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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Box Office: Vikram Vedha First Tuesday Early Estimates
1360 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Vikram Vedha First Tuesday Early Estimates

Mumbai, October 4 - Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's action thriller Vikram Vedha has had a decent hold on Monday for Rs. 5.39 crores. The movie witnesses a jump of approx. 10% on the first Tuesday for an estimated 6 crores net. ## The jump on the first Tuesday is not big but considering the working day, the jump is a good sign for the film going forward. It also benefits due to the Dussehra holiday tomorrow as the night shows are stronger than yesterday. ## "Vikram Vedha" grossed 74 crores worldwide in the first four days, and including today's collection, the total collection has raced past 80 crores. The movie will see further jump tomorrow and all of sudden, the collection will look good. The movie is eyeing 100 crores (+/-) in the first week at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Pushkar-Gayatri, "Vikram Vedha" has the super positive word of mouth while critics' reviews are also strong. However, remake films have had great success in recent times and that is probably one reason which is keeping audiences away from visiting theaters in large numbers. Still, the movie is putting up a decent fight and keeping the show running. ## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan Is In The Talks With Director Mohan Raja For 'Dhruva 2'
1360 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Charan Is In The Talks With Director Mohan Raja For 'Dhruva 2'

Hyderabad, October 4 - Director Mohan Raja is coming with another remake film Godfather with Megastar Chiranjeevi. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on October 5th in Telugu and Hindi. Mohan Raja is known as the remake king as 7 of his 9 previous directorial films were remade, and except for one film, all have been big hits at the box office. ## "Godfather" is Mohan Raja's only second Telugu film, despite the fact that he made his debut with the Telugu movie, titled "Hanuman Junction" in 2001. It was his Tamil movie "Thani Oruvan" (the first film with an original story) that was later remade in Telugu with Ram Charan under the title of "Dhruva".## "Dhruva" was released in 2016, and now, Mohan Raja is in talks with Ram Charan for its sequel. The sequel of the movie has been in discussion for a long time now, and now, producer NV Prasad, who produced "Dhruva", confirmed that early development for the sequel. It is not yet confirmed when the film will take off. ## Meanwhile, Ram Charan's film with director Shankar has reportedly been pushed to 2024 as the shoot is getting delayed due to Shankar shooting for Kamal Haasan's "Indian 2". Ram Charan is said to be in the talks with other directors and there is the possibility that he might announce a new film soon and release it in 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 1 To Become Fastest Film Ever To Reach 100 Crores In Tamil Nadu
1360 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 1 To Become Fastest Film Ever To Reach 100 Crores In Tamil Nadu

Chennai, October 4 - It has been an excellent year for the Tamil film industry so far at the box office. The Tamil cinema has seen 6 films crossing the 100 crores mark at the worldwide box office in 2022, and the latest on the list is maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 which is re-writing records for an Indian film. ## The cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name is on a rampage mode in the home state, Tamil Nadu where the film had a record-breaking opening weekend. Now, there is another record-awaiting for film in the state and that is getting the honor of becoming the fastest film ever to reach 100 crores in Tamil Nadu. ## "Ponniyin Selvan 1" has grossed approx. 95 crores in Tamil Nadu in the first 4 days, and today, it will enter the prestigious 100 crores club in the movie-loving state, which will make it the fastest film ever to enter the 100 crores club. The previous record belongs to Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" which reached the milestone in 7 days. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, "PS-1" has also crossed the 250 crores mark at the worldwide box office in just 4 days and is on its way to entering the 300 crores club within a week. Going by the current trend, "PS-1" is looking to become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, finishing ahead of "Vikram", which grossed approx. 414 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas And Om Raut Talk About 'Adipurush' Being The Most Precious Film
1360 days ago
Bollywood

