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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Kartik Aaryan and Anees Bazmee's 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' To Commence Filming In February 2024
1068 days ago
Bollywood

Kartik Aaryan and Anees Bazmee's 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' To Commence Filming In February 2024

Mumbai, July 25 - Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan and director Anees Bazmee will be reuniting for the third installment of the horror-comedy franchise "Bhool Bhulaiyaa". The duo created magic with the "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" last year with a worldwide gross collection of over 260 crores before producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series officially announced "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3". ## Now, according to Pinkvilla, the shoot of BB3 will commence in February 2024 and it will be hitting theaters worldwide on Diwali later in the year. "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is in the scripting stage at the moment and the team has locked the basic plot for the third part of this iconic horror comedy franchise. It will be shot over a period of 4 months", the report says.## "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" will clash with Akshay Kumar-fronted much bigger IP, "Housefull 5" which will go on floors in December this year on Diwali next year. Interestingly, the first "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" (2007) was led by Akshay Kumar and was directed by Priyadarshan. So, it will be an interesting battle between BB3 and HF5. ## Meanwhile, before starting BB3, Anees Bazmee will complete Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer action comedy, tentatively titled "Ek Sath Do Do" (1722), which will go on floors early next month. Kartik, on the other hand, is currently shooting for "Chandu Champion" under the direction of Kabir Khan and might do one more film before BB3.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol Reacts On 'Gadar 2' Clashing With Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' At The Box Office
1068 days ago
Bollywood

Sunny Deol Reacts On 'Gadar 2' Clashing With Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' At The Box Office

Mumbai, July 25 - The Independence Day 2023 week will see multiple Indian biggies releasing in theaters, clashing against each other. One of the most anticipated box office clashes is going to happen between the two sequels to the highly appreciated and successful movies, Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar 2: The Katha Continues" and Akshay Kumar's "OMG 2". ## Anil Sharma's directorial "Gadar 2" is the sequel to the all-time blockbuster "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001) while "OMG 2", directed by Amit Rai, is the successor of "OMG" (2012). There is genuine excitement for both movies among the fans and the trade is also looking forward and hopeful about the same. ## Meanwhile, Sunny Deol is not at all worried about the box office numbers and is not fazed by the fact that his film will be clashing with the Akshay Kumar-led "Oh My God 2" (OMG 2) in a high-profile box office showdown. ## During a recent interview with ETimes, Deol said, "I have never felt unnerved by box-office numbers as I believe that there is so much to do. There are many ways of portraying stories, but every Friday, we change our vision, and we say that 'Yeh nahin chal raha hai, toh aisa karo'. But this has been happening forever, it's not new. We need to believe in our stories and tell them to our audience".## The actor further said that the media shouldn't compare movies if they are coming on the same day. He recalled how "Gadar" was run down completely but emerged as a people's movie and grossed over 100 crores worldwide despite clashing with Aamir Khan's "Lagaan" which was hailed as a classic blockbuster.## "Gadar did Rs 100 crore plus, while Lagaan did much less. I don't understand why people compare – whether it's from the business or likeability point. Gadar didn't have the perception, people thought it is this masala film and is an old sort of film with old songs".## "On the other hand, people thought Lagaan was classic, etc. The so-called people who talk about films had run down Gadar completely. It went on to become a people's film, and they loved it. At award shows, I remember that they made a spoof of Gadar, but we weren't bothered by it. It has happened with some of my other films too, like Ghayal and Dil, which clashed. There is no comparison, but people like to do it", he added.## Both "Gadar 2" and "OMG 2" will release on August 11, 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's Romantic Drama 'Bawaal' Garners 7 Million Views In The Opening Weekend
1069 days ago
Bollywood

Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's Romantic Drama 'Bawaal' Garners 7 Million Views In The Opening Weekend

Mumbai, July 24 - Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor-led romantic drama film "Bawaal" was the 3rd most-watched Hindi streaming title last week. Nitesh Tiwari's directorial, which was originally hyped as a theatrical release, debuted directly on Amazon Prime Video on July 21. ## Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, "Bawaal" opened to mixed reviews from critics and mixed to positive responses from digital audiences. Amazon Prime Video made it available to stream in over 200 countries, making it one of the widest digital releases ever for Indian movies. ## According to Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, "Bawaal" scored 6.9 million views in its first three days, and was the 3rd most-watched Hindi title in India across OTT platforms in the week of July 17 - July 24. The 6.9 million views are estimates based only within India as Ormax doesn't track international streaming data. ## Meanwhile, as per a recent report, "Bawaal" was sold to Amazon Prime Video for 120 crores while the budget of the film is believed to be 80 crores. However, the decision to send the movie directly on streaming attracted criticism within the industry as many felt it could have emerged as one of the biggest box office hits of the year. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbenheimer-Mania: Major Box Office Records Broken By Barbie and Oppenheimer
1069 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer-Mania: Major Box Office Records Broken By Barbie and Oppenheimer

