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: 'Salaar' Becomes 5th Film of Prabhas To Hit 100 Crore Net Collection In Hindi
904 days ago
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Box Office: 'Salaar' Becomes 5th Film of Prabhas To Hit 100 Crore Net Collection In Hindi

Mumbai, December 30 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire is going strong, nearing 500 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office. It will be Prabhas' third 500 crore grosser, and first since "Baahubali 2" in 2017. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, Salaar is also all set to enter the 100 crores net club in the dubbed Hindi version with today's collection, and this is an excellent achievement for the movie as it came in a clash with an outright Bollywood movie like Dunki, featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director Rajkumar Hirani. ## Salaar has minted approximately 99 crores net collection in Hindi in its first 8 days, and it has topped 100 crores at the time of writing this piece. It has become the 5th movie of Prabhas to reach this milestone, and second of the year after Adipurush. ## Prabhas is the only actor of South Indian origin to have 5 films in the 100 crores net club in Hindi, as no other actor has more than one. Salaar is the 9th South Indian film (including "Adipurush") to hit the box office century in Hindi. Allu Arjun ("Pushpa - The Rise"), Jr. NTR and Ram Charan ("RRR"), Rajinikanth ("2.0"), and Yash ("KGF 2") are other actors in this list. ## Salaar would have scored much better than its current total had it released solo. The clash with Dunki has reduced it to fewer shows but still, it has done very well, especially in mass pockets. The film will continue to score and is expected to finish over 150+ crores net in Hindi in its lifetime run. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Maruthi Gives Big Update On His Film With Superstar Prabhas
905 days ago
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Director Maruthi Gives Big Update On His Film With Superstar Prabhas

Hyderabad, December 29 - Pan India superstar Prabhas has a much-needed success at the box office in the form of "Salaar: Ceasefire", and the actor will next be seen in a variety of different films over the next couple of years.## Prabhas has multiple films in the pipeline, and one of them is a film with director Maruthi which will present the superstar in a completely new avatar from what he has been doing for the last many years. On Friday (December 29), Maruthi delighted the fans by sharing a big update on his film with the "Baahubali" star. ## The shoot of the Prabhas-Maruthi film is ongoing, and the director revealed that the first look title poster of the same will be unveiled on the occasion of Sankranthi/Pongal 2024. The colourful pre-look poster gives a glimpse into Prabhas' charming avatar, donning slightly long hair. ## According to reports, it is a horror-comedy film, also featuring Malavika Mohanan, Sanjay Dutt, and Niddhi Agerwal in prominent roles. People Media Factory has produced this film, which will likely be released only in Telugu languages in 2024. ## Excited and been waiting for this moment for a long time!Happy to present Rebel Star #Prabhas in a brand new avatar 🤗See you all for Pongal :)#PrabhasPongalFeast @vishwaprasadtg @peoplemediafcy @vivekkuchibotla pic.twitter.com/px5CKz3b6c— Director Maruthi (@DirectorMaruthi) December 29, 2023 ## Meanwhile, Prabhas' next is likely to be "Kalki 2898 AD" with director Nag Ashwin. The sci-fi epic is one of the biggest Indian films of 2024 and it is touted to be a game-changer for Indian cinema. Inspired by Hindu mythology, the movie also has Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Prasanth Varma's 'Hanuman' Scores Big Theatrical Business In Telugu States
906 days ago
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Director Prasanth Varma's 'Hanuman' Scores Big Theatrical Business In Telugu States

Hyderabad, December 28 - Amid some high-profile Telugu films releasing on Sankranthi 2024 festival, director Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanuman is creating some stir in the trade. The film has generated enough buzz to take a very good opening and the trade also seems to be ecstatic about the film's box office prospects. ## "Hanuman", starring Teja Sajja, will be released on January 12, 2024, in multiple languages, and according to the latest reports in Telugu media, the film has fetched fantastic, on par with medium-range films, theatrical business in Telugu states. ## As per reports, Mythri Movie Makers have bought the theatrical rights of "Hanuman" for the Nizam area for a big 7.20 crores. The overall Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) business is said to be locked at approximately 23 crores which is an excellent number for the film. ## Produced by Primeshow Entertainment, "Hanuman" is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri. The film features an ensemble cast of Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Raj Deepak Shetty, and Vinay Rai. Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja has voiced the character of a monkey, named Koti. ## Hanuman will be released worldwide in Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese languages on January 12, 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam
908 days ago
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Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Scored Big Milestone In Nizam

