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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Ranveer Singh's '83' Crosses 'Jai Ho', 'Housefull 2 & 3', And More At The Worldwide Box Office
1589 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh's '83' Crosses 'Jai Ho', 'Housefull 2 & 3', And More At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, February 7 - Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket biopic, "83", has been struggling big at the Indian box office. The Kabir Khan-directed grossed approx Rs. 1.50 crores in its 7th weekend, pushing total domestic haul to Rs. 125 crores. ## The domestic box office of "83" is poor considering the fact that the movie cost over Rs. 220 crores in production. Overseas, "83" is the biggest Indian movie, released during the covid-19 pandemic. After 45 days, it has grossed approx Rs. 64 crores. The total worldwide gross for the film currently stands at Rs. 189 crores. ## Produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, and Reliance Entertainment, "83" may be a disappointing outing, it has still surpassed many Bollywood biggies at the worldwide box office. Check out the full list of highest-grossing Hindi films, here.## After the 7th weekend, "83" down Akshay Kumar-fronted "Housefull 2", which grossed Rs. 188.4 crores worldwide and Salman Khan-led "Jai Ho" (Rs. 186.37 crores). The movie also surpassed "Housefull 3" (Rs. 185.7 crores), "Stree" (Rs. 182 crores), and a few others. It also becomes the 64th highest-grossing Bollywood film at the worldwide box office. ## The makers of "83" should thank the recent postponements due to the 3rd covid-19 wave, which helped the movie to get a free run at the box office. It wouldn't have reached the current collection had there been competition with other films. The film's run will end with new releases "Badhaai Do" and Hindi dubbed Hindi version of Telugu movie "Khiladi" on February 11. ## Based on India's maiden Cricket World Cup win-led by Kapil Dev in 1983, the movie stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev and Padukone as Romi Bhatia, Dev's wife, featuring an ensemble cast of Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' With Producer Sajid Nadiadwala Release Date Locked
1589 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' With Producer Sajid Nadiadwala Release Date Locked

Mumbai, February 7 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's big-ticket comedy-drama "Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali" is gearing up to kickstart the production next month in Mumbai. The Farhad Samji-directed has been in pre-production for a long time, and finally, it is seeing the light of the day. ## "Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali" marks Salman Khan's 7th collaboration with producer Sajid Nadiadwala, and according to reports, they have decided to release this film on Eid 2023. Interestingly, the duo's last film together, "Kick", was also released on Eid in 2014, and became a blockbuster. ## After "Kick", Salman and Sajid were supposed to reunite for its sequel and even made the official announcement. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, it couldn't get on floors and there was no further development on the film. ## Meanwhile, "Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali" will reportedly mark Tollywood star Venkatesh Daggubati's Bollywood comeback after nearly 27 years. He will be playing a parallel lead alongside Salman Khan. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead opposite Salman Khan. ## Stay tuned...

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Sanjay Dutt Launches His Production Company In A Bid To Bring The Heroism Culture Back In Bollywood
1589 days ago
Bollywood

Sanjay Dutt Launches His Production Company In A Bid To Bring The Heroism Culture Back In Bollywood

Mumbai, February 7 - Sanjay Dutt is one of the few actors who truly believe that theatrical experience is the real cinema and the heroism culture, which is slowly diminishing in Bollywood, is the backbone of it. And now, the Bollywood star is putting his efforts to bring back the golden age of heroism to the industry.## Sanjay Dutt, who has acted in several films since his debut with "Rocky" in 1981, has launched his production company, Three Dimension Motion Pictures, in an attempt to bring the heroism culture back in Bollywood. ## Giving the examples of the recent pan-Indian box office success of larger-than-life heroic South Indian films, "Pushpa - The Rise" and SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali" films in Hindi, Sanjay Dutt told Variety, "We're trying to get back what we had, what the South Indian films are doing now".## When we entered the film industry, we started off with heroism, heroic roles, mass love, and everything, and I just saw that stopping. And I am trying to revive that. The golden age – it just can't die. Even if you look at Hollywood, it exists there, and in the South. I don't know what happened to Bollywood. But that's what we're trying to get back – those days of heroism", he added.## The first film in Dutt's Three Dimension Motion Pictures is a horror-comedy, "The Virgin Tree", to be directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, and will have a cast of four newcomers. While the other projects are not titled yet, it includes a family drama, some action films with younger actors, and some more action films with a mature man as a hero.## All the films in Three Dimension Motion Pictures are meant to be released in theaters only. "I believe in the big screen – I know it can never die down. I know eventually theaters will open up and there will be some films only made for theaters", Dutt added.## Stay tuned...

