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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Marvel Studios' Disney Plus Series 'Loki' Season 2 and 'Echo' Release Date Locked
1134 days ago
Digital Media

Marvel Studios' Disney Plus Series 'Loki' Season 2 and 'Echo' Release Date Locked

Los Angeles, May 17 - Marvel Studios has confirmed the release date of its highly-awaited Disney Plus series Loki - Season 2 along with "Hawkeye" spinoff series Echo.## The Tom Hiddleston-fronted "Loki - Season 2" will debut its premiere episode on October 6, 2023. It will be the first Marvel Studios series that is getting its second season after the highly successful first season, which debuted in 2021. ## Season 2 of Loki, which consists of 6 episodes, will be part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is set in an MCU-adjacent world, in which the God of Mischief is a fish out of water when he lands in trouble with the bureaucratic TVA (Time Variance Authority) after absconding with the Tesseract. ## Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have directed the show while Eric Martin serves as head writer and has written all six episodes. Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki from the film series, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, and Jonathan Majors also starring, reprising their roles from the first season. ## Meanwhile, "Echo" will debut on November 29, 2023, and it will be the first Marvel series when all its episodes will release simultaneously. It will continue the story of Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), the deaf, Native American assassin first introduced as a reluctant antagonist in the 2021 Disney+ series "Hawkeye".## Stay tuned...

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'Fast X' Opening Day Advance Booking Status In India
1134 days ago
Hollywood

'Fast X' Opening Day Advance Booking Status In India

Mumbai, May 17 - Hollywood films are having a good time at the Indian box office as recently released two low-profile films "John Wick: Chapter 4" and "Evil Dead Rise" emerged as surprise hits with the former went to scoring over 50 crores net collection.## Marvel Studios' "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" is also performing well and is nearing the 50 crores net mark. This momentum is expected to be continued as Universal Pictures' much-awaited Fast X, which is a bigger Hollywood IP than the aforementioned two films, is releasing next on this Thursday, May 18. ## The 10th installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise is among the most-awaited Hollywood films, and keeping that in mind, the advance booking for the same was opened a month ago. As the release is getting nearer, the advance booking has started picking the pace and is already better than "GoTG3".## "Fast X" has sold approx. 170K advance tickets worth 4.50 crores gross for the opening day. The three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) have sold approx. 80K tickets and more than 50% of these tickets got booked in the last 48 hours. ## The movie has been able to clock good pre-sales which has ensured a good opening at the box office. "Fast And Furious 9: The Fast Saga", which was released during the peak of covid-19, took the opening of just 1.90 crores and went on to score around 14 crores in lifetime collection in India. ## "Fast X", which is releasing in a much better time, will look to open with a double-digit mark. As per reports, the movie would be released on around 2500 screens in India, so the double-digit opening is very much on the table, and if it gets favorable word of mouth, then it is sure to have a very good lifetime collection. The advance booking for the weekend is good with over 100K tickets already sold in PIC multiplex chains.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: The Kerala Story Second Tuesday Early Estimates
1135 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kerala Story Second Tuesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 16 - Blockbuster The Kerala Story has crossed the 150 crores net mark and becomes the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2023 after another rock-solid day at the box office. ## On its second Tuesday, The Kerala Story sees a negligible drop of just around 5% for an estimated 9.75-10 crores net collection. This takes the total net collection to approx. 157 in just 12 days. It is now only behind Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" which is miles ahead with over 500 crores net. ## As far as the gross collection is concerned, TKS will cross 200 crores at the worldwide box office by tomorrow and will become the third Bollywood movie of the year to do so. It currently stands at around 190 crores with today's collection. ## TKS is eyeing 250+ crores net lifetime collection and with a lack of competition for, at least, the next two weeks, it should easily reach there while the worldwide collection should be over 300 crores gross.## Stay tuned...

