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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The Guardian Critics Pick Alia Bhatt As Their Favorite For Best Actress Oscar 2023 For Gangubai Kathiawadi
1248 days ago
Bollywood

The Guardian Critics Pick Alia Bhatt As Their Favorite For Best Actress Oscar 2023 For Gangubai Kathiawadi

Mumbai, January 24 - The nominations for the 95th Academy awards will be announced later today and this year, a couple of Indian films are in the race to grab the big prize. "Chhello Show" (The Last Film Show) is India's official Oscars 2023 entry and it has been shortlisted in the top 15 Best International Films. ## SS Rajamouli's "RRR" has been in the hot in awards and it is predicted to score, at least, one nomination in the Best Original Song category for "Naatu Naatu". It is also in the race to grab the Best Pictures nominations, however, the chances are slim in this category. ## Meanwhile, out of nowhere, Alia Bhatt-fronted "Gangubai Kathiawadi" is gaining the buzz to strike something big at the Oscars 2023. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial was an immensely popular and critically acclaimed film worldwide. The critics have been praising Alia Bhatt for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. ## Buzz aside, the thing that will definitely make every Indian go wow is that Alia Bhatt has been picked as the favorite to win the Best Actress Oscars by the critics of one of the oldest and most popular newspapers, The Guardian. ## According to The Guardian's critics - Mark Kermode and Wendy Ide, Alia has been the standout performer in 2022 and is their personal favorite for Best Actress award. While both critics pick Alia as their winner they are doubtful about Academy's choice. It may also be because "Gangubai Kathiawadi" is the least promoted film in North America so there is no genuine buzz in Hollywood. ## Well, all the questions about who is going to get the nod for Oscars 2023 will be answered today when the nominations will be announced. As for India, there haven't been films that came close to this prestigious honor in the past than "RRR" and, "Gangubai Kathiawadi" as well as "Chhello Show", so this might be the year to remember for the Indian cinema. ## Stay tuned...

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Vicky Kaushal To Headline Director Laxman Utekar's Warrior Drama Film
1249 days ago
Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal To Headline Director Laxman Utekar's Warrior Drama Film

Mumbai, January 23 - Actor Vicky Kaushal will be reuniting with director Laxman Utekar for a historical warrior drama film. The due is currently working on their first collaboration, a social comedy about a married couple opting for the PM Awas Yojana to get a house of their own. Sara Ali Khan is the female lead in the film. ## According to Peepingmoon.com, Vicky and Laxman have been discussing their second film together for quite some time now which is a larger-than-life biopic of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the eldest son of the Maratha empire's founder and the great warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ## The report further said that Vicky has agreed to play the titular role and pre-production work has also begun. Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films will be producing this big-budget film that will be mounted on a massive scale. The shoot for the film is expected to kick-start in mid-this year. ## The "Uri" actor will start shooting for this historical action drama after finishing the Meghna Gulzar-directed "Sam Bahadur". The actor also has Yash Raj Films' "The Great Indian Family", co-starring Manushi Chhillar, and a film with Dharma Productions. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan Packs Biggest Pre-Sales For A Bollywood Movie In The Opening Weekend
1249 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan Packs Biggest Pre-Sales For A Bollywood Movie In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, January 23 - The advance booking of Pathaan is continuing with strong momentum. The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer has already scored the biggest pre-sales for a Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic and now, it has scored the biggest advance sales ever for the opening weekend. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan's" advance booking for the 5-day opening weekend is around 47 crores gross (as of Jan. 23), which is the highest-ever for a Bollywood film. It has crossed Anand's own directorial "War" which had minted approx. 42 crores gross advance sales for the opening weekend in 2019. ## "Pathaan" is expected to create a run riot at the box office, at least, for the opening weekend. The opening day pre-sales for the movie are currently around 22 crores gross and it is expected to cross "War" opening day by tonight. It has so far sold approx. 715K tickets for the first day and approx. 1.7 million for the weekend. ## As of now, #Pathaan Advance Booking Gross✅💥1st Day: 21.37 Cr [701576 tickets sold]2nd Day: 12.41 Cr Cr [416484 tickets sold]Other Days: 12.73 Cr [538594 tickets sold]Total: 46.51 Cr Gross [1656654 tickets sold]All-Time Highest For Bollywood✅🔥#War was 41.60 Cr Gross— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) January 23, 2023 ## As far as the Hindi language films are concerned, Yash-fronted "KGF 2" is the highest pre-sales scorer with approx. 41 crores gross for the opening day post-pandemic. "Pathaan" is unlikely to beat "KGF 2", however, it may beat or come close to Kannada biggie on national chains in terms of tickets sold. "Pathaan" has sold apporx. 370K tickets in three national chains for more than 1 day to go while "KGF 2" had sold approx. 515K tickets for the opening day. ## Stay tuned...

