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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Prabhas To Join Hands With Director Sukumar For A Pan India Film?
1277 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas To Join Hands With Director Sukumar For A Pan India Film?

Hyderabad, December 26 - Director Sukumar, who is carrying high expectations to deliver something extraordinary with "Pushpa - The Rule", has reportedly locked his next film. The blockbuster filmmaker recently met with producers Abhishek Aggarwal and Vivek Agnihotri regarding their maiden project. ## Abhishek Aggarwal had taken to social media and announced that his collaboration with Sukumar will be never-seen-before in Indian cinema and now, according to the latest reports, Prabhas has been locked in to headline the film. ## According to Telugu360, director Sukumar recently had a meeting with Prabhas in which he pitched up an idea and the superstar loved it. Abhishek Aggarwal, the man behind recent blockbusters like The Kashmir Files and Karthikeya 2 will produce this prestigious project with Vivek Agnihotri coming on board as co-producer.## Sukumar wanted to direct Prabhas for a long time and it seems he finally has his moment to work with one of the biggest superstars of the country. Prabhas and Sukumar reportedly have received huge advances and they are keen to start this Pan India biggie in 2024.## Prabhas, on the other hand, is currently juggling between the shoots of "Salaar", "Project K", and director Maruthi's "Raja Deluxe". He also has director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's "Spirit" which is expected to start filming by the end of next year. Prabhas' next release will be Om Raut's magnum opus "Adipurush", slated to hit screens in June 2023.## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' Look In Director Maruthi's Film Leaves Fans Excited
1277 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' Look In Director Maruthi's Film Leaves Fans Excited

Hyderabad, December 26 - Superstar Prabhas is working non-stop on some of the biggest films that will be released in the next couple of years. In between big-budget entertainers, the superstar has started a comparatively low-budget movie with director Maruthi.## Prabhas' movie with Maruthi has been in the news for quite some time now, and the "Baahubali" star finally joined the shoot recently. Initially, fans of Prabhas were worried about this collaboration but the leaked photo from the sets of the film, which is rumored to be titled Raja Deluxe, has left fans excited.## "Raja Deluxe" is touted to be a horror-comedy flick and the first look of Prabhas gives a glimpse of his casual look from the movie. The fans are going gaga over the picture in which Prabhas can be seen seating on a chair wearing a simple checked shirt and black pants, with a white t-shirt and accompanied by director Maruthi and other team members.## Prabhas will reportedly be shooting for Maruthi's film during the time period he will get between the shoots of "Salaar" and "Project K". Malavika Mohanan and Niddhi Agerwal are said to be playing the female leads with Sanjay Dutt also playing a crucial role in the movie. ## Glimpse: #Prabhas on the sets of #Maruthi 's horror comedy film#PrabhasMaruthi pic.twitter.com/tcOKfN19Zx— Sashidhar Adivi (@sashidharadivi) December 25, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

Avatar 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross At The Indian Box Office
1278 days ago
Hollywood

Avatar 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross At The Indian Box Office

Mumbai, December 25 - James Cameron's mega movie Avatar: The Way of Water is continuing with its phenomenal run at the Indian box office. The movie has already become the second highest-grossing Hollywood movie, behind only "Avengers: Endgame" and now, it has reached another milestone. ## The sci-fi epic, which is the sequel to the all-time grosser of Cameron's "Avatar" (2009), has crossed 300 crores gross in India in just 10 days. It has scored approx. 305 crores ($37 million) in all languages, including approx. 30 crores gross on its second Sunday (10th day). ## The original English language of the movie has been the best performing with approx. 161 crores gross, followed by approx. 99 crores in Hindi. The South Indian languages have contributed approx. 45 crores gross. The movie has also crossed 250 crores net collection and will be breaching the 300 crores mark by Thursday or Friday. ## India has been the 4th biggest market for "Avatar" outside the domestic (North American) market. In North America, the movie has grossed approx. $253 million (approx. 2090 crores). China is the leading international market for "Avatar 2" with approx. 101 million (approx. 834 crores). ## The Disney tentpole has reached $855 million (approx. 7066 crores), including approx. $602 million (4973 crores) through the second Sunday at the global box office and will be breaching the $1 billion box office mark by Tuesday or Wednesday.## Stay tuned...

