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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'Tumbbad 2' To Be Made In 100 Crore Budget
471 days ago
Bollywood

'Tumbbad 2' To Be Made In 100 Crore Budget

Mumbai, March 8 - The sequel to the period folk horror film Tumbbad is getting bigger, thanks to the success of the first film's re-release last year. After largely going unnoticed in the first phase, the movie turned the tide in its repeat run at the box office, raising the anticipation of its sequel. ## Produced and frontend by Sohum Shah, Tumbbad 2 has already been announced. According to the latest reports, a few production studios are showing interest in it and are willing to provide the budget the makers may not have imagined. ## It is said that Shah has secured a 100-crore budget from a leading studio to make the sequel of this cult classic. Interestingly, Tumbbad, which was originally released in 2018, struggled to get the finances and was made on a low budget but things are a lot different this time around. ## The story of Tumbbad 2 is said to have locked and the pre-production has already started. It will go on floors later this year for 2026 release in theatres worldwide. Director Rahi Anil Barve is expected to return to direct the sequel with Sohum Shah headlining it. ## Tumbbad, which follows the story of a person's search for a hidden 20th-century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra, grossed over 52 crores at the worldwide box office, including around 38 crores gross domestically in its re-release run. It is the second highest-grossing re-release title in India.## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' Non-Theatrical Rights Locked
472 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' Non-Theatrical Rights Locked

Mumbai, March 6 - Superstar Salman Khan's action drama Sikandar is one of the most-anticipated Bollywood movies. It is the first movie for the actor since YRF's Tiger 3 in November 2023, and there is genuine anticipation for the film which is directed by A. R. Murugadoss. ## The buzz around Sikandar is on the rise with each passing day and the same can be understood with the non-theatrical rights which has been locked. According to the reports, producer Sajid Nadiadwala has locked the film's non-theatrical rights for a very good sum of around 165 crores, which includes digital, satellite and music rights.## It is said that Netflix has secured the post-theatrical streaming rights of Sikandar on a base price of 85 crores and it can go higher up to 100 crores based on the film's box office performance. Zee Network has grabbed satellite rights for 50 crores while music rights are with Zee Music Company for 30 crores.## The budget of the movie is reportedly around 180 crores, excluding the remuneration of Salman Khan. This is a reasonable cost for a movie which has been mounted on a huge scale and with positive word of mouth, it is expected to set the box office on fire. ## Sikandar is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment It stars Salman Khan in the title role, alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar. The film is scheduled to hit the screens on March 30 on the occasion of Eid.## Stay tuned...

Akshay Kumar Announces Re-Release of 'Namastey London'
474 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Announces Re-Release of 'Namastey London'

Mumbai, March 5 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has announced the re-release of the cult romantic-comedy Namastey London, starring Katrina Kaif as the female lead. Originally released in 2007, this Vipul Amrutlal Shah's directorial has been one of the iconic films in Akshay's filmography. ## Namastey London is an absolute favourite of fans of this genre and due to its popular songs, iconic dialogues and evergreen romantic chemistry between the lead pair, the movie has aged well among the masses. The makers have announced its re-release after 17 years, continuing the ongoing trend of re-releasing the old classic Bollywood films. ## Akshay Kumar took to social media to confirm that Namastey London will hit the big screens on March 14, on the occasion of Holi. The movie's music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya while lyrics were penned by the legendary Javed Akhtar.## "Thrilled to announce the re-release of #NamasteyLondon on the big screen this Holi, 14th March! Get ready to relive the magic — unforgettable songs, iconic dialogues and timeless romance with Katrina Kaif, all over again. See you at the movies", Akshay said.## Thrilled to announce the re-release of #NamasteyLondon on the big screen this Holi, 14th March!Get ready to relive the magic — unforgettable songs, iconic dialogues and timeless romance with Katrina Kaif, all over again.See you at the movies! 🎥 pic.twitter.com/qS1PasYBnk— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 5, 2025 ## Namastey London was a box office superhit in its original run. The movie grossed over 71 crores at the worldwide box office, including 52 crores gross in India and was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2007. Due to its popularity, the movie is expected to draw the attention of moviegoers upon its re-release.## Stay tunes...

