it. December 2023 has been packed with many blockbuster releases, keeping a very short gap between the two movies.## The robotic romantic-comedy movie will now be released on Valentine's Day 2024 weekend, on February 9, in the best interest of the movie. The movie's theme is in sync with Valentine's Day which will appeal to the youth. Apart from being a unique love story, the movie also rides on strong music which said to be its major USP.## Meanwhile, as officially announced earlier, Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi's "Marry Christmas", which was supposed to be released on December 15, has been preponed by a week and will now be hitting big screens on December 8. Siddharth Malhotra's "Yodha" has also been advanced to December 8, 2023.## There are currently 5 much-awaited movies scheduled to release in December 2023. Ranbir Kapoor's "Animal" and Vicky Kaushal-starrer "Sam Bahadur" will take on each other on December 1st, followed by "Marry Christmas" on December 8, and Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki" and Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" will battle it out on December 22nd. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Monday Early Estimates
988 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, October 2 - After the good extended opening weekend, "Fukrey 3" holds really well on its first Monday which is a holiday in the form of Gandhi Jayanti. The drop from Sunday is around 25% which was expected as tomorrow is a proper working day which means the night shows are as strong as they were on Sunday.## "Fukrey 3", on its first Monday/5th day, scored an estimated 11-11.50 crores net collection, taking the total collection to around 55 crores. It all boils down to Tuesday which will be the first litmus test for the movie. If it holds well, then the first 8-day week can be around 70 crores net. ## A good hold on Tuesday will also keep "Fukrey 3" in the race to top 100 crores net collection which will be a win for the makers. The second weekend, however, will be crucial for it as there is Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj" releasing this Friday which will make some dent in the progress of "Fukrey 3".## "Fukrey 3" should also comfortably beat the collection of the second instalment of the franchise, "Fukrey Returns" which scored 80 crores net collection. It only remains to see how far it can go beyond the collection of its predecessor. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Jawan Becomes First Film To Hit 550 Crores Net In Hindi; Tops 600 Crores Net In All Version
988 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Becomes First Film To Hit 550 Crores Net In Hindi; Tops 600 Crores Net In All Version

Mumbai, October 2 - The record-breaking run of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan has unlocked a couple of new box office territories for the Bollywood film industry. The movie is breaking records for fun and still, there is no sign of slowing down anytime soon.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" has become the first film ever to top 550 crores net collection in Hindi as well as in a single language in India. The action thriller crossed this magical figure on its 26th day for 554.44 crores net. The second biggest movie in the single language is Sunny Deol's "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" with around 525 crores net. ## The film keeping the dream alive to top 600 crores net collection in Hindi, however, it will need to hold extremely well in the coming days to conquer this yet untouched box office mark. The coming weekend will determine whether it will reach the 600 crores mark as there are a couple of new films, including Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj" will be released this Friday. ## While 600 crores box office mark in Hindi is still a long way, "Jawan" has topped this figure in all versions, including Tamil and Telugu, and becomes the first Bollywood movie ever to do so. The movie breached this mark, yesterday, on its 25th day as its total net collection stands at around 605 crores which includes 57 crores net in Tamil and Telugu versions.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is also nearing 1100 crores at the worldwide box office. It grossed 1084 crores through the 4th Sunday (25th day) and is likely to cross the 1100 crores gross mark by tomorrow. The movie is already the highest Indian grosser of 2023, and 5th highest-grosser of all time. Without China, "Jawan" is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar To Headline Maddock Films and Jio Studios 'Sky Force', Release Date Locked
988 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar To Headline Maddock Films and Jio Studios 'Sky Force', Release Date Locked

