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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Box Office: Gadar 2 Scores Second Biggest Second Week In Hindi of All-Time
1027 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Scores Second Biggest Second Week In Hindi of All-Time

Mumbai, August 24 - Sunny Deol-led period action drama movie "Gadar 2" has an excellent second week at the domestic box office. The movie surpassed all but "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" to score the second biggest second week of all time in the Hindi language.## Directed by Anil Sharma, the sequel minted 134.47 crores net collection in its second week. SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2" remains the highest second-week grosser movie in Hindi with 143.25 crores net while Aamir Khan's "Dangal" is the third biggest in the list with around 116 crores net.## Highest 2nd Week Collection Movies In Hindi of All-Time - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 143.25 Cr## 2. Gadar 2 - 134.47 Cr## 3. Dangal - 115.96 Cr## 4. The Kashmir Files - 108.97 Cr## 5. PK - 95.78 Cr## "Gadar 2" has reached 419 crores net collection after two weeks and by the 3rd Saturday, it will surpass "KGF: Chapter 2" (435.33 crores) to become the 3rd biggest movie in Hindi. The movie is on track to enter the 500 crores net club to join "Baahubali 2" (510.99 crores) and "Pathaan" (524.53 crores) but it will be interesting to see if it can become the number 1 of all-time.## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, the film stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma reprising their roles from the first film along with Simrat Kaur (Bollywood debut), Manish Wadhwa, and Gaurav Chopra, among others. In the film, Tara Singh returns to Pakistan in order to rescue his imprisoned son during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.## Stay tuned...

Paresh Rawal Shares Update On 'Welcome 3', And 'Hera Pheri 3' Shooting And Third Installment of 'OMG' Franchise
1027 days ago
Bollywood

Paresh Rawal Shares Update On 'Welcome 3', And 'Hera Pheri 3' Shooting And Third Installment of 'OMG' Franchise

Mumbai, August 24 - Veteran actor Paresh Rawal is awaiting the release of the comedy-drama film "Dream Girl 2" which is slated to hit cinemas worldwide on August 25. The much-awaited sequel stars Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead role while Ananya Pandey plays the female lead.## After "Dream Girl 2", Paresh Rawal will be reuniting with superstar Akshay Kumar on the third installment of the Welcome and Hera Pheri as well as the second installment of the Awara Paagal Deewana franchise. In "Welcome 3", titled "Welcome To The Jungle", Paresh Rawal will reprise his role as Dr. Dayal Ghungroo and is the prominent actor to be a part of all three films in the franchise. ## The makers have already confirmed that "Welcome 3" will be released in cinemas on Christmas 2024, and now, Paresh Rawal has shared some updates regarding the shoot of the movie. During a recent interview with Pinkvilla, the legendary actor confirmed that "Welcome 3" will go on floors in October this year and said that he is looking forward to reuniting with the entire team for another adventure ride. ## The actor also shed some light on "Hera Pheri 3" and said that it will go on floors sometime next year. It is to be noted that "Hera Pheri 3" was supposed to go on floors this year before "Welcome 3" but due to legal issues, the makers had to postpone the filming to next year. After HP3, "Awara Paagal Deewana 2" will start rolling by the end of 2024 or early 2025.## Meanwhile, Paresh Rawal also hinted that he would be returning for the next film in the comedy-drama franchise "OMG". He played the central role in the first movie in 2012 alongside Akshay Kumar but missed out on "OMG 2" which is currently playing successfully in theaters. ## While makers have not yet confirmed the development of "OMG 3", Paresh Ji confirmed that it would happen and he would be returning to the movie. ## Stay tuned...

