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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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Trailer First 24-Hour Views and Likes Report
980 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Trailer First 24-Hour Views and Likes Report

Mumbai, October 17 - The highly-awaited trailer of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-fronted Tiger 3 was launched on October 16 and took the social media platforms by storm. With this, Yash Raj Films also revealed that first look at Emraan Hashmi who plays the main antagonist in the movie. ## The trailer of the movie has received a bumper response on YouTube and it has become the 10th most-watched trailer ever in Hindi in the first 24 hours. Currently, the views of the trailer are nearing 40 million in Hindi and around 41 million in all three versions, including Telugu and Tamil.## The response to the Telugu and Tamil trailers of "Tiger 3" has been low which was somehow expected due to the lack of popularity of the franchise in South India. The Hindi trailer of Tiger 3, meanwhile, has got a huge reception and it is now Salman Khan's most-viewed trailer in the first 24 hours. ## Top 5 most viewed Hindi trailers on YouTube in the first 24-hours - ## 1. Adipurush - 52.22M## 2. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - 50.96M## 3. KGF: Chapter 2- 49.02M## 4. Jawan - 45.70M## 5. Cirkus – 45.00M## 10. Tiger 3 - 40.10M## Apart from YouTube, the "Tiger 3" trailer scored approximately 21 million views in all versions on Instagram, including 14.6 million views on Salman Khan's account. Other than views, the trailer also scored 1.4 million likes on YouTube, which is one of the highest for a Bollywood movie in the first 24 hours. ## "Tiger 3" is directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The movie is a part of YRF's ambitious Spy Universe and is set after the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War", and "Pathaan". Shah Rukh Khan plays the cameo role as Pathaan in "Tiger 3" which is scheduled to release on November 12, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, in regular as well as IMAX format.## ## Stay tuned...

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Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' Release Date Postponed To 2024
981 days ago
Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' Release Date Postponed To 2024

Mumbai, October 16 - Actress and filmmaker, Kangana Ranaut's much-awaited biographical historical drama Emergency release date has been postponed to next year. It is directed by Kangana who also plays the lead role of former prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi. ## The movie was announced for a November 24, 2023, release but due to the pact schedule in the last quarter of the year, the makers have decided to bring the movie in 2024. Kangana took to social media to announce the postponement and said that the new release date will be revealed soon.## "Dear friends, I have an important announcement to make, Emergency movie is the culmination of my entire life's learnings and earnings as an artist. Emergency is not just a film for me it's a test of my worth and character. Tremendous response that our teaser and other units got from everyone encouraged us all", she wrote.## The "Thalaivi" actress continued, "My heart is full of gratitude and wherever I go people ask me about Emergency’s release date. We have announced Emergency release date as 24th November 2023, but because of all the changes in my back-to-back releasing films calendar and over packed last quarter of 2023 we have decided to shift Emergency to next year (2024). New release date will be announced soon, please bear with us, your anticipation, curiosity and excitement for the film means a lot". ## Dear friends, I have an important announcement to make, Emergency movie is the culmination of my entire life’s learnings and earnings as an artist.Emergency is not just a film for me it’s a test of my worth and character as an individual.Tremendous response that our teaser and…— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 16, 2023 ## Based on the Indian Emergency during Indira Gandhi's regime, the movie stars Ranaut as former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi alongside Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, Satish Kaushik, and Milind Soman in pivotal roles. ## Kangana, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of the action drama "Tejas", slated for October 27. In this movie, the actress has played the role of Air Force pilot, Tejas Gill. ## Stay tuned...

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Deepika Padukone Officially Joins Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed
982 days ago
Bollywood

Deepika Padukone Officially Joins Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'; First Look Revealed

Mumbai, October 15 - Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has officially joined filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Singham Again, fronted by Ajay Devgn. This marks Deepika's debut in Shetty's ambitious cop universe, including Ranveer Singh's "Simmba" and Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi". ## Directed by Shetty, the third instalment of the Singham franchise is currently in production and the shoot is going on in Hyderabad at a brisk pace. Deepika is said to be playing an extended cameo role as Lady Singham while it also stars Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh, reprising their roles as Veer Sooryavanshi and Simmba. ## The makers took to social media and shared the first-look poster of Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham. ## Welcoming Lady Singham @deepikapadukone aka #ShaktiShetty 🔥#SinghamAgain#DeepikaPadukone @RSPicturez @ADFFilms @RelianceEnt #Cinergy pic.twitter.com/A9mXbslUJj— Jio Studios (@jiostudios) October 15, 2023 ## The movie is produced by Rohit Shetty, in association with Ajay Devgn, Jio Studios and Reliance Entertainment. The highly-anticipated film also marks the cop universe debut of Tiger Shroff (cameo) and Arjun Kapoor who plays the main villain role along with Jackie Shroff. Kareena Kapoor also returns to reprise her role from Singham Returns. ## "Singham Again" or "Singham 3" will be released on August 15, 2024. ## Stay tuned...

