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: Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 Set For Double Digit Start
1308 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 Set For Double Digit Start

Mumbai, November 17 - The much-awaited sequel Drishyam 2 starring Ajay Devgn is all set for a good start at the box office. The suspense thriller, directed by Abhishek Pathak, has generated a good amount of buzz through its teaser/trailer along with its unique way of promotions. ## "Drishyam 2" is a remake of the 2021 Malayalam film of the same name and also the sequel to "Drishyam" (2015). As far as the advance booking is concerned, "Drishyam 2" is having a much better response than several recent Bollywood movies, thanks to, again its teaser/trailer and the fact that it is the next chapter of an already superhit first part.## Produced by Panorama Studios and Viacom18 Studios, "Drishyam 2" is comfortably heading towards a double-digit start. The advance booking for the opening day of the movie is currently around 5 crores (with block seats), which indicates an opening of 12-13 crores net. The pre-sales are expected to be over 6 crores, which will be among the top three Bollywood movies post the covid-19 pandemic. ## "Drishyam 2" is not a typical Bollywood masala film, which used to go bonkers from the opening day itself. It is a movie that will heavily depend on audience word of mouth, and hence, spot booking will be crucial for the final opening day or weekend numbers. However, one would expect it to be a must-watch film considering the fact that the makers haven't changed the script much from the original Malayalam movie that was hailed as one of the best thrillers. ## The release size of "Drishyam 2" will also play a big role in its opening day numbers. As per industry insiders, the film will be released on approx. 3300 screens across the country which is good enough for it to take a healthy start and set up the stage for a very good opening weekend, expecting 45 crores if talks are positive. ## The original "Drishyam", which was released in 2015, took an opening of 5.4 crores and after 7 years, its sequel is set for a comfortable 2X start. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles with Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, and Rajat Kapoor in supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Mission Majnu' Release Date Revealed
1309 days ago
Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Mission Majnu' Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, November 16 - Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's spy action thrillerMission Manju is one of the most awaited films. The film was supposed to release in mid-2022 but was postponed due to the delay in post-production work. ## Now, according to the latest reports, Shantanu Bagchi's directorial will directly stream on Netflix, skipping the deserving theatrical release. It is said that the makers are not confident enough about the film's box office prospects and have decided to bring it on OTT to give it the wider reach possible. ## Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Amar Butala, and Garima Mehta, "Mission Majnu" will reportedly stream on January 18, 2023, on Netflix, making it the second direct OTT release for Sidharth after "Shershaah". The upcoming film marks Sidharth and Rashmika's first film together. ## The movie is inspired by real-life events and tells about India's greatest covert operation that derailed Pakistan's illicit Nuclear Ambitions. The official announcement regarding the release date will be made soon.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Akshay Kumar To Reduce His Remuneration To Keep The Films' Budget In Check
1309 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Akshay Kumar To Reduce His Remuneration To Keep The Films' Budget In Check

Mumbai, November 16 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has been one of the first persons to come forward to help the film industry. Post the covid-19 pandemic, Akshay was the first A-Lister to release his film in theaters in the form of "Bell Bottom" and kick-started the cycle for Bollywood.## Post the covid-19 pandemic, Bollywood has struggled to get success at the box office. One of the major reasons behind Bollywood films' failure at the box office is the budget which hasn't allowed filmmakers to earn a profit despite the films continuously grossing over 60 crores.## Keeping in mind that budget is a major concern, producers are now asking actors to reduce their fees so that they can cut the overall budget to keep it in check. Akshay Kumar is once again coming forward in this cause, and he recently announced the will reduce his fees by 30-40 percent for upcoming films, which is a huge margin as he used to charge around 100 crores to star in a film.## "There are so many other things that need to be done and not just by the actors but the producers and theatres as well. I want to bring down my prices by 30-40%. Theatres need to understand that it’s recession time also. The audience has a limited amount of money to spend on entertainment. Everything has to change. We have to work on the cost of me, the cost of making the film. Everything needs to be addressed", Akshay Kumar said during a recent HT conclave. ## Akshay Kumar's last film was "Ram Setu", which is still running in a few theaters. The movie has grossed approx. 95 crores worldwide so far. The budget of the movie is said to be over 100 crores. Going forward, Akshay has several films in the pipeline, including the highly-awaited "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" and "Oh My God 2", among others.## Stay tuned...