Makers Gear Up To Launch A Power-Packed Trailer of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'
1027 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Gear Up To Launch A Power-Packed Trailer of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan'

Mumbai, August 24 - The anticipation for superstar Shah Rukh Khan-led action thriller film "Jawan" is building up as the release date is getting nearer. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the movie is scheduled to release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## The makers have so far released two songs as well as a trailer/prevue and character posters, and now, according to the latest reports, the team is gearing up a few final promotional content, including a trailer along with some other stuff.## It is said that a power-packed new trailer of nearly 3 minutes long is getting ready to be launched in the next few days. Recently, it was reported that the team will launch the trailer during an event in Chennai, however, there is no confirmation regarding the event yet. ## Apart from the trailer launch, the makers are also expected to launch a promo featuring Vijay Sethupathi who is playing the role of an antagonist in the movie. As for the advance booking opening in India, it is said that the makers are planning to commence it nearly a week before the release date.## Meanwhile, the overseas advance booking of the movie has already been opened and the response so far has been excellent. In the USA the pre-sales is already trending above SRK's last film "Pathaan" and the same kind of response is being noticed in the other international markets where advances have opened.## "Jawan", produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, tells the story of a person who sets out to rectify the wrongs in society with help from a group of women. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, and Sanya Malhotra while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play special appearances.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Becomes The Fifth Biggest Bollywood Grosser In North America
1028 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Becomes The Fifth Biggest Bollywood Grosser In North America

Mumbai, August 23 - Karan Johar's directorial romantic family drama film "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" continues to mint money at the box office as it has become the 3rd highest-grossing outright Bollywood movie of 2023 worldwide.## At the North American box office, "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" is now the 5th highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time. It has so far grossed approximately $8.85 million in the US and Canada in 26 days and is likely to settle with this. ## As far as Indian movies are concerned, RRKPK is the 7th highest-grossing film there, ahead of SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali: The Beginning" which grossed $8.45 million in its full run. The next ahead of RRKPK is Aamir Khan's "PK" with $10.60 million which is looking far enough to be crossed.## Highest-grossing Indian movies in the US/Canada - ## 1. Baahubali 2 (Tollywood) - $22 Million## 2. Pathaan (Bollywood) - $17.45 Million## 3. RRR (Tollywood) - $15.20 Million## 4. Dangal (Bollywood) - $12.40 Million## 5. Padmaavat (Bollywood) - $12.15 Million## 6. PK (Bollywood) - $10.60 Million## 7. RRKPK (Bollywood) - $8.85 Million** Running## 8. Baahubali (Tollywood) - $8.45 Million## 9. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Bollywood) - $8.20 Million## 10. Dhoom 3 (Bollywood) - $8.10 Million## The overall overseas collection of RRKPK is simply fantastic with around 142 crores so far. It is already the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year overseas. Domestically, the movie has grossed 173 crores, pushing the total worldwide collection to 315 crores in 26 days.## Produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the movie stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities who decide to live with each other's families for three months before getting married. Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi also star, alongside Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog. ## Stay tuned...

Raveena Tandon Reunites With Akshay Kumar After 20 Years In The Third Installment of 'Welcome' Franchise
1028 days ago
Bollywood

Raveena Tandon Reunites With Akshay Kumar After 20 Years In The Third Installment of 'Welcome' Franchise

Mumbai, August 23 - Producer Firoz Nadiadwala is putting a casting coup for his highly-awaited third installment of the Welcome franchise. The movie, titled "Welcome To The Jungle", marks the return of Akshay Kumar in the franchise after mission out on the second film. ## Directed by Ahmed Khan, "Welcome 3" is turning out to be a massive multistarrer. It has been confirmed that besides Akshay Kumar, the makers have roped in Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi to replace Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor as Uday Shetty and Majnu with other casts including Suneil Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Disha Patani in prominent roles.## Now, as per the latest reliable reports, the makers have roped in Raveena Tandon to play one of the female leads in the movie. This marks the reunion of Akshay Kumar and Raveena after 20 years. They last appeared together in "Aan: Men at Work" (2004). ## Akshay and Raveena have been one of the iconic on-screen pairs in Indian cinema. The duo has worked in several films together, including, "Mohra", "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi", "Barood", and "Keemat". They have been in a relationship as well and were engaged for some time in the 1990s, but they soon parted ways. ## Coming back to "Welcome 3", the details about Akshay and Raveena's characters have been kept under wraps for now, but it is unlike anything they have done before. The movie is currently in the pre-production stage and will soon go on floors. It is scheduled to release on Christmas 2024 in theaters worldwide.## Stay tuned...

