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: 'Animal' Scored Third Biggest First Week For A Bollywood Film
931 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' Scored Third Biggest First Week For A Bollywood Film

Mumbai, December 8 - Ranbir Kapoor's Animal scored the third biggest first-week collection for a Bollywood movie in all versions and the third biggest in Hindi. It has become only the third film to cross 300 crores net and the 11th film to cross 200 crores net collection in week one (7 days) in Hindi. ## Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role, Animal minted approx. 337.60 crores net in all versions, including 300.81 crores net collection in Hindi. The closest to Animal's first-week collection is Gadar 2 which scored approx. 284.60 crores net which is the 4th highest in Hindi. ## Animal is on track to enter the 500 crores net club which will make it only the 4th Bollywood movie after Pathaan, Gadar 2, and Jawan to do so. The film will be looking to beat the numbers of Gadar 2 which is the biggest second-week grosser for a Bollywood film and Animal will be eyeing to go past these numbers. ## Have a look at the top 5 biggest first-week collections in Hindi (including extended week) - ## 1. Pathaan - 351 crore## 2. Jawan - 347.98 crore## 3. Animal - 300.81 crore (highest ever for A-rated film)## 4. Gadar 2 - 284.63 crore## 5. KGF: Chapter 2 - 268.63 crore## Stay tuned...

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Yash 19 Gets First Look Title and Release Date
931 days ago
Sandalwood

Yash 19 Gets First Look Title and Release Date

Bangalore, December 8 - Kannada superstar Yash has confirmed the title of his next film with Malayalam director Geetu Mohandas. Following the mega-blockbuster success of KGF: Chapter 2, the fans of Yash were eagerly waiting for his next film and the actor finally treated them by unveiling the blockbuster first look title along with the release date. ## On Friday (December 8), Yash took to social media to announce that his next film "Yash 19" has been titled Toxic which is said to be a gangster action drama. Produced by KVN Productions, the film reportedly deals with the drug mafia and is primarily set in Goa. ## The first look teaser gives a glimpse into the intriguing world of "Toxic" with the rockling background music. The film will have 3 lead actresses and the official announcement of them will be made soon. "Toxic" will be hitting worldwide theatres on April 10, 2025, in multiple languages. The shoot will commence soon.## ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Animal' and 'Sam Bahadur' First Thursday Early Estimates
932 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: 'Animal' and 'Sam Bahadur' First Thursday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 7 - Animal concludes the first week with a historic collection of around 340 crores net in all versions. The numbers are all-time highest for an adult-rated Indian movie and this has set up the stage for another huge weekend at the domestic box office. ## The Ranbir Kapoor-led action drama scored an estimated 25-26 crores net in all versions on its first Thursday. In Hindi, it earned around 24 crores net, as per the early estimates. The total Hindi collection has crossed 300 crores net at approx. 302 crores in the first week. ## Animal will again be the first choice of moviegoers in the second weekend which is expected to be over 80 crores net and can go up to 90-95 crores net. The movie is likely to enter the 500 crores net club by the third weekend and is also expected to do well during the Christmas weekend despite the arrival of the two most-awaited films.## While Animal is going bonkers at the box office, Vicky Kaushal-led Sam Bahadur also has a good first-week collection with very good hold during the week days. It scored an estimated 3-3.25 crores net collection on its first Thursday, pushing the total collection to around 39 crores. ## The second weekend will be crucial for Sam Bahadur in its pursuit to reach a respectable lifetime total. The lack of new releases will help the film retain its screens in the second weekend which is expected to be around 15-20 crores net. ## Stay tuned...