Los Angeles, July 24 - Barbenheimer, an Internet phenomenon to celebrate two Hollywood blockbusters in the form of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", has taken the worldwide box office by storm, grossing a mammoth $511 million combined in the opening weekend. "Barbie" accounted for $344 million while "Oppenheimer" brought in $180 million. ## Movie lovers around the globe thronged to cinemas and choose to watch both movies which are completely different from each other. Directed by Greta Gerwig, "Barbie" is based on the iconic doll Barbie while Christopher Nolan's directorial "Oppenheimer" is a biographical drama about a theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project. ## The historic weekend witnessed box office records tumbling left right and center and created new ones for the upcoming movies to chase for. Have a look at some of the box office major records broken/created by "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer".## Barbie (Domestic [North America] - $162M, International - $182M)## - Biggest domestic opening of 2023, beating "The Super Mario Bros. Movie's" $146 million## - Biggest domestic opening ever for a movie solely directed by a female, beating Patty Jenkins' "Wonder Woman" ($103.3) and also beating a movie co-directed by a woman (Captain Marvel's $153M)## - Biggest domestic opening without a single IMAX screen## - Biggest opening ever for a movie based on a toy## - Biggest opening for a movie that isn't a sequel, remake, or superhero movie## - Biggest opening ever for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling## - Biggest international opening for Warner Bros. Pictures for a non-franchise film## Oppenheimer (Domestic [North America] - $82.40M, International - $98M)## - Biggest opening for directorial Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)## - Biggest R-Rated opening post the covid-19 pandemic## - Biggest international opening for Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)## - Biggest global opening for a biographical film, topping "Bohemian Rhapsody" ($124M)## - Second biggest domestic opening for a biographical film## Additional Records -## - This is the first time in box office history that two movies opened to $80+ million each domestically## - Only 4th time at the North America box office $300+ million have been earned in a single weekend with all films combined## Note - The aforementioned data have been collected through Hollywood trade sources. Sacnilk hasn't verified them individually.## Stay tuned...

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Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' New Release Date Reportedly Revealed
1069 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' 'Kalki 2898 AD' New Release Date Reportedly Revealed

Hyderabad, July 24 - According to the new rumours, superstar Prabhas' much-awaited Pan India sci-fi epic movie "Kalki 2898 AD" aka "Project K" has been postponed from January to summer 2024. The movie is directed by Nag Ashwin and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. ## The title of the movie was recently unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con event with the first look glimpse. The title has been kept after one of the names of Lord Vishnu as the movie is a mixture of mythology and science fiction. ## Earlier this year, makers announced that "Kalki 2898 AD" would be released on January 12, 2024, in multiple languages worldwide. However, the shoot of the movie is still going on which led to speculations to its postponement. Now, as per a post by the industry tracker Manobala Vijayabalan, makers are planning to release the movie on May 9, 2024, worldwide.## The new rumored release date is in line with some of the recent reliable reports stating it would be released in the summer of 2024 only as the movie will require at least 3-4 months of post-production work. It was also revealed that "Kalki" would be released in two parts, however, the makers are yet to announce the same. ## "Kalki 2898 AD", which has a production budget of around 600 crores, stars Prabhas in the title role alongside Deepika Padukone as the female lead, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani in prominent roles. Kamal Haasan will be seen playing the role of the lead antagonist. ## Stay tuned...

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Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Mission Impossible 7 Rock Indian Box Office With $11.5 Million Weekend
1069 days ago
Hollywood

Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Mission Impossible 7 Rock Indian Box Office With $11.5 Million Weekend

Mumbai, July 24 - The Rise of Hollywood films in India has been exceptional over the last few years where English films are consistently performing well at the box office. In the first half of 2023, there have been at least, 3 films (outside Marvel and DC) which have emerged as big hits, and now, things went a notch higher in the first month of the second half, July.## In July, three of the biggest Hollywood films of the year were released in the form of "Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One", "Oppenheimer", and "Barbie" and all three have emerged as super successes. It began with Tom Cruise's "MI7" which is nearing 100 crores net (already crossed 100 crores gross), and the momentum continued with "Barbenheimer" mania, which literally has set the box office on fire. This past weekend (July 21-23), "Oppenheimer", "Barbie" and "MI7" scored an estimated $11.5 million (95 crores) in what is one of the biggest all-time single weekends for Hollywood movies in India. ## Oppenheimer - Maverick director Christopher Nolan's atom bomb movie has had an excellent opening weekend and is the biggest for the filmmaker in India. After taking the biggest Hollywood opening of 17.50 crores ($2.1M) of the year here, "Oppenheimer" concluded the 3-day weekend on high with 58 crores gross ($7 million), and it will become the biggest film of Nolan in India by the end of its 4th day. India was the second-biggest international market for the film that otherwise was second to "Barbie" in almost all the markets.## Barbie - The Margot Robbie-led fantasy comedy movie got the benefit of the Barbenheimer phenomena in India at least and smiled with a $2.7 million (22 crores) 3-day opening weekend. The movie has had a limited release in only the English version and has done very well at the box office. The Warner Bros. Pictures' film is set to emerge as a clean hit in India. ## Mission Impossible 7 - The Tom Cruise-starrer got impacted by "Oppenheimer" on the second weekend but still did well to score $1.7 million (14 crores) in its second Friday to Sunday weekend. The movie's total collection after 12 days is approx. 110 crores ($13.4M), making it the highest-grossing film as well as the first 100 crores grosser film of Cruise in India. ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya's 'Kanguva' First Look Glimpse Garners Massive Viewership In The First 24-Hours
1069 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya's 'Kanguva' First Look Glimpse Garners Massive Viewership In The First 24-Hours