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Indian Box Office Attracts 6+ Million Footfalls On National Cinema Day 2023
983 days ago
Bollywood

Indian Box Office Attracts 6+ Million Footfalls On National Cinema Day 2023

Mumbai, October 14 - The Multiplex Association Of India (MAI) said in a statement that National Cinema Day 2023 attracted an estimated 6+ million (60+ lakh) footfalls at the Indian box office on October 13. The second NCD received a big thumbs-up from moviegoers on over 4000 screens nationwide. ## The National Cinema Day 2022 scored 6.5 million (65 lakh) footfalls and was a massive success after the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the ticket prices were kept as low as Rs. 75 for NCD while this year the prices were increased to Rs. 99 per ticket for this particular day.## The participating theatre chains on NCD 2023, included PVRINOX, Cinepolis, Miraj, Mukta A2, Movie Time, Wave, M2K, MovieMax, Rajhans, NY Cinemas, and Delite, among many others which offered movie ticket prices for Rs. 99 for the whole day and for any movie.## The biggest gainers on NCD 2023 were Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster "Jawan", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", Excel Entertainment's comic caper "Fukrey 3", Telugu comedy "Mad", and Mammootty's "Kannur Squad", among others. The 6+ million footfalls on October 13 also make it the second most attainted day of 2023 in theatres. ## MAI is happy to confirm that the second edition of National Cinema Day this year received a big thumbs up from the cinemagoers across the country with a record number of 6+ million moviegoers visiting their local cinema yesterday.#NationalCinemaDay2023 pic.twitter.com/xLSCOGrSTi— Multiplex Association Of India (@MAofIndia) October 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj', And 'Jawan' Score 15 Crore Net Collection
983 days ago
Bollywood

National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj', And 'Jawan' Score 15 Crore Net Collection

Mumbai, October 14 - The National Cinema Day 2023 witnessed a very good response as a large number of audiences thronged to cinemas to watch the movies at a price as low as Rs. 99 per ticket. The major running films scored a big jump in footfalls as well as in collection. ## Bollywood particularly has a very good outing today as almost all the films scored a big jump, including the comic caper "Fukrey 3", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", and Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan". The combined collection of these three films scored an estimated 15+ crores net which is fantastic.## "Fukrey 3" has its 16th day at the box office today, and thanks to NCD, it scored a jump of over 400% for an estimated 5.25 crores net collection. This takes its total collection to over 86.50 crores net, keeping the movie in the race to top 100 crores net lifetime collection.## Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", which has otherwise been a dismal show so far, got the full use of NCD 2023 and scored an estimated 5 crores net on its 8th day/second Friday, jumping around 300% from yesterday's collection. This pushes to total collection to around 23.50 crores net in 8 days which is still a low total.## The action thriller "Jawan" has truly been a sensational blockbuster. Today is the movie's 6th Friday/37th day, and thanks to NCD, it jumped over 550% for an estimated 5 crores net collection, pushing the total collection to around 632.50 crores net in 37 days.## It will be interesting to see if the makers opt for similar ticket prices going forward as it could hugely benefit the overall collection, especially to "Mission Raniganj" which is scoring much with normal prices. ## Stay tuned...

