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' Advance Booking Off To Very Good Start
681 days ago
Bollywood

Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Advance Booking Off To Very Good Start

Mumbai, August 10 - As expected, the pre-sales of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 have taken a very good start in India and have already crossed the final opening day booking of some of the recent movies featuring bankable stars.## Stree 2, directed by Amar Kaushik, is easily the biggest Bollywood movie of the month which Akshay Kumar's Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa are also releasing. Ever since the movie was announced, anticipation has been on the rise which is evident in the advance booking.## As of 5 PM on August 10, Stree 2 has sold approximately 50K tickets worth 1.75 crore (without block seats) for the opening day (not including previews). With still more than 3 days left for the regular release on August 15, Stree 2 has already crossed the final opening day booking gross of Akshay Kumar's Sarfira (50 lakh approx.) and Ajay Devgn's Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha (70 lakh approx.).## These are still early days but the trend of Stree 2 pre-sales indicates a sure shot opening of 20+ crores net of the movie and has a very good shot at taking the biggest start of the year in Hindi by beating Fighter and Kalki 2898 AD which opened at 22.50 crores net each.## Apart from having the biggest advantage of being a sequel to a blockbuster movie, everything has worked for Stree 2 so far from the teaser and trailer to songs which are going viral and ruling social media charts which gives the movie a massive advantage over other movies releasing on the same day.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Mahesh Babu's 'Murari' Re-Release Score A Very Good Opening
681 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Mahesh Babu's 'Murari' Re-Release Score A Very Good Opening

Hyderabad, August 10 - Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's 2001 super hit romantic drama thriller Murari was re-released on the actor's 49th birthday on August 9. It was directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Ram Prasad Arts.## Murari was a box office hit upon its original release in 2001 and ran for nearly 6 months in theatres across Telugu states. The movie repeats the magic with its re-release as the audience thronged to theatres to watch the film, resulting in, there were packed houses all across on the opening day.## The movie scored a record opening for a re-release movie in the Nizam area with approximately 2.90 crores gross. Overall, the movie is estimated to score around 4 crores gross collection (final number awaited) in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on the opening day. ## It has taken one of the biggest openings for a re-release Telugu movie with approximately 4.75 crores gross in India, including approximately 4.40 crores in Telugu states. Worldwide, the movie has grossed approximately 5.25 crores, including 50 lakh from overseas.## Murari features Mahesh Babu in the title role along with Sonali Bendre in her Telugu debut, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Kaikala Satyanarayana, and Gollapudi Maruthi Rao in the key roles. In the movie, a family is under a curse due to an old sin; due to which a male is bound to die every 48 years.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes First Tamil Movie of 2024 To Top 100 Crore Gross In India
681 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes First Tamil Movie of 2024 To Top 100 Crore Gross In India

Chennai, August 10 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan continues its blockbuster run at the domestic and worldwide box office. Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan has been one of the biggest Tamil hits of the year and it has now reached a new milestone.## The A-rated action blockbuster has become the first Tamil movie of 2024 to reach the 100 crores gross collection mark at the Indian box office. The movie grossed approximately 98.50 crores in 15 days and at the time of penning this piece, it has crossed the milestone of 100 crores gross in India within 16 days.## Raayan is already the biggest Tamil grosser of the year domestically by beating Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 which flopped at approximately 96 crores gross collection. Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja, one of the only 3 Tamil movies to top 100 crores worldwide in 2024, is the third biggest domestic grosser with approximately 81.50 crores.## Raayan's worldwide collection after 15 days is approximately 137.50 crores gross and by the third Sunday, it is expected to cross Indian 2 (149 crores) to become the biggest Tamil grosser of 2024 at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron's 'Avatar 3' Gets An Official Title and Release Date
681 days ago
Hollywood

James Cameron's 'Avatar 3' Gets An Official Title and Release Date

Mumbai, August 10 - Maverick filmmaker James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar 3 has unveiled its official title on Friday during the D23 expo. The first two movies in the franchise have already been etched in the history books with monstrous box office performances.## During the D23 event, James Cameron along with stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington revealed that the third Avatar blockbuster will be titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, setting the stage for the things unfold in Pandora. ## "You'll see a lot more pandora that you never saw before. It's an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it's also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before. We're going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love", Cameron said (via Variety).## It is to be noted that James Cameron shot most of the portions of Avatar: Fire and Ash with Avatar: The Way of Water (Avatar 2), which depicts the war between humanity and the Na'vi after the rapacious Resources Development Administration (RDA) returns to the alien moon of Pandora.## Fire and Ash will follow the immediate events of Avatar 2, and at the D23 event, Cameron showcased some concept art from the movie, which reportedly was enough to excite the audience present there. The upcoming movie is believed to be more violent than the first two movies, and there will be new characters. ## The first Avatar movie was released in 2009 and remains the highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.92 billion. Its sequel, The Way of Water, took 13 years to come to life but there was no drop in the excitement as it is the third highest-grosser ever with $2.23 billion. In between the two is Marvel/Disney's Avengers: Endgame with $2.79 billion. Avatar is also a Disney franchise.## Avatar 2 will be released on December 19, 2025.## Stay tuned...