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Suniel Shetty Provides A Big Update On Reports of Kartik Aaryan Replacing Akshay Kumar In 'Hera Pheri 3'
1309 days ago
Bollywood

Suniel Shetty Provides A Big Update On Reports of Kartik Aaryan Replacing Akshay Kumar In 'Hera Pheri 3'

Mumbai, November 16 - A few days ago, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar announced that he backed out from doing Hera Pheri 3 as he didn't like the script. Later, it was confirmed that the makers are in talks with Kartik Aaryan to replace Akshay's Raju in the film. ## Suniel Shetty, who has been an integral part of the "Hera Pheri" franchise, has now opened up about the reports. During a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, Sunil Shetty said that he was shocked when he heard about Akshay not doing "Hera Pheri 3". ## The actor went on to say that the makers are in talks with Kartik Aaryan for a different role as Akshay's Raju can't be replaced by anyone. He, however, agreed that without Akshay, "Hera Pheri 3" would be a different experience. ## Shetty, who is busy with the promotion of his upcoming web series "Dharavi Bank", further said that he has genuinely no idea about what went behind the scene regarding "Hera Pheri 3" casting, but assured that he will talk to Akshay and others about the film once he is done with "Dharavi Bank" promotion.## The film will be produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and talks are on with director Anees Bazmee to direct the third installment. If all goes well, the movie will go on floors by the second half of 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Teaser Crosses 100 Million Views To Become Second Most Viewed Indian Movie Teaser
1310 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas' 'Adipurush' Teaser Crosses 100 Million Views To Become Second Most Viewed Indian Movie Teaser

Mumbai, November 15 - Superstar Prabhas's much-awaited magnum opus Adipurush has been postponed to June 2023 as the makers are reworking the VFX part of the film. The reason behind the reworking is the heavy trolling "Adipurush" teaser has been receiving ever since it was released last month. ## Meanwhile, despite the over-the-top criticism, the teaser of "Adipurush" is breaking records on the internet, keeping the buzz sky-high for the mega-budgeted film. For the record, the "Adipurush" Hindi teaser has crossed the massive milestone of 100 million views on YouTube, becoming only the second teaser ever to do so for an Indian film. ## The first teaser to cross 100 million views on YouTube was Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2", and now, "Adipurush" joins the elite club by reaching the milestone in a little over 1 month. Language-wise, "Adipurush" is only the Hindi teaser to reach 100 million views as the "KGF 2" teaser was a combined when talkie portions were less than too in English.## Check Out - Most Viewed Indian Movie Trailers/Teasers on Youtube "Adipurush" is directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. The movie is based on the Hindu epic Ramayan, in which Prabhas plays the role of lord Rama along with Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Sunny Singh as Laxman, among many others in prominent roles. It is now scheduled to release on June 16, 2023, worldwide.## ## Stay tuned...

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Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' On Course To Become A Rare Bollywood Box Office Hit
1310 days ago
Bollywood

Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' On Course To Become A Rare Bollywood Box Office Hit

Mumbai, November 15 - The proven Bollywood filmmaker, Sooraj Barjatya is once again paving the way for bringing family audiences back to theaters amid the continued disappointment within the film industry with his latest flick Uunchai.## The adventure friendship drama film was released on November 11 on comparatively limited screens of less than 500, however, the makers could have easily booked around 2500 screens. It is Barjatya's tried and tested release formula which has worked wonders in the past.## At a time when many low to mid-budget films are falling drastically, "Uunchai" took the opening of 1.81 crores net, which is not big by Bollywood standards but much better for its release size. Thanks to the super positive reviews and word of mouth, "Uunchai" witnessed a super solid jump over the weekend to score 10.16 crores net in the first three days.## The opening weekend total of "Uunchai" is higher than the lifetime total of some of the recent low to mid-budget Bollywood films. After more than a promising opening weekend, the eyes were on the crucial make-or-break Monday test and it passed it with flying colors by scoring more than the opening day numbers with 1.88 crores net.## The trend for "Uunchai" at the box office remained positive throughout the first week and it takes this momentum into the next week when more screens have been added despite the arrival of Ajay Devgn's much-awaited suspense thriller "Drishyam 2". The current worldwide collection of "Uunchai" is around 30 crores gross, including approx. 5.50 crores overseas in 9 days.## "Uunchai" is a much-needed boost to Bollywood which has been going through a dry spell at the box office as far as low and mid-budget films are concerned. Apart from Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files", no other non-higher budget films could spell the magic at the box office post the covid-19 pandemic. ## The worldwide theatrical share of "Uunchai" is around 20 crores, which is not looking a tough ask for it to achieve. Made with a budget of around 45 crores, "Uunchai" is very much on track to become a rare hit for the industry and fetch a good amount of profit for the makers from theatrical and non-theatrical revenue.## Produced by Rajshri Productions, the film revolves around three aged friends, who take a trek to the Everest Base Camp, to fulfill their fourth friend's last wish. A simple trek turns out to be a personal, emotional, and spiritual journey as they battle their physical limitations and discover the true meaning of freedom. It stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta, and Sarika in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan To Team Up With Telugu Director Harish Shankar For Mythri Movie Makers?
1310 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan To Team Up With Telugu Director Harish Shankar For Mythri Movie Makers?