Chennai, July 24 - The first look glimpse of the highly-awaited Pan India movie, "Kanguva" starring Tamil star Suriya in the title role, was released on the actor's birthday. The glimpse met with a highly positive response nationwide as fans can't stop raving about it. ## Directed by Siva, "Kanguva" is a period action drama film and the first look glimpse gave audiences a sneak peek into the world of a fearless warrior and a king, called Kanguva. The glimpse was launched at midnight, yet it received a blockbuster response on YouTube and other social media platforms. ## The glimpse of Kanguva garnered 21.80 million views in the first 24 hours on the Saregama Tamil YouTube channel which is believed to be one of the all-time highest-viewership for a Tamil movie. The Glimpse is available to watch in 6 languages, including original Tamil along with Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and English. ## "Kanguva" is produced by K.E. Gnanavelraja of Studio Green in association with UV Creation. It stars Suriya in the title role while Disha Patani plays the female lead, making her debut in Tamil cinema. Rockstar DSP (Devi Sri Prasad) has composed the music and his BGM in the glimpse is electrifying. ## The makers have not announced the release date yet, but it is said that "Kanguva" will release on April 12, 2024, in 10 languages worldwide. ## ## Stay tuned...

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History: 'Carry on Jatta 3' Crosses 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
1070 days ago
Pollywood

History: 'Carry on Jatta 3' Crosses 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

New Delhi, July 23 - Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa's comedy entertainer, "Carry on Jatta 3" has created history and become the first-ever Punjabi-language movie to crores at 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office. ## Smeep Kang's directorial movie reached the 100 crores box office milestone on its 25th day. In India, the film has scored over 54 crores gross so far, the highest of all time for a Punjabi movie, while the overseas collection is a staggering 46 crores (estimated) for 100+ crores worldwide gross. ## "Carry on Jatta 3" has now a lead of over 40 crores from its predecessor which is also the second highest-grossing Indian Punjabi movie of all-time with approx. 58 crores worldwide gross. Meanwhile, COJ3 has also crossed the Pakistani film "The Legend of Maula Jatt" to become the first 100 crores (in INR) and the highest-grossing Punjabi language movie ever. ## Meanwhile, COJ3 is now also the highest-grossing film ever in Punjab state with a gross collection of over 28 crores. It surpassed SS Rajamouli's "Baabhubali 2" which grossed approx. 26 crores while "Carry on Jatta 2" is at the 3rd number with 24 crores gross in the state. ## Stay tuned...

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Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Rock Worldwide Opening Weekend With Marvelous $500+ Million
1070 days ago
Hollywood

Barbenheimer Box Office: Barbie and Oppenheimer Rock Worldwide Opening Weekend With Marvelous $500+ Million

