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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Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Censor Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Revealed
675 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Censor Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Mumbai, August 9 - The biggest of the month, Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 is set to hit the big screen within a week on August 15, on the occasion of Independence Day. It is the sequel to 2018's blockbuster, Stree, directed by Amar Kaushik.## Stree 2 has been certified with a 'U/A' certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an approved runtime of 2 hours and 29 minutes (149 minutes). Among the Bollywood films releasing on August 15, it is the second longest after Vedaa (150 minutes).## Produced by Maddock Films in association with Jio Studios, Stree 2 is the 5th movie in Maddock Supernatural Universe after Stree, Roohi, Bhediya, and Munjya. It is set after the events of Stree, as the town of Chanderi is being haunted again. This time, women are mysteriously abducted by a terrifying headless entity.## Shraddha Kapoor reprises her role as an unknown woman who now has the powers of Stree alongside the other returning cast of Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana in prominent roles. Varun Dhawan will be making a cameo appearance as Bhediya along with some other surprise cameos.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha' and 'Ulajh' Score Disastrous First Week
675 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha' and 'Ulajh' Score Disastrous First Week

Mumbai, August 9 - It was a hugely disappointing week for Bollywood with two new releases, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha and Ulajh bombed at the box office. Both movies were not only unable to attract footfall but were awful from the opening day which led to a disastrous first week. ## The Ajay Devgn-fronted romantic thriller Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha was expected to score a decent collection even though the buzz was not there for that to happen. The opening below 2 crores net mark sealed its fate as it scored disappointing around 10 crores net opening week. ## It is one of the lowest opening weeks for an Ajay Devgn-starrer in the last 2 decades and easily the lowest by far in the last decade. It has been no starter from the beginning and it will finish below the 15 crore mark as one of the major disastrous of the last few years.## Janhvi Kapoor-fronted thriller Ulajh which was released on the same day as AMKDT also met the same fate with a disappointing first week of around 7 crores net collection and the lifetime will likely be the same as AMKDT.## Ulajh, after the poor opening, did show a better trend than the Ajay Devgn-starrer but there wasn't much audience for it to capitalize on that as the overall collection remained low throughout the first week. ## The attention now shifts to the Independence Day weekend which will see the much-anticipated horror-comedy Stree 2 taking on Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abrahm's Vedaa. While the Shraddha Kapoor-starrer is anticipated to open with a bang, Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa will be looking to cash in the opportunity during the Holiday period.## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Raid 2' Officially Postponed; To Now Release Early 2025
677 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn's 'Raid 2' Officially Postponed; To Now Release Early 2025

Mumbai, August 7 - The sequel to Ajay Devgn-fronted crime thriller Raid has officially been postponed from November 15 of this year due to a tight release schedule. The movie is directed by Raj Kumar Gupta who confirmed the development.## Raid 2 was well on track until recently when Ajay Devgn-fronted highly-anticipated cop action drama Singham Again was pushed to Diwali 2024, two weeks before Raid 2's original release. It then became almost impossible to release two films of the actor with a tiny gap of just 2 weeks.## Director Rajkumar Gupta confirmed to Bollywood Hungama that the blockbuster will now be released early next year but the exact date is not yet revealed. The filmmaker said that producers will announce the official release date soon.## Raid 2 stars Ajay Devgn who reprises his role as an IRS officer, Amay Patnaik. In the first movie, Saurabh Shukla played the role of the antagonist but in the sequel, Riteish Deshmukh has replaced him to take on Ajay Devgn. Vaani Kapoor is playing the female lead alongside Gayathiri Iyer, and Rajat Kapoor among others.## In 2018, Ajay Devgn and Raj Kumar Gupta teamed up for the first time for Raid, which is based on the real-life income-tax raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department on Sardar Inder Singh in the 1980s, which distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history. ## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Shaitaan' Sequel Is In The Works: Report
677 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn's 'Shaitaan' Sequel Is In The Works: Report

Mumbai, August 7 - Earlier this year, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn headlined horror-thriller Shaitaan which is the remake of the Gujarati movie Vash. The movie emerged as a big box-office success which led to speculations about its sequel and now, there is a big update on the same.## According to the report by Bollywood Hungama, the script work for Shaitaan 2 has already begun and the makers will announce the movie once the script is locked. There is no update on when the film will go on floors and if the rest of the original cast will return.## Directed by Vikas Bahl, Shaitaan was released in March of this year and went on to gross over 200 crores at the worldwide box office. It is currently the second-highest-grossing Bollywood movie and third biggest in Hindi of 2024. ## While the official confirmation is awaited, Shaitaan marks the 8th film franchise to be headlined by Ajay Devgn, which is the most by any Indian actor. He is currently shooting for Son of Sardaar 2 along with De De Pyaar De 2 while Raid 2 and Singham Again (Singham 3) are ready to release.## Apart from the aforementioned franchise, the Tanhaji star has also led Golmaal, Dhamaal, and Drishyam. Interestingly, the next instalments of these are franchises are also in the early development and will start rolling next year.## Stay tuned...