Not Budget But Rajinikanth's Unavailability Put Salman Khan's Film With Director Atlee In Backburner?
474 days ago
Bollywood

Not Budget But Rajinikanth's Unavailability Put Salman Khan's Film With Director Atlee In Backburner?

Mumbai, March 5 - The rumours around director Atlee's big-budgeted film with superstar Salman Khan refuse to die except for the fact that it has been shelved, as per industry sources. The mega 2-hero film was supposed to set the box office on fire but not anymore. ## There have been many rumours regarding the shelving of Atlee's film with Salman. Since the movie was supposed to be a 2-hero epic, superstar Rajinikanth was reportedly in talks to come on board to join Salman. The temptation was also made to bring Kamal Haasan on board but nothing made to the cut.## Amid the reports that the film got shelved due to budget issues, the latest report by Pinkvilla revealed that it has been put on the back burner due to the unavailability of Rajinikanth because of the date issues. Kamal Haasan too wasn't sure about playing the second lead role, which, as per the report, was the role of the father of Salman's character.## Rajinikanth is currently shooting for Lokesh Kanagaraj's Coolie and he will next start Nelson's Jailer 2 soon, so was difficult to secure his dates for A6 in the immediate future. Since the project was supposed to have cost over 600 crores, the movie needed a big South superstar to justify this huge cost but things didn't fall in place.## Pinkvilla has denied the rumours of the project getting shelved due to budget. It is said that Salman Khan and Atlee were confident of getting either Rajini or Kamal Haasan to join the film which was also a demand of Sun Pictures and once that didn't happen, the duo decided to not proceed with the film for now and they might join hands in future for a different script. ## Meanwhile, A6 will now be made with superstar Allu Arjun who is fresh from the all-time blockbuster Pushpa 2 - The Rule. It will be produced by Sun Pictures and the shoot is likely to commence in the summer of 2025 for a grand Pan India release next year. ## Stay tuned...

'Chhaava' Sells 10+ Million Tickets On Book My Show
475 days ago
Bollywood

'Chhaava' Sells 10+ Million Tickets On Book My Show

Mumbai, March 3 - Vicky Kaushal's blockbuster Chhaava continues to merry the box office with the excellent collection. In 17 days so far, the historical action drama has grossed approximately 625 crores worldwide, including 548 crores gross in India. ## Chhaava has sold 2.17+ crores of tickets at the box office in 17 days which is the highest for an Indian film of 2025 so far. Meanwhile, on the online ticketing platform, BookMyShow, the movie has crossed 10+ million (1+ crore) tickets, making it the first movie of the year to do so. ## Directed by Laxman Utekar, Chhaava is already the highest-grossing film of the director along with actor Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna and the third biggest grosser for Rashmika Mandanna. It is heading towards finishing its run with over 500+ crores net in India and 700+ crores gross worldwide. ## The movie, produced by Maddock Films, is based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire. It is an adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant. Meanwhile, the film is gearing up for its Telugu release on March 7. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Records Biggest Third Saturday In Hindi; Tops 500 Crore Gross In India
477 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Records Biggest Third Saturday In Hindi; Tops 500 Crore Gross In India

Mumbai, March 2 - Maddock Films' historical action drama Chhaava heads for a record third weekend at the Hindi box office after the biggest Saturday ever.## The Vicky Kaushal-fronted, with approximately 22 crores net collection, has beaten the mighty Pushpa 2 - The Rule (20 crores net) on the third Saturday to record the biggest third Saturday in Hindi. Earlier, the film had also scored the biggest 3rd Friday beating the same film. ## The third weekend of Chhaava is heading for 60+ crores net which will be the biggest ever in Hindi. Meanwhile, the total collection of the film through Saturday is approximately 434.50 crores or 519.50 crores gross. This makes it the first film of 2025 to surpass 500 crores gross at the Indian box office. ## Chhaava is the first 500 crores domestic grosser of Vicky Kaushal and director Laxman Utekar and the third for actress Rashmika Mandanna after Pushpa 2 and Animal. In its lifetime run, the movie is expected to finish around 650 crores gross domestically as one of the biggest blockbusters. ## Stay tuned...