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Sanjay Dutt On What Makes South Indian Film Industry Better Than Bollywood
1589 days ago
Bollywood

Sanjay Dutt On What Makes South Indian Film Industry Better Than Bollywood

Mumbai, February 7 - Bollywood stars Sanjay Dutt joins the actors and filmmakers who are praising the South Indian film industry for keeping the audience excited about the theatrical experience, which Bollywood is continuously failing to provide. ## For the last few years, South Indian films have been spreading their wings in the Hindi market and getting the desired results. The thing is that the South Indian industry is superstar-driven which can easily be seen in the box office results while the same is not happening in Bollywood on large scale. ## Sanjay Dutt, meanwhile, blames the involvement of corporate structure in vanishing the heroism in Bollywood while in the South, he feels that the same thing does not exist which has worked for them. "I feel that this whole corporate structure coming and encroaching our space in Bollywood ruined everything", Dutt told Variety. ## "Their business is funding and that's where the business ends. But once you start interfering in the script and in the direction and in the budgets and this and that, then things go haywire, and that's why I think we (Bollywood) lost out on a lot of good stuff during that time". ## "Whereas in the South, this corporate structure does not exist. There are people who, from the production or from the producer, to the director, to everybody involved in the team… they're passionate about making good films and that is the thing which has worked for them. And that has gone against us because that passion for making movies or that passion of making something great and working and performing is gone", he added.## Sanjay Dutt cited the recent pan-Indian box office success of South Indian film "Pushpa - The Rise" and the films of "Baahubali" filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli as examples of the vanished larger-than-life heroism in Bollywood.## On the work front, Sanjay Dutt has multiple big-ticket films ready for release. He plays the main antagonist in the upcoming Pan-India biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2", starring Yash as the protagonist. Scheduled to release on April 14, "KGF 2" is sure going to be a mega-hit in Hindi. Dutt also has Akshay Kumar-fronted historical drama "Prithviraj", and period action drama "Shamshera" with Ranbir Kapoor.## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty's Big Plans To Boost Larger Than Life Cinema Under His Own Production?
1592 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty's Big Plans To Boost Larger Than Life Cinema Under His Own Production?

Mumbai, February 4 - Bollywood filmmaker, Rohit Shetty has hardly put a foot wrong in his nearly two-decade-long career when it comes to delivering box office hits. He has set himself as one of the biggest brands in Hindi cinema who can run movies on his name, irrespective of the star cast. ## Rohit Shetty's love for the big screen cinema is unmatchable, and the latest example of that is the recent box office hit "Sooryavanshi". The Akshay Kumar-starrer was supposed to release in March 2020, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the makers had to put it on hold for more than 18 months. During that period, many OTT platforms threw tempting amounts to grab "Sooryavanshi" for direct-to-digital release, but it was Shetty, who always wanted the film to release in cinemas. When the movie finally did release in cinemas on Diwali 2022, it proved Shetty's decision right by becoming the first Bollywood hit during the pandemic.## The hit filmmaker is now reportedly putting his best foot forward to give a major boost to the big screen cinema by bankrolling big-ticket movies under his own production house, Rohit Shetty Picturez. According to Bollywood Hungama, Rohit Shetty is aiming to establish a full-fledged production house by bankrolling multiple films under the banner.## The filmmaker's vision is to make larger-than-life cinema that's meant to be consumed on the big screen. He has also been reportedly grooming multiple directors under his banner and it is said that at least 5 films are in the writing stage at Rohit Shetty Picturez. Apart from producing films, Rohit also reportedly looking to build a big studio like Yash Raj Films, with multiple studios for shooting, which has a pre and post-production wing as also a preview theater, in either Mumbai or Gujrat.## Meanwhile, the "Singham" director is currently working on the post-production of the comedy film "Cirkus" starring Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, and Jacqueline Fernandez. It is gearing up for the theatrical release in the second half of 2022. He will also start Ajay Devgn-fronted "Singham 3" later this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt Wishes To Do A Film With Tollywood Superstar Allu Arjun
1592 days ago
Bollywood