Hyderabad, December 26 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has breached a major box office milestone in the Nizam area. The Prashanth Neel's directorial, which has fantastic collections all over, becomes only the 3rd film ever to score 50 crores share in Nizam. ## Salaar breached the 50 crore share mark in Nizam after scoring around 9 crore share collection on its 4th day. The total share in this area has reached around 51 crores, making it only the third movie after SS Rajamoli's RRR (111.89 crores share) and Baahubali 2 (68 crores share) to score over 50 crores share collection. ## The overall share collection of Salaar is 108+ crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) after 4 days which is a fantastic outcome. The break-even target of the movie in AP/TG is around 145 crores and with the holiday season ongoing, the movie should easily cross that market and turn into a major box-office success for the makers. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, Salaar is nearing 400 crores gross mark after just 4 days. The film scored approx. 50 crores gross on its 4th day in India and worldwide gross around 65 crores to take the total collection to around 390 crores to date. ## Stay tuned...

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Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun
909 days ago
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Director Atlee's Next Film To Be With Superstar Allu Arjun

Hyderabad, December 25 - Over the last couple of months, there have been ample speculations around Tamil director Atlee's next film. The director at the moment is on cloud nine having delivered the biggest blockbuster of his career with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan", and has even expressed his desire to reunite with him. ## It is a known fact that Atlee has been in discussions with many superstars across the industries for his next film, and now, according to Pinkvilla, the blockbuster director's next film is likely to be with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun, who is currently shooting for highly-anticipated Pan India film "Pushpa 2 - The Rule". ## It is said that Atlee and Allu Arjun have been in talks for a possible collaboration and things are finally heading in the right direction. While the Pushpa star is yet to sign the movie officially, his next after "Pushpa 2" will most likely be with Atlee and the shoot for the same is expected to commence in October this year. ## "The duo have agreed upon a solid commercial entertainer that would present the icon star like never before. Some of the agreements and other aspects are being sorted out at the moment before signing the dotted lines for the announcement", the report states. ## Meanwhile, apart from Allu Arjun, director Atlee has also discussed a film with superstar Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Hrithik Roshan and a possible reunion with Shah Rukh Khan, however, AA is the front-runner for his next as things with Bollywood stars are not working about at the moment. ## Allu Arjun also has a film with director Trivikram Srinivas which is now expected to go on floors in 2025 only, followed by an already announced film with the talk of the town Sandeep Reddy Vanga and that movie will take off in 2026 only after SRV is done with Prabhas-fronted "Spirit". ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time
911 days ago
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Box Office: Salaar Scored Biggest Opening For An Indian Movie In 2023; Fourth Biggest of All-Time

Hyderabad, December 23 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire emerges as the number 1 opening at the box office for an Indian movie in 2023. Prashanth Neel's directorial blockbuster takes the first spot by a big margin.## The action drama film scored a gigantic 158+ crore gross globally, beating Thalapathy Vijay-led LEO which grossed approximately 143 crores worldwide in October. At the domestic box office, the Prabhas-led tentpole minted 105+ crores gross while overseas, it scored 50+ crores on the opening day. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of 2023 for Indian movies - ## 1. Salaar - 158.10 Cr ## 2. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## 3. Jawan - 129.10 Cr (biggest for Bollywood)## 4. Adipurush - 127.50 Cr ## 5. Animal - 116 Cr ## Salaar not only scored the biggest opening of 2023, but it has also taken the 4th biggest start of all time for an Indian title. The film performed exceptionally to go near KGF: Chapter 2, also directed by Prashanth Neel, which is behind SS Rajamouli's RRR and Baahubali, the only Indian films with 200+ crores worldwide openings each. ## Here is the list of the top 5 biggest worldwide openings of all time for Indian movies -## 1. RRR - 223 Cr ## 2. Baahubali 2 - 217 Cr ## 3. KGF 2 - 159 Cr ## 4. Salaar - 158.10 5. Leo - 142.70 Cr ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG
911 days ago
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Box Office: 'Salaar' Scored Second Biggest Opening Day Share In AP/TG

