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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Tiger Shroff Denies Reports of Doing 'Master Blaster' With Sanjay Dutt For Producer Firoz Nadiadwala
998 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff Denies Reports of Doing 'Master Blaster' With Sanjay Dutt For Producer Firoz Nadiadwala

Mumbai, September 22 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff has denied the reports of him doing an action-comedy film, titled "Master Blaster" with Sanjay Dutt for producer Firoz Nadiadwala. The news about the movie went viral on Friday morning (September 22). ## Tiger took to Twitter/X to deny the reports without mentioning the name of the movie and other things. "Been hearing rumours and seeing some tweets and posts of me being roped in for a film. It will be my honour to work with such senior stalwarts in our industry someday soon but as of now this news is not true", he wrote.## Been hearing rumours and seeing some tweets and posts of me being roped in for a film..It will be my honour to work with such senior stalwarts in our industry someday soon but as of now this news is not true 😊— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) September 22, 2023 ## Tiger Shroff, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited sci-fi actioner "Ganapath Part 1", co-starring Kriti Sanon and Amitabh Bachchan. Directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Pooja Entertainment and Good Co, "Ganapath" will be released on October 20, 2023, in multiple languages.## Apart from "Ganapath", Tiger also has "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", co-starring Akshay Kumar, scheduled to release on Eid next year. The actor will soon resume the filming of Jagan Shakti's action thriller film and by the end of 2023, he will start the long-awaited "Rambo" remake for producer Siddharth Anand.## Stay tuned...

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Ashutosh Gowarikar Announces A Film Based On Adi Shankaracharya, Titled 'Shankar'
998 days ago
Bollywood

Ashutosh Gowarikar Announces A Film Based On Adi Shankaracharya, Titled 'Shankar'

Mumbai, September 22 - Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar has announced a film based on the life of Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya), Adi Shankaracharya in collaboration with Acharya Shankar Sanskritik Ekta Nyas. ## The movie, titled "Shankar" was announced at the unveiling of the monumental 'Statue of Oneness' in Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The movie will be produced and directed by Gowarikar. The cast and the other details regarding the movie will be announced in due course.## ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER ANNOUNCES FILM BASED ON ADI SHANKARACHARYA… In collaboration with Acharya Shankar Sanskritik Ekta Nyas, #AshutoshGowariker announces an epic feature film - titled #Shankar - based on #AdiShankaracharya.The film was announced at the unveiling of the… pic.twitter.com/Y6BJcOKXCL— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 22, 2023 ## Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya, was an 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya). His works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time. ## Stay tuned...

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Tiger Shroff and Sanjay Dutt To Headline Producer Firoz Nadiadwala's Action-Comedy 'Master Blaster'
998 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff and Sanjay Dutt To Headline Producer Firoz Nadiadwala's Action-Comedy 'Master Blaster'

Mumbai, September 22 - Veteran Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and current action sensation Tiger Shroff have joined hands for the first time to headline producer Firoz Nadiadwala's action-comedy film Master Blaster. ## The film is in the advanced pre-production stages and will go on floors soon. It will be extensively shot in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China with action and technical crew from Los Angeles and China. Sanjay Dutt and Tiger will undergo rigorous and extensive training in advanced forms of martial arts, hand combat and ancient weaponry under senior Shaolin monks' personal training and supervision. ## The announcement of the director and female leads will be made soon. Veteran Trade expert Taran Adarsh shared the news of the movie via X social media app, formally known as Twitter. ## IT’S OFFICIAL… SANJAY DUTT - TIGER SHROFF TO STAR IN ‘MASTER BLASTER’… Known for backing up films like #HeraPheri, #PhirHeraPheri, #AwaraPaagalDeewana and the #Welcome franchise, producer #FirozANadiadwallah announces his next film in the action-comedy genre.#SanjayDutt and… pic.twitter.com/IggPhyk2Hb— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 22, 2023 ## Tiger Shroff, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited sci-fi action drama film "Ganapath Part 1", co-starring Kriti Sanon and Amitabh Bachchan. Directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Pooja Entertainment and Good Co, "Ganapath" will be released on October 20, 2023, in multiple languages.## Sanjay Dutt, on the other hand, will be seen in Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo", gearing up for an October 19 release. He is playing the role of antagonist in the movie that is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Jawan Scores Very Good Second Week Domestically
999 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Scores Very Good Second Week Domestically