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Countdown Begins For Prabhas-Fronted Epic 'Adipurush'
1135 days ago
Bollywood

Countdown Begins For Prabhas-Fronted Epic 'Adipurush'

Mumbai, May 16 - After more than two years of the official announcement, superstar Prabhas-fronted magnum opus Adipurush is now just a month away from its worldwide release on June 16. ## Based on the epic Ramayana, "Adipurush" has been the keenly-awaited Indian blockbuster since its announcement, and as the release date is getting nearer, the excitement among the fans is also building up. The recently launched trailer did the trick and the song 'Jai Shri Ram' is already making waves across the world. ## To begin the one-month countdown, the makers of "Adipurush" released a new poster featuring Prabhas as Lord Ram sitting on Devdatta Nage who plays the role of Hanuman. The scene from which the poster is taken was the major highlight of the trailer and it is going to give the audience an ultimate goosebump moment in theaters. ## "Adipurush" is directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations. It features Prabhas as Lord Rama while Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman. The movie will be released on June 16, 2023, in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages, also in 3D.## मंगलमय हर भक्त होगा,जब आदिपुरुष का स्वागत होगा। 🙏The devotion of everyone abounds,As Adipurush's arrival resounds 🙏One month to go! Jai Shri Ram जय श्री रामజై శ్రీరాంஜெய் ஸ்ரீ ராம்ಜೈಶ್ರೀರಾಂജയ് ശ്രീറാം#Adipurush in cinemas worldwide on 16th June! ✨ #Prabhas pic.twitter.com/QSUZcI4wYi— T-Series (@TSeries) May 16, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Sky Force' Shoot Details Revealed
1135 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar-Fronted 'Sky Force' Shoot Details Revealed

Mumbai, May 16 - It is known to everyone that Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is doing an aerial action thriller film, titled Sky Force with Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films and Jio Studios. ## "Sky Force", which is being co-directed by Sandeep Kelwani and Abhishek Kapur, is touted to be a true cinematic tentpole. The movie is based on true events and celebrates one of the greatest triumphs of the Indian Air Force. ## Now, according to Peepingmoon.com, Akshay has allotted 4 months to shoot the film and has already completed a short first schedule, beginning on May 9 in a Mumbai studio. It was a brief schedule where some talkie portions were filmed with Akshay and other cast members.## The report further revealed that the main schedule will begin next month and will continue through October 2023. The action-packed thriller will be shot on a massive scale across numerous air bases in Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Assam over a four-month period. Akshay plays the role of an Air Force officer in the movie.## Akshay Kumar has already finished the highly-awaited action entertainer "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", scheduled to release on Eid 2024, under the direction of Ali Abbas Zafar and will complete the remaining portion for Dharma Productions' C. Shankaran Nair biopic this month before focusing solely on "Sky Force".## Meanwhile, Akki already has a number of films lined up for release this year and next year. Abundantia Entertainment's "Soorarai Pottru" remake is scheduled to release on September 1 while Tinu Desai's "The Great Indian Rescue" is rumored to hitting cinemas in October this year. He also has "OMG 2" ready to release. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan Exits Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 3'?
1135 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan Exits Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 3'?

Mumbai, May 16 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will no longer be a part of Farhan Akhtar's beloved action thriller franchise Don as the actor has reportedly exited the third installment. ## A few days ago, producer Ritesh Sidhwani confirmed in an interview that Farhan Akhtar has been working on the script of "Don 3" and the official announcement regarding the same will be made soon once the script is locked with Shah Rukh Khan returning to the lead. ## Now, according to Pinkvilla, SRK has exited the franchise as the script of the third installment wasn't in the line King Khan wants to do in the future. "SRK is willing to do commercial films that cater to a universal section of the audience, and Don certainly doesn't fit the bracket of cinema that he is willing to do for the coming few years", reveals the report.## SRK has reportedly conveyed his decision of leaving the franchise to the stakeholders at Excel. Farhan Akhtar, meanwhile, is now working on a fresh script and is planning to reboot the franchise with a new leading man. ## It is said that Farhan is already in talks with a hero who has done two films with Excel in the last decade. Once the actor is ready to take the challenge of doing "Don 3", the makers will make the official announcement. ## Stay tuned...