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Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Release Date Locked On Diwali Day, November 12
984 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' Release Date Locked On Diwali Day, November 12

Mumbai, October 13 - Superstar Salman Khan's highly-awaited spy action thriller Tiger 3 has been locked to release on the day of the Diwali festival, on November 12, according to Pinkvilla. ## There have been many speculations around the release date of the movie. It was previously reported that the makers were looking to release the movie on either November 10 or 13, but now, it has been locked on November 12 in India as well as internationally.## It will have a Sunday release on Diwali, a unique strategy adopted by Yash Raj Films keeping everything in mind. "The release of Tiger 3 will coincide with Diwali and YRF is looking to adopt a unique pattern for the film's release. The studio is looking to maximise the benefit of the long holiday period. ## Directed by Maneesh Sharma, "Tiger 3" is said to be the biggest film in the YRF Spy Universe and it is set after the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War", and "Pathaan". The movie marks the return of Salman Khan as RAW agent Tiger aka Avinash Singh Rathore alongside Katrina Kaif as ISI agent Zoya. Emraan Hashmi is playing the main antagonist role. ## "Tiger 3" will be released on November 12, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj' and 'Jawan' Set For Big Gains
985 days ago
Bollywood

National Cinema Day 2023: 'Fukrey 3', 'Mission Raniganj' and 'Jawan' Set For Big Gains

Mumbai, October 12 - The National Cinema Day 2023 is set to welcome Indian patrons to watch the movies on the big screens at prices as low as Rs. 99 on October 13. NCD was a big success last year which saw over 6 million people visit theaters to watch the films and the same is expected this time as well. ## As far as the Bollywood movies are concerned, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Jawan", Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj", and comic caper "Fukrey 3" are set for big gains. All three films have combined sold over 5 lakh tickets for tomorrow and the numbers are increasing rapidly with each passing hour. ## Action thriller "Jawan" has already completed 5 weeks with a domestic gross collection of around 745 crores till now. The NCD 2023 will give the audiences a chance to watch this mega-blockbuster on the big screen at such low prices. The movie has sold over 3 lakh tickets for NCD.## Akshay Kumar's "Mission Raniganj" has a dismal show so far with a domestic gross collection of just 21.50 crores in 7 days. The advance booking for NCD, however, is excellent as it has sold around 3.25 lakh tickets which is excellent for a film performing low at the box office.## "Fukrey 3" is leading the advance booking with around 4 lakh tickets for NCD which is its 16th day. It has so far grossed around 96 crores in India and after NCD, collection will be around 100 crores gross. ## The overall collection of the aforementioned three films can be double what they earned yesterday, a day before NCD. The main objective of NCD is to attract non-regular cinema-going audiences to theatres and in this pursuit, "Jawan", "Mission Raniganj", and "Fukrey 3" are looking to succeed. It will be interesting to see if all the movies can match the footfalls of last year's NCD which was widely celebrated. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Streaming Date Revealed On Netflix
985 days ago
Bollywood

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Streaming Date Revealed On Netflix

Mumbai, October 12 - The heroic box office run of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan is continuing to march ahead as the movie is nearing 1125 crores globally. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the movie was released on September 7, and since then, it has been unstoppable.## "Jawan" has completed five weeks at the box office and it is still minting around 1 crore collection in India each day. It has been one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time and the same is expected after its digital release on Netflix. ## According to the latest reports, the action thriller film will start streaming on Netflix on November 2, 2023, on the occasion of Shah Rukh Khan's birthday. "Jawan's" post-theatrical streaming right was sold for over 150 crores to Netflix, making it the biggest post-theatrical streaming deal ever in India.## The movie will start streaming on Netflix after 8 weeks of the theatrical release. Netflix usually sign deals with studios to secure a 4-week theatrical window, a move which is becoming common for South Indian movies. "Jawan" is one of the rare films to have an 8-week post-theatrical deal with the streamer. ## Produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment, the movie stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son doppelgängers who team up to rectify corruption in society. Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover, among others, feature in key roles, while Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt play cameo roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Fukrey 3' Becomes The Highest Net-Grosser Of The Franchise
985 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Fukrey 3' Becomes The Highest Net-Grosser Of The Franchise

Mumbai, October 12 - Director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba's Fukrey 3 has become the highest net-grossing film in the franchise, beating the second instalment, "Fukrey Returns" lifetime net box office total.## The latest box office hit topped its predecessor on its 14th day yesterday. The movie has scored 80.24 crores net, outscoring 80.16 crores of "Fukrey Returns" (2017). The first "Fukrey" (2013) movie minted 36.25 crores India net collection. ## "Fukrey 3" has slowed down after the good first weekend and this has reduced its chances to top 100 crores lifetime net collection that was looking sure shot after the initial few days. The movie, however, has crossed 100 crores gross at the global box office with the latest total around 108 crores gross.## Produced by Excel Entertainment, "Fukrey 3" has emerged as a box office hit, keeping the 100% success ratio intact of the franchise. It will also become the biggest film in the franchise at the global box office after crossing the second film by next weekend. ## The movie stars an ensemble cast, including Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Pankaj Tripathi, and Richa Chadha, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan Becomes The First Indian Actor To Have Two $15+ Million Grosser In North America
986 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan Becomes The First Indian Actor To Have Two $15+ Million Grosser In North America