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Top 10 Highest-Rated Shah Rukh Khan's Films As Per IMDb
1249 days ago
Bollywood

Top 10 Highest-Rated Shah Rukh Khan's Films As Per IMDb

Mumbai, January 23 - The most-awaited comeback of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is just around the corner as his highly-anticipated spy action thriller film Pathaan is scheduled to hit big screens on January 25. ## Shah Rukh Khan was last seen on the big screen in Zero (2018) in a full-fledged role. The upcoming film is touted to be SRK's smashing comeback at the box office. The inside reports about this Yash Raj Films' biggie are highly promising and the industry is having high hopes for this film. ## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan's films have always been favorites of audiences irrespective of their box office performances. IMDb has released the list of the top 10 highest-rated films of King Khan ahead of the big release. Some of the films on the list have gained cult status and have given SRK immense popularity. Have a look at the list of highest-rated films of SRK - ## 1. Swades## 2. Chak De! India## 3. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge## 4. My Name Is Khan## 5. Kal Ho Naa Ho## 6. Hey Ram## 7. Veer-Zaara## 8. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa## 9. Darr## 10. Baazigar## Apart from a couple of aforementioned films, all other films in the list were huge box office hits as well as critically hailed. Given the hype of "Pathaan", it is certain to become a box office success and it will be interesting to see if it manages to feature in the top 10 most-rated SRK film of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Trailer: Ranbir Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor In Quirky Love Game
1249 days ago
Bollywood

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Trailer: Ranbir Kapoor And Shraddha Kapoor In Quirky Love Game

Mumbai, January 23 - Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor team up for the first time for filmmaker Luv Ranjan's romantic-comedy Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. As the title suggests, the movie is another quirky take on modern relationships by Ranjan who seems to have delivered again. ## The trailer of TJMM was launched on Monday (January 23) and it promises a complete package of entertainment. The posters of the film along with its title have been creating one of its kind buzz and the love story shown in the film will definitely resonate with the young audience, at least, something like this can be said after seeing the trailer. ## The trailer begins with the line - "aajkal relationship mein ghusna ashaan hai lekin usme se nikalana mushkil, rishta jodna ashaan hai to todna mushkil". Well, the trailer goes like that where Shraddha and Ranbir indulge in the love game. The story has a lot of twists and turns and that is something to watch out for in the film. ## There are a lot of similarities between Ranbir's character in TJMM and "Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani" which can be termed his strong zone. Shraddha, meanwhile, is a complete package and her chemistry with Ranbir shines bright in the trailer. The trailer is colorful and is something that marks the return of youthful comedic romance in Bollywood. ## "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" is directed and produced by Luv Ranjan and presented by T- Series. The movie also stars Boney Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, and Anubhav Singh Bassi. It is all set to have a festive release worldwide in cinemas on Holi, 8th March 2023. ## ##

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Zoe Saldana Becomes The Only Actor In History To Be A Part Of Four $2 Billion Grosser Films
1249 days ago
Hollywood

Zoe Saldana Becomes The Only Actor In History To Be A Part Of Four $2 Billion Grosser Films

Los Angeles, January 23 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has passed the $2 billion mark at the global box office and becomes only the 6th film in history to reach the milestone. ## The prestigious and rare box office milestone of "Avatar 2" has led actress Zoe Saldana to enter the elite club which she shared with no one. The veteran actress has become the only actor on the planet to be a part of four films that have grossed $2 billion globally. ## The actress has been a force to reckon with in Hollywood and has been a part of some of the finest and highest-grossing films. As for the record, she played the main lead in "Avatar" ($2.91 billion), and "Avatar: The Way of Water" ($2.02 billion*) as Neytiri. ## Apart from the aforementioned two films, Saldana was part of "Avengers: Infinity War" ($2.052 billion) and "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.7 billion) in supporting roles. The actress has been a key part of the MCU with his role as Gamora which is the main character in "The Guardians of The Galaxy" films and also appeared in "Avengers" flicks. ## Meanwhile, James Cameron too has become the only director in history to have 3 films in $2 billion clubs, and those include "Titanic" ($2.18 billion), and the two Avatar films. Russo brothers ( Anthony Russo and Joe Russo) have two films in the $2 billion club - "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame". ## Stay tuned...