Prabhas And Om Raut Talk About 'Adipurush' Being The Most Precious Film

Mumbai, October 4 - The teaser of Prabhas-fronted Adipurush was launched recently and it met with mixed reactions from the fans and critics. Directed by Om Raut, Adipurush is one of the most-awaited Indian films, but it seems the makers will have to spend more time on certain things to correct them before the final output is ready. ## "Adipurush" is Raut's take on the Hindu epic "Ramayana", by Valmiki, where Rama, the king of Ayodhya, travels to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita, who has been abducted by the king Ravana. The movie is set 7,000 years ago and in the film, Prabhas' character is not called Rama, he is Raghav, another name for Rama. Sita, played by Kriti Sanon, is called Janaki, while Saif Ali Khan's Ravana is Lankesh. ## Om Raut, in a recent interview with Variety, said that Prabhas was always his first choice for Raghav's character. "If it was not him, I would have not made the film", the filmmaker said and added that he designed the character to move beyond the "Prabhas persona". ## "The way he has played it is divine. It's extremely spiritual on many levels, yet at the same time, it's a commercial flick. So, it has that crazy balance of playing to the gallery, obviously, like everybody does, but at the same time, we had to maintain the sanctity and purity of the character and stay within that boundary and try to achieve what we want to achieve", Raut added.## It was not easy for Prabhas' to say yes to the movie because he thought it's the most precious film for the country and he had doubts if he could do justice to the character. But it was Raut who convinced him and asked not to worry about Raghav's role.## "Om designed the film for the present generation and wanted a swagger, which no other director could think of Adipurush like that. He designed it for kids and families. Even women love my action, so there's a lot of action. And, he designed it in a commercial way, so I think it's very happy news for the fans", Prabhas said.## Produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, "Adipurush" is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in Hindi, and Telugu along with dubbed versions of Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. It will also be released in IMAX and 3D.## Stay tuned...

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The Madras High Court Orders Blocking Over 13K Websites To Prevent 'Vikram Vedha' Piracy
1361 days ago
Bollywood

The Madras High Court Orders Blocking Over 13K Websites To Prevent 'Vikram Vedha' Piracy

Mumbai, October 3 - Superstar Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's action thriller Vikram Vedha is playing in theaters and doing decent business. While the makers are encouraging the audience to the film in theaters, there have been reports of the film getting leaked online. ## It has been reported that movie has been leaked online through various websites, and to prevent such activities, the Madras High Court has taken a big decision. ## According to Law Beat, the court recently passed an interim injunction restraining websites, including several unidentified ones, from infringing any copyright pertaining to "Vikram Vedha". Over 13,000 websites have been blocked to prevent piracy.## Reliance Entertainment Studio, the co-producer of the film filed a suit before the high court stating that it had invested substantial sums of money in the production of the film that had been released on over 4,000 screens across the country. ## Justice M Sundar passed the order on September 30, stating that the interim injunction shall operate for a period of six weeks. The court also ordered that the websites or any individual person must not record or reproduce any part of the film to make it available for public viewing, duplication, or distribution. ## Meanwhile, "Vikram Vedha", directed by Pushkar–Gayathri, grossed over 65 crores in the opening weekend at the worldwide box office. It is made in over 100 crores budget and has a decent run at the box office so far. The film is expected to get the benefit of the Dussehra holiday.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' First Monday Early Estimates
1361 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' First Monday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 3 - Mani Ratnam's epic period action drama film Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is re-writing box office records for a Tamil movie and putting up a remarkable show. ## After the record-breaking opening weekend, the cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, witnesses an excellent hold on its first Monday as it drops just around 50% from Sunday. It grossed an estimated 23 crores for all languages, pushing total domestic gross collection to over 150 crores. ## In Tamil Nadu, "PS-1" is going berserk. After grossing a record-breaking 78.9 crores in the opening weekend, the movie scored an estimated 17 crores on Monday, taking the total gross collection to over 95 crores in the state. It will break into 100 crores by tomorrow and going by the latest trend, "PS-1" might become the first film ever to reach 200 crores in TN. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, the "PS-1" original Tamil version has crossed 100 crores net, including an estimated 16 crores on Monday. The Hindi version too is proving a succesful venture approx. 10 crores net in 4 days. The Telugu and Kannada version have also crossed 15 crores net mark. ## "PS-1" is Mani Ratnam's biggest-grosser ever, in fact, it is his first 100 crores worldwide grosser which it acheived in less than two days. Including the estimated total on Monday, "PS-1" has crossed 250 crores mark and is on its way to become the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Pre-Release Business Details
1361 days ago
Tollywood

