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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Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari: Chapter 2' - One of The Best Films of Dharma Productions
488 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari: Chapter 2' - One of The Best Films of Dharma Productions

Mumbai, February 19 - Superstar Akshay Kumar is a beast of an actor when it comes to playing real-life characters on the big screen. His Kesari (2019) is one of the most memorable films in his vast filmography. The movie was based on the Battle of Saragarhi, a battle between 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army and 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai Pashtun tribesmen in 1897. ## The next up for the actor is Kesari: Chapter 2, which is based on the story of lawyer C Sankaran Nair, who fought an 'unprecedented battle' against the British empire in the 1920s after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The movie has been in the news for the last few days after the info about its title was revealed. ## Though, Kesari: Chapter 2 is completely different from the original film, it is said that the movie has a thematic similarity with its namesake. Like Kesari, the upcoming movie also focuses on an important chapter of Indian history and both films share a common thread of bravery, inspiration, and patriotism as their core elements. ## As the movie is gaining momentum, producer Karan Johar of Dharma Productions has raised the hype further by calling it one of their best films. During an interview with Komal Nahata, the filmmaker was asked if he had to make a war film, which chapter of history he would like to explore.## The ace filmmaker mentioned that he would love to make a war film on the Jallianwala Bagh incident. He added that there is a true story that he is producing about a man named C. Sankaran Nair, who fought the English crown because, at the time, Colonel Dyer claimed that it was a self-defence act (Jallianwala Bagh massacre), which is simply horrible to hear.## The movie, which was earlier supposed to be titled Shankara, is directed by debutante Karan Singh Tyagi with Akshay Kumar in the lead. Johar added, "I want to say this on record - it (Kesari Chapter 2) is one of our best films that we’ve made and I'm so proud of it. I couldn't wait for the audience to watch the film".## Kesari Chapter 2 also stars R. Madhavan and Ananya Pandey in prominent roles and is produced by Amritpal Bindra, Leo Collective and Dharma Productions. The movie is scheduled to be released on April 18, 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Tuesday (Day 5) Early Estimates
488 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Tuesday (Day 5) Early Estimates

Mumbai, February 18 - After the remarkable hold on Monday, Vicky Kaushal-fronted historical action drama Chhaava remained unshakable on Tuesday as well with the collection seeing a slight jump due to the holiday in Maharashtra tomorrow. ## According to early estimates, Chhaava has scored 24-25 crores net collection on its 5th day or first Tuesday, pushing the total collection to around 165 crores. It has turned into a phenomenon, especially in Maharashtra state due to its regional feel. ## Tomorrow is the Shiv Janaynti holiday in Maharashtra which means the collection will go higher and may cross the 30 crore mark again and will have an outside chance of breaking into the 200 crore net club by tomorrow itself. If not tomorrow, then the movie will be sure to enter this club by Thursday. ## Chhaava will continue to have an advantage throughout this month. There is the Mahashivratri holiday on February 26 and with no big new releases, it will remain the number one choice during the weekends, likely with big numbers. At this point, the movie is certain to enter the 300 crore club and may go on to touch 400 crore and beyond as well. ## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Joins The Shoot of 'Border 2'
489 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Joins The Shoot of 'Border 2'

Mumbai, February 18 - The sequel to the iconic blockbuster Border is among the biggest Indian films of 2026. Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 went on floors last year and the shoot is currently happening in the rugged cantonment of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. ## Varun Dhawan, who is playing one of the main leads started filming recently and now, the OG, Sunny Deol joined the filming on Tuesday. The actor is reprising his role from the original movie, released in 1997. He will be shooting crucial scenes with Varun Dhawan in this latest schedule. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series with JP Films, Border 2 also stars Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in prominent roles. It is said that Diljit is playing the role of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, an officer in the Indian Air Force, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra. ## The highly-anticipated blockbuster will open worldwide cinemas during Republic Day weekend on January 23, 2026. ## Action, legacy, and patriotism! #SunnyDeol on the sets of #Border2 in the rugged cantonment of Jhansi, alongside #VarunDhawan, Producer #BhushanKumar, #NidhiDutta, co-producer #ShivChanana, #BinoyGandhi, & director #AnuragSingh 🎥January 23, 2026—gear up for a saga of valor and… pic.twitter.com/YWmeFbIAzx— T-Series (@TSeries) February 18, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Monday (Day 4) Early Estimates
489 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Monday (Day 4) Early Estimates

