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 To Reunite With Sajid Nadiadwala For 'Baaghi 4'
1068 days ago
Bollywood

Tiger Shroff To Reunite With Sajid Nadiadwala For 'Baaghi 4'

Mumbai, July 14 - Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff is all set to reunite with producer Sajid Nadiadwala for the 4th installment of the "Baaghi" franchise. The franchise kicked off in 2016, followed by its sequels in 2018 and 2020. ## According to Pinkvilla, Sajid Nadiwala and his team of writers have developed a plot to take the action franchise forward. "The subject will retain the essence of the franchise but has got a new spin keeping the post-pandemic sensibilities in mind", the report states.## It is said that Sajid Nadiadwala is in talks with an A-Lister to come on board to play the main antagonist as the makers are putting efforts to pull off a casting coup for the movie that is expected to be announced soon.## Meanwhile, the producer is currently gearing up for the release of Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's "Bawaal" which is slated for Amazon Prime Video debut on July 21 while his "Satyaprem Ki Katha" starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani is playing in theaters successfully. ## The filmmaker has already announced "Housefull 5" and "Chandu Champion" in the pipeline for 2024 release. Tiger Shroff, on the other hand, has "Ganapath" scheduled to release in October this year. He is currently shooting for Jagan Shakti's untitled project while also has Ali Abbas Zafar's "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" co-starring Akshay Kumar for Eid 2024 release. ## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt To Headline YRF's First Solo Female Lead Spy Thriller Film
1069 days ago
Bollywood

Alia Bhatt To Headline YRF's First Solo Female Lead Spy Thriller Film

Mumbai, July 14 - Yash Raj Films' ambitious Spy Universe, which kicked off with Salman Khan-fronted "Ek Tha Tiger" in 2012, is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day. The follow-up to ETT, "Tiger Zinda Hai" as well as "War" and "Pathaan" have raised the anticipation sky-high which is pushing the studio to plan bigger things in the future. ## Now, according to Pinkvilla, Aditya Chopra of YRF is set to introduce the first female lead solo Spy thriller movie in this ever-expanding universe. The producer has roped in Alia Bhatt, who will soon be seen in Netflix's spy thriller "Heart of Stone", to headline the Spy Universe's female spy movie. ## "Alia Bhatt is one of the biggest crowd pullers in today's time and she will be playing a super-agent in the YRF Spy Universe like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Shah Rukh Khan. Aditya Chopra and the team have planned an epic female-led spy film with Alia Bhatt which is expected to push her to the edge", revealed a source close to the development to Pinkvilla. ## Alia Bhatt has proved her metal by delivering solo box-office hits. Aditya Chopra is very well aware of Alia's pull and is leaving no audience segment out of the equation. The actress will be playing a spy in an out-and-out action entertainer, and this will be a big novelty for the audience base that she appeals to. It's going to be Alia Bhatt like never before.## The yet-untitled Alia Bhatt-starrer is currently in the pre-production stage and will go on floors in 2024. It will be the 8th film in the Spy Universe after "ETT", "TZH", "War", "Pathaan", and the upcoming "Tiger 3" (Dilwai 2023), "War 2" (Jan. 2025), and "Tiger vs Pathaan" (2025). Meanwhile, there are rumors that YRF is also planning the spin-off of Jim's character played by John Abraham in "Pathaan" and also another female lead movie featuring Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone. However, these two movies are yet to be confirmed by the reliable sources.## Stay tuned...

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Sajid Nadiadwala Breaks His Silence On The Sequel To Salman Khan-Fronted 'Kick'
1069 days ago
Bollywood

Sajid Nadiadwala Breaks His Silence On The Sequel To Salman Khan-Fronted 'Kick'

Mumbai, July 13 - The sequel to filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala's directorial debut "Kick" fronted by Salman Khan has been in development for a long time. It was officially announced in 2020, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the production got delayed. ## Sajid Nadiadwala, who is basking on the success of "Satyaprem Ki Katha" starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, finally breaks his silence and opens up on the much-awaited action-comedy sequel and confirmed that he will be returning to direct it. The filmmaker said that the script is ready but they are waiting for the right time to take "Kick 2" on floors, hence the production is getting delayed.## "The subject is there on paper, it's completely written but needs time. We need a bigger scale and a better time for its release. We need to have cinema consumption back in fashion for us to make Kick. Once we are back to normal, I will be ready to take Kick 2 on floors", the filmmaker said in an interview with Pinkvilla.## Nadiadwala also said that Salman Khan has heard the script and now, all they need is the right time and the excitement of the audience to come back for the movie so they can plan things accordingly. "We can't be complacent and we have to provide a great cinematic experience (to the audience). We need to work very hard to give value for not just their money but also their time", he added.## Meanwhile, Nadiadwala is currently gearing up for the release of "Bawaal" starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. The movie will have a direct-to-digital release via Amazon Prime Video on July 21. Apart from this, Sajid's second collaboration with Kartik Aaryan and director Kabir Singh, "Chandu Champion" recently went on floors and it will have a theatrical release in June next year. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan Unveils A Brand New Poster of 'Jawan' In His Bald Look
1069 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Unveils A Brand New Poster of 'Jawan' In His Bald Look