Top 10 Indian Cities Where Most Number of Movie Tickets Sold On Book My Show In 2022
1278 days ago
Tollywood

Top 10 Indian Cities Where Most Number of Movie Tickets Sold On Book My Show In 2022

Mumbai, December 25 - Book My Show, the online movie ticket portal, recently revealed the top 10 movies of 2022 with the highest number of tickets sold on its platform. Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" has been the most-watched Indian film of 2022 with over 50 million footfalls in theaters. ## Apart from revealing the top 10 movies, Book My Show also revealed which Indian cities witnessed the highest number of footfalls this year. While the portal didn't reveal the number of tickets, it announced that Hyderabad sold the highest number of tickets this year on BMS. ## The Telugu film industry has had great success this year, led by SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster "RRR" along with Mahesh Babu's "Sarkaru Vaari Paata", "Bheemla Nayak", "Karthikeya 2", and "Sita Ramam" along with many others. Kannada biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2" also did excellent business in Telugu states. ## The silicon valley of India, Bengaluru was also the top contributor to the Indian film industry as BMS announced it sold the second-highest number of movie tickets in the city in 2022. The Kannada film industry has been the biggest box office contributor this year, thanks to the biggest grosser of the year "KGF 2", along with the surprise monster blockbuster "Kantara", "777 Charlie", and "Vikrant Rona". ## The Hindi film industry wasn't top of its game in 2022 but still, the key contribution from the films like "Brahmastra", "The Kashmir Files", "Drishyam 2", and "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" along with the huge contribution from the Hindi versions of "KGF 2", "RRR", and "Kantara", Mumbai scored the 3rd highest number of footfalls this year, as per BMS. The aforementioned films also attracted Delhi NCR audience as it ranked 4th in the list. ## The Tamil film industry also performed well, led by two 400+ crores grossers - "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1" and "Vikram" this year as Chennai city scored 5th highest number of tickets sold. The next 5 cities with the most tickets sold on BMS are Pune and Kochi at number 6 and 7 while Kolkata, Coimbatore, and Vizag, is at number 8, 9, and 10, respectively. ## From the next year, Mumbai might return to the top as there are some of the biggest Bollywood films lined up to release in theaters, including "Pathaan", "Tiger 3", "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan", "Jawan", "Fighter", "Adipurush", "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", "Animal", and "Dunki", among others. ## Stay tuned...

Former US President Barack Obama Picks His Most Favorite Films of 2022
1278 days ago
Hollywood

Former US President Barack Obama Picks His Most Favorite Films of 2022

Los Angeles, December 25 - The former US president, Barack Obama has shared the list of the films along with the music and books he liked in 2022 and there are a number of titles that made headlines this year. ## Obama shared the list of his favorite movies of the year and the movie which topped his list is Steve Spielberg's coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans. Viola Davis' war epic The Woman King to Tom Cruise's epic sequel Top Gun: Maverick to Michelle Yeoh's just being epic in Everything Everywhere All At Once also made to his favorite movie list of 2022. ## He also really enjoyed Cate Blanchette's tour de force in Tar, along with Till, and the documentary Descendant, which he and Michelle produced through their Higher Ground company. Among the hottest movies of the year, James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" and Ryan Coogler's "The Black Panther" did not make it into Obama's list of his favorite films. ## Obama took to Twitter and shared his favorite movies and actually asked for comments about movies he missed.## I saw some great movies this year – here are some of my favorites. What did I miss? pic.twitter.com/vsgEmc8cn8— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 23, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

Shah Rukh Khan's Spy Actioner 'Pathaan' To Become The First Indian Film To Release In ICE Theater Format
1278 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's Spy Actioner 'Pathaan' To Become The First Indian Film To Release In ICE Theater Format

Mumbai, December 25 - Yash Raj Films is gearing up to kickstart 2023 by releasing one of its biggest films, Pathaan starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the title role. The movie is a part of YRF's ambitious spy universe and it also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in prominent roles along with the cameo of Salman Khan as Tiger.## "Pathaan" is scheduled to release on January 25, and to make the theater experience memorable for audiences, YRF will also release the movie in ICE theater format. PVR Cinemas, India's largest film exhibitor in partnership with French exhibitor CGR Cinemas, recently opened India's first premium ICE Theatres auditorium in two of its leading cinemas in Delhi NCR. Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in this format.## "Yash Raj Films has been the front-runner to adopt path-breaking technology that pushes the envelope to give audiences an immersive movie-going experience. We are proud to announce that Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in ICE format to give audiences an immersive experience", says Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, Yash Raj Films.## The ICE theater format includes side panels which along with the main screen, create a peripheral vision, giving a sense of enhanced immersion with a background contrast of colours and motion. Hollywood films like Doctor Stange 2, The Batman, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Top Gun: Maverick and Morbius have been released in ICE THEATERS in this high-end format. ## The PVR ICE theater is currently screening James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar: The Way of Water". Rohan Malhotra said that YRF will continue to be the first adopter of premium formats in India like it has done in the past like Dhoom 3 (2013) – 1st Indian film in IMAX, Thugs of Hindostan (2018) – 1st Indian film in 4DX and MX4D, War (2019) – 1st Indian film in D-Box.## Stay tuned...