Mumbai, November 15 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan made his Telugu debut with the recently released political action drama film Godfather, fronted by megastar Chiranjeevi.## During the shooting days of "Godfather", Salman Khan met Tollywood director Harish Shankar and this led to rumors about their possible collaboration in the future. While Harish Shankar denied this development, the latest reports suggest that the duo's collaboration might be around the corner.## It was recently reported that Mythri Movie Makers is keen to work with Salman Khan and the latest reports say the production house is in talks with Harish to direct the film. It is said that the Gabbar Singh director impressed the Bollywood superstar with a story idea.## Harish Shankar, meanwhile, was supposed to direct power star Pawan Kalyan in a political thriller film titled "Bhavadeeyudu Bhagat Singh", however, due to the continued delay in the production, that movie has reportedly been shelved and is no longer happening.## Salman Khan, on the other hand, is currently shooting for "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan", which is scheduled to release on Eid 2023. He also has the highly-awaited "Tiger 3", due on Diwali 2023. Apart from these, Salman will also reunite with filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya for a family drama film.## Stay tuned...

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Aamir Khan Backs Out From Doing 'Champeones' Remake
1310 days ago
Bollywood

Aamir Khan Backs Out From Doing 'Champeones' Remake

Mumbai, November 14 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will no longer act in the Hindi remake of the Spanish film Champeones (Champions). ## "Champeones" was supposed to be Aamir Khan's next film and was supposed to start production in December this year. However, due to the debacle result of his last film "Laal Singh Chaddha" which was also a remake of the Hollywood film "Forest Gump", Aamir has decided against doing it, instead, he will produce the film. ## During the media interaction, Aamir Khan shared he wants to take a break before starting his next film. He said that "Champeones" is a wonderful script, it's a beautiful story, and it's a very heartwarming and lovely film. He will produce it with Sony Pictures India and 200NotOut Productions.## The script and screenplay of "The Champeones" remake are locked and the makers will announce the lead actor by the end of this year. The movie is expected to start production in 2023. Aamir, on the other hand, is yet to announce his next film as an actor but reports say he is reading multiple scripts.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Black Panther 2, Uunchai, And Yashoda First Sunday Early Estimates
1311 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Black Panther 2, Uunchai, And Yashoda First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 13 - Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forver clocks a very good opening weekend at the Indian box office, grossing approx. 47 crores ($5.83M). It grossed an estimated 17 crores on Sunday for all languages, jumping approx. 5% from Saturday collection. ## "Black Panther 2", however, scored lower as compared to the previous Marvel movies in India in 2022. The last Marvel movie "Thor: Love and Thunder" had grossed approx. 55 crores in the first three days while "Doctor Strange 2" scored a gigantic approx. 94 crores in the opening weekend. BP2 will need to put a strong hold over the weekdays for a good lifetime score at the Indian box office.## Sooraj Barjatya's adventure drama film Uunchai has shown another big jump on Sunday. With approx. 40% growth from Saturday, the movie scored an estimated 6 crores gross (5.05 crores net), pushing total gross collection to approx. 12.40 crores (10.30 crores net) in 3 days, which is a good result for a film that has a limited release. ## The advance booking of "Uunchai" for Monday is decent, which indicates it might top the opening day numbers on its 4th day. If the trend remains throughout the first week, the movie could well become a rare mid-range hit for Bollywood at the box office. ## Meanwhile, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Yashoda is having an almost similar day at the box office as Saturday. As per the early estimates, it is heading towards 4.10 crores gross (3.5 crores net) on its 3rd day, pushing the total opening weekend gross collection to around 12 crores (10.20 crores net). ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Black Panther 2, Uunchai, And Yashoda Second Day Early Estimates