'Dream Girl 2' Advance Booking Status And Early Opening Day Box Office Prediction
1029 days ago
Bollywood

'Dream Girl 2' Advance Booking Status And Early Opening Day Box Office Prediction

Mumbai, August 22 - Ayushmann Khurran and Ananya Pandey-fronted comedy-drama film "Dream Girl 2" is getting ready to release on August 25. Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, Dream Girl 2 is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 film Dream Girl. ## Being a sequel to a box office hit movie, Dream Girl 2 is carrying a lot of expectations as far as the box office numbers are concerned. The good thing about the movie is that there is awareness among moviegoers due to its successful history and unique promotion strategy. ## The movie has been able to fetch decent advance sales so far which is encouraging considering the sold competition from the holdover movies "Gadar 2" and "OMG 2". As of 8 PM on August 22, the film has sold approx. 27K tickets worth 80 lakhs for the opening day. In three national chains, it has sold approximately 17.4K tickets, including 12.4K tickets in PVR, 2750 tickets in INOX, and 2250 tickets in Cinepolis.## The current pre-sales trend of the movie indicates the opening in the range of 7-8 crores. It will get some push in the spot booking due to the strong franchise record and this could lead it to a double-digit start. If the WOM is positive, which will be crucial for its long run, DG2 will get a further boost to achieve a double-digit opening. The first movie scored 10.05 crores net and now, the sequel will also try to repeat that.## The mid-range films have started to perform well and this is actually a very good sign for Dream Girl 2 as things haven't been easy for these kinds of films post the covid-19 pandemic. The last couple of months have been really good for Bollywood and Dream Girl 2 will look to continue the momentum.## The movie stars an ensemble cast featuring Ayushmann Khurrana as Pooja Dream Girl/Karamveer "Karam" Singh, alongside Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh, and Seema Pahwa in key roles.##

Sunny Deol's 'Gadar 2' Roars Past 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1029 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol's 'Gadar 2' Roars Past 500 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, August 22 - Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama film "Gadar 2" has done the unthinkable as it crossed the magic box office milestone of 500 crores at the global box office on its 11th day. It has become the first 500 crores grosser for the entire primary cast as well as for director Anil Sharma. ## "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" has been sensational so far with its day-wise trending at the domestic as well as overseas box office. In India, the movie has so far grossed approximately 459 crores (388.60 crores net) while the overseas collection is around 48 crores (estimated) which takes its total collection to around 507 crores in just 11 days.## Produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios, "Gadar 2" becomes the 3rd Indian movie of 2023 and 17th overall to top 500 crores worldwide. As far as Bollywood is concerned, it is the 11th movie of all-time and 2nd of the year after "Pathaan" to reach the epic box office milestone.## "Gadar 2" has been a phenomenal success for the makers as well as for the industry. Theaters are running with packed occupancies since the movie's debut on August 11 and this momentum is expected to continue for the next couple of weeks as well.## The movie is a sequel to the 2001 film "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", and it stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma reprising their roles from the first film alongside new cast addition including Manish Wadhwa, Simrat Kaur in her Bollywood debut, Rohit Chaudhary, and Gaurav Chopra in prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparison Of Gadar 2 Vs Pathaan Vs Baahubali 2 In Hindi
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparison Of Gadar 2 Vs Pathaan Vs Baahubali 2 In Hindi