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All-Time Blockbuster 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection
679 days ago
Bollywood

All-Time Blockbuster 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection

Mumbai, August 5 - One of the greatest Bollywood musical romantic drama films Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, starring superstar Salman Khan and evergreen Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles, has completed 31 years since its release on 5 August 1994. ## Written, directed, and produced by Sooraj Barjatya in his second of the 4 collaborations with Salman Khan, Hum Aapke Hain Koun celebrates Indian wedding traditions using a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families, and a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. ## At the time when mass action entertainers were dominating, Hum Aapke Hain Koun came as a breath of fresh air and not only changed the course of the industry but also set many box office records which looked impossible at that time.## The movie went on to win the national award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the box office, it became the first Indian film to gross over 100 crores worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). It was also the second-most-watched movie in theatres with approximately 7.40 crores of footfalls.## Here is the final box office breakdown of Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!## India Net Collection - 72.50 cr. approx## India Gross Collection - 117.00 cr.## Overseas Collection - 11.00 cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 128.00 cr.## India Footfalls - 7.40 cr approx. ## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection
683 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Bad Newz' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross Collection

Mumbai, August 1 - Dharma Production's comedy-drama Bad Newz has surpassed 100 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office. The movie is co-produced by Amazon Prime Video and Leo Media Collective and is directed by Anand Tiwari. ## The movie, which stars Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in the leading roles, topped 100 crores worldwide on its 13th day. The movie has grossed approximately 66.50 crores (55.85 crores net) in India and an estimated 34 crores gross overseas for 100+ crores worldwide cume.## With its entry into the 100 crores worldwide gross club, Bad Newz has become the 13th Bollywood movie and the 8th Hindi title of 2024 to achieve the feat. For Vicky Kaushal, it is his 3rd 100 crores gross out of the last 4 films in the leading roles, after Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and Sam Bahadur. ## In between the aforementioned hits, Vicky Kaushal was also a part of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Dunki which grossed over 400 crores worldwide. The actor played an extended appearance in Rajkumar Hirani's directorial comedy drama. ## Actress Triptii Dimri, who became a nationwide sensation after playing a supporting role in Ranbir Kapoor-led mega-blockbuster Animal, scored her box office hit and 100 crore grosser in the leading role while Ammy Virk too has his first success which is second theatrical Hindi film after Ranveer Singh-fronted 83. Bad Newz is also director Anand Tiwari's first theatrical Hindi release.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas To Take On Akshay Kumar At The Hindi Box Office In A Much-Anticipated Clash
685 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas To Take On Akshay Kumar At The Hindi Box Office In A Much-Anticipated Clash

Mumbai, July 29 - Another major box office clash is shaping up to take the center stage at the Hindi box office in 2025 after Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted romantic horror comedy The Raja Saab confirmed April 10 release in multiple languages.## Directed by Maruthi, The Raja Saab will be Prabhas' next release after the current box office phenomena, Kalki 2898 AD which recently crossed 1000 crores worldwide and became only the 7th Indian movie ever to achieve the feat.## Prabhas is easily the biggest Pan India star at the moment, however, he might not have smooth sailing with his next film as far as the Hindi box office is concerned as it will potentially meet its biggest threat in the form of Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi-fronted Jolly LLB 3. ## It was recently reported that Jolly LLB 3 would be released on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Thursday, April 10, 2025, after superstar Yash-fronted Toxic, which is scheduled for an April 10 release, reportedly pushed back to a new date due to the lengthy production. ## Jolly LLB 3 is easily one of the most-anticipated Bollywood movies of 2025. Akshay Kumar may not be in the best position at the moment in terms of box office success, but Jolly LLB 3 is the movie which can prove to be the big success the actor is looking for. ## As of now, only two major films are confirmed to hit the big screens during the long holiday weekend in Hindi. The ever-growing stature of Prabhas among Hindi audiences automatically makes The Raja Saab a movie to watch out for and its clashing with Jolly LLB 3 could set the box office on fire.## Stay tuned...