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Avatar: The Way of Water Races Past $2 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office
1250 days ago
Hollywood

Avatar: The Way of Water Races Past $2 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office

Los Angeles, January 22 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has passed the $2 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the first film in the covid-19 pandemic era to achieve the feat. ## The blockbuster sequel reached the box office milestone in 38 days. At the end of its 6th weekend, "Avatar 2" stands at $2.02 billion globally. It has grossed approx. $598 million at the domestic (North America) and $1.43 billion overseas. ## The Disney-backed blockbuster has grossed $228 million on IMAX and becomes the second highest-grossing film ever on IMAX globally.## "Avatar 2" is only the 6th film in history to reach the $2 billion mark, and out of which, 3 films belong to James Cameron. The movie also achieved the feat 7 days faster than the first "Avatar" which hit the $2 billion mark in 45 days.## Top 10 international markets of "Avatar 2" through the 6th Sunday are as follows - China ($229.70 M), France ($129.80 M), Germany ($117.00 M), Korea ($96.90 M), the UK ($81.90 M), India ($57.90 M), Australia ($55.10 M), Mexico ($51.40 M), Spain ($47.00 M), and Italy ($45.30 M).## The sci-fi epic will next beat "Avengers: Infinity War's" $2.05 billion by Thursday to become the 5th highest-grossing film of all time. The movie is expected to finish in the top 3 films of all time with a worldwide gross collection of over $2.3 billion. ## Stay tuned...

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Independence Day 2023 Week Gets Crowded With Multiple Indian Blockbusters
1250 days ago
Bollywood

Independence Day 2023 Week Gets Crowded With Multiple Indian Blockbusters

Mumbai, January 22 - After a dismal show in 2022, the Independence Day 2023 week is gearing up for another mega box office period as multiple Indian titles are aiming to release during this time.## Ranbir Kapoor's action thriller film "Animal" with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga was long announced to hit theaters on August 11, 2023. The highly-anticipated film will be released in multiple languages worldwide. It also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, and Bobby Deol in prominent roles.## While "Animal" is easily one of the most-awaited Bollywood flicks, it may not get the advantage of the solo release as another biggie, "Gadar 2" is eyeing the same slot. The sequel to all-time blockbuster "Gadar" stars Sunny Deol will reportedly be hitting theaters on the same day as "Animal" on August 11. ## Mahesh Babu's blockbuster "SSMB 28" with director Trivikram Srinivas will be the major Telugu biggie to release during Independence Day week this year. The movie was supposed to release on April 28 but due to the delay in shooting, the makers have postponed the release to August 11, 2023. ## As per the latest reports, superstar Rajinikanth's most-waited action comedy film "Jailer" has been shifted to an Independence Day week release. Though the makers didn't announce the release date officially it was supposed to release in April this year. It will now hit screens on August 11. ## There might be a couple of small-budget films during the same slot. However, in August month, there will be multiple films hitting theaters. Mohanlal's "Ram" and Dulquer Salmaan's "King of Kotha" are aiming for August 24 release. ## Stay tuned...

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Selfiee Trailer: Superstar Vs Superfan War Promises A Crazy Fun Ride
1250 days ago
Bollywood

Selfiee Trailer: Superstar Vs Superfan War Promises A Crazy Fun Ride

Mumbai, January 22 - The Khiladi of Bollywood Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi has joined hands for the first time for director Raj Mehta's comedy-drama Selfiee. It is the remake of the Malayalam movie "Driving Licence" and also stars Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty as the female leads. ## The trailer of "Selfiee" was launched on Sunday (January 22) and going by the first look at the trailer, the movie promises a crazy fun ride between a movie star and his fan. Akshay Kumar plays the role of a superstar while Emraan plays the role of an inspector who happens to be his die-hard fan. ## The trailer shows how a misunderstanding leads to escalating into a feud between the two which is played out in front of the entire country. The trailer also shows both Akshay and Emraan having a dance-off on the recreated version of the song 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari'. ## "Selfiee" is backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions in association with Prithviraj Sukumaran's Magic Frames. It marks Prithviraj Sukumaran's debut in Hindi cinema production. The movie is scheduled to release in theaters on February 24. ## ## Stay tuned...

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South Indian Pongal/Sankranthi Blockbusters Hit 700 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1250 days ago
Kollywood