Los Angeles, July 23 - It was one of the most celebrated weekends at the global box office which witnessed history being created, led by Hollywood. Barbenheimer, an Internet phenomenon to celebrate two Hollywood blockbusters in the form of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", turned a box office tsunami with a combined global opening weekend of $500+ million. ## Greta Gerwig's directorial fantasy comedy, "Barbie" scored the biggest opening weekend of 2023 and 4th biggest post the covid-19 pandemic at the domestic (North America) box office, grossing a gigantic $162 million over the 3-day weekend. ## The Margot Robbie-led doll movie also painted the international box office pink with a marvelous $194.30 million 5-day opening overseas over 69 markets, the second biggest of 2023 beating "The Super Mario Bros Movie's" 172.9M. Adding $155 million domestic weekend gross, "Barbie" lit up a $356.30 million global start, again the second biggest of the year, and 19th biggest of all time.## The top 10 markets of "Barbie" are as follows - North America ($162M), the UK ($22.9M), Mexico ($22.3M), Brazil ($15.9M), Australia ($14.6M), Spain ($9.9M), France ($9.8M), China ($8.2M), Italy ($8.2M), and Germany $7.2M). ## Christopher Nolan too was in some bombastic form this weekend as his R-Rated atom bomb movie "Oppenheimer" blew up projections with a solid $82.40 million 3-day opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office. It is the biggest opening for Christopher Nolan's original movie, beating "Inception's" $62.8M, and the biggest R-Rated opening post the covid-19 pandemic. ## Overseas, the Cillian Murphy-starrer grossed a mighty $98 million 5-day weekend over 78 markets, helping $180.40 million global opening for the film, the biggest for Nolan, excluding the Dark Knight trilogy and the biggest R-Rated post the covid-19 pandemic. ## The top 10 markets of "Oppenheimer are as follows - North America ($82.40M), the UK ($14M), India ($7.1M), France ($7M), Germany ($6.6M), Australia ($6.4M), Mexico ($4.6M), Saudi Arabia ($4M), and Spain($3.8M). ## The combined global gross box office collection of "Barbenheimer" is $536.70 million, which is simply phenomenal.## Stay tuned...

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Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' Non-Theatrical Rights Attracts 160 Crores?
1070 days ago
Bollywood

Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' Non-Theatrical Rights Attracts 160 Crores?

Mumbai, July 23 - Filmmaker Karan Johar's much-awaited romantic family drama film "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" is getting ready to release this Friday, July 28. The movie stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles alongside Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi in key roles. ## According to Bollywood Hungama, RRKPK has been made in a budget of 160 crores while the additional cost is around 18 crores, making it 178 crores budgeted movie. Meanwhile, the makers have already recovered 90% through the non-theatrical rights so it will easily turn out to be a big profitable venture. ## It is said that the makers have sold the post-theatrical streaming rights to Amazon Prime Video for a whopping 80 crores while satellite rights sold to Colors for 50 crores, and another Rs. 30 crores coming from the sale of its music rights to Saregama. The makers have recovered a total of 160 crores from non-theatrical rights. ## RRKPK is expected to perform well at the box office as well given the huge scale and a rock-solid star cast with a blockbuster director. Produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, RRKPK, however, will need to score a huge collection to emerge as a theatrical hit which will depend on word of mouth. ## Stay tuned...

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Makers Unveil Suriya's Warrior Look In The First Look Poster From 'Kanguva'
1070 days ago
Kollywood

Makers Unveil Suriya's Warrior Look In The First Look Poster From 'Kanguva'

Chennai, July 23 - Tamil star Suriya teamed with director Siva for a big-budget Pan India period action drama film "Kanguva". On the actor's birthday today, the makers unveiled the first look glimpse of the movie which has been receiving great response from fans across the country. ## Now, to celebrate the actor's birthday, the makers treated fans with the first-look poster which shows Suriya's warrior side. The poster is giving blockbuster vibes with the actor in a never-before-seen avatar. It shows Suriya as Kanguva, dressed up as a warrior, sitting on a horse running on the flames of fire with his army behind him. ## ## Produced by Studio Green and UV Creations, "Kanguva" features Suriya in the title role while Disha Patani plays the female lead. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music for the film. Yogi Babu, Kingsley, and Anand Raaj, among others, also feature in the movie in key roles.## The movie is scheduled to release in April 2024 in 10 languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets A Catchy Title?
1070 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's Action Comedy With Director Anees Bazmee Gets A Catchy Title?

Mumbai, July 23 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is teaming with director Anees Bazmee for the first time. The action-comedy movie will see Shahid playing a double role in the upcoming movie that also reportedly stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. ## Recently, it was revealed that the shoot of the movie will commence in August this year, and before that, the makers have been looking to lock in a title. Now, according to a report in Mid-Day, Bazmee has locked a quirky and catchy title, keeping with the light-hearted flavor of the story. ## The report reveals that the maiden collaboration between Shahid and Bazmee has been titled "Ek Saath Do Do". The title is said to be in sync with Shahid's double role. ## "Anees has locked Ek Saath Do Do as the title to harp on the actor's double role. The name can even be read as 1.7.22. The date is of significance in the narrative, and ties in neatly with the protagonist and his twin's journey", a source from the creative team revealed to Mid-Day.## The shoot of "Ek Sath Do Do" will commence at a specially designed set of a Rajasthani haveli in a Mumbai studio. "A chunk of the film is set in a Rajasthani village. After the monsoon, the team will head to the desert state for an extensive schedule. Rashmika will join the unit after the second schedule", the report further says.## Shahid Kapoor, meanwhile, will next be seen in producer Dinesh Vijan's untitled rom-com, co-starring Kriti Sanon as the female lead. The movie is scheduled to release in December this year. ## Stay tuned...

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