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Title For Jr. NTR's 'NTR 30' With Director Koratala Siva Revealed
1135 days ago
Tollywood

Title For Jr. NTR's 'NTR 30' With Director Koratala Siva Revealed

Mumbai, May 16 - Telugu superstar Jr. NTR has been shooting non-stop for the much-awaited Pan India tentpole "NTR 30" under the direction of Koratala Siva. The movie has been in the news ever since it was announced and the makers are leaving no stone unturned to make it a proper blue blockbuster.## While the shoot of the movie is going on at a brisk pace, the makers are planning to release the title teaser on Jr. NTR's birthday on May 20. It is said that the title of the action drama film has been confirmed as "Devara", which means "God" in Telugu. ## Jr. NTR is reportedly playing a double role, one as father and one as son in the movie that is said to be about the life of an estranged fishing community and how they are saved from dacoits and mafia by a powerful man from the community. So the title "Devara" perfectly fits in the storyline.## The movie is produced by NTR Arts, Yuvasudha Arts, and MSK Films and also stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead alongside Saif Ali Khan as the antagonist. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music while Ratnavelu is the director of photography. Kenny Bates, who is best known for designing the action sequences of films like Mission Impossible and Transformers, is the stunt director of the film. ## The Pan India movie is scheduled to release on April 5, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.## Stay tuned...

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Spy Teaser: Another Big Blockbuster Loading For Nikhil Siddhartha?
1135 days ago
Tollywood

Spy Teaser: Another Big Blockbuster Loading For Nikhil Siddhartha?

Mumbai, May 16 - Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha scored a huge Pan India blockbuster with "Karthikeya 2" which grossed over 100 crores at the worldwide box office. His last film "18 Pages" also performed well and was a box office hit.## After back-to-back success, Nikhil is already riding high, and it seems, there is one big blockbuster awaiting for him in the form of Spy. The teaser of the spy thriller was launched on Monday (May 15), and this promises nothing short of another blockbuster ride for the actor. ## Directed by Garry BH, "Spy" is revolving around Subhash Chandrabose who mysteriously died when his overloaded plane crashed in Japanese Taiwan on August 18, 1945. The teaser begins with Makrand Deshpande explaining about India's India's best-kept secret, Subhash Chandrabose, and calls his death in a plane crash a cover-up story.## Nikhil Siddhartha, who plays the role of a Spy in the movie, has been given the responsibility to resolve the mystery behind Nitaji's death, and during his mission to unveil the truth, he meets with deadly challenges. The teaser is filled with full of stylish action and goosebump moments. ## The visuals are grand and bigger than Nikhli's previous movies, plus, the subject of the movie and the background music is thrilling enough along with good performances to make it a movie to watch out for. The reception to the teaser has been overwhelming and created huge curiosity among the fans which should translate into a good opening at the box office.## Written by Anirudh Krishna MurthyK and Raja Shekhar Reddy, and produced by ED Entertainments, "Spy" also stars Iswarya Menon, Sanya Thakur, Makrand Deshpande, and Abhinav Gomatam in key roles. The movie is scheduled to release on June 29 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.## ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: The Kerala Story Second Monday Early Estimates
1136 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kerala Story Second Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 15 - The Kerala Story remains rock solid on its second Monday and is likely to hit the double-digit mark again. ## After scoring an excellent second weekend, the blockbuster hit scored an estimated 9.50-10.50 crores net on Monday, pushing the total net collection to around 147 crores in 11 days. The movie is performing exceptionally well in the Mumbai circuit and is also strong in other markets as well. ## With this sort of trending at the box office, The Kerala Story is bound to cross 200 crores net easily, but from hereon, even 250 crores net looks well within reach. It will cross 150 crores net tomorrow and will become the second-biggest Bollywood movie for the year.## The Kerala Story will also become the highest-grossing female-centric Indian film of all time by tomorrow, beating Kangana Ranaut's "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" which scored around 151 crores net. Worldwide, it will look to match the numbers of "The Kashmir Files" which grossed over 340 crores last year.## Stay tuned...