'Avatar 2' Is A Mighty Box Office Blockbuster In India
1279 days ago
Hollywood

'Avatar 2' Is A Mighty Box Office Blockbuster In India

Mumbai, December 24 - Maverick filmmaker James Cameron, with his sci-fi epic Avatar: The Way of Water, is proving his might once again and there is no one to challenge him at the moment as far as the Indian box office is concerned. ## "Avatar 2" was the most anticipated Hollywood film in India ever since it was announced and the excitement for it never dropped despite the covid-19 pandemic. The long wait finally ended with the movie getting released a week ago on December 16, and as expected, Indian thronged to theaters to experience the magical world of Pandora.## The movie opened to the second biggest opening for a Hollywood movie in India with 40.3 crores net for all languages, behind only "Avengers: Endgame" which opened to mighty 53.60 crores net in 2019. Cameron's directorial met with favorable word of mouth and this led the movie to score a huge 128.8 crores net in the opening weekend and 193.6 crores net in the first full week. ## There was competition for "Avatar 2" in its second weekend with multiple new releases, including Rohit Shetty's "Cirkus". However, the movie remained unscratched and brought in nearly 60 crores net. "Avengers: Endgame" is currently the highest Hollywood grosser in India with approx. 374 crores net in all languages, and "Avatar 2" has already scored approx. 252 crores in just 10 days.## The underperformance of "Cirkus" has ensured an uninterpreted run till Pongal 2023 when multiple big South Indian films will be released. There are all chances "Avatar 2" may cross Endgame much before Pongal and it looks like an easy 400 crores net earner. ## The first "Avatar" movie scored 104 crores net in 2009 and its successor might end up with more than 4X of it. ## Stay tuned...

Varun Dhawan Opens Up On The Box Office Performance of 'Bhediya'
1279 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan Opens Up On The Box Office Performance of 'Bhediya'

Mumbai, December 24 - Varun Dhawan was recently seen in Maddock Films' creature comedy Bhediya, co-starring Kriti Sanon as the female lead. The actor had undergone rigorous prep sessions to step into the shoes of a man slowly turning into a mythical wolf. ## "Bhediya" was shot in real locations and was mounted on world-class VFX shots. However, despite all the efforts by the makers, the film couldn't bring in the makers of the number had thought at the box office. It grossed approx. 93 crores at the global box office, including approx. 77 crores in India.## Varun Dhawan, during a recent interview, expressed his views on the film's box office performance and said, "It has been such a strange year, (with films) trying to get people back to theatres. I expected Bhediya to do better box-office numbers than it did. Having said that, I am grateful that people have seen the film in cinemas and its collection is higher than that of many. It tells you that you should try and do better". ## Despite the underperformance of "Bhediya", Varun Dhawan said that he was creatively satisfied with it and would love to experiment in the future as well.## "Bhediya" was Varun Dhawan's second release of the year. Earlier, he was seen in Dharma Productions' "Jugjugg Jeeyo", which did fairly well at the box office and grossed over 130 crores worldwide. The actor will next be seen in director Nitesh Tiwari's "Bawaal" which is scheduled to release in April 2023.## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' 'Salaar' Likely To Have Multiple Sequels
1279 days ago
Sandalwood

Prabhas' 'Salaar' Likely To Have Multiple Sequels

Bengaluru, December 24 - It has been a year to savor for Hombale Films which delivered two of the biggest blockbusters in the form of KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara at the box office. The studio is fast becoming one of the most bankable across the country and drawing huge audiences to the theaters. ## Hombale Films is no longer a regional production studio after such mega success and its founder, Vijay Kiragandur believes they have now bigger responsibility to deliver quality content and said that their real challenge begins in 2023 with the kind of films the studio has in the line-up, including potential blockbuster, Salaar, starring Prabhas. ## "We have a lot of responsibility right now in terms of selecting the right content and devising the right marketing strategies. Next year is going to be challenging for us", Kiragandur told indianexpress.com.## Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" is currently in production under the direction of Prashanth Neel, who also directed "KGF 2" which grossed over 1200 crores worldwide. There have been multiple reports about "Salaar" coming in two parts, but the makers never confirmed that same. During the interview, Kiragandur said that they are very much open to the sequels to both "Salaar" and "Kantara" along with "KGF 3" and there might be multiple of them for Prabhas-starrer.## "At present, we are open to that idea. We are also open to making sequels for Salaar. We will take the call after we watch the finished film. The same is with KGF 3. After Prashanth is done with Salaar, we will discuss it".## "85 percent shooting of Salaar is complete and by January 2023, we will complete the remaining shoot. We need six months for the VFX work and on September 28 will release it in cinemas", the producer added and promised that "Salaar" will be an out-an-out mass entertainer. "I saw the rushes. It's an out-and-out action film. Prabhas and Prithviraj have done a superb job".## "I believe this film (Salaar) has the potential to beat the box office records created by our films so far", he said.## Prabhas plays the title role of "Salaar" in the movie that also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, and Jagapathi Babu, among others in key roles. It is scheduled to release on September 28, 2023, in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.## Stay tuned...