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'Animal' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Become Highest Grossing A-Rated Indian Film
932 days ago
Bollywood

'Animal' Beats 'Kabir Singh' To Become Highest Grossing A-Rated Indian Film

Mumbai, December 7 - Ranbir Kapoor's mega-blockbuster Animal has become the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office by crossing Shahid Kapoor's "Kabir Singh". Both the movies have been directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. ## "Animal" became the biggest A-rated worldwide grosser in 4 days by crossing "Kabir Singh's" 377 crores worldwide while in India, it took just 5 days to beat the collection of 330 crores gross of the Shahid-starrer. In terms of net collection, Kabir Singh scored approx. 278.80 crores. ## The Ranbir Kapoor-led action drama has so far scored approx. 313.50 crores net in 6 days and is looking to finish the first week in the range of 335 crores net. Worldwide, it has crossed the 500 crore gross (527 crores approx.) mark and is moving towards the magical 1000 crore gross mark.## The film has proved to be an unstoppable force at the box office despite the criticism and is expected to remain rock solid in the coming days. ## Have a look at the top 5 A-rated Indian films domestically -## 1. Animal - 313.50 Cr. Net approx.## 2. Kabir Singh - 278.80 Cr.## 3. The Kashmir Files - 252.25 Cr.## 4. The Kerala Story - 241.75 Cr.## 5. OMG 2 - 151.16 Cr.## Stay tuned...

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Prashanth Neel Provides Details About 'NTR 31' and 'KGF 3'
932 days ago
Sandalwood

Prashanth Neel Provides Details About 'NTR 31' and 'KGF 3'

Bangalore, December 7 - Director Prashanth Neel is all charged up for his next release Salaar Ceasefire: Part 1, starring superstar Prabhas. The film's trailer was recently launched and received a thunderous response across social media platforms. ## While Neel is excited about the release of Salaar, the blockbuster director is also looking forward to his next film with Telugu superstar Jr. NTR. During a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Neel shared details about NTR's film, which is tentatively titled "NTR 31". ## The filmmaker said that NTR 31 gonna be a different kind of film with its own emotion, and it will be different from what he has done so far. "I don't want to get into the genre, but I'm sure people will assume it's an action movie. I want to call it a new story for me, which I want to tell my audience. It has its own emotions, and I hope people can connect with it".## Neel will start pre-production work on "NTR 31" soon and is planning to take it on floors by the second half of 2024. Meanwhile, the director also shared good news regarding the third installment of the blockbuster KGF franchise and confirmed that it will happen for sure the script for the same is also locked.## Many people believed the announcement of KGF 3 was made without the bound script but Neel said "KGF 3 will happen and we didn't announce it for the sake of it. We already have a script. We had decided on the script before making the announcement. We were sure to have things on paper before making an official announcement at the end of KGF 2". ## "KGF 3" with Yash could be Neel's next after "NTR 31". Yash will next be doing a film with Malayalam director Geetu Mohandas and the official announcement for the same will be made tomorrow, December 8. ## Stay tuned...

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Yash 19: Female Leads Locked For Yash's Next With Director Geetu Mohandas
932 days ago
Sandalwood

Yash 19: Female Leads Locked For Yash's Next With Director Geetu Mohandas

Bangalore, December 7 - Kannada superstar Yash will finally announce the title of his next film, called Yash 19 on December 8. As reported by reliable sources, the film will be directed by Malayalam director Geetu Mohandas and will be produced by KVN Productions. ## Over the last few days, there have been reports regarding the female lead opposite Yash in the film, and now, according to a report by Pinkvilla, the makers have locked in not just one but three actresses to play the primary roles.## "The names of all the three leading ladies have been kept under wraps, but the team has already locked the entire cast of this ambitious action thriller with Yash in grey shades", the report states. The entire cast is expected to be made official with the film announcement on December 8. ## While the names of the lead actresses are officially not known yet, reports say that Sai Pallavi is one of them. The film is said to be based against the backdrop of the drug mafia in which Yash will be seen in the negative role. The action sequences of this yet-untitled film are said to be unique and new for Indian Cinema. ## The shoot of Yash 19 will be commenced real soon and it will reportedly be released in 2025 in multiple Indian languages. ## Stay tuned...