Alia Bhatt Wishes To Do A Film With Tollywood Superstar Allu Arjun

Mumbai, February 4 - Actress Alia Bhatt is gearing up for the release of the biographical drama film "Gangubai Kathiawadi", due on February 25. The trailer of this Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed was unveiled on Friday (Feb. 4) and it gives yet another glimpse of how brilliant performer Alia Bhatt is. ## The "Raazi" actress, apart from "Gangubali Kathiawadi", will also be seen in SS Rajamouli's "RRR", which is slated for March 25 release while she has reportedly been paired opposite Telugu superstar Jr. NTR in director Koratala Siva's film.## Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt, during an interaction with media in the "Gangubai Kathiawadi" trailer launch, expressed her wish to work with another Telugu superstar Allu Arjun. During the media interaction, Alia said that she is a big fan of Allu Arjun and wants to work with him on a film. ## "I want to do a film with Allu Arjun. It's not just my choice but also the demand in our house. After seeing "Pushpa", everything in our house became a fan of Allu. I'm called Aloo at home. If I get a chance to do a film with Allu Arjun, I will take it without a second thought. Allu Arjun is my favorite star", Alia said to media.## After the blockbuster success of "Pushpa - The Rise", especially in Hindi, Allu Arjun has become a big star in North India. Alia Bhatt has also proved her metal by doing powerful movies such as "Raazi", "Gully Boy", "Dear Zindagi", "Highway", "Udta Punjab", among others. So the combo of Allu and Alia will be exciting to watch whenever they decide to come together. ## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal To Join Shah Rukh Khan In Rajkumar Hirani's Film!
1592 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal To Join Shah Rukh Khan In Rajkumar Hirani's Film!

Mumbai, February 4 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, after years of speculations, is all set to team up with the master storyteller Rajkumar Hirani for a social comedy film. The duo's first and most anticipated collaboration has been in the news since last year and things are finally falling in place. ## While the pre-production work has already begun and going on in full swing, according to Pinkvilla, the filmmaker is in talks with Vicky Kaushal to play an important role in the film. Vicky Kaushal has previously collaborated with Hirani in "Sanju", in which he played the role of Ranbir Kapoor's friend in the film. ## It is reported that since Vicky bonded very well with Hirani in "Sanju", the filmmaker is in advance talks to cast him in the upcoming film based on immigration. The Pinkvilla report says that a couple of other actors too are being considered however Vicky is in the forefront to bag this role.## "Vicky and Rajkumar Hirani bonded well on the sets of Sanju, and hence it's obvious for the director to repeat the casting. The dates, timelines, and other aspects are being worked upon at the moment. Only once everything falls in place, the actor would officially come on board the project", the report states.## Apart from Vicky Kaushal, actress Taapsee Pannu will reportedly play the female lead opposite King Khan while Boman Irani recently confirmed that he is also doing this film. The shoot of the film is expected to begin in March this year and will reportedly be shot in over 100 days.## Vicky Kaushal, meanwhile, recently completed the shoot of Laxman Utekar's yet-untitled romantic drama film that also stars Sara Ali Khan. He also has romantic-comedy "Govinda Naam Mera", co-starring Bhumi Pednekar and Kiara Advani as the female leads. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's Non-Stop Plans To Work On Atlee And Rajkumar Hirani's Films!
1593 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Non-Stop Plans To Work On Atlee And Rajkumar Hirani's Films!

