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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SS Rajamouli Talks About Working With Alia Bhatt Again After 'RRR'
1533 days ago
Bollywood

SS Rajamouli Talks About Working With Alia Bhatt Again After 'RRR'

Mumbai, April 12 - Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, who is soon marrying Ranbir Kapoor, is basking on the back-to-back success with "Gangubai Kathiawadi", and "RRR". While she played the lead in Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed, the actress featured in an extended cameo in "RRR", and her performance has widely been praised. ## "RRR" marked Alia's maiden collaboration with director SS Rajamouli as well as with Jr. NTR and Ram Charan. After the release of the film, there were many reports claiming that Alia was not happy with Rajamouli for her lesser screen time, however, she later ruled out such reports and said that she enjoyed her time in the film and would love to team up again with "RRR" trio. ## During a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, Rajamouli was asked about giving a short role to Alia, in terms of length. The filmmaker said that Alia's role was always designed like that according to the demand of the story. He also shared the same with Alia when she was approached to play the role of Sita, and she was completely ok with that, in fact, she was more than excited to join a Rajamouli film. ## The "Baahubali" director also said that he would love to team up with Alia again. "I really like Alia, I adore her a lot for the kind of acting prowess she has. I really look forward to working with her again and I'm sure that she says the same thing about me", he said. ## Rajamouli will next be teaming up with superstar Mahesh Babu for an action-adventure movie. The shooting for the same is expected to begin by the end of this year or early next year. Meanwhile, according to a recent report, Alia Bhatt has been approached by SSR to play the female lead opposite Mahesh Babu in the film. While it is too early to confirm Alia's involvement in the film, she is surely under consideration for the role. ## Stay tuned...

Dhaakad Teaser: Kangana Ranaut Is Super Impressive As Agent Agni In This Spy Action Thriller
1533 days ago
Bollywood

Dhaakad Teaser: Kangana Ranaut Is Super Impressive As Agent Agni In This Spy Action Thriller

Mumbai, April 12 - Get ready to be amazed by the brilliance of Kangana Ranaut once again, this time in an action avatar. The actress's upcoming movie, "Dhaakad" teaser was unveiled on April 12 and it looks like a sure-shot blockbuster. The high-octane action with brilliant visuals is sure to have left the audience spellbound. ## The teaser begins with a voice that asks Kangana's character to be ready for the action and she obliged by taking up the task. From the next frame onwards, Kangana, who plays the role of Agent Agni, embarks on the mission to accomplish it and showcases her brilliant action, lashed with the combat scenes. In one of the last frames of the teaser, Kangana says "Jism se rooh alag karna business hai mera", which sums up everything. The background score by Dhruv Ghanekar adds more fun to it.## "Dhaakad" is a first-of-its-kind actioner in Bollywood cinema with a female actress in the lead. She has donned seven different looks and each of them is intriguing. The action sequences have been designed and choreographed by international technicians with cinematography, which is looking top-notch, is done by Tetsuo Nagata, who is a Japanese cinematographer based in France. ## ## "Dhaakad", directed by Razneesh Ghai, will now be released a week earlier on May 20. The teaser of the film will also be attached with "KGF: Chapter 2" on the big screens from April 14th. It also stars Divya Dutta and Arjun Rampal as the antagonists. 'Dhaakad' will see Arjun and Kangana battling each other and their duels are clearly to be relished on the big screen. ## 'Dhaakad' is designed as an international level spy thriller, directed by Razneesh Razy Ghai and produced by Deepak Mukut and Sohel Maklai. It is presented by Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd in association with Kamal Mukut, Sohel Maklai Productions and Asylum films.## Stay tuned...

'Jannat' Fame Sonal Chauhan Joins The Cast Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush'
1533 days ago
Bollywood

'Jannat' Fame Sonal Chauhan Joins The Cast Of Prabhas-Fronted 'Adipurush'

Mumbai, April 11 - Director Om Raut's upcoming magnum opus, "Adipurush", has another actor coming on board to play a key character. The Prabhas-fronted mythological film based on the epic Ramayana, which also stars Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan, will feature "Jannat" actress Sonal Chauhan in a prominent role. ## Without revealing much about the role she is playing in the film, Sonal Chauhan said (via ETimes), "Yes, I'm a part of Adipurush and I'm excited about it. It's a very different world from the kind of work I've done so far. I am sure the audience will enjoy the magnum opus that is Adipurush". ## Even though Sonal made her debut with the Bollywood movie, "Jannat" in 2008, she is very well known to the Telugu audiences as well. She has acted in the hit films like "Legend", "Dictator", "Ruler", and "Pandaga Chesko", among others. Sonal's last film was a Hindi movie, "The Power", which was released in 2021. ## "Adipurush" is one of the costliest films ever in Indian cinema. Om Raut recently revealed that he will show Lord Rama's "Prakarma" avtaar in this film. Prabhas is playing Lord Ram, while Kriti essays the character of Sita and Saif Ali Khan is Ravana. It also features Sunny Singh and Vatsal Seth. Meanwhile, Sonal Chauhan is also doing Nagarjuna's "The Ghost". ## "Adiprush" will be released in theaters worldwide on January 12, 2023. ## Stay tuned...