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'Animal' Tops 500 Crore Gross At The Worldwide Box Office
933 days ago
Bollywood

'Animal' Tops 500 Crore Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, December 6 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal continues its juggernaut at the box office and has topped 500 crores worldwide in just 6 days, becoming the 4th Bollywood film of 2023 to do so, after Pathaan, Gadar 2, and Jawan. ## The action drama starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role grossed huge 481 crores worldwide in the first 5 days and with today's collection (first Wednesday), it has crossed 500 crores gross with a worldwide total expected to be in the range of 525 crores at the end of the day. ## Animal has become the second film of Ranbir Kapoor to enter the 500 crores club after Sanju. It is likely to become the actor's biggest-grosser by the second Friday. For actress Rashmika Mandanna, it is her debut in the 500 crores club so is for director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. ## The film has also crossed 300 crores net collection in all versions, making it the second film of Ranbir and Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the first for Rashmika Mandanna. It is on track to enter the 500 crores net club in all versions as well as in Hindi and is likely to achieve this feat in the third week. ## Stay tuned...

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SRK vs SRK: Dunki Becomes The Highest-Viewed Bollywood Trailer In 24 Hours Across Platforms
933 days ago
Bollywood

SRK vs SRK: Dunki Becomes The Highest-Viewed Bollywood Trailer In 24 Hours Across Platforms

Mumbai, December 6 - It's SRK vs SRK yet again this year!## The highly-anticipated trailer of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki has shattered all the records to become the most-viewed outright Bollywood film trailer of all time in the first 24 hours across social media platforms, including YouTube. ## Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the trailer of Dunki scored 103+ million views across platforms to claim the number 1 spot, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" which scored 102 million views in three languages during the same period. On YouTube, it scored over 58 million views and 45+ million on other platforms. ## As reported earlier, "Dunki" is the most viewed Hindi language trailer of all time in the first 24 hours with 58.5 million views, beating Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" which scored 53.75 million views recently. Both Dunki and Salaar are releasing during the same Christmas 2024 weekend. ## Going Lutt-Putt over this endless love! Thank you for all the support that made #DunkiDrop4 create history! 🥳✨#DunkiDrop4 Out Now!https://t.co/vN8JhXl3Sj#Dunki releasing worldwide in cinemas on 21st December, 2023. pic.twitter.com/VvCvgDPovl— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) December 6, 2023 ## The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, along with Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover. A Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, Dunki is produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan. Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is slated to be released worldwide on 21st December 2023.## Stay tuned...

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'Leo' Hindi and 'Mission Raniganj' First Week Viewership On Netflix
933 days ago
Digital Media

'Leo' Hindi and 'Mission Raniganj' First Week Viewership On Netflix

Mumbai, December 6 - Thalapathy Vijay's box office blockbuster Leo had its worldwide debut on Netflix on November 28 in all versions, however, only the Hindi version of the film could make it to the streamer's top 10 viewership chart. Netflix released its weekly chart in which two Indian films finished in the top 5 during the week of November 27 - December 4. ## The Hindi version of "Leo" scored 6.8 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views and was the third most-watched non-English film in the world on Netflix in its first week. The film is trending in the top 10 in 9 countries, including number 1 in Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.## Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue also started on a decent note on Netflix and was the 5th most watched non-English title on the streamer in the week of Nov 27 - Dec 3. The film had a below-average outing in its theatrical run despite getting positive reviews and now trying to find some attraction on OTT. ## "Mission Raniganj" was released on Netflix on December 1st and scored 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views in its first three days. It is trending in the top 10 in 12 countries, including number 1 in India. The film is getting a good reception from OTT audiences which should help it to garner good viewership going ahead. ## Meanwhile, Yash Raj Films' production web series The Railway Men - The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984 crossed 30 million viewing hours (32.6 million total) from 8.2 million views. It was the 5th most non-English web show in the world during the last week and continues to trend in the top 10 in 15 countries, including number 1 in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. ## Stay tuned...