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Blockbuster Malayalam Movie '2018' Hits Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1136 days ago
Mollywood

Blockbuster Malayalam Movie '2018' Hits Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Kochi, May 15 - The Malayalam film industry's search for the third worldwide 100 crores grosser finally ends after nearly four years as survival thriller 2018 has breached this historic milestone.## Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, "2018" grossed approx. 100.20 crores through the second Monday (11 days) and becomes the fastest Malayalam movie to achieve the 100 crores worldwide gross milestone.## "2018" has taken just 11 days to breach the century mark. Mohanlal's "Lucifer", which was the last film to achieve this milestone, took 12 days for the same. The first Malayalam movie to gross 100 crores worldwide was also a Mohanlal-starrer, titled "Pulimurugan" (2016). ## The domestic collection of "2018" is approx 51.20 crores while the overseas collection is around 49 crores. It is performing exceptionally well and the solid trending will give it a chance to become the biggest Malayalam grosser of all time, beating "Pulimurugan". ## Produced by Kavya Film Company and PK Prime Production, the film, based on true events, is about how Malayalis faced the 2018 flood together, irrespective of caste, religion, and party differences when half of the state came under water due to the flood. It stars Kunchacko Boban, Tovino Thomas, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, and Aparna Balamurali, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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The Kerala Story Becomes The Highest-Grossing Women-Centric Indian Film
1136 days ago
Bollywood

The Kerala Story Becomes The Highest-Grossing Women-Centric Indian Film

Mumbai, May 15 - Adah Sharma-starrer drama film, The Kerala Story has become the highest-grossing women-centric Indian film of all-time at the domestic box office, beating Kangana Ranaut-fronted "Tanu Weds Manu Returns". ## Directed by Sudipto Sen, "The Kerala Story" has scored 156.69 crores net collection in 12 days, after the massive second-weekend collection of over 50 crores. It has surpassed "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" lifetime total of around 151 crores net to become the number female-led film in India.## Top 3 highest-grossing female-led films in India - ## 1. The Kerala Story - 156.69 Cr (12 days)## 2. Tanu Weds Manu Returns - 150.71 Cr## 3. Gangubai Kathiawadi - 132 cr## As far as 2023 is concerned, "The Kerala Story" also become the second-biggest Bollywood movie after surpassing Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor-fronted "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" which scored around 147 crores net collection. TKS is only behind Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" which scored over 500 crores net this year.## "The Kerala Story", meanwhile, has already become a huge blockbuster for the makers. It was made on a low budget of around 15 crores and it will end up as one of the most profitable Indian films of all time. The movie is expected to finish around 250 crores net collection.## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan To Team Up With Atlee For A Mass Entertainer
1136 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan To Team Up With Atlee For A Mass Entertainer

Mumbai, May 15 - Director Atlee is gearing up for the release of his maiden Bollywood movie "Jawan" starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in September this year. While "Jawan" marks his directorial debut in Bollywood, the filmmaker has locked his next but this time as a producer. ## Over the last year, there have been rumours that Varun Dhawan and Atlee would collaborate for a mass entertainer. Varun too has expressed his wish to work with the filmmaker for an out-and-out action entertainer and now, as per the latest reports, the duo is finally coming together.## According to reports, Varun has been in talks with Atlee for a while now and they have finally decided to work together. It further revealed that Atlee would be producing the movie with Murad Khetani. The makers are currently working on finalizing the rest of the cast and crew.## The movie is said to be the adaptation of Thalapathy Vijay's "Theri" in which new characters will be added with a plot twist. Tamil director Kalees will reportedly be directing this film which will be shot over a period of four to five months as the makers are planning to release this yet-untitled movie in the Summer of 2024.## Varun Dhawan, meanwhile, has completed the shoot of director Nitesh Tiwari's romantic action drama "Bawaal", co-starring Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead, which will release in October this year. He is currently shooting for Amazon Prime Video's "Citadel" co-starring Samantha Rukh Prabhu and also has the sequel to "Bhediya" for 2025 release. Atlee's film will be his immediate next big screen entertainer after "Bawaal".## Stay tuned...

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