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, October 3 - Megastar Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan's political action drama film Godfather is getting ready for its worldwide release on October 5 on the occasion of Dussehra. Directed by Mohan Raja, "Godfather" is the official remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Lucifer". ## Chiranjeevi's last film "Acharya" was bombed at the box office and caused heavy losses to the distributors. This time, the investors haven't gone too far in grabbing the theatrical rights of "Godfather", and as a result, it is the lowest valued Chiranjeevi film in recent years. ## According to the latest Telugu trade reports, "Godfather" pre-release worldwide theatrical business has been valued at Rs. 91 crores. "Acharya" was valued at Rs. 131 crores while "Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy" fetched Rs. 187 crores before release. ## Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana area business of "Godfather" has been valued at Rs. 70.50 crores while Karnataka state and overseas rights have been valued at approx. Rs. 6.50 crores and Rs. 7.50 crores, respectively. The movie will also be released in Hindi and the business for the same along with the rest of India has been valued at 6.50 crores. The movie will reportedly need Rs. 92 crores to be deemed a hit at the box office. ## Chiranjeevi plays the title role in the movie while Salman will feature in an extended cameo in his Telugu debut film. Produced by Super Good Films and Konidela Production Company, the movie also stars Nayanthara as the female lead along with Puri Jagannadh, Satyadev Kancharana, Murali Sharma, and Samuthirakani, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Adipurush Teaser/Trailer Creates All-Time Viewership Record For An Indian Movie In The First 24-Hours In Single Language
1361 days ago
Bollywood

Adipurush Teaser/Trailer Creates All-Time Viewership Record For An Indian Movie In The First 24-Hours In Single Language

Mumbai, October 3 - Prabhas-fronted Adipurush has been one of the main topics of discussion ever since the teaser of the film has released. Om Raut's directorial is one of the most-awaited films and its teaser was launched on October 2 in Ayodhya, Utter Pradesh. ## The teaser of the film met with mixed reactions from the fans and the same has been trending on social media. Based on the epic Ramayana, the "Adipurush" teaser's extreme discussion has helped it in a big way as it has become the most viewed Indian movie teaser or trailer of all time in the first 24 hours in a single language. ## The Hindi teaser of "Adipurush" has scored 69 million views in the first 24 hours and has surpassed KGF: Chapter 2's Hindi trailer, which grabbed 49.02 million views. The "Adipurush" teaser has also crossed 1 million likes (1.10 million), which is again the highest ever in the said time. ## Overall, the "Adipurush" teaser has hit 95.50 million views for all languages in the first 24 hours, and this is the second highest viewed multilingual movie teaser after "KGF 2", which got 106+ million views during the said time.## ## Produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, "Adipurush" also stars Kriti Sanon as Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Sunny Singh as Laxman, among others in key roles. The movie is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. It will also be released in IMAX and 3D. ## Stay tuned...

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RC15: Ram Charan's Political Thriller Pan India Film With Director Shankar Pushed To 2024
1361 days ago
Tollywood

RC15: Ram Charan's Political Thriller Pan India Film With Director Shankar Pushed To 2024