Mumbai, September 4 - There have been only two films in the history of Indian cinema to score 500+ crores net collection in a single language at the domestic box office and both have come in Hindi. SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" (2017) was the first movie to do so before Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" joined it earlier this year.## Now, Sunny Deol-fronted latest blockbuster "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" has joined them and becomes the third film ever and second Bollywood movie to hit this rare prestigious box office milestone in a record time.## "Gadar 2", directed by Anil Sharma, has crossed 500 crores net collection mark in its 24th day, and at the same time, "Pathaan" scored 490.35 crores net while "Baahubali 2" made 478.30 crores net. In terms of footfalls, the Prabhas-fronted will remain the number 1 with around 5.25 crores, and "Gadar 2" will look to surpass "Pathaan" (3.33 crores) in its lifetime run. ## Gadar 2 vs Pathaan vs Baahubali 2 The Conclusion Hindi Net Comparison Day WiseDayGadar 2PathaanBaahubali 21₹ 40.1 Cr₹ 55 Cr₹ 41 Cr2₹ 43.08 Cr₹ 68 Cr₹ 40.5 Cr3₹ 51.7 Cr₹ 38 Cr₹ 46.5 Cr4₹ 38.7 Cr₹ 51.5 Cr₹ 40.25 Cr5₹ 55.4 Cr₹ 58.5 Cr₹ 30 Cr6₹ 32.37 Cr₹ 25.5 Cr₹ 26 Cr7₹ 23.28 Cr₹ 22 Cr₹ 22.75 Cr8₹ 20.5 Cr₹ 17.5 Cr₹ 19.75 Cr9₹ 31.07 Cr₹ 15 Cr₹ 26.5 Cr10₹ 38.9 Cr₹ 13.5 Cr₹ 34.5 Cr11₹ 13.50 Cr₹ 22.5 Cr₹ 16.75 Cr12₹ 12.10 Cr₹ 27.50 Cr₹ 15.75 Cr13₹ 10.00 Cr₹ 8.25 Cr₹ 17.25 Cr14₹ 8.40 Cr₹ 7.50 Cr₹ 12.75 Cr15₹ 7.10 Cr₹ 6.50 Cr₹ 10.05 Cr16₹ 13.75 Cr₹ 5.75 Cr₹ 14.75 Cr17₹ 16.10 Cr₹ 5.75 Cr₹ 17.75 Cr18₹ 4.60 Cr₹ 11.00 Cr₹ 7.95 Cr19₹ 5.10 Cr₹ 12.60 Cr₹ 6.95 Cr20₹ 8.60 Cr₹ 4.10 Cr₹ 6.25 Cr21₹ 8.10 Cr₹ 5.40 Cr₹ 6.05 Cr22₹ 5.20 Cr₹ 3.50 Cr₹ 4.15 Cr23₹ 5.72 Cr₹ 3.30 Cr₹ 6.35 Cr24₹ 7.80 Cr₹ 2.20 Cr₹ 7.80 CrTotal₹ 501.17 Cr₹ 490.35 Cr₹ 478.30 Cr## Pathaan had a Wednesday-day release while Baahubali 2 and "Gadar 2" had a normal Friday release. As the table suggests, G2 has scored most number of highest single days among the three movies. In the first 24 days, the movie scored 10 biggest single days, while SRK-starrer has 8 such days and BB2 has 7. ## G2 is eyeing to top Pathaan (524+ crores) to become the all-time biggest movie in Hindi. As far as the gross collection is concerned, Baahubali 2 is the number one movie in Hindi of all-time with 650+ crores and is likely to remain on top as of now.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Monday Early Estimates
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 21 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama OMG 2 has a drop of around 70% today on its second Monday which is a bit higher but the overall collection remains decent considering various factors.## Directed by Amit Rai, OMG 2 scored an estimated 3.75 crores net collection on its second Monday/11th day. This takes the total collection to around 117.50 crores net to date. The trend in multiplex centers is strong while mass centers continue to perform low for the movie.## OMG 2 will reach around 125 crores net mark by the end of the second week. The movie will have additional competition in the coming weekend in the form of Dream Girl 2, however, it should be able to retain maximum screens, especially in multiplexes.## It will be interesting to see if OMG 2 can go near the 150 crores mark as that should be its target from now on. Nonetheless, the movie has already emerged as a big box-office success against all odds and should add another 20-30 crores or maybe more to its total which will be a fantastic result. ## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan To Play Army Officer In Director Vishnu Vardhan's Next, To Be Produced By Karan Johar?
1030 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan To Play Army Officer In Director Vishnu Vardhan's Next, To Be Produced By Karan Johar?