Mumbai, October 2 - On the occasion of the birth anniversary of former India prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Mahatma Gandhi, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has joined hands with producer Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films and Jio Studios for aerial action thriller film Sky Force.## Directed by Sandeep Kewlani and Abhishek Kapur, "Sky Force" is based on the true story of India's first and the deadliest air strike on Pakistan during the Indo-Pak war in 1965. The movie announcement video features the actual footage of the then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri and the voice-over of Muhammad Ayub Khan, president of Pakistan.## The movie will be produced by Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande, and Amar Kaushik. The movie will mark the debut of Veer Pahariya, the son of renowned businessman Sanjay Pahariya. The makers have locked a 2 October 2024 release date for the movie, exactly 1 year from now on. ## आज गांधी-शास्त्री जयंती के दिन सारा देश कह रहा है - जय जवान, जय किसान, जय विज्ञान, जय अनुसंधान. No better day than today to announce the incredible story of #SkyForce: Our untold story of India's first and deadliest airstrike. Give it love, please. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat. 🇮🇳… pic.twitter.com/qrxQrVqVNB— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 2, 2023 ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of "Mission Raniganj" on October 6, 2023. The actor has multiple films in the production, including "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", "Housefull 5", "Welcome 3", and "Soorarai Pottru" remake, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Sunday Early Estimates
989 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, October 1 - The comedy entertainer Fukrey 3 has a good first 4-day extended weekend at the domestic box office after witnessing a further jump of around 30% today, on its 4th day. It did well on Saturday by jumping around 50% for 11.67 crores net collection.## On its first Sunday, "Fukrey 3" scored an estimated 15-15.50 crores net, taking the total net collection to around 43.50 crores in 4 days. The movie should score another double-digit box office collection tomorrow, on the occasion of the Gandhi Jayanti holiday.## The trend for the movie has been good with very good growth over the weekend. "Fukrey 3" can be termed a box office success, however, weekday collection will determine if it can go near or cross the 100 crores mark domestically which will be a fantastic result for it.## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster "Jawan" scored an estimated around 8.50 crores net collection on its 25th day. There is a minor growth today in the collection, mainly because there was a buy 1 get 1 offer unlike the previous day, otherwise, the jump would have been bigger. This takes the total Hindi collection to around 547 crores and tomorrow, it will cross 550 crores mark and will become the first movie ever to do so.## Stay tuned...

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'Jawan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In PVR-INOX Multiplex Chains
989 days ago
Bollywood

'Jawan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film In PVR-INOX Multiplex Chains

Mumbai, October 1 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan has become the highest net-grossing film ever in national multiplex chains PVR-INOX (combined). PVR Pictures was renamed PVR INOX Pictures after the completion of the merger between the two companies. ## Kamal Gianchandani, CEO at PVR INOX, announced on Twitter/X that "Jawan" has crossed 215 crores net collection in PVRINOX, becoming the highest-grossing film ever. It surpassed the lifetime collection of Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" which scored over 200 crores net last year in the same multiplex chains.## "With #PVRINOX NBOC soaring past 215cr (& counting) #Jawan is now on top of the list of our all-time great hits. 2 blockbusters in the same quarter (& many more hits) have washed away the miserable memories of post covid box off performance", Kamal Gianchandani said.## With #PVRINOX NBOC soaring past 215cr (& counting) #Jawan is now on top of the list of our all-time great hits. 2 blockbusters in the same quarter (& many more hits) have washed away the miserable memories of post covid box off performance 🎬 #Gadar2 @shariqpatel @_GauravVerma https://t.co/77RsrAeMwi— Kamal Gianchandani (@kamalgianc) October 1, 2023 ## Meanwhile, "Jawan", directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, is nearing 11 crores at the worldwide box office. In 24 days so far, the action thriller has grossed over 1070 crores worldwide, including approximately 715 crores in India alone.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Saturday Early Estimates; Jawan 24th Day Estimates
990 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fukrey 3 First Saturday Early Estimates; Jawan 24th Day Estimates

Mumbai, September 30 - Directed Mrighdeep Singh Lamba's comedy entertainer "Fukrey 3" has a very good first Saturday at the domestic box office as collection jumped by over 40% from Friday. The national multiplex chains continue to dominate the overall collection which was expected.## On its third day/first Saturday, "Fukrey 3" scored an estimated 11-11.50 crores net, taking the total collection to around 28 crores in three days. The movie should see another similar kind of jump on Sunday as Monday is again a holiday which will help night shows tomorrow. ## The 4-day extended weekend is looking to be around 41-44 crores net which is a very good collection. The franchise value is helping "Fukrey 3" to post such numbers otherwise it doesn't have much star face value, plus, the audience's word of mouth is also mixed. ## "Fukrey 3" will get the benefit of the Gandhi Jayanti holiday as the collection should be around the double-digit mark, so Tuesday will be the first litmus test for it. There is Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj" releasing next Friday which will give competition to holdovers, still "Fukrey 3" stands a chance to reach 100 crores net mark which will be a win for the makers.## Meanwhile, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster continues to collect huge as it scored another big jump of around 75% on its 24th day/4th Saturday. The early estimates suggest around 8.75 crores net collection and can go higher in Hindi for Jawan today, which takes the total Hindi collection to around 539 crores. By Monday, it will cross the 550 crores mark and will become the first film ever to achieve this feat in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jawan' Surpasses 'Pathaan' To Become Highest-Grossing Indian Movie of 2023 Worldwide
990 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Jawan' Surpasses 'Pathaan' To Become Highest-Grossing Indian Movie of 2023 Worldwide