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John Abraham's 'Vedaa' Release Date Unchanged After CBFC Clears The Film With 'U/A' Certificate
685 days ago
Bollywood

John Abraham's 'Vedaa' Release Date Unchanged After CBFC Clears The Film With 'U/A' Certificate

Mumbai, July 29 - A couple of days back, the makers of John Abraham-fronted upcoming action drama Vedaa issued a statement stating that the censorship of the movie was facing delay due to some reasons as the team putting all the efforts to make it ready for August 15 release.## While there is no official word on further development yet, the latest reports have confirmed that Vedaa has been censored by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and it has received a 'U/A' certificate without any cuts, as per Pinkvilla. The makers, however, have been advised to put a disclaimer at the beginning to avoid any confusion. ## The movie deals with an important issue and the CBFC team reportedly could relate to what makers are trying to address through the film. With this, the path for the August 15 release has also been cleared and the makers will kickstart promotion with the trailer release this week. The Vedaa trailer too has been certified U/A by the CBFC with a run time of 3 minutes and 10 seconds.## Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Zee Studios, Emmay Entertainment, and JA Entertainment, Vedaa depicts the bravery of one person challenging a draconian system in an uprising. It follows a young woman's fight for justice, guided by a man who becomes her ally. ## The movie stars John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh in the leading roles alongside Abhishek Banerjee, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Ashish Vidyarthi in key roles. As known to all, Vedaa will clash with Shraddha Kapoor's Stree 2 and Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein at the box office on August 15.## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Indian Movies of 2024
692 days ago
Bollywood

IMDb Unveils Top 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Indian Movies of 2024

Mumbai, July 23 - IMDb has unveiled the top 10 most anticipated upcoming Indian movies of 2024, and not so surprisingly, superstar Allu Arjun-fronted Pan India action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule takes the first spot. ## Directed by Sukumar, the sequel to the 2021 movie Pushpa - The Rise, Pushpa 2 has been the talk of the town ever since the first part was released. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil, the blockbuster movie is scheduled to be released on December 6 in multiple languages.## The second most anticipated Indian movie of the year is superstar Jr. NTR's action drama, Devara: Part 1 which is again a Pan India title. It is directed by Koratala Siva and also stars Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in their Telugu debut. The movie is slated to hit the big screen on September 28. ## Akshay Kumar-fronted comedy entertainer, Welcome To The Jungle (Welcome 3) is the third most anticipated movie of 2024. The multi-starrer tentpole is currently scheduled to be released during the Christmas weekend, however, it is likely to be postponed to next year. ## Thalapathy Vijay's sci-fi action thriller, The Greatest of All-Time (GOAT) is the 4th most-anticipated Indian title of the year. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, GOAT is the second last movie of Vijay before he enters politics. It is scheduled to be released on September 5. Another hugely-awaited Pan India movie, Suriya's Kanguva takes the 5th spot in the list. Directed by Siva, the film is slated to debut on the big screen on October 10. It also stars Bobby Deol and Disha Patani in their Tamil debuts. ## Ajay Devgn's cop action drama Singham Again, directed by Rohit Shetty and Kartik Aaryan's horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, directed by Anees Bazmee, two of the potential highest Bollywood grossers of the year, is the 6th and 7th most-anticipated titles, respectively. Both movies will clash at the box office on Diwali this year. ## Actor Vikram's Tamil action-drama Thangalaan, directed by Pa. Ranjith is 8th on the list of the most-anticipated Indian title of 2024. It is scheduled to be released on August 15. Ajay Devgn and Tabu's romantic thriller, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, due on August 2, takes the 9th spot. ## Surprisingly, Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's horror-comedy Stree 2, another potential box office blockbuster, is last on the list of the top 10 most anticipated Indian movies. Directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, the film is scheduled to be released on August 15. ## We’re so excited for what’s to come!🍿Are you?🌻 pic.twitter.com/ThlluhVNEM— IMDb India (@IMDb_in) July 23, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Maddock Films To Unveil Teasers of Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force' And Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhava' With 'Stree 2' In Theaters
692 days ago
Bollywood

Maddock Films To Unveil Teasers of Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force' And Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhava' With 'Stree 2' In Theaters