Hyderabad, December 23 - Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Prabhas' maiden film together Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has set the box office on fire on its opening day, shattering many records domestically and worldwide. ## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the action drama film is only behind SS Rajamouli's RRR which is an exceptional outcome. The film scored AP/TG share collection in the range of 50 crores, behind RRR's 74 crores share. In the Nizam area, Salaar minted approximately 22.55 crores share, falling just short of RRR's record share of 23.35 crores. ## Have a look at the top 5 opening day share movies in AP-TG - ## 1. RRR - 74.11 Cr ## 2. Salaar - 50.29 Cr ## 3. Baahubali 2 - 43 Cr ## 4. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy - 38.40 Cr ## 5. Sarkaru Vaari Paata - 36.63 Cr ## Area wise share collection of Salaar - Nizam - 22.55 Cr ## Ceded - 6.45 Cr ## Guntur - 4.50 Cr ## Krishan - 2.42 Cr## Nellore - 1.85 Cr ## West - 2.60 Cr## East 4.70 Cr ## UA - 4.72 Cr## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office
912 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas To Become First Actor To Score Four 100+ Crore Openings At The Indian Box Office

Hyderabad, December 22 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has taken an earth-shattering opening which is easily one of the biggest ever at the Indian box office. While the opening in Telugu is historic, the movie has also taken a decent start in Hindi which will be key to its overall success in the long run. ## As per the initial trend, Salaar is heading towards 100+ crores gross opening at the domestic box office which was expected. In Telugu states, the film is witnessing houseful shows with average occupancy of around 90%. It is projected to gross around 70 crores in AP-TG which is excellent. ## Salaar will become the 4th film of Prabhas to take the opening of 100+ crores domestically, after Baahubali 2, Saaho, and Adipurush. He will become the first actor ever to achieve the feat, in fact, no other actor has more than 1 film with a domestic start of 100 crores. Kannada superstar Yash, and Telugu superstars Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan have one each. ## Prabhas has truly been the biggest Pan India superstar after SS Rajamouli's Baahubali franchise which made him the most sought-after actor in the country. However, the actor couldn't maintain his winning streak after Baahubali 2 but his films still scored historic openings.## Stay tuned...

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'Salaar: Ceasefire' Opening Day Box Office Expectations
913 days ago
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'Salaar: Ceasefire' Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Hyderabad, December 21 - Director Prashanth Neel has been living a dream of seeing the theatres getting filled for one of his initial subjects in a new form and he couldn't have teamed up with a bigger star than Prabhas to do that for him and the time has finally arrived in a few hours. ## Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has been in the making for the last two years and it is easily one of the most anticipated Indian films. Produced by Hombale Films, the movie is seen as a big comeback for Prabhas in particular after a few box office misfires over the last few years. ## Even though the recent films of Prabhas couldn't repeat the heroics of his past films they still scored big openings and Salaar is not going to be any different on that front. The movie is targeting one of the biggest openings for an Indian title at the worldwide box office looking at the pre-sales trend. ## The bookings of Salaar, despite not getting much support from national chains, are outstanding, to say the least. In India, the film has already grossed over 42 crores from online bookings while overall sales (including offline shows) should be around 60 crores for the opening day in all languages which is excellent. ## As per the booking trend, Salaar opening in India is tracking to over 100 crores gross as it is expected to be somewhere around 100-110 crores gross. In its main market, Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the film is expected to take the opening in the vicinity of 70 crores, which is one of the biggest ever. ## The Hindi market is going to be a key to Salaar's overall success and as per the booking trend, the movie is heading for a good start. It is mass-friendly and is expected to score around 20 crores gross in the Hindi belt. In Karnataka, the movie is projected to gross around 12 crores on the opening day, followed by 4+ crores in Kerala, and over 3 crores in Tamil Nadu. ## The overseas pre-sales of the movie are fantastic and the opening in international markets is expected to be 45+ crores, which will make it 150-160 crores opening day at the worldwide box office, making it the biggest for an Indian film of 2023.## The aforementioned projections are purely based on the booking trend and how pan-India Telugu films have behaved in the past, so these numbers may vary by some margin. Still, Salaar is on track to create some new records at the box office and if reports are favourable, then the sky is the limit for Prabhas-starrer tentpole. ## Stay tuned...