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Nani and Mrunal Thakur's 'Hi Nanna' Pre-Release Theatrical Business Details
933 days ago
Tollywood

Nani and Mrunal Thakur's 'Hi Nanna' Pre-Release Theatrical Business Details

Hyderabad, December 6 - Telugu star Nani and actress Mrunal Thakur team up for the first to headline a romantic family drama film Hi Nanna, directed by debutant Shouryuv. The film is scheduled to release on December 7th in multiple languages and the booking for the same is opened. ## Produced by Vyra Entertainments, Hi Nanna is carrying decent buzz among the fans and trade, and as a result, the film scored a good pre-release theatrical business. According to T2BLive, the makers have sold the theatrical rights of the film for approx. 27.50 crores for all areas worldwide. ## For the Nizam area, the film has been sold in approx. 7.50 crores while the entire AP/TG theatrical rights fetched approx. 19.50 crores. The business for the rest of India has been fixed at approx. 1.75 crores while overseas business is approx. 3 crores.## Hi Nanna will need to score 28 crores share collection or 45+ worldwide gross in order to break even and emerge as a clean hit. Given the track record of Nani, the upcoming film should be able to break even comfortably, despite it clashing with Nithiin's "Extra". ## Nani was last seen in "Dasara" which was a box office success despite high business value. It was Nani's first 100 crores grosser at the worldwide box office and his proper Pan India release though it couldn't do well outside the Telugu language.## Stay tuned...

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'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' To Be Akshay Kumar's Next Theatrical Release; 'Soorarai Pottru' Remake Postponed
933 days ago
Bollywood

'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' To Be Akshay Kumar's Next Theatrical Release; 'Soorarai Pottru' Remake Postponed

Mumbai, December 6 - Over the last few days, the fans of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar have been urging the actor on social media that he should schedule the big-budget entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan as his next theatrical release and it seems their wish has been granted. ## According to the latest reports, the Akshay-led Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru, which is currently scheduled to release in February next year, has been postponed which means the next theatrical release of the actor will be BMCM, keeping a healthy 6-month gap from his last release "Mission Raniganj". ## Akshay is an actor who genuinely cares about the feedback coming from his fans and this is the reason he has scheduled BMCM as his next theatrical release. However, the official announcement regarding the postponement of Soorarai Pottru hasn't been made yet but credible reports have claimed it will be released only after BMCM. ## BMCM, which also stars Tiger Shroff as the main lead alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran as the antagonist, is easily one of the most-awaited Bollywood movies and has the potential to become Akshay's biggest blockbuster. The movie has Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F, and Sonakshi Sinha as the female leads. ## Produced by Pooja Entertainment and Ali Abbas Zafar Films (AAZ Films), the teaser of BMCM is expected to be released during Republic Day 2024 weekend which will kick off promotion and lead to the release of the film that is scheduled on Eid 2024 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' Trailer Becomes The Most Viewed On YouTube In The First 24 Hours In Hindi
933 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' Trailer Becomes The Most Viewed On YouTube In The First 24 Hours In Hindi

Mumbai, December 6 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for the third release of the year after breaking records with Pathaan and Jawan. The actor's upcoming film Dunki with master storyteller Rajkumar Hirani has been one of the most anticipated films since its announcement and it is now set to hit big screens on December 21st. ## Ahead of the film's box office juggernaut during Christmas weekend, the trailer of Dunki is spreading joy across social media platforms and as a result, it has become the most-viewed trailer ever in the first 24 hours on YouTube in the Hindi language.## The heartwarming 3-hour-long trailer of the film was launched on December 5 at 10 AM and with two hours still left for 24 hours to complete, it has broken the record for the most views. The trailer has so far scored 57.4 million views with 1.2 million likes. ## Most viewed Hindi language trailers of all time in the first 24 hours -## 1. Dunki - 58.50M## 2. Salaar Ceasfire - 53.75M## 3. Adipurush- 52.22M## 4. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - 50.96M## 5. Animal - 50.60M## Interestingly, both Dunki and Salaar trailers are the most viewed in Hindi, respectively ahead of their clashing at the box office this Christmas. Salaar is releasing a day after Dunki on December 22nd, and both movies are expected to have a blockbuster holiday weekend at the box office. ## Dunki is based on "donkey flight", an illegal immigration entry technique into countries like the US, UK and Canada. It follows a heartwarming and emotional journey of a group of friends, all sharing a common dream of travelling to London in pursuit of better opportunities and a better life for their loved ones back home.## The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, along with Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover. A Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, Dunki is produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan. Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is slated to be released worldwide on 21st December 2023.## ## Stay tuned...

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