Kartik Aaryan's 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' Teaser To Be Attached With 'KGF: Chapter 2' In Theaters!
1533 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan's 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' Teaser To Be Attached With 'KGF: Chapter 2' In Theaters!

Mumbai, April 12 - Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan will be making his comeback on the big screen with the upcoming horror comedy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which is scheduled to release on May 20, this year. Being a sequel to a very successful and iconic film, the expectations from the movie are high. ## The makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 will be releasing the teaser of the film soon and will kick-start the promotion. In this process, the teaser of the film is expected to be attached with KGF: Chapter 2 (April 14) in theaters. Just like KGF - Chapter 2, the horror-comedy is also distributed by AA Films. KGF 2 is a hugely awaited film and the makers of BB2 are trying the take the advantage of it to make their film reach the widest audience possible. ## According to reports, the teaser is expected to be out online a day before KGF - Chapter 2's release. Directed by Anees Bazmee, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, also stars Tabu and Kiara Advani along with Rajpal Yadav, Amar Upadhyay, and Sanjay Mishra in key roles. It is produced by T-Series and Cine1 Studios. ## Bollywood superstar and filmmaker, Ajay Devgn also has reportedly tied up with multiplex chains to premiere the second trailer of his Runway 34 with KGF: Chapter 2. The first trailer of the film is already being shown with SS Rajamouli's RRR, and this strategy is working very well for the makers. ## Stay tuned...

Yash And Prashanth Neel Credit Director SS Rajamouli For Regional Cinema's Pan India Rise
1534 days ago
Sandalwood

Yash And Prashanth Neel Credit Director SS Rajamouli For Regional Cinema's Pan India Rise

Hyderabad, April 12 - Superstar Yash has credited director SS Rajamouli for the Pan India rise of the Indian regional cinema. It was Rajamouli's "Baahubali - The Beginning" (2015), which broke the language barrier and became a massive Pan-India hit. Later, "Baahubali 2" set new benchmarks for the Indian cinema, followed by the huge success of "KGF: Chapter 1", "Saaho", "2.0", "Pushpa", and most recently, Rajamouli's "RRR". ## On Monday, Yash was addressing the Telugu media while promoting his upcoming "KGF: Chapter 2". During the press meet, the actor said that because of SS Rajamouli, superstar Prabhas, and producer Shobu Yarlagadda, the regional cinema filmmakers and actors got the confidence to dream big and take their films to Pan-India and have success. ## Director Prashanth Neel also called Rajamouli the biggest inspiration for all the filmmakers. "I don't think he (Rajamouli) is just a director, he is a contractor. Rajamouli sir made a small street called Pan India into an 8-lane highway", Neel said during the press meet in Hyderabad.## "KGF: Chapter 2" is arguably the most anticipated Indian movie at the moment. The movie, scheduled to release on April 14th, is sure to take a massive opening, especially in Hindi where it has shot to take the biggest opening in Hindi ever. It is having a crazy advance booking and is looking to challenge recently released "RRR's" domestic opening weekend gross total. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, "KGF 2" also stars Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. Hombale Films has produced this magnum opus, which is looking to re-write the history of Indian cinema. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie
1534 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie

Mumbai, April 11 - Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's all-time blockbuster, "The Kashmir Files" has stormed past the 250 crores net mark and becomes the 13th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. The hard-hitting drama movie, based on true facts, took 32 days to reach the box office milestone. ## "The Kashmir Files" box office run so far has been phenomenal as no one had thought this film would reach this far. It opened with a decent 3.55 crores, but once the public opinion was out, it became unstoppable. The demand for the tickets was such a huge that it even knocked down Prabhas-starrer "Radhe Shyam", and Akshay Kumar's "Bachchhan Paandey" a week later. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal in association with Zee Studios and I Am Buddha, TKF's box office run is slowing down with new releases taking the charge, but it has accomplished its job, in fact, it has crossed even the highest of expectations trade had before the release. It currently stands at 250.10 crores. ## Among the biggest Hindi movies of all time at the domestic box office, TKF is at number 3 and is most likely to settle with that. It needs another 21 crores more to topple "Dhoom 3" to become the 12th biggest Hindi movie, but this looks like a Hercules task at this point in time. TKF, however, outscored another all-time blockbuster "URI The Surgical Strike" (244.14 Cr) for the 13th spot. ## Overseas, the Anupam Kher-headed movie has added approx. 45 crores, pushing the worldwide gross cume to 335 crores, becoming the 26th outright Hindi movie worldwide. ## Based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir insurgency, The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Makers Announce Shoot Wrap For Ishaan Khatter And Mrunal Thakur's War Drama 'Pippa'
1534 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Announce Shoot Wrap For Ishaan Khatter And Mrunal Thakur's War Drama 'Pippa'