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Shraddha Kapoor's 'Stree 2' Censor Certificate and Theatrical Runtime Revealed
682 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
682 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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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Censor Details With Theatrical Runtime Revealed
683 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Censor Details With Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Hyderabad, August 8 - Actor Ram Pothineni and director Puri Jagannadh reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster movie iSmart Shankar. Scheduled to be released on August 15, Double iSmart also features Sanjay Dutt in his Telugu debut and Kavya Thapar in prominent roles.## Double iSmart is an important movie for both Ram Pothineni and Puri Jagannadh and they seem to have gone all out for this mass entertainer just like the first part. It is revealed that the sequel has been censored with an A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) due to strong violence and dialogues. ## The sequel will be lengthier than the first part with approved theatrical runtime of 2 hours and 42 minutes (162 minutes). iSmart Shankar clocked 2 hours and 21 minutes which made it a neatly packed entertainer. Typically, the longer runtime is not considered ideal for an A-rated title but the reports say that despite its length, the narrative of Double iSmart is fast-paced and consistently entertaining, ensuring that audiences remain captivated from beginning to end.## As per the synopsis, "In Double iSmart, Big Bull (Sanjay Dutt), a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality and decides to transfer his memories to iSmart Shankar (Ram Pothineni), thus setting the stage for the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull".## Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur, the film is scheduled to be released on August 15 in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn's 'Raid 2' Officially Postponed; To Now Release Early 2025
684 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
684 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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Vijay Sethupathi's Box Office Blockbuster 'Maharaja' Becomes Third Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix
684 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Sethupathi's Box Office Blockbuster 'Maharaja' Becomes Third Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix

Chennai, August 7 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has emerged as the third most-watched Indian movie of 2024 on Netflix. The Nithilan Swaminathan's directorial was originally released in theatres and emerged as a big box office blockbuster by grossing over 100 crores worldwide.## Maharaja debuted on Netflix on July 12, four weeks after the blockbuster theatrical release. It scored 3.20 million views in the opening weekend on Netflix, followed by a huge 6.10 million views in the second week (July 15-21), and another 3.60 million views during the week of July 22-28. ## In the fourth week (July 29 - August 4), the movie generated 2.60 million views, pushing its total viewership to 15.50 million views in 24 days. This makes it the third most-watched Indian title of 2024 on the streamer, behind only Laapataa Ladies (17.10 million views) and Crew (17.90 million views) and by far the most-watched South Indian title of the year.## Maharaja will most likely become Netflix's top-viewed Indian movie of the year by next week which will be a huge achievement for a regional Indian title after its blockbuster theatrical success. ## Produced by The Route, Think Studios, and Passion Studios, Maharaja was released on June 14 to all-around praise from critics and audiences alike. It soon became the talk of the town which resulted in big success at the box office, grossing over 105 crores worldwide so far as the third highest-grossing Tamil title of the year.## The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Singampuli, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Sachana Namidass, Manikandan, and Bharathiraja in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'Jawan' To Become 4th Biggest Grosser In India
685 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'Kalki 2898 AD' Beats 'Jawan' To Become 4th Biggest Grosser In India

Mumbai, August 6 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD has become the 4th highest-grossing movie ever at the Indian box office, beating megastar Shah Rukh Khan-led 2023's mega-blockbuster Jawan. ## The domestic box office collection of Kalki 2898 AD has crossed 760 crores gross (640 crores net) in all languages after 40 days, which takes it past the entire run of Jawan's 760 crores gross. At the time of writing this piece, Kalki has surpassed Jawan in terms of both net and gross collection. ## The Hindi version of Kalki 2898 AD is leading the pack with approximately 350 crores gross (290 crores net), followed by the Telugu version with 335 crores gross while Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada versions have grossed around 75 crores so far.## As said, Prabhas' Baahubali 2 will remain the biggest domestic grosser with a mighty 1417 crores gross (1030 crores net), followed by KGF: Chapter 2, and RRR at the second and third with 1001 crores gross (860 crores net), and 916 crores gross (782 crores net), respectively. Kalki will finish as the 4th biggest grosser in India.## Stay tuned...

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Jr. NTR's Film With Prashanth Neel To Be Launched On August 9
686 days ago
Tollywood

Jr. NTR's Film With Prashanth Neel To Be Launched On August 9

Hyderabad, August 5 - Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Jr. NTR are teaming up for the first time for an action drama film, tentatively titled Dragon. The film was announced a couple of years back but due to the other commitments of both the director and actor, the development of their maiden collaboration was delayed.## Over the past couple of months, there have been major talks regarding which film would Prashanth Neel be taking among Prabhas-fronted Salaar 2 and NTR-starrer. There were reports that Neel might go ahead with Salaar 2 as Dragon may need more time in the pre-production before taking in on floors.## According to the latest reliable reports, director Neel is proceeding with Jr. NTR and the movie will officially be launched on August 9 with Pooja Ceremony in Hyderabad. Though there is no clarity on Salaar 2 yet, the latest development indicates that Prabhas-starrer may not start soon.## Dragon will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers and it is easily one of the most anticipated Pan India movies in development. The details about the shooting, casting and others have been kept under wraps for now. ## Jr. NTR, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of the long-awaited Devara Part 1, due on September 28. He is also currently shooting for the highly-anticipated spy action thriller, War 2 which marks his Bollywood debut. It is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2025.## Stay tuned...

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