Los Angeles, October 10 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan becomes the first Indian actor to have two films to gross $15+ million at the North America box office. ## Shah Rukh Khan's latest mega-blockbuster Jawan has crossed this box office mark today. Earlier this year, the superstar's "Pathaan" grossed $17.50 million which is the second highest-grossing Indian movie in North America, after Prabhas' "Baahubali 2" which scored $22 million.## "Jawan" is only the 4th Indian movie so far to breach the $15 million mark there, after "Baabubali 2", "Pathaan", and "RRR" ($15.20 million). Interestingly, both SRK-starrers have came in the same year, which is also a record for an Indian personality at the North American box office.## Directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, "Jawan" has grossed approximately 1120 crores at the global box office so far, including approx. 377 crores overseas collection. It is currently the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year and 5th highest of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol In Talks To Play Lord Hanuman In Nitesh Tiwari's Epic 'Ramayana'
987 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol In Talks To Play Lord Hanuman In Nitesh Tiwari's Epic 'Ramayana'

Mumbai, October 10 - Over the last few days, director Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming epic Ramayana has been in the news regarding its casting. The media reports have confirmed that Ranbir Kapoor will play the role of Lord Ram while Sai Pallavi roped in to play Maa Sita and Yash to play Raavan.## Now, according to Pinkvilla, the makers are in talks with Sunny Deol to play the role of Lord Hanuman. The makers believe that Sunny is a perfect fit for this mighty role which stands for strength. Deol has effortlessly played the roles in the past where he had to show the strength of the character and Lord Hanuman is another opportunity for him to deliver the same.## The actor has shown interest in being a part of Nitesh Tiwari’s rendition of Ramayana and is also excited to play the part of Lord Hanuman. However, the talks are said to be in the initial stage currently and are moving in the right direction.## The report also reveals that the makers are also discussing a standalone movie about Bajrang Bali with Sunny Deol in the lead. The Ramayana is just a small part of Lord Hanuman's life, and there are many other facets to the story. Nitesh wants to explore that with a standalone film on Lord Hanuman.## "Ramayana" will be a trilogy and the first part is expected to go on floors around February 2024. The first will mostly revolve around Lord Ram and Maa Sita's story while Yash will have a rather extended appearance. It will be co-directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Ravi Udyawar and will be produced by Allu Aravind, Madhu Mantena, and Namit Malhotra. ## Stay tuned...

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Yash Raj Films Confirmed Premium Format Release For Salman Khan's Much-Awaited 'Tiger 3'
987 days ago
Bollywood

Yash Raj Films Confirmed Premium Format Release For Salman Khan's Much-Awaited 'Tiger 3'

Mumbai, October 10 - Aditya Chopra-headed Yash Raj Films is getting ready for its next blockbuster release in the form of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-fronted Tiger 3. The spy action thriller, directed by Maneesh Sharma, will hit big screens on Diwali this year in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages.## On Tuesday (October 10), YRF released the first look solo poster of Katrina Kaif's Zoya in the movie, and with this, the studio also confirmed the premium format release of "Tiger 3" in IMAX. Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan-led "Pathaan" was also released in IMAX and did very well in this format at the box office.## As said earlier, IMAX is a fast-growing big-screen cinema format in India. There are a total of 24 IMAX theaters in India and plans are there to open more screens in the coming years. "Tiger 3" will be the second YRF movie to have an IMAX release this year.## Say hello to the first female spy of the YRF Spy Universe, Zoya! All heart & total badass! 🔥#Tiger3trailer arriving on 16th October.#Tiger3 in cinemas this Diwali. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu.#YRF50 | #YRFSpyUniverse pic.twitter.com/CJmteemNck— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) October 10, 2023 ## "Tiger 3" is a part of YRF's ambitious Spy Universe and it is set after the events of "Tiger Zinda Hai", "War", and "Pathaan". Apart from Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, the movie has Emraan Hashmi as the main antagonist while Shah Rukh Khan plays a cameo appearance as Pathaan. ## Stay tuned...

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