Mumbai, September 30 - After becoming the biggest net-grosser of all-time in Hindi at the domestic box office, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan has now become the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023, beating his own blockbuster Pathaan.## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" had grossed approximately 1055+ crores worldwide earlier this year. In its original run, the movie grossed 1050+ crores, and now, "Jawan" has crossed this mark on its 23rd day. The total 23 days collection of the film is estimated around 1055 crores gross globally.## "Jawan", which is directed by Atlee Kumar, has become the 5th highest-grossing Indian and 2nd Bollywood movie of all time globally. Aamir Khan-fronted "Dangal" is currently the biggest grosser ever and is the only film to top 2000 crores worldwide, including over 1300 crores at the China box office.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" has grossed approximately 705 crores at the domestic box office and 350 crores overseas. In India, it is the biggest Bollywood grosser ever and 4th highest-grossing overall while overseas, "Jawan" is currently the 6th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.## As said earlier, Shah Rukh Khan is the only Indian actor to have two films in the 1000 crores club worldwide and he is only the second Indian personality after SS Rajamouli ("Baahubali 2", "RRR") to achieve this rare feat. On top of that, SRK is the first Indian personality to deliver two 1000 crore grosser in a single year.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Fukrey 3 Second Day Early Estimates
991 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Fukrey 3 Second Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, September 29 - Director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba's "Fukrey 3" had a good opening at the domestic box office with 8.82 crores net collection upon its Thursday release. It is the biggest opening in the franchise which has been super successful at the box office.## The movie is showing a drop of around 10-15% on its second day/first Friday for an estimated 7.50 crores net collection. The drop was expected as the Thursday opening day of the movie was a partial holiday due to Eid in some states. ## The collection of the movie is strong in Delhi and UP where the previous two films have done well and the latest movie continues the trend. The total collection has reached around 16+ crores in two days, and the 4-day extended weekend could be around a good 40 crores as Monday is again a Holiday due to Gandhi Jayanti. ## "Fukrey 3" should be aiming to cross the lifetime collection of "Fukrey Returns" which scored 80 crores net after taking the opening of 8.10 crores in 2017. It will be interesting to see if it can go past the 100-crore net mark which will be a fantastic result for it.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jawan' Dethrones 'Gadar 2' To Become the Biggest Net-Grosser Movie of All-Time In Hindi
991 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Jawan' Dethrones 'Gadar 2' To Become the Biggest Net-Grosser Movie of All-Time In Hindi

Mumbai, September 29 - A day after Sunny Deol-fronted Gadar 2: The Katha Continues crossed the lifetime Hindi biz of Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" to emerge the biggest grosser of all-time, SRK's latest blockbuster Jawan has surpassed both them to become the new number one movie ever in the Hindi version.## "Jawan", on its 22nd day, scored 5.81 crores net collection which pushed the total Hindi net collection of the movie to 525.50 crores, making it the biggest movie in Hindi. "Gadar 2" has scored 524.80 crores while "Pathaan" minted 524.53 crores net earlier this year.## Shah Rukh Khan, for the second time in a year, claimed the title of the highest-grosser of all time. Earlier, his "Pathaan" became the biggest movie in Hindi by surpassing SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" which scored 511 crores net in 2017. ## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" will also become the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2023 at the worldwide box office. It has so far grossed 1040 crores in 22 days and by tomorrow/4th Saturday, it will dethrone "Pathaan" (1055+ crores) to emerge the biggest Indian grosser of the year.## Stay tuned...

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