Mumbai, July 23 - Produced Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films in the top form after the box office success of its horror-comedy Munjya. The studio's next release is Shraddha Kapoor-fronted Stree 2, which is the 5th instalment in Maddock Supernatural Universe. It is scheduled to be released on August 15.## Meanwhile, Maddock Films is gearing up to launch the teasers of Akshay Kumar's action thriller Sky Force and Vicky Kaushal-starrer historical action drama Chhava directly in theatres with Stree 2 which is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and is easily to biggest for Maddock Films. ## Sky Force is directed by Sandeep Kewlani and Abhishek Anil Kapur. The film also stars Veer Pahariya and Nimrat Kaur, among others in key roles. Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, Sky Force is a take on India's retaliatory attack on Sargodha airbase of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965, described as India's first and deadliest airstrike. It is scheduled to be released on October 2 this year.## Director Laxman Utekar's historical action drama, Chaava is also one of the keenly-awaited movies of the year. It stars Vicky Kaushal as Maratha emperor Sambhaji, son of Shivaji. Rashmika Mandanna is playing the female lead while Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, and Divya Dutta play supporting roles. ## Chhava is scheduled to be released on December 6 and will clash with Pan India movie Pushpa 2 - The Rule. ## #Xclusiv... AKSHAY KUMAR + VICKY KAUSHAL TO ARRIVE WITH 'STREE 2'... 15 Aug 2024 #IndependenceDay marks a significant milestone for enterprising producer #DineshVijan [#MaddockFilms].While his hugely-anticipated film #Stree2 invades cinemas on [Thu] 15 Aug 2024… pic.twitter.com/19YwbKpHC3— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 23, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of 2024 So Far; Prabhas-Fronted 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops
692 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of 2024 So Far; Prabhas-Fronted 'Kalki 2898 AD' Tops

Mumbai, July 23 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted epic blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD is the most popular Indian movie of 2024 so far, as per IMDb. It also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani, in prominent roles.## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic recently became the 7th Indian movie of all time and the first of 2024 to cross 1000 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office. Released on June 27, it has so far grossed an estimated 1005 crores, including 735 crores in India. ## The second most popular Indian title is the all-time Malayalam blockbuster Manjummel Boys. Directed by Chidambaram, it was released on February 22 and went on to become the first Malayalam film ever to top 200 crores at the worldwide box office and is currently the highest-grossing Mollywood title with 241 crores gross.## Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone's aerial action thriller, Fighter takes the third spot in the most popular Indian movies list of 2024. Siddharth Anand's directorial is currently the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year with a worldwide gross collection of 350+ crores.## One of the biggest box office blockbusters of the year with a worldwide collection of close to 300 crores gross, director Prasanth Varma's superhero movie, Hanuman is the 4th most popular Indian title, followed by Ajay Devgn's horror-thriller, Shaitaan as 5th in the list. It scored over 210 crores worldwide and is one of the biggest Bollywood successes of the year.## The 6th most popular Indian movie of 2024 is Aamir Khan's Production venture, Laapataa Ladies, followed by Yami Gautam's Article 370, Malayalam blockbuster Premalu is 7th and 8th in the list, respectively, while Fahadh Faasil's Aavesham (4th highest Malayalam grosser) and horror-comedy Munjya are the 9th and 10th most popular titles. ## Note:- Of all the movies released in India between January 1, 2024, and July 10, 2024, that have an average IMDb user rating of 6 or higher with at least 10,000 votes, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.## Take a seat & let’s relive the magic of this year’s Most Popular Indian Movies (so far!) 🎬✨Which one did you enjoy the most? pic.twitter.com/qGfJAPz302— IMDb India (@IMDb_in) July 23, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top 5 Opening Weekend Grossers of Vicky Kaushal; 'Bad Newz' Third
693 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Top 5 Opening Weekend Grossers of Vicky Kaushal; 'Bad Newz' Third

Mumbai, July 22 - Dharma Production's comedy-drama Bad Newz has had a good first weekend at the domestic box office with approximately 29.75 crores net collection. It is the 5th biggest opening weekend for a Bollywood title and 6th in Hindi in 2024. ## Bad Newz opened to the good collection with approximately 8.30 crores net, followed by a jump of over 20% on Saturday for 10.25 crores, and on Sunday, it collected approximately 11.15 crores net with a jump of around 8%. The opening weekend of 29.70 crores net approx. is now the third biggest first weekend for a Vicky Kaushal-starrer. ## Vicky Kaushal's biggest first-weekend grosser is URI: The Surgical Strike which also happens to be the actor's highest-grossing movie to date with approximately 342 crores worldwide gross, including 294 crores (244 crores net) at the Indian box office. ## Here are the top 5 biggest opening weekends for Vicky Kaushal-starrers (net collection) - ## 1. Uri: The Surgical Strike - 35.73 crores## 2. Raazi - 32.94 crores## 3. Bad Newz - 29.70 crores## 4. Sam Bahadur - 25.55 crores## 5. Zara Hatke Zara Bachke - 22.59 crores## Stay tuned...

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