Mumbai, September 21 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan completes two weeks with a historic collection at the domestic as well as overseas box office. The movie has a very good second week which confirms that "Jawan" will become the biggest Bollywood movie of all time domestically in the next few days.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" scored a drop of around 65% for approximately 137 crores net in all versions in its second week as compared to the first 8-day extended week at the domestic box office. The drop is reasonable considering the fact that the first itself was huge at approximately 390 crores net.## The total collection of "Jawan" has reached approximately 527 crores net in 15 days, and with this, it has become the second-highest net collection-scoring Bollywood movie by surpassing "Gadar 2" which is also currently playing in theatres. "Jawan" will cross SRK's "Pathaan" this weekend and will become the biggest Bollywood movie.## The Hindi collection of the film is also getting closer to 500 crores net, after finishing two weeks at 474 crores. It will breach the 500 crores mark this weekend and become the 4th movie ever to do so. Interestingly, "Jawan" will be the 3rd Bollywood movie to top the five hundred crore net mark in Hindi, and all three films have come this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jawan' Crosses 300 Crores Gross Overseas
999 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Jawan' Crosses 300 Crores Gross Overseas

Mumbai, September 21 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan continues to spread joy at the box office as it is fast heading towards 1000 crores gross collection worldwide. The movie has completed two weeks (14 days) with a worldwide collection of over 922 crores.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" has become the 6th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time globally. On its 14th day, it surpassed the lifetime total of "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" (922 crores), and "Secret Superstar" (913 crores) to claim the 6th spot, behind Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" (1055 crores). ## "Jawan" has also crossed the 300 crores mark overseas, which makes it the 9th Indian and 7th Bollywood movie to do so. Excluding China, which has been a non-traditional overseas market for Indian movies, "Jawan" is the 4th highest-grossing Indian and 2nd biggest Bollywood movie, behind "Pathaan" (397.50 crores), at the international box office.## The action thriller, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, will cross "PK" (303 crores) today and "RRR" (314 crores) in the next couple of weeks to become the 7th biggest Indian movie overseas (with China). The movie is eyeing to finish its run over 350 crores overseas and over 1100 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Jawan Tops 500 Crores India Net And 900 Crores Gross Worldwide
1001 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Tops 500 Crores India Net And 900 Crores Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, September 19 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan crosses the 500 crores net mark in all versions on its 13th day in India. With this, the action thriller has become the 3rd Bollywood movie, after "Pathaan", and "Gadar 2" to reach this milestone.## Directed by Atlee Kumar, "Jawan" scored 14.40 crores net on its 13th day/second Tuesday, which took the total net collection to 508.28 crores. It will cross "Gadar 2" by Thursday and during the 3rd weekend, it will beat "Pathaan" to become the biggest net collection-scoring movie of all-time in all versions.## The Hindi version of "Jawan" has reached 457.59 crores, and during the 3rd weekend, it will top 500 crores net and will become the 4th movie ever to hit this mark in Hindi or a single language in India. The lifetime Hindi collection of the film is likely to be around 550 crores net (all-time record), and around 620 crores in all versions.## Meanwhile, apart from the domestic box office milestone, "Jawan" has crossed 900 crores gross mark today and becomes the 5th Bollywood and 8th Indian movie to do so. The movie is on course to beat "Pathaan" (1055+ crores) to become the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year and 5th highest-grossing of all time.## Stay tuned...