Hyderabad, October 3 - Telugu superstar Ram Charan's political action thriller film with director S. Shankar is set to be postponed from its 2023 release. The movie marks their first collaboration and it also stars Kiara Advani as the female lead. ## Tentatively titled RC15, the movie was being shot at a brisk pace, however, the shoot suddenly slowed down after Shankar resumed the shoot of Kamal Haasan's long-delayed Indian 2. It has been reported that Shankar wants to finish "Indian 2" as soon as possible on a priority basis and this has delayed the shooting of Ram Charan's film. ## According to Mirchi 9, Shankar will shoot only two short schedules of "RC15" this year and the remaining portion will be shoot next year. The report says that the movie is unlikely to release next year, and will now hit theaters in 2024, most likely on the Sankranthi occasion. ## With the shoot of "RC15" set to be delayed, it is a possibility that Ram Charan may take another film with a different director. Going by the recent reports, Ram Charan is in talks with multiple directors and likely to announce a new film soon. He was supposed to do a film with Gowtham Tinnauri and that project has reportedly been shelved.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Sunday Early Estimates
1362 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Sunday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 2 - Mani Ratnam's blockbuster title Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is on a rampage mode at the domestic box office and has a bigger third day than the opening day collection. ## The movie, based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, registered excellent occupancy throughout the first weekend as it surpassed 200 crores at the worldwide box office in just 3 days. It scored an estimated 43-45 crores gross on its first Sunday, pushing the total domestic box office to approx. 125 crores. ## The epic period action drama film has created an all-time record in Tamil Nadu for the opening weekend. With an estimated 27 crores gross on its third day, the movie's total gross collection in the state has reached approx. 78 crores which is the highest ever first weekend total in the state. ## The dubbed Hindi version of the film continues to see an upward trend and scored an estimated 3.50 crores net on Sunday. The total Hindi collection has reached approx. 8.50 crores net (10 crores gross). The advance booking for Monday is also good, confirming the film's blockbuster status. ## On the other hand, the Kannada film industry has another blockbuster in its hands in 2022 in the form of Rishab Shetty's Kantara. The movie is building up on strong word of mouth and looking unstoppable at the Kannada box office. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" scored a jump of over 70% on the second day, and witnessed another jump of approx. 25% on Sunday for an estimated 8.50 crores net. The total net collection has reached about 19.10 crores (22.30 crores gross). It is heading towards a big blockbuster success. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Overtakes 'KGF 2' For The Second Highest-Grossing Indian Film of 2022 In The USA
1362 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Brahmastra' Overtakes 'KGF 2' For The Second Highest-Grossing Indian Film of 2022 In The USA

Los Angeles, October 2 - Director Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra Part One: Shiva continues to do well at the box office and now, it has become the second highest-grossing Indian movie at the USA box office in 2022, crossing total collection of Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2.## The fantasy action adventure film has grossed $7.44 million so far, beating KGF 2's $7.41 million to become the second biggest Indian movie of 2022 in the USA. SS Rajamouli-fronted RRR holds the first positive strongly with $14.5 million and is miles ahead of the other movies. ## "RRR" is most likely to remain the number one Indian film of 2022 in the USA but there are chances that "Brahmastra" may lose its second positive to Mani Ratnam's sensational Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1. "PS-1" has already grossed $3.23 million in just 2 days + Thursday previews and looking to have a long run in the USA.## "Brahmastra", on the other hand, is the third highest-grossing Indian film post-pandemic at the worldwide box office in 2022. It has so far grossed Rs. 420 crores through 4th Saturday, and the numbers include Rs. 310 crores at the domestic box office and approx. Rs. 110 crores overseas for all languages. It is eyeing Rs. 430-440 crores in its lifetime run. ## Produced by Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, the movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mouni Roy in prominent roles along with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Shah Rukh Khan in cameos.## Stay tuned...

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Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report
1362 days ago
Tollywood

Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report

Hyderabad, October 2 - Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's Pushpa - The Rise was released in December last year and grossed over 360 crores worldwide. The movie did wonders in the dubbed Hindi version and grossed Rs. 125 crores at the domestic box office. ## The producers of the Sukumar-directed film had claimed that the movie was a big blockbuster at the box office. Meanwhile, Telugu filmmaker Teja has made a big remark on the "Pushpa's" box office status and numbers in the Telugu language. ## According to the greatandhra.com report, the "Sita" director has claimed that the Allu Arjun-starrer action drama film was a flop and did not recover its full money in Telugu. He mentioned that many exhibitors in Andhra Pradesh had lost money.## The filmmaker went on to say that the Telugu industry declared it a blockbuster just because it ran well in the Hindi language. Known for straight-forward talking, director Teja also blamed exorbitant prices for food items in multiplexes as the main reason for family audiences staying away from the theaters.## Meanwhile, Teja's next directorial is "Ahimsa", which introduces Rana Daggubati's brother Abhiram Daggubati. It is scheduled to release soon in theaters.## Stay tuned...

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