Maddock Films' 'Chhaava' Reigns Supreme In The Homeland
478 days ago
Bollywood

Maddock Films' 'Chhaava' Reigns Supreme In The Homeland

Mumbai, March 1 - The Bollywood film industry has delivered some of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time over the last few years but it was Pushpa 2 - The Rule, a Telugu-origin Pan India tentpole, which came as a tsunami to sweep the homeland of Hindi film industry, Maharashtra. ## The Allu Arjun-fronted action drama not only emerged as the biggest grosser ever in Maharashtra but also went on to become the all-time Hindi grosser, beating the original Hindi titles. It was a big win for the overall Indian film industry but at the same time, it became a mountain to climb for Hindi cinema. ## Well, two months later, one of the two aforementioned mighty records has been shattered by an original Hindi title named Chhaava, which was, interestingly, supposed to clash with Pushpa 2 originally before the better sense prevailed for the larger good. ## In a historical feat, Chhaava has outgrossed the lifetime total of Pushpa 2 in Maharashtra in just 15 days to reign supreme in the homeland. According to the tracked numbers, Chhaava has grossed 223+ crores in 15 days while Pushpa 2 had minted 216+ crores gross in its lifetime run in the state. ## This is an extraordinary achievement, something which was anticipated given the fact how dear the story of one of the greatest Maratha warriors Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj to the people of the state. The makers only needed to get a few things right before scoring the biggest reward and that's what exactly happened with positive reception from critics and audience. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Beats 'Pushpa 2' On The Third Friday
478 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Beats 'Pushpa 2' On The Third Friday

Mumbai, March 1 - The blockbuster historical action drama Chhaava has beaten the mighty Pushpa 2 - The Rule on its third Friday at the Hindi box office. The Vicky Kaushal-fronted has also topped 400 crores net collection, becoming the 9th Hindi film ever to do so. ## The Allu Arjun-fronted action drama Pushpa 2 scored 11.30 crores net collection in December last year which was the biggest third Friday in Hindi before Chhaava outnumbered it with an estimated total of around 13 crores net which is now the biggest 3rd Friday box office collection in Hindi. ## Pushpa 2 went on to score around 58 crores net in the third weekend in Hindi. It needs to be seen how Chaava fairs on Saturday and Sunday but it is certain to come close and might beat Pushpa 2 to emerge the biggest third weekend grosser. ## The total collection of Chhaava is around 412 crores net through the third Friday (15 days), on the other hand, Pushpa 2 was miles ahead with 621 crores net in the same number of days. In another historic achievement, Chhaava (223+ crores gross) has beaten Pushpa 2's lifetime total (215+ crores gross) in Maharashtra in just 15 days to become the number 1 grosser in the state (note - tracked gross).## Interestingly, both the films were originally supposed to clash at the box office on December 5 before Maddock postponed Chhaava and the decision turned out to be a historic move. ## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' Teaser Generates 65+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours
478 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's 'Sikandar' Teaser Generates 65+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours

Mumbai, February 28 - The teaser of superstar Salman Khan-fronted action drama Sikandar has taken the internet by storm with huge viewership across social media platforms. Directed by A.R. Murugadoss, the teaser was launched on February 27 ahead of the film's Eid release.## According to the makers, the teaser of Sikandar has generated 65+ million views across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. On YouTube, it has scored 28+ million views as one of the most-watched Bollywood teasers in the first full day of release. ## The response to the teaser has been mixed to positive, as has been the case with Salman Khan films. The action-packed promo, however, has generated the much-needed hype for the film which is expected to be a big starter at the box office upon its release on Eid 2025, likely on March 30. ## Sikandar marks Salman Khan's maiden collaboration with director Murugadoss and it has been one of the keenly-anticipated collabs. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and also stars Rashmika Mandanna along with Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar in key roles.## Sikandar has arrived and touched 65 Million hearts in 24 hours! Thank you for showering so much love on your Film Teaser, We're truly grateful! ♥️🙌🏻🙏🏻 Watch it NOW! 🔥 https://t.co/ZO2JeFZ9uZ #SajidNadiadwala’s #Sikandar Directed by @ARMurugadoss @BeingSalmanKhan… pic.twitter.com/aXP4hxft8I— Nadiadwala Grandson (@NGEMovies) February 28, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Scored Excellent Second Week
479 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Scored Excellent Second Week