Mumbai, February 17 - After the excellent first weekend, Vicky Kaushal-fronted historical action drama Chhaava has a remarkable hold on its first Monday. The movie is showing a drop of just around 20% from Friday, Valentine's Day and around 50% drop from Sunday. ## According to the early estimates, the epic blockbuster has scored in the range of 23-25 crores net collection on its 4th day, Monday. Maharashtra, where Chhaava created history by scoring the biggest single-day collection ever on Sunday, remains the force on the next day as well with more than 50% collection coming from there. ## While the movie is, as expected, doing exceedingly well in Maharashtra, it has picked up well in North India over the weekend and has a superb hold on Monday as well. With so many people sharing clips on social media, it is working wonders on the emotional front and moving the cinemagoing audience. ## Chhaava will continue to score big for, at least, two more days due to the holidays in Maharashtra. Even after the holiday period, it is expected to remain rock-solid during weekdays and of course, weekdays as there is no competition for the next few weeks. ## The total collection of the movie is around 140+ crores net in 4 days and the full first week can be over 200 crores net. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Sanam Teri Kasam' Re-Release Second Weekend Collection; Crosses 30 Crore Net
490 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Sanam Teri Kasam' Re-Release Second Weekend Collection; Crosses 30 Crore Net

Mumbai, February 17 - The box office juggernaut of Maddock Films' Chhaava kept a 9-year-old cult classic romantic drama Sanam Teri Kasam in check after scoring a fantastic first-week collection upon its re-release.## The heartbreaking romantic tale, starring Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane, saw a dip in its pace in the second weekend but still did decent enough to remain on track to become the biggest re-release grosser at the Indian box office by beating Tumbbad.## Directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, Sanam Teri Kasam scored approximately 3.60 crores net collection in the second weekend, including around 1.35 crores net on Sunday to push its total repeat run to over 30 crores net. It scored approximately 26.40 crores in the first week.## Sanam Teri Kasam now needs only 2 crores more to outgross Tumbbad (32 crores net) to emerge as the number 1 re-release title in India. The film, however, is facing strong competition with Chhaava which is dominating the box office at the moment and will remain a strong face for a few weeks. ## The wait for Sanam Teri Kasam to become the top repeat grosser has definitely been prolonged due to Chhaava but it is ultimately expected to achieve its goal in the days to come. Anyway, it has emerged as a huge success in the second run and also crossed 50 crores gross mark globally (including the original collection).## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' Roars Past 100 Crore Net; Third For Vicky Kaushal
490 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Roars Past 100 Crore Net; Third For Vicky Kaushal

Mumbai, February 17 - Bollywood has its first blockbuster of 2025 in the form of historical action drama Chhaava, starring supremely talented Vicky Kaushal in the title role along with Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna. Laxman Utekar directed the movie, which was produced by Maddock Films. ## Opened to the record-breaking collection for its genre, Chhaava showed exceptional growth over the weekend to storm past the 100 crores net mark. It went overdrive on Sunday to earn around 50 crores net as the total weekend collection of Chhaava is approximately 116 crores. ## It has become only the second and the also the highest Bollywood grosser of 2025 after Sky Force which is also produced by Maddock Films. Chhaava is Vicky Kaushal's third film, after URI: The Surgical Strike (244 crores net) and Raazi (123.75 crores net) to enter the 100 crores net club and is among the fastest ever to do so. ## Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who scored her third consecutive blockbuster after Animal and Pushpa 2, has scored her 6th 100 crores net grosser while director Laxman Utekar opened his account in this prestigious box office club. Overall, Chhaava is the 127th film to cross 100 crores net collection in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Sunday (Day 3) Early Estimates
490 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' First Sunday (Day 3) Early Estimates

Mumbai, February 16 - Maddock Films strikes again as its historical action drama Chhaava stormed past 100 crores net collection after the explosive first Sunday domestically. The movie is defying projections to run riot at the box office and is turning into a phenomenon. ## Starring Vicky Kaushal in the title role, Chhaava is flirting with the half-century collection on Sunday as early estimates suggest the third-day total to be in the range of 47-50 crores, depending on the performance in the smaller centres. ## The movie continues to work wonders in Maharashtra but the ever-spreading word-of-mouth is making sure it brings other regions to the game and that's exactly what is happening. On Sunday, the contribution to the movie from the rest of the India market was over 50% which shows it has managed to strike a chord with audiences. ## The total opening weekend collection of the movie is around 116 crores net which already makes it the biggest Bollywood grosser of the year by beating Maddock's own product Sky Force. The movie is showing improvement everywhere and with strong pre-sales for Monday, it is set to dominate the box office in the coming days. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' Crosses 100 Crore Gross Worldwide In 2 Days
491 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Crosses 100 Crore Gross Worldwide In 2 Days