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Director Atlee To Work On A Script To Bring Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Thalapathy Vijay Together
1001 days ago
Bollywood

Director Atlee To Work On A Script To Bring Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Thalapathy Vijay Together

Mumbai, September 19 - Imagine the scenes when two of the most powerful forces of Indian cinema come together on the big screens. Well, this could be a reality and whenever this happens, it will surely rip things apart and set the screens on fire which will be a moment to cherish forever for the fans.## Tamil director Atlee Kumar, who is basking on the mega-blockbuster success of his Bollywood debut movie "Jawan", has revealed his plans to bring the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and arguably the biggest Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay in one frame, in the form of a feature film. ## Atlee is the only Indian director who has directed both Thalapathy Vijay ("Theri", "Mersal", and "Bigil") and Shah Rukh Khan ("Jawan"). The filmmaker, having a 100% success ratio with these four films mentioned films, is now planning to direct both of them in a 2-hero film, and fortunately for him, both the superstars have given their nods if he brings an able script.## "Vijay sir and Shah Rukh sir, both said the same thing that 'bring a script and we will work together'. I also thought that they were saying all this for my birthday as a gift. The next day, Vijay sir messaged me saying that if you are going to write such a script, I will be a part of it definitely", the filmmaker said during a recent interview (via India Today).## "Shah Rukh sir, who was right next to me said 'Sir, you are serious about this na? We will make a film together, right?' So, yes, every now and then they inquire about it and ask me whether I am seriously working on it or not, or if I am taking it as a joke. So, I am seriously working on it and I am hoping for it to crack someday", he concluded.## Meanwhile, Atlee and Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" has crossed the 900 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office as I type this. It is currently the second highest-grossing Indian movie of the year and is on course to become the biggest by surpassing SRK's own movie "Pathaan".## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Jawan Becomes The First Bollywood Movie To Score 150 Crores Gross In South Indian States
1001 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Jawan Becomes The First Bollywood Movie To Score 150 Crores Gross In South Indian States

Mumbai, September 19 - There is no stopping superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" at the box office. The movie, directed by Atlee Kumar, is breaking records one after another, and now, it has unlocked a new box office mark for a Bollywood movie.## "Jawan" has become the first outright Bollywood movie ever to cross a combined 150 crores gross mark in the South Indian states (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala). The overall domestic box office collection of the movie has also crossed 600 crores mark as I type this.## The action thriller film is truly having a sensational box office run in South India, led by two Telugu states (AP/TG) where the movie has crossed 50 crores gross mark with today's collection. Tamil Nadu is the best market for Jawan, followed by Karnataka, and Kerala, among the South Indian states.## The mega-stardom of Shah Rukh Khan and the goodwill of Tamil director Atlee Kumar is working wonders outside North India. Interestingly, "Jawan" is almost 40 crores ahead of the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie in South India, "Pathaan", also starring Shah Rukh Khan, which minted approximately 110+ crores gross earlier this year. These are the only two films to have grossed 100+ crores in these states.## Meanwhile, "Jawan" is nearing 900 crores at the worldwide box office and it is likely to get there by the end of today (13th day). The movie is on track to top 1000 crores gross in the third week, which will make it the second Indian movie of the year and 6th overall to hit this milestone. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan Becomes The Second Indian Actor To Score 1000+ Crores India Net Collection In A Single Year
1002 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Becomes The Second Indian Actor To Score 1000+ Crores India Net Collection In A Single Year

Mumbai, September 18 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has unlocked a new box office territory as he becomes the first Bollywood and the second Indian actor to score a 1000 crore net collection at the Indian box office in a single year. ## Shah Rukh Khan has two releases in 2023 so far in the form of "Pathaan" and "Jawan", and both movies are currently the top two highest-grossing Indian films of 2023, respectively. Apart from being the biggest grossers of the year, "Pathaan" and "Jawan" have put SRK in a league of his own.## Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Yash Raj Films, "Pathaan" was released in January this year and went on to score 543 crores net collection, including 524+ crores in the Hindi language. It is currently the highest-grossing movie in Hindi as well as in a single language in terms of net collection.## "Jawan", which is currently playing in theatres, is directed by Tamil director Atlee Kumar and just like "Pathaan", the action thriller is running riot at the box office. It has scored approximately 478 crores net collection, including 430+ crores in the Hindi language in just 11 days so far. ## The combined net collection of "Pathaan" and "Jawan" is 1020+ crores and with the 12th-day collection of "Jawan", it is nearing 1035 crores which makes Shah Rukh Khan, the highest net collection scoring Indian actor in a single year. Superstar Prabhas was the first Indian actor to cross the milestone of 1000 crores net collection in a single year when his "Baahubali 2", directed by SS Rajamouli, scored 1030 crores net in all versions in 2017.## "Jawan", meanwhile, is on course to become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie at the domestic box office. It will cross 500 crores net mark in all versions by September 19 and is likely to beat "Pathaan's" lifetime total during the 3rd week to claim the number 1 spot.## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan To Reunite With His Father David Dhawan For A Comedy Entertainer
1002 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan To Reunite With His Father David Dhawan For A Comedy Entertainer