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'Salaar' Release Trailer Hits 100+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours
915 days ago
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'Salaar' Release Trailer Hits 100+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours

Hyderabad, December 19 - The final trailer of Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire garnered over 100 million views across all languages in the first 24 hours. Termed as the Release Trailer, it was received by the fans wholeheartedly and it has increased the anticipation further. ## Hombale Films officially announced on social media that "Salaar" release trailer scored 101+ million views in all languages across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. In addition, it got 1.6+ million likes and is trading at number on YouTube. ## On YouTube, the trailer scored over 72 million views in all versions. The Hindi version scored 32+ million views, followed by 21.50+ million views in the original Telugu language while other versions clocked over 18.50 million views in the first 24 hours. ## Meanwhile, the first trailer of "Salaar", which was released earlier this month, is the most watched Indian film trailer on YouTube in the first 24 hours with over 116 million views in all languages, with Hindi trailer being the second most views ever behind Dunki. ## "Salaar" is directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films. It stars Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles along with Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Tinnu Anand, Easwari Rao, Sriya Reddy, and Ramachandra Raju. It is the first Indian film shot with DCT (Dark Centric Theme). "Salaar" is scheduled to be released on December 22 in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil.## The action packed FINAL PUNCH of #SalaarCeaseFire hits a massive 101 Million views across all languages in 24 hours 💥Trending at #1 on @YouTubeIndia 🔝#SalaarReleaseTrailer : https://t.co/UErO5SW9tY#Salaar #Prabhas #PrashanthNeel @PrithviOfficial @shrutihaasan @VKiragandur… pic.twitter.com/aVxJqbAPG8— Salaar (@SalaarTheSaga) December 19, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Director Prashanth Neel Confirms 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Is An Outright Telugu Movie And Dubbed Into Other Language
915 days ago
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Director Prashanth Neel Confirms 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Is An Outright Telugu Movie And Dubbed Into Other Language

Mumbai, December 19 - Director Prashanth Neel has been honest in sharing details about his upcoming blockbuster Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, starring superstar Prabhas in the title role. He has said in the past that his filmmaking style is not giving life lessons to anyone but to entertain the paying audiences. ## Ever since "Salaar" was announced, it has been perceived as a Telugu-Kannada bilingual movie since the movie is produced by Kannada production house Hombale Films and stars a Telugu superstar. However, putting all the pre-assumptions to rest, director Neel confirmed in a recent interview that "Salaar" is an outrightly a Telugu movie and has been dubbed in 4 other languages including Kannada. ## Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is playing one of the main leads, also shared that it was primarily shot in Telugu and then was dubbed into other languages. Commendably, the Malayalam star has himself dubbed in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi, languages in his voice. For Prabhas, Sharad Kelkar lent his voice in Hindi and he is already receiving a lot of praise for the same. ## "Salaar" marks the maiden collaboration between Prabhas and Prashanth Neel whose last film "KGF 2" was a massive blockbuster, especially in Hindi. The action drama which is about two best friends turned biggest enemies will be clashing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and maverick director Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki" which will be a solo Hindi language release. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Prabhas' 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Overseas Advance Booking Crosses $1 Million
920 days ago
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Superstar Prabhas' 'Salaar: Ceasefire' Overseas Advance Booking Crosses $1 Million

Mumbai, December 14 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Ceasefire - Part 1 is all set to hit the big screens on December 22nd during the Christmas weekend. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the action drama has been rated with an "A" certificate by CBFC which has raised excitement among action film lovers. ## The advance booking of "Salaar" will be opened tomorrow in India. Overseas, the booking was commenced recently and has already crossed $1 million for the opening weekend as well as for the opening day, including the premieres with 8 days still left for the release.## North America is leading pre-sales with approx. $850K for day 1, including premiers which will take place on December 21st. Over the last couple of days, the pre-sales have seen a sharp jump and are set for a further big jump as the film is approaching its release date. ## In the UK, the advances for the opening day+premiers is approx. £115K ($145K) and for the entire weekend is approx. £175K ($220K). In the Gulf, the sales are approx. $45K while the overall advances for the opening day, including premieres, are approx. $1.10 million (9.25 crores). ## "Salaar" will be eyeing one of the biggest overseas openings for an Indian movie, especially in North America where it will be getting a massive release. The craze for the movie hasn't sunk despite the sudden postponement in September this year. ## Stay tuned...

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