Mumbai, July 13 - After launching the action-packed teaser/trailer which is smashing viewership records, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has now unveiled a new poster in his talk-of-the-town bald look as promised to his fans. ## The new poster shows SRK in a complete mass avatar where he can be seen wearing a maroon check open shirt over a t-shirt with a gun in his hands. The actor released the poster after doing a #AskSRK session on Twitter in which one of the users wished to get a new poster of "Jawan".## "Now have to go back to work. #Jawan getting release ready. Thank u for your time for #AskSRK. As promised sending out the poster for the film and of course lots and lots of love. See u all in the cinemas", SRK wrote in the caption.## Now have to go back to work. #Jawan getting release ready. Thank u for your time for #AskSRK. As promised sending out the poster for the film and of course lots and lots of love. See u all in the cinemas. pic.twitter.com/36w4j1JI1k— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 13, 2023 ## "Jawan" is directed by Atlee Kumar, making his Bollywood debut. It is a high-octane action thriller that outlines the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in society. SRK plays the duel role in the film that also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sunil Grover, Ridhi Dogra, Amrutha Iyer, and Yogi Babu while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt feature in cameo roles.## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of The First Half of 2023
1070 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of The First Half of 2023

Mumbai, July 13 - IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, has unveiled the list of the top 10 most popular Indian movies in the first half of 2023, and the list is topped by superstar Shah Rukh Khan's all-time blockbuster Pathaan.## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" was released in January and went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time with a worldwide gross collection of around 1050 crores. It was hugely hyped and has been the most loved Indian movie of the year, as far as the page views are concerned on IMDb. ## Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, which grossed an underwhelming around 185 crores at the worldwide box office, is the second most popular Indian movie of the year so far. Sudipto Sen's hugely successful The Kerala Story takes the third spot, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and Sidharth Malhotra's Mission Majnu at number 4 and 5, respectively. ## Among the top 10 most popular Indian titles of the year so far, eight movies are from the Bollywood industry while two are from Tamil. Among the 8 Bollywood movies, 4 films were released directly on digital platforms. Both Tamil movies had theatrical releases and were big box office hits.## IMDb top 10 most popular Indian movies of 2023 (so far) - ## 1. "Pathaan" (Bollywood)## 2. "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" (Bollywood)## 3. "The Kerala Story" (Bollywood)## 4. "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" (Bollywood)## 5. "Mission Majnu" (Bollywood, Netflix)## 6. "Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga" (Bollywood, Netflix)## 7. "Bloody Daddy" (Bollywood, Jio Cinema)## 8. "Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai" (Bollywood, ZEE5)## 9. "Varisu" (Tamil)## 10. "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" (Tamil)## Note - Of all the movies and web series released in India between January 1 to July 3, 2023, and have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher with at least 5,000 votes, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This definitive data is derived from IMDb exclusive rankings, updated weekly throughout the year.## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan Cheers For Shah Rukh Khan's 'Outstanding Trailer' of 'Jawan'
1071 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan Cheers For Shah Rukh Khan's 'Outstanding Trailer' of 'Jawan'

Mumbai, July 11 - The first trailer of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited "Jawan" is being lauded all around. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the trailer of the film has become one of the most-watched Indian movie trailers of all time in the first 24 hours with over 112 million across all platforms. ## Now, superstar Salman Khan has joined the actors and filmmakers who are heaping high praise for the "Jawan" trailer. He took to Twitter to share the trailer and promises to watch the movie on the first day itself. ## "Pathan jawan ban gaya, outstanding trailer, absolutely loved it. Now this is the kind of a movie we should see in theatres only. I toh for sure seeing it 1st day ko hi. Mazaa ahh gaya wahhhhh.. @iamsrk", Salman wrote in the caption. ## Pathan jawan ban gaya, outstanding trailer, absolutely loved it. Now this is the kind of a movie we should see in theatres only. I toh for sure seeing it 1st day ko hi. Mazaa ahh gaya wahhhhh.. @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/UMra4Iamfg— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 11, 2023 ## Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan recently appeared together in YRF's "Pathaan" in which the former played a cameo role. The duo will also be seen sharing screen space in "Tiger 3" in which the roles will get reversed and this time SRK will appear in a cameo as Pathaan before the duo comes together for the first in full-fledged roles in "Tiger vs Pathaan" which begins shooting early next year.## "Jawan" is produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, and it also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Ridhi Dogra, and Sunil Grover, while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt feature in cameo appearances. The movie is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.## Stay tuned...