Mumbai, August 21 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has reportedly locked his next film with director Vishnu Varadhan and it will be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It was recently reported that the shoot of the movie will commence in November this year while it will be hitting cinemas on Christmas 2024.## Now, according to Bollywood Hungama, the superstar will be playing an Army officer in Vishnu Vardhan's next. It is said that Salman Khan will be working towards attaining a perfect body type and physique for the film and will be sporting an Army Cut, the look he was spotted in recently during an event.## Vishnu Vardhan's last directorial, "Shershaah" (2021), starring Sidharth Malhotra, was also an army-based movie, a biographical war film based on the life of PVC Vikram Batra, martyred during the Kargil War. The movie was a direct-to-digital release that won critical acclaim. ## The upcoming movie of Vishnu Vardhan will be Salman Khan's immediate next after the highly-awaited "Tiger 3" which is slated for Diwali release this year. Meanwhile, Salman-Vishnu Vardhan's maiden collaboration will be clashing with Akshay Kumar's "Welcome 3" which was recently announced to release on Christmas 2024.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Gadar 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates; Rampage Continues
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Gadar 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates; Rampage Continues

Mumbai, August 20 - Mega blockbuster Gadar 2 scored a sensational second weekend at the domestic box office, showing a drop of just around 30% from the first weekend. The second-weekend hold for the movie is nothing short of extraordinary considering the first weekend itself was massive.## The Anil Sharma's directorial movie scored an estimated around 40 crores net on its second Sunday, showing a massive jump of around 30% from Saturday. The jump over the second weekend is massive, especially on Saturday and Sunday where collection nearly jumped by 1.5x from the previous day which is phenomenal.## The second Sunday estimates of the movie take the total collection to around 377 crores, which makes it the 4th highest net-earning movie in Hindi of all time, beating Aamir Khan's Dangal which scored 374 crores net in Hindi languages. The second-weekend collection of Gadar 2 is around 91 crores, which is the highest second weekend of all time by a huge margin.## Gadar 2 will go past 400 crores net mark by the second Tuesday or Wednesday and it will be crossing KGF: Chapter 2 in the third weekend to become the third biggest Hindi movie of all time, behind Pathaan and Baahubali 2. As of now, the movie is on track to become the biggest film in Hindi of all time.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates
1031 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: OMG 2 Second Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 20 - OMG 2 has a very good second weekend, dropping just around 30% from the first weekend which is a fantastic hold. The movie scored a jump of around 20% on its second Sunday from the second Saturday collection. ## The early estimate suggests a second Sunday/10th-day collection of OMG 2 around 12.50-13 crores net which takes the total collection to over 114 crores net. The second-weekend collection is over 29 crores net which is one of the highest for a mid-budget Bollywood movie this year.## OMG 2 has been excellent in multiplex chains as the majority of its collection has come through those chains while smaller centers continue to remain low due to the domination of Gadar 2. The low performances in single screens have reduced OMG 2 to around its current total otherwise it could have easily around 150 crores net by now. A solo release would have done that for it.## The movie is the first 100 crores net scorer for director Amit Rai as well as Pankaj Tripathi who plays the center role in the movie. Akshay Kumar, who features in the movie in the extended role, delivered his 16th 100 crores movie, joint highest ever with Salman Khan.## Stay tuned...