Mumbai, February 16 - Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna's historical action drama Chhaava has topped 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office in just 2 days, becoming only the second Bollywood movie of 2025 to do so after Akshay Kumar's Sky Force. ## Directed by Laxman Utekar, the movie minted around 53 crores gross on its second day worldwide, pushing the total to 100 crores gross. In India, Chhaava has grossed approximately 81.50 crores while overseas business is around 18.50 crores in 2 days. ## This is Vicky Kaushal's 6th movie and Rashmika Mandanna's 8th title in the 100 crores club at the worldwide box office. The movie also continues the success streak of producer Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films which also produced Sky Force. ## Chhaava is headed to score 150+ crores gross opening weekend and might go on to become Vicky Kaushal's biggest grosser by beating URI: The Surgical Strike (342 crores) at the global box office. At the end of its 3rd day, it will already become the biggest Bollywood grosser of the year and with positive word of mouth and lack of competition, it is certain to score more records in the coming days. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Chhaava' Second Day Early Estimates
491 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Chhaava' Second Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, February 15 - Vicky Kaushal-fronted historical action drama Chhaava had a huge first day of approximately 31 crores net collection, which is the actor's by far the biggest opening. It is also the biggest start for a movie of this genre, beating Kesari (21 crores net approx.).## The massive opening day of the film was driven by the Maharashtra region and with positive word of mouth, it was all about showing an upward trend thereafter. On its second day, the movie is firing all cylinders with an impressive jump of around 20% for an estimated 36-38 crores net collection. ## The film continues to be sensational in Maharashtra which is contributing nearly 50% to its total collection. This kind of response was expected in this region due to the film's regional feel and the same is expected to continue in the days to come. ## The 2-day total of Chhaava hit 67+ crores net, heading for 100+ crores opening weekend which is excellent. As said, the word of mouth for the movie is positive and with not much competition at the moment, this Laxman Utekar's directorial will remain the top choice ever after the weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Kartik Aaryan, Sreeleela To Headline Director Anurag Basu's Next Musical Romance Film; First Look And Release Date Revealed
492 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan, Sreeleela To Headline Director Anurag Basu's Next Musical Romance Film; First Look And Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, February 15 - Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan will romance South Indian actress Sreeleela in director Anurag Basu's intense musical romantic drama. Bhushan Kumar will produce this film under his banner T-Series while Pritam has given the music.## The yet-untitled film was earlier supposed to be the third instalment of the cult Aashiqui franchise but it is not the case anymore due to right issues. The title of the film will be announced in due course as the makers have confirmed that the film will hit the big screens on Diwali 2025. ## On Saturday (February 15), T-Series announced the film officially with the first look teaser. The first look glimpse features Kartik as a singer, signing the iconic song - Tu Aashiqui Hai, and also having some romantic moments with the leading lady, Sreeleela. ## The movie will be Kartik's next release after last year's blockbuster Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. It will clash with Maddock Films' Thama, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna during the Diwali weekend. More details will be announced soon.## This Diwali ❤️‍🔥https://t.co/jVhvc929AZ#BhushanKumar @TheAaryanKartik @sreeleela14 @basuanurag @ipritamofficial #TaniBasu @ShivChanana @neerajkalyan_24 pic.twitter.com/w4rO2wbleO— T-Series (@TSeries) February 15, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Nag Ashwin To Direct Alia Bhatt Before Starting Prabhas-Fronted 'Kalki 2'
492 days ago
Bollywood

Nag Ashwin To Direct Alia Bhatt Before Starting Prabhas-Fronted 'Kalki 2'

Mumbai, February 15 - The eagerly awaited Kalki Part 2 is set to be delayed as director Nag Ashwin is looking to start a different film before this Prabhas-fronted blockbuster. The producer has been busy saying the Kalki 2 would start in 2025 but the plans seem to have changed. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, the National Award-winning director is in advanced talks with Bollywood star Alia Bhatt to headline his next. The genre and other aspects are kept under wraps for now, but it is said that the subject is close to the director's heart and is set to make it with Gangubai Kathiawadi star. ## Alia too has reportedly loved the world that Nag is looking to create and she is excited to collaborate with the maverick filmmaker. The dates of the actress are being sorted out as things are yet to be officially locked. Alia is currently shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War and she wants to finish it before starting her next. ## The report reveals that Nag Ashwin is looking to start this yet-untitled project in November and finish it in a certain timeline, as he also has Kalki 2 slated to commence in the second half of 2026. Both, the actress and the director are on the same page regarding collaborating for the first time and it's all about logistics to make things official. ## Alia's next release is Yash Raj Films' spy action thriller, Alpha which is scheduled to be released on Christmas this year. Next up for the actress is Love & War, which is likely to be followed by Nag Ashwin's directorial. The National-Award-winning actress is also in talks with Maddock Films to headline its horror comedy, Chamunda. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Sanam Teri Kasam' Re-Release Second Friday (Day 8) Collection
492 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Sanam Teri Kasam' Re-Release Second Friday (Day 8) Collection

Mumbai, February 15 - After the fantastic first week, Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane's romantic drama Sanam Teri Kasam re-release has had a good hold on its second Friday despite the storming opening of Vicky Kaushal-fronted Chhaava. ## The film did benefit from Valentine's Day to some extent, as shows have been significantly reduced due to Chhaava. It still performed much better than all other movies, scoring approximately 1.10 crores net collection on its second Friday. ## The total collection of the film is around 27.60+ crores net after 8 days and it needs another less than 5 crores more to become the biggest re-release grosser in India, beating last year's blockbuster Tumbbad (32 crores net). The sensational performance of Chhaava, however, has delayed its wait to reach the top but it is certainly expected to get there. ## The blockbuster success of Sanam Teri Kasam's re-release is a good thing for its sequel which is expected to debut next year during the same time. It might also open up the door for films in a similar genre, though it has had its cult following over the years. ## Stay tuned...

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