South Indian Pongal/Sankranthi Blockbusters Hit 700 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, January 22 - The year 2023 has opened with a bang for the Indian film industry, led by South Indian films as the gamble to release four big films around the same time on this Pongal/Sankranthi festival has paid off. ## Pongal/Sankranthi has always been a lucrative festival for South Indian films at the box office, and this year was no different with four biggies released and got succeeded. Thalapathy Vijay and Ajith Kumar released their biggies "Varisu" and "Thunivu", respectively. On the other hand, Chiranjeevi and Nandamuri Balakrishna brought their films "Waltair Veerarya" and "Veera Simha Reddy". ## All four aforementioned films were having over 400 crores on their shoulders as far as the theatrical share collection is concerned. The combined business of all four films has already crossed the break-even mark as the overall gross collection of them has rocked 700 crores at the global box office. Thalapathy Vijay's "Varisu" is leading over the other three films though it is yet to achieve its individual break-even target. ## Have a look at the total collection details of all four films worldwide (as of January 21) - ## Varisu - The family action drama film has grossed approx. 244 crores worldwide, including 166 crores domestically so far in just 11 days and it will soon turn into a profitable venture for the investors despite the high stake. The movie was valued at around 140 crores and has already recovered approx. 128 crores, needing another 10-12 crores for the break-even. It has a direct clash with "Thunivu", and despite that, the movie has managed to cross the 100 crores mark in Tamil Nadu state. ## Waltair Veerayya - The action drama film has become the first clean hit for Megastar Chiranjeevi since "Khaidi No. 150" (2017). It has so far grossed approx. 178 crores worldwide, including approx. 153 crores in India in just 9 days. It was valued at approx. 89 crores and has already managed to make approx. 17 crores profit. It will soon enter a 200 crores club worldwide. ## Thunivu - Another film that has managed to achieve the break-even target within two weeks. In just 11 days since its release, the heist action thriller film has grossed approx. 168 crores, including approx. 118 crores domestically. It was valued at around 85 crores and it has surpassed this mark and turned into a profitable venture. ## Veera Simha Reddy - The Nandamuri Balakrishna's action drama gets saved by the Sankranthi holidays. It will eventually achieve the break-even target but is unlikely to big a big profitable film for the involved parties. Despite all this, it has become the highest-grossing film for NBK. The movie so far has grossed approx. 120 crores worldwide, including approx. 106 crores domestically in 10 days. ## The combined gross collection of all four aforementioned films stands at approx. 710 crores (as of January 21) and the said films are likely to add another, at least, 30-40 crores more to the tally.## Stay tuned...

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'Pathaan' Crosses 'Brahmastra' To Score Biggest Advances For A Bollywood Movie Post Pandemic
1250 days ago
Bollywood

'Pathaan' Crosses 'Brahmastra' To Score Biggest Advances For A Bollywood Movie Post Pandemic

Mumbai, January 22 - Yash Raj Films' highly-anticipated spy action thriller Pathaan, starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all set for a monstrous start at the box office. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" is witnessing phenomenal response in advance booking and becomes the biggest pre-sales scorer Bollywood flick post the covid-19 pandemic. It has crossed Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmatra Part One: Shiva". ## "Brahmastra", which was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2022, scored 17.70 crores gross in the advance booking itself for the opening day. Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" has crossed that mark with three days still to go for the release and it is likely to score one of the biggest advances of all time. ## Meanwhile, the upcoming biggie has already become the highest pre-sales scorer Indian film of 2023, crossing Nandamuri Balakrishna's Telugu action drama "Veera Simha Reddy" which recently scored approx. 16.20 crores gross for the opening day.## Also starring John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, "Pathaan" has so far sold approx. 300K tickets at three national cinema chains while the overall sold tickets count for the opening day is close to 580K. Till the time of release, the movie is expected to sell around 1 million tickets for the first day. ## Stay tuned...

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Assures Full Support To Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan'
1250 days ago
Bollywood

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Assures Full Support To Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan'

Guwahati, January 22 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's spy action thriller Pathaan is set to big screens on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. The movie, however, has been at the center of controversy, and recently, a group of people allegedly stormed into a cinema hall in Assam's Narengi on Friday, vandalizing property and burning down posters of the movie. ## Shah Rukh Khan has expressed concerns over such incidents and dialed Assam CM to look into this matter. The CM took to his Twitter account to announce that his government will do anything to protect law and order in the state and ensures full support for the screening of the film. ## "Bollywood actor Shri @iamsrk called me and we talked today morning at 2 am. He expressed concern about an incident in Guwahati during screening of his film. I assured him that it's duty of state govt to maintain law & order. We'll enquire and ensure no such untoward incidents", the CM wrote on Twitter. ## Bollywood actor Shri @iamsrk called me and we talked today morning at 2 am. He expressed concern about an incident in Guwahati during screening of his film. I assured him that it’s duty of state govt to maintain law & order. We’ll enquire and ensure no such untoward incidents.— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 22, 2023 ## Earlier yesterday (Jan. 21), when asked about the protests against the screening of 'Pathaan', Sarma said "Who is Shah Rukh Khan? Why should we care? We already have many Shah Rukh Khans? I have not heard about any movie by the name of 'Pathaan' and neither do I have any time for it".## "Pathaan" is directed by Siddharth Anand and is produced by Yash Raj Films. The movie also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in prominent roles while Salman Khan plays a cameo as Tiger. ## Stay tuned...

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