Mumbai, February 28 - Vicky Kaushal-fronted Chhaava has had an excellent second week at the box office, scoring approximately 180 crores net collection. The movie witnessed a drop of just around 17% which is remarkable, to say the least. ## The historical action drama wasn't too far behind the all-time biggest second-week grosser, Allu Arjun-led Pushpa 2 - The Rule which minted 196.50 crores net in Hindi in December last year. Prabhas-starrer Baahubali 2 The Conclusion ranks third in the second week in Hindi with 143.25 crores net collection.## Through the second week (14 days), Chhaava has scored approximately 399 crores net collection and is currently the 9th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. It will surpass KGF: Chapter 2 (435 crores net) in the third weekend to reach the 8th spot and will eye to finish in the top 5 in its lifetime run with over 500 crores Hindi net. ## Worldwide, the Maddock Films production has grossed around 560 crores in 14 days and is likely to finish its run with 700+ crores gross as one of the biggest Hindi grossers ever.## Top 5 Second Week Net Grossers In Hindi - ## 1. Pushpa 2 - 196.50 crores## 2. Chhaava - 180.25 crores## 3. Baahubali 2 - 143.25 crores## 4. Stree 2 - 141.40 crores## 5. Gadar 2 - 134.47 crores## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh's 'Don 3' Not Shelved
480 days ago
Bollywood

Ranveer Singh's 'Don 3' Not Shelved

Mumbai, February 27 - It's been more than a year since Farhan Akhtar announced Don 3 with Ranveer Singh in the lead role, replacing superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The movie, however, has faced challenges which led to rumours of its getting shelved. ## Ranveer Singh hasn't been in the best of form at the box office and there is negativity around his casting for the role of Don which delays the production. Over the past few months, there have been rumours that Don 3 has been shelved, but director Akhtar has an exciting update for the fans. ## During a recent interview with India Today, Farhan Akhtar put rumours to rest and confirmed that the movie is on and starting shooting this year itself. Earlier, the action drama was supposed to start rolling in 2024 but due to other commitments of Farhan and Ranveer, the movie couldn't start back then.## Earlier last year, Akhtar Excel Entertainment issued a statement stating that the makers and Ranveer Singh are on the same page and that the timelines of Don 3 remain unchanged, denying the postponement rumours. The makers promised to deliver an unforgettable cinematic spectacle that lives up to the franchise's legacy while setting new benchmarks. ## Don 3 will be produced by Excel Entertainment and it will feature Kiara Advani as the female lead. It will be Ranveer Singh's next release after director Aditya Dhar's Dhurandar which is currently on floors. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Tops 500 Crore Gross Worldwide
481 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Tops 500 Crore Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, February 26 - Maddock Films' historical action drama Chhaava climbs to new heights at the global box office, becoming the first Indian movie of 2025 to cross 500 crores gross collection. The film took only 12 days, one of the fastest Hindi language films to achieve the milestone. ## Chhaava has grossed approximately 435 crores domestically and an estimated 75 crores overseas for around 510 worldwide gross total in 12 days. It is by far the biggest Indian grosser of the year, almost 2x of the second-best, Sankranthiki Vasthunam which grossed 250+ crores globally. ## It is the highest-grossing historical epic at the Indian box office and will soon top Padmaavat to become the biggest Indian grosser globally in this genre. For Vicky Kaushal, Chhaava is his first 500 crores worldwide grosser, beating his previous highest grosser, URI: The Surgical Strike (342 crores).## Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who has been the poster girl of Indian cinemas lately, scored her third consecutive 500 crores grosser, after Pushpa 2 (1740+ crores) and Animal (915 crores gross). Akshaye Khanna and director Laxman Utekar also opened their accounts in this prestigious box office club. ## The box office performance of Chhaava has underlined the growing popularity of Maddock Films' production. The studio has delivered two of the biggest Indian blockbusters in recent times in the form of Chhaava and Stree 2 along with superhit titles - Munjya and Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. Going forward, Maddock has a blockbuster lineup with many potential blockbusters in the form of films in the horror-comedy universe and an epic Mahavatar with Vicky Kaushal. ## Stay tuned...