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Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Shoot Begins With A Twist
1071 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's 'Stree 2' Shoot Begins With A Twist

Mumbai, July 11 - The much-awaited sequel to producer Dinesh Vijan's blockbuster horror-comedy "Stree" has commenced filming today in Chanderi. Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao return to reprise their roles along with Pankaj Tripti, Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee from the first movie. ## The makers announced the commencement of the shoot today with a twist in the plot of "Stree 2". While Stree, played by Flora Saini, brought chaos in the life of Chanderi's people, this time Stree will come to save them from the terror of a head-cutter as the villagers call for "O Stree, protect us".## Amar Kaushik returns to direct the sequel, produced by Vijan's Maddock Films. Raj & D.K., who wrote the screenplay of the first film, are not a part of the movie. The film is a part of Maddock Films' horror-comedy universe which kicked off with "Stree" (2018), followed by "Roohi" (2021) and "Bhediya" (2022). "Stree 2" will feature Varun Dhawan's cameo as Bhediya. ## It is said that the sequel will be heavy on VFX and the makers have collaborated with the same team which done the VFX of Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon's "Bhediya". The plans are to make "Stree 2" a bigger cinematic adventure than the first part which was itself hugely successful and got praise from critics.## "Stree 2" will release on August 31, 2024, worldwide.## Ek baar phir चंदेरी में फैला aatank !😱स्त्री २ filming begins!Aa rahi hai woh- August 2024!@ShraddhaKapoor @RajkummarRao #PankajTripathi @nowitsabhi @Aparshakti @amarkaushik #DineshVijan #JyotiDeshpande #NirenBhatt @sharadakarki #PoojaVijan @maddockfilms @jiostudios… pic.twitter.com/qhZyCBHdLh— Maddockfilms (@MaddockFilms) July 11, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Trailer Records Huge Viewership In The First 24-Hours
1072 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Trailer Records Huge Viewership In The First 24-Hours

Mumbai, July 11 - The first teaser/trailer of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller "Jawan" with director Atlee Kumar has taken the internet on fire and is breaking records. The 2+ minutes of the action-packed promo are getting appreciation all around as fans are going gaga over SRK's mass look. ## The Hindi trailer, named as Preveu, of "Jawan" is already among the top most-viewed Bollywood movie trailers of all time and by far the most-viewed trailer of Shah Rukh Khan's movie ever in the first 24 hours. With 45.70 million views for the Hindi version of Jawan, it has become the 4th most-watched Hindi language trailer of all time in 24 hours. ## Prabhas-fronted "Adipurush" trailer will remain on top with over 52 million views, be it Hindi language or a Bollywood trailer in the first 24 hours, followed by Ranbir Kapoor's "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" with close to 51 million views. Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" scored over 49 million views and is currently the 3rd most-viewed trailer in Hindi. ## Most viewed Hindi language trailers of all time in the first 24 hours - ## 1. Adipurush- 52.22M## 2. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - 50.96M## 3. KGF: Chapter 2- 49.02M## 4. Jawan - 45.70M## 5. Cirkus - 45M## Overall, the "Jawan" trailer crossed a whopping 100 million views in all languages across social media platforms. This includes over 55 million views on Red Chillies Entertainment's YouTube channel, over 27 million views on Shah Rukh Khan's Instagram account, and over 7 million views on SRK's Facebook account.## "Jawan" is produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, and it also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Ridhi Dogra, and Sunil Grover, while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt feature in cameo appearances. The movie is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## ## Stay tuned...

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'Satyaprem Ki Katha' Hits 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1072 days ago
Bollywood

'Satyaprem Ki Katha' Hits 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, July 10 - Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani's musical romantic drama film "Satyaprem Ki Katha" has emerged as a success at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Sameer Vidwans, the movie crossed the 100 crores gross mark on its 12th day globally. It has so far grossed 80.60 crores domestically and an estimated 21 crores at the overseas box office to push the total worldwide collection to 101.60 crores. ## SPK has become the 5th movie of Kartik Aaryan after "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety", "Luka Chuppi", "Pati Patni Aur Woh", and "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" to breach the 100 crores gross club globally while it is Kiara's 7th movie after "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story", "Bharat Ane Nenu" (Telugu), "Kabir Singh", "Good Newwz", "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", and "Jugjugg Jeeyo" to do the same in the leading roles.## Overall, "Satyaprem Ki Katha" is the 8th Bollywood film of the year to score a century at the worldwide box office and is likely to finish above Ajay Devgn's "Bholaa" which grossed approx. 123 crores. ## Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, SPK is trending well due to the lack of big competition from Bollywood movies and this momentum should continue for the next couple of weeks as the next big Hindi film is Karan Johar's "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" on July 28. However, there are a couple of Hollywood biggies, such as "Mission Impossible 7", "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie", which might affect SPK which remains to see.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's '72 Hoorain' Scores A Low Opening Weekend
1072 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's '72 Hoorain' Scores A Low Opening Weekend