Mumbai, April 11 - The makers of the upcoming war drama movie, "Pippa", starring Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur in the leads, on Monday (April 11) announced that the shoot wrap for Ishaan, who plays the role of war hero Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta in the movie. ## Based on the book The Burning Chaffees by Balram Singh Mehta who fought during the Indo-Pak war in 1971, "Pippa" is directed by Raja Krishna Menon of Airlift fame while Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur will produce it under their respective production banners, RSVP Movies, and Roy Kapur Films.## The movie, which was announced in 2020, is billed as a heroic tank battle film that underscores the bravery of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, a veteran of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron, who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The battle, called the "Battle of Garibpur", was fought 12 days before India officially joined the war against Pakistan. ## "Pippa" also stars Priyanshu Painyuli and Soni Razdan in prominent roles while maestro AR Rahman has composed the music. It is scheduled to release in theaters on December 9, 2022. ## Ishaan Khatter took to Instagram and shared new stills of himself from the movie. "Filled with gratitude for the experience of this film. It’s been a dream to work with a team as excellent as this one. Humbled and brimming with love. This is your Captain Balram Singh Mehta signing off from #Pippa", he wrote in the captio. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ishaan (@ishaankhatter) ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'RRR' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Score 6th Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi
1534 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: 'RRR' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Score 6th Biggest Third Weekend In Hindi

Mumbai, April 11 - The rise of "RRR" is unstoppable and it is continuing to roar at the box office. The Hindi version of the blockbuster film is racing towards the 250 crores net collection mark which is looking inevitable, thanks to yet another superb weekend. ## The SS Rajamouli-directed scored a brilliant 3rd weekend in Hindi with 23 crores net, dropping approx. 56% from the second weekend. The blockbuster 3rd weekend takes "RRR" to 231.59 crores net in Hindi. With this, it has become the 18th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. It is expected to reach at 15th spot by the end of the 3rd week. ## Among the biggest 3rd weekend scorers in Hindi, "RRR" is at number 6. The film has outscored Shahid Kapoor-fronted "Kabir Singh", which had earned 22.52 crores in its 3rd weekend. "Uri: The Surgical Strike" remains at number 5 with 23.46 crores net during the same weekend. ## Here is the list of the top 10 biggest 3rd-weekend scorers in Hindi of all-time - ## 1. Baahubali 2 - 42.55 Cr.## 2. Dangal - 31.79 Cr.## 3. PK - 26.75 Cr.## 4. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior - 27.48 Cr.## 5. URI - 23.46 Cr.## 6. RRR - 23 Cr.## 7. Kabir Singh - 22.52 Cr.## 8. Sanju - 21.46 Cr.## 9. The Kashmir Files - 20.85 Cr.## 10. Bajirao Mastani - 20.51 Cr.## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" film stars Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in key roles. It is a fictional story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), and their fight against the British Raj.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Sonic 2' Shoot To Record-Breaking Start In North America
1535 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: 'Sonic 2' Shoot To Record-Breaking Start In North America

Los Angeles, April 11 - Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" was on fire at the domestic (North America) box office, and powered to a massive $72 million 3-day opening weekend debut. The film beat industry projections and record the biggest video game movie opening of all time and second-biggest in 2022. ## Directed by Jeff Fowler, "Sonic 2" topped its predecessor, 2020's "Sonic the Hedgehog", which had grossed $58 million in its first 3 days. The new movie landed at number 1 at the domestic box office and was miles ahead of the second-ranked Sony's "Morbius", which plunged by 74% in the second weekend for a low $10.2 million. ## The massive box office numbers of kids' friendly, "Sonic 2" are another indication that family audiences are feeling much better about returning to movie theaters after keeping themselves away due to the covid-19 pandemic. ## "This is an outstanding opening. With solid reviews and very good audience scores, 'Sonic' is going to have a strong run", said David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research (via Variety). ## Meanwhile, the science fiction action-adventure comedy film, added another $37 million from 53 territories, taking its international tally to $70 million and global total to $141 million. "Sonic 2" landed a positive "A" CinemaScore from audiences. Film critics were mixed, as evidenced by the film's 68% average rating on Rotten Tomatoes.## Ben Schwartz has voiced Sonic the Hedgehog, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. The film follows Sonic and Tails (voiced by O'Shaughnessey) teaming up to find Master Emerald before Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba).## Stay tuned...