Mumbai, February 3 - The fans of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been waiting patiently for the last three years to watch their favorite star on the big screen. The actor too was well on track to make a smashing comeback with Sidharth Anand's "Pathan" in early 2022 but the production got delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic and SRK's family issues. ## SRK had resumed the shoot of "Pathan" after the second covid-19 wave but due to the arrest of his son Aryan Khan in a drug case, he canceled all his work commitments for some time and devoted his full time to his family. However, things are finally looking all set and ready to roll. ## The King Khan recently made his comeback on social media and also completed his work commitments for ad shoots. Now according to reports, the superstar has planned to work non-stop for his feature films that are with directors Atlee and Rajkumar Hirani apart from Anand's "Pathan". He also has a cameo role in Salman Khan's "Tiger 3". ## According to Mid-Day, Shah Rukh Khan will resume the shoot of the much-discussed feature with Tamil director Atlee after wrapping up his cameo in "Tiger 3" and some bits of "Pathan" that need to be shot in India. The shoot for Atlee's film was supposed to be resumed in December last week or January but due to the rise in covid-19 cases, Atlee is now expected to resume filming in mid-February. ## Shah Rukh Khan also has a film with director Rajkumar Hirani for which the shoot will begin in March or April this year. It is reported that Atlee's team has been told to finish his project by March before Hirani's film goes on floors. ## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathan" is expected to release in late 2022. It will be SRK's first film since "Zero" (2018). "Pathan" is a spy actioner that also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in prominent roles. In "Pathan" Salman Khan has a cameo role as Tiger and he has already shot for his portion. The movie is being produced by Yash Raj Films. ## Stay tuned...

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Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Anek' Gets A New Release Date With An Intriguing Poster
1594 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Anek' Gets A New Release Date With An Intriguing Poster

Mumbai, February 2 - The Bollywood filmmakers continuing to reshuffle the release dates of their film and joining the list is Ayushmann Khurrana's "Anek". The socio-political thriller, which was supposed to release on March 31st, 2022, will now hit screens on May 13 this year. ## Ayushmann reunites with renowned director Anubhav Sinha for this one of its kind films. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Anubhav Sinha under T-Series and Benaras Mediaworks. Earlier, Ayushmann collaborate with Sinha for "Article 15", which was hailed critically and also did very well at the box office. ## The actor took to Twitter and announced the new release date with an intriguing poster. In the poster, Ayushmann can be seen looking at someone from behind a wall. His rugged look as 'Joshua' has certainly raised huge anticipation and expectation among his fans since they haven't seen him in this avatar on-screen before.## "It takes just ONE to make a difference. Time to unite as Ek! Jeetega Kaun? Hindustan! #Anek IN CINEMAS 13.05.2022", the Badhaai Ho actor wrote in the caption.## It takes just ONE to make a difference. Time to unite as Ek!Jeetega Kaun? Hindustan!#Anek IN CINEMAS 13.05.2022@anubhavsinha #BhushanKumar @BenarasM #KrishanKumar #ShivChanana #SagarShirgaonkar #DhrubDubey @TSeries #AnubhavSinha pic.twitter.com/WJ9WL3ywgl— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) February 2, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Wants Love In Return As 'Ram Setu' Filming Ends
1596 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Wants Love In Return As 'Ram Setu' Filming Ends

Mumbai, January 31 - Akshay Kumar and the team have wrapped up the filming of the highly-anticipated historical adventure drama film "Ram Setu". Directed by Abhishek Sharma, "Ram Setu" carries a lot of anticipation and is touted to be one of the finest films in Khiladi Kumar's career. ## Akshay Kumar called it a challenging film to shoot and said that he learned a lot while making this project. The "Oh My God" actor said that he and his team have worked really hard making this and now, it is up to the audience to shower love upon them. The actor plays an archaeologist in the film for the first time.## "Here's to the wrap of yet another amazing project #RamSetu. I learned so much during the making of this film, it was like going to school all over again. बड़ी मेहनत की है हम सबने, अब बस आप का प्यार चाहिए", Akshay wrote on Twitter while sharing a video along with confirmation that the movie will be released on Diwali 2022 in theaters. ## Here’s to the wrap of yet another amazing project #RamSetu. I learned so much during the making of this film, it was like going to school all over again 🙈. बड़ी मेहनत की है हम सबने, अब बस आप का प्यार चाहिए 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/v5ywciUu8F— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 31, 2022 ## "Ram Setu", according to Hindu epic Ramayana - written by Valmiki in Sanskrit, is a bridge constructed by god Rama through his Vanara (ape-men) army to reach Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from the Rakshasa king, Ravana. It is also called a symbol of love and holds a special place among the Hindu community. ## The movie, produced by Cape of Good Films, Abundantia Entertainment, Amazon Prime Video, and Lyca Productions, also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nushrratt Bharuccha as the female leads alongside Satyadev Kancharana in his Hindi debut. ## Stay tuned...