Mumbai, September 18 - Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his filmmaker father David Dhawan are one of the most successful actor-director combos. The duo has collaborated on three occasions previously and all three films were successful at the box office, excluding "Coolie No. 1" which was a direct-to-digital release.## Now, according to Pinkvilla, Varun is set to reunite with his father for a big-budget comedy entertainer. It is said that David Dhawan has been working with his team of writers for the last couple of years and he has finally found something exciting to return to the director's chair.## The yet-untitled movie will be an original script, unlike the previous three films of the duo. The movie is touted to be a perfect mixture of humour, romance, and music. The shoot of the film will commence in 2024 and it will have a festive release, mostly in 2025.## Varun Dhawan, meanwhile, will next be seen in the action drama film, tentatively titled "VD18". It is being directed by the Tamil director Kalees and produced by Atlee Kumar and Murad Khetani. It is announced to be released on May 31, 2024, in cinemas worldwide.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Mega Blockbuster 'Jawan' Scores Excellent Second Weekend Worldwide
1003 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Mega Blockbuster 'Jawan' Scores Excellent Second Weekend Worldwide

Mumbai, September 17 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan continues to go great guns at the box office and scored an excellent second weekend globally. The action thriller movie remained the number 1 title at the domestic box office by a huge margin while the overseas collection is also fantastic.## The Atlee Kumar's directorial movie scored over 100 crores gross domestically in the second weekend, including an estimated 43 crores gross (36 crores net) on the second Sunday. The excellent second weekend takes the total domestic cume of the movie to around 573 crores gross (477 crores net) in 11 days in all versions.## At the overseas box office, "Jawan" is estimated to score $7.50 million (62 crores), for approximately 165 crores global second weekend. The movie is expected to reach 860+ crores ($104 million) worldwide through the second Sunday (11 days). This makes Shah Rukh Khan the only Indian actor or filmmaker to score two $100+ million grossers in a single year, after "Pathaan" crossing this milestone earlier this year.## "Jawan" is on course to become the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year. "Pathaan" is currently the biggest Indian grosser of 2023 with 1055+ crores worldwide. The latest box office sensation is expected to beat Siddharth Anand's directorial in its final run, which will again make Shah Rukh Khan the only Indian person to score two 1000+ crores grosser movies in a single year.## Stay tuned...

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Breaking News: Tiger Shroff's 'Ganapath' Promotion To Kick-Start With Teaser and Posters From September Third Week
1003 days ago
Bollywood

Breaking News: Tiger Shroff's 'Ganapath' Promotion To Kick-Start With Teaser and Posters From September Third Week

Mumbai, September 17 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff and actress Kriti Sanon reunited for the first time since their debut movie "Heropanti" for director Vikas Bahl's dystopian action film "Ganapath: Part 1", produced by Pooja Entertainment in association with Good Co. ## Announced in 2020, the movie was initially planned for a December 2022 release before makers postponed it to 20 October 2023, coinciding with the Dussehra festival. Now, with just a month left to release, the makers are gearing up to commence non-stop promotional activities, starting this week.## As per the trusted sources, the makers are planning to launch the first-look posters and teaser of the movie this week, maybe on September 19/20. The team is believed to be confident about the product and is preceding with the October 20 release, despite some competition with South Indian movies and "Yaariyan 2".## "Ganapath" is easily the most anticipated movie of Tiger Shroff who was last seen in "Heropanti 2" in April 2022. Ever since its announcement, there has been a genuine curiosity for the movie among the fans as well as neutral audiences.## Tiger Shroff plays the title role in the film while Kriti Sanon plays the female lead role. It also stars legendary Amitabh Bachchan and Elli AvrRam in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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