The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories
1535 days ago
Bollywood

The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories

Mumbai, April 11 - The blockbuster team of "The Kashmir Files", which shocked the entire Indian film industry with its historic box office run, has joined forces once again for two more films based on the true unreported stories of Indian history. ## Producer Abhishek Agarwal, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, and Pallavi Joshi announced their new collaboration on Monday (April 11). To be produced under the banners of Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha, the new films will showcase the brutally honest tales of humanity on the big screen. The announcement was made on the birthday of Abhishek Agarwal. ## More details about the movies will be announced soon.## A very happy birthday to Tiger Producer @AbhishekOfficl. Gives me great pleasure to announce a new collaboration between @AAArtsOfficial & @i_ambuddha. Love. Always. pic.twitter.com/UMP9Maay2M— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) April 11, 2022 ## "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits, has been one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. Despite the production budget of 15-20 crores, the movie has so far grossed over 340 crores worldwide, including approx. 290 crores in India. ## Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Prashanth Neel Sets His Future Projects After Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2'
1535 days ago
Sandalwood

Prashanth Neel Sets His Future Projects After Yash-Fronted 'KGF: Chapter 2'

Bengaluru, April 10 - Director Prashanth Neel shot to fame with Yash-starrer "KGF: Chapter 1" in 2018. It was the film that made Neel one of the visionary directors of the country. His upcoming "KGF: Chapter 2" is arguably the most anticipated Indian movie of the year, and one of the main reasons behind the film's popularity is Neel's vision behind it. ## "KGF2" is Neel's third directorial. His previous two movies, including his debut movie "Ugramm", were huge box office hits. The KGF film introduced Neel to the Pan India phenomena and now, he is working with a couple of the biggest stars of Indian cinema. During a recent interview with a Kannada news channel, Neel opened up about his future projects after "KGF 2". ## The director said that he is committed to only two projects. As known to everyone, he is directing Prabhas in "Salaar". It is touted to be the biggest film in Neel's career as it will be darker and more violent. Produced by Hombale Films, 30% shoot of "Salaar" has already been completed, and the shoot will resume in May this year. The action thriller will debut in theaters in the summer of 2023 in multiple languages, including Hindi. ## Apart from "Salaar", director Neel has confirmed that he will be teaming up with Jr. NTR, who is currently basking on the success of "RRR" which has grossed over 1000 crores worldwide. Neel said that he has been a huge fan of Jr. NTR for the last 20 years and is excited to work with him. Their maiden collaboration, tentatively titled "NTR31", will go on floors sometime in 2023 and will most likely release in 2024. ## The aforementioned films are the only two confirmed projects the filmmaker currently has. There have been multiple reports that Neel would be joining forces with the current talk of the town, Ram Charan for a Pan India film. However, Neel hasn't discussed such a film and it seems Ram Charan's film with him is not going to happen anytime soon. Meanwhile, Neel has a project which he wants to do with Srimurli. He also said that he would love to collaborate with Yash again after the "KGF" films. ## Stay tuned...

A Sequel To Ajay Devgn's Superhit Film 'Son of Sardaar' Is In The Development
1535 days ago
Bollywood

A Sequel To Ajay Devgn's Superhit Film 'Son of Sardaar' Is In The Development

Mumbai, April 10 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn, in August 2017, confirmed that he would be working on the sequel of his superhit film "Son of Sardaar", but said that it would take some time to start rolling. Later in 2019, director Ashwni Dhir confirmed that there were working on a comedy film, but again, the movie couldn't go on floors due to some reasons, and then the covid thing happened. ## And now, with things easing up and life returning to normal, the filmmakers are setting up new ventures all over again. It is said that Ajay Devgn has decided to go ahead with the second part of "Son of Sardaar", pulse, he is looking to make it a blockbuster franchise. ## Senior writer Robin Bhatt who helmed the writing and screenplay of the first part has confirmed the development of "SOS 2" and the modalities are fast being worked out. The script work is still in the early stage and might take some time before getting ready to roll out the project. ## Meanwhile, according to ETimes, despite Robin Bhatt confirming the above story, Ajay Devgn's production house, Ajay Devgn Films has denied an immediate plan or discussion on making "Son of Sardaar 2". The actor is currently busy with the promotional activities for "Runway 34", which is scheduled to release on April 29. ## Ajay, after the release of "Runway 34", will resume shooting of "Drishyam 2", and also begin "Bholaa", which is the remake of Tamil hit "Kaithi". The production of "Son of Sardaar" is likely to begin sometime next year. ## Stay tuned...