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Venkat Prabhu Reveals When Will 'Maanaadu' Hindi Remake Go On Floors
1597 days ago
Bollywood

Venkat Prabhu Reveals When Will 'Maanaadu' Hindi Remake Go On Floors

Mumbai, January 30 - The South Indian films continue to make waves in Indian cinema. In the last couple of years, regional movies have found their audience beyond boundaries and continue to attract them. One such film is the recently released Tamil blockbuster "Maanaadu", starring Simbu with S.J Suryah and Kalyani Priyadarshan. ## Directed by Venkat Prabhu, "Maanaadu" is a science fiction action thriller film that was highly appreciated by the audience and critics alike, with major praises coming in for making the complex concept of time-loop in a simplistic manner. The concept of the film not only attracted the Tamil audiences but also found the attention of Hindi and Telugu filmmakers. ## The Telugu production house, Suresh Productions headed by Suresh Babu recently acquired the remake rights of the film in all languages. Though the studio didn't reveal the amount, some entertainment portals revealed that the remake rights of "Maanaadu" were sold for a whopping sum of Rs. 12 crores.## The remake of "Maanaadu" is currently being planned only in Telugu and Hindi languages. While there is not an official word on when will Telugu remake go on floors, director Venkat Prabhu, who will also be helming the remake version, said in a recent interview with The Federal that "the Hindi remake of Maanaadu will go on the floors by the end of this year, so don't want to miss the opportunity".## The casting for the Hindi version is yet to be finalized, however, according to Pinkvilla, the makers are trying to rope in a young actor to play the titular role played by Simbu in the original. The report also stated that Suresh Babu is planning to tie up with a leading studio in Bollywood to bring the film to Hindi-speaking audiences. ## Stay tuned...

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Ranveer Singh's '83' Outscore Domestic Hits To Become Highest Overseas Indian Grosser Of 2021
1598 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh's '83' Outscore Domestic Hits To Become Highest Overseas Indian Grosser Of 2021

Mumbai, January 29 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83", which has a dismal show at the domestic box office so far, has received a much deserve appreciation at the international markets. ## The Kabir Khan-directed, which has been declared a box office flop at the Indian box office, becomes the highest-grossing Indian film at the overseas box office of a title released in 2021. It has so far grossed Rs. 63.11 crores outside India.## Akshay Kumar's domestic superhit "Sooryavanshi" is the second highest-grossing Indian film overseas with Rs. 62.2 crores. Interestingly, both "83" and "Sooryavanshi" were released by Reliance Entertainment worldwide. "Sooryavanshi", however, proved to be a major success of the company both at the domestic and overseas box office with Rs. 294 crores worldwide gross. ## "83" has so far grossed approx Rs. 190 crores, and it is largely saved by the overseas performance. Even though it is only the second Bollywood film of 2021 to cross Rs. 100 crores net mark at the domestic box office, one can not deny the fact that it performed way lower than expected. ## Talking about the overseas collection, Rajinikanth's Tamil hit "Annaatthe" is at number 3 with Rs. 47.7 crores, followed by Thalapathy Vijay's domestic Tamil blockbuster "Master" at number 4 with Rs. 45 crores. Allu Arjun's recently released Telugu action thriller, "Pushpa - The Rise", which has been phenomenal in Hindi, grossed over Rs. 34 crores overseas and is at the number 5 in the list. ## Stay tuned...

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