Mumbai, July 10 - National-award winning filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's latest film "72 Hoorain" has had a low opening weekend at the box office as the movie could score approx. 1.25 crores net in three days. ## Starring Pavan Malhotra and Ameer Bashir in lead roles, "72 Hoorain" was hit by controversy even before its release as a section accused the makers of hurting religious sentiments through the movie. CBFC granted the movie 'A' certificate. ## Unlike "The Kerala Story", this kind of controversy failed to hype up "72 Hoorain" as the movie almost went unnoticed at the box office in the opening weekend. It took a low start and netted just 35 lacs, before scoring approx. 45 lacs each on Saturday and Sunday. ## Produced by Gulab Singh Tanwar, Ashoke Pandit, Kiran Dagar, and Anirudh Tanwar, the movie is unlikely to make a miraculous turnaround going forward as word of mouth is almost negligible due to extremely low footfalls in the first three days.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan Dons Multiple Looks To Fight Wrongs In Society In The Action-Packed Teaser/Trailer of 'Jawan'
1072 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Dons Multiple Looks To Fight Wrongs In Society In The Action-Packed Teaser/Trailer of 'Jawan'

Mumbai, July 10 - The wait finally ends and the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is there to fight the wrongs in society in the first look teaser/trailer of the highly-anticipated action thriller film Jawan" directed by Atlee Kumar. ## The 2-minute and 12 seconds promo gives the first look at Shah Rukh Khan's different looks as well as the first look at Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and Deepika Padukone (cameo). The makers have officially described the movie as a "high-octane action thriller which outlines the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in society". ## The promo begins with a voiceover by Shah Rukh Khan, who says, "I don't know who I am or what I am, I do not know". He goes on to say whether he is a promise made to a mother or a purpose.. unfinished. "Am I good or bad, a blessing or a curse, ask these questions yourself. Because I am you, for better or worse".## In between the dialogues, the actor indulges in some high-octane action scenes before we get to see glimpses of the soldier character that SRK plays. The teaser then gives a glimpse of SRK's bandaged look before he takes off his bandages to reveal an all-new bald look to hijack a train and goes on to say "When I become the villain, no hero stands a chance against me". ## SRK accompanies by his girl gang which helps him to fight the wrongs. Nayanthara and Deepika can also be seen involved in the fight scenes. The action-heavy promo, however, doesn't reveal what are the wrongs the actor and his girl gang are fighting. The promo ends with a funny train scene in which SRK is having a funny dance to an old song while the passengers shaking. ## Overall, the teaser lives up to the high expectations as it promises a complete mass entertainer SRK has never done before. Anirudh Ravichander's BGM is a major plus and is going to be one of the highlights of the film.## The movie is produced by SRK's Red Chillies Entertainer and is scheduled to release on September 7, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.## ## Stay tuned...

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Dharma Productions' Untitled Film Starring Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk, and Triptii Dimri Gets A New Release Date
1073 days ago
Bollywood

Dharma Productions' Untitled Film Starring Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk, and Triptii Dimri Gets A New Release Date

Mumbai, July 9 - Actor Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk, and Tripti Dimri's yet-untitled film by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions gets a new release date in theaters. The film is directed by Anand Tiwari and co-produced by Leo Media Collective in association with Amazon Prime Video. ## The film has been postponed to February 23, 2024, from its earlier announced August 25, 2023, release date in cinemas. Dharma Production took to Twitter to announce the new release date of their untitled comedy-drama film. ## "It's only going to get bigger and better from here! Three of these powerhouses of talent will shine on the big screen - Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk & Triptii Dimri, directed by Anand Tiwari in an entertainer unlike any other".## "Expect uncontrollable laughs, mind-boggling situations & entertainment for all! Coming to cinemas on 23rd February, 2024!", the caption read.## Expect uncontrollable laughs, mind-boggling situations & entertainment for all! Coming to cinemas on 23rd February, 2024!#KaranJohar @apoorvamehta18 @Thebindra @vickykaushal09 @tripti_dimri23 @AmmyVirk @anandntiwari @PrimeVideoIN @LeoMediaC @saregamaglobal— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) July 9, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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