1312 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Black Panther 2, Uunchai, And Yashoda Second Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 12 - Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has had a good opening day at the Indian box office, grossing approx. 15 crores (12.50 crores net) for all languages. The superhero movie witnesses a decent growth of around 10% for an estimated 16 crores gross (13.50 crores net).## The English version of "Black Panther 2" remained the top contributor with an estimated 11 crores gross. It was around 9 crores on the first day. The Hindi version is too faring well with an estimated approx. 3.50 crores gross while the rest versions are low. The opening weekend is expected to be somewhere between 47-50 crores gross. ## Suraj Barjatya's adventure drama Uunchai starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, and Boman Irani, among others, witnesses a huge jump on the second day. It scored approx. 2.10 crores gross (1.81 crores net) on the first day, and with nearly a 100% jump, the second-day estimate collection is around 4 crores gross (3.50 crores net). ## The word of mouth for "Uunchai" is positive and it seems Barjatya's slice-of-life cinema is attracting audiences to theaters. It is worth noting that the movie has been released on limited screens and more screens are expected to be added in the coming days. The two-day total collection of "Uunchai" is around 6.10 crores gross.## Samantha Ruth Prabhu's thriller film Yashoda too witnessed good growth on the second day after scoring approx. 3.60 crores gross (3.06 crores net) on the first day. With a jump of over 25%, the film scored an estimated 4.50-4.75 crores gross on the second day/first Saturday for all languages, taking the total collection to over 8 crores gross in two days. It has received positive reviews and looks like a sure shot hit at the box office. ## It will be interesting to see how the aforementioned films perform on weekdays, especially "Uunchai" and "Yashoda". It will be a much-needed respite for Bollywood and Tollywood if both films hold well after the weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Gets A Release Date
1312 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' Gets A Release Date

Mumbai, November 12 - Filmmaker Karan Johar has confirmed the release date of his directorial comeback movie, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. ## The Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-fronted romantic family drama film will hit the screens worldwide on April 28th in 2023. The movie is produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions in association with Viacom18 Studios. Dharma Productions took to social media to announce the new release date.## "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" marks Karan's return to the direction after 7 years as his last directorial film was "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil". The upcoming film also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi in prominent roles.## Ab intezaar khatam!🥳We’re bringing some dhamakedaar family entertainment mixed with a whole lot of pyaar for you and your parivaar!#RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani releasing on 28th April, 2023 in cinemas near you!#RRKPK @aapkadharam #JayaBachchan @AzmiShabana @RanveerOfficial pic.twitter.com/uxvrhX2y93— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) November 12, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Black Panther 2, Yashoda, And Uunchai Collect 20+ Crores Gross On The Opening Day
1313 days ago
Bollywood

Black Panther 2, Yashoda, And Uunchai Collect 20+ Crores Gross On The Opening Day

Mumbai, November 11 - Marvel Studios' latest tentpole, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever easily topped the Indian box office on its opening day. The superhero sequel of the 2018's film grossed an estimated approx. 15 crores for all languages. ## The opening of "Wakanda Forever" is lower as compared to the previous Marvel movies, this may be because Black Panther is not as popular as other Marvel characters. The last Marvel flick, "Thor: Love and Thunder" had grossed 21.50 crores on opening day. "Black Panther 2", however, has a better opening than DC's "recently release "Black Adam" which grossed approx 8 crores on the first day.## Samantha Ruth Prabhu's thriller film Yashoda was another talked about film of the day and it grossed an estimated approx. 3.75 crores in all languages, with major contributions from the original Telugu version. The word of mouth for the movie is positive and it is expected to have a very good opening weekend. ## Sooraj Barjatya's directorial Uunchai starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, and Boman Irani, among others, takes a decent to good opening with an estimated approx. 2.50 crores gross on around 500 screens. The movie has scope to grow over the weekend with good word of mouth by its side.## The combined grossed total of all three aforementioned films is over 20 crores which is a good result. The opening weekend of these three films could reach about 60-65 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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