Blockbuster Pakistani Film 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' To Release In Indian Cinemas: Report
1281 days ago
International

Blockbuster Pakistani Film 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' To Release In Indian Cinemas: Report

Mumbai, December 22 - The Pakistani Punjabi-language action drama film The Legend of Maula Jatt has been creating a sensation at the box office. The Bilal Lashari-directed blockbuster has grossed over PKR 230 crores at the global box office, the highest-grossing Lollywood film of all time. ## The movie was released on October 13, 2022, in Pakistan along with other international markets, and now, according to the latest reports, it is gearing up to make its debut in Indian cinemas. Bollywood Hungama reports that the Fawad Khan-fronted film will be released on December 30 in India. ## It is said that Zee Studios has grabbed the distribution rights of TLMJ in India and will release the film on December 30 this year. The plans are to release the film first in Delhi NCR and Punjab as the movie is in the Punjabi language. The studio might release it across the country if it gets positive word-of-mouth or might stick to its limited release, which will be known in the coming days. ## Produced by Ammara Hikmat and Asad Jamil Khan under the production banner of Lashari Films and Encyclomedia, TLMJ is an adaptation of the 1979 cult classic film "Maula Jatt" and is considered not a remake nor a sequel by the producers.## It is the first Pakistani film to score PKR 100 and 200 crores at the global box office. Fawad Khan plays the titular character with Hamza Ali Abbasi, Humaima Malik, and Mahira Khan.## Stay tuned...

Rohit Shetty Strongly Counters Bollywood Criticism
1281 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty Strongly Counters Bollywood Criticism

Mumbai, December 22 - Blockbuster Bollywood filmmaker, Rohit Shetty has responded to the unfair criticism the Bollywood film industry is receiving for its failure at the box office. The industry has gone through a rough phase over the last couple of years due to the covid-19 pandemic as films have failed to make a mark barring a few blockbusters.## There have been films this year that were expected to perform well, but couldn't spread magic at the box office. The underperformance of the films like "Bachchan Pandey", "Laal Singh Chaddha", and "Vikram Vedha", and others, led to criticism of the industry. ## Rohit Shetty, who is busy with the promotion of his upcoming comedy film "Cirkus", was asked a question about the poor run of Bollywood in comparison to southern industries which have delivered mega-blockbusters in 2022. ## Shetty stated that Bollywood is going through a phase due to the pandemic though it is not doom and gloom as there have been blockbusters films from Bollywood like Gangubai Kathiawadi, Brahmastra, The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiyya 2, and Drishyam 2. ## The filmmaker points out that Bollywood has been the synonym for blockbusters over the years and has been known to churn out one blockbuster after another since the 1970s. He listed out past blockbusters like Deewar, Don, Hum Aaapke Hai Kaun, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, Singham, Suryavanshi, Amar Akbar Anthony among several others. ## Rohit Shetty further said that Bollywood will be back with a bang with films like "Pathaan", "Tiger 3", "Fighter", "Dunki", and his own "Singham Again", among many others. ## Man of the moment strikes back with a statement that should have been said a long time ago. A great thought and speech there #RohitShetty 💯 pic.twitter.com/xeuiuO6fXo— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) December 22, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

India's Official Oscars 2023 Entry 'Last Film Show' Gets Shortlisted; SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Snubbed
1281 days ago
Tollywood

India's Official Oscars 2023 Entry 'Last Film Show' Gets Shortlisted; SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Snubbed

Mumbai, December 22 - Gujarati-language coming-of-age drama film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show) has been shortlisted in the 'International Feature Film' category at the Oscars 2023. ## The "Last Film Show" was selected as India's official entry for the Academy Awards 2023 over public favorite SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster RRR. Directed by Pan Nalin, the movie will now be competing with 14 other films in the international feature film category to grab a place in the top 5 films, which will be announced on January 24.## The 'Naatu Naatu' song from "RRR" has been shortlisted in the original song category, becoming the first-ever Indian song ever to be shortlisted for the Academy Awards. However, the movie received disappointments in other categories. ## "RRR" was submitted in 15 general categories, including Best Film. It was predicted to score nominations in the Visual Effects category, but was snubbed and couldn't make it to the top 10 shortlists for the nominations. There are still a few key categories in which "RRR" might get considered for the nominations.## Meanwhile, among the categories, India's The Elephant Whisperers has been shortlisted in the Best Documentary Short Film category while All That Breathes has been shortlisted in the Best Documentary Feature Film category. ## The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, while the Oscars ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.## Stay tuned...