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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Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Audio Rights Get Sold In Record Price
1141 days ago
Mollywood

Dulquer Salmaan's 'King of Kotha' Audio Rights Get Sold In Record Price

Kochi, May 14 - Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan's gangster drama King of Kotha is one of the most anticipated Mollywood movies. The movie is carrying huge expectations among the audiences as well as in the trade which is banking big on this. ## Directed by Abhilash Joshiy, "King of Kotha" is currently in the post-production work as it is gearing up to release in August this year during the Onam festival. Meanwhile, ahead of the much-awaited release, the makers have sold the audio rights of the film to Sony Music at a record price.## According to reports, Sony Music has acquired the audio rights of "King of Kotha" for a whopping sum of Rs 6 crore, which is said to be an all-time record for a Malayalam movie. This shouldn't come as a surprise as Dulquer Salman's recent movies' music was a huge hit. ## Director Joshiy earlier told to Kochi Times, "Dulquer was the obvious choice for me because we grew up together and he is the person I am closest to in the industry. It is a gangster film that has romance and songs and is a complete entertainment package that will appeal to youth and families".## Produced by Wayfarer Films and Zee Studios, KoK also stars Gokul Suresh and Aishwarya Lekshmi in key roles. The cinematography is handled by Nimish Ravi and the film music is composed by Jakes Bejoy while the songs are composed by Jakes Bejoy and Shaan Rahman separately. ## Stay tuned...

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Dulquer Salmaan Team Up With Director Venky Atluri For A Mass Entertainer
1141 days ago
Tollywood

Dulquer Salmaan Team Up With Director Venky Atluri For A Mass Entertainer

Hyderabad, May 14 - Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan is teaming up with director Venky Atluri for a mass entertainer which will release in the Summer of 2024. ## The yet-untitled movie will be produced by Sithara Entertainments in association with Fortune Four Cinemas and will start shooting in October this year. Other details regarding the project will be revealed soon. ## After Vaathi/Sir, director Venky Atluri is joining hands with Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas for this upcoming entertainer that is promised to entertain every audience member without fail, presented by Srikara Studios. ## The uber cool #DQ is BACK! 🤩Sithara Entertainments' in Association with @fortune4cinemas #Production24 will be directed by the our dearest #VenkyAtluri ft. @dulQuer. Shoot begins this October! 🎬 Summer 2024 release ✨ @vamsi84 #SaiSoujanya @SitharaEnts #SrikaraStudios pic.twitter.com/E2KOYHJH8E— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) May 14, 2023 ## Dulquer Salmaan, meanwhile, will next be seen in the highly-awaited Pan India movie "King of Kotha". Directed by Abhilash Joshiy and produced by DQ's Wayfarer Films in association with Zee Studios, KoK is scheduled to release in August this year.## Stay tuned...

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The Kerala Story Second Saturday Early Estimates
1141 days ago
Bollywood

The Kerala Story Second Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 13 - The blockbuster hit The Kerala Story stormed into the 100 crores net club in some style by recording the biggest single-day collection of its box office run so far. ## After scoring an excellent second Friday, the drama film went into beast mode and scored an estimated 19+ crores net collection on its second Saturday. The movie has shot at hitting 20 crores net depending on where the night shows finish. ## The second Saturday collection of the movie takes total domestic cume to around 112 crores in just 9 days, making it the 4th Bollywood movie of the year to enter the 100 crore club. With this, The Kerala Story also crossed Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan's domestic total of around 110 crores net.## Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story is showing the same trend as Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files on a day-wise basis. Even though these types of movies don't get affected much by new releases still the lack of strong competition from new films has ensured another super solid week for The Kerala Story. ## On tomorrow (Sunday), the movie will easily score over 20 crores net for over 50 crores net second weekend total. The next target of the movie will be breaching 200 crores club and in all probability, it will get there by next weekend, and then, it will be interesting to see where it finishes.## Stay tuned...

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DC Studios Superhero Movie 'The Flash' Theatrical Runtime Revealed
1142 days ago
Hollywood

DC Studios Superhero Movie 'The Flash' Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Los Angeles, May 13 - Warner Bros' DC superhero movie The Flash is gearing up to bring the studio back in the frame after the disastrous result of "Shazam! Fury of the Gods". It is scheduled to release on June 16 worldwide. ## Ahead of the film's release, the theatrical runtime of "The Flash" has been revealed. As per One Take News, the Ezra Miller-fronted film will be 144 minutes (2 hours and 24 minutes) long, making it the fourth-longest film in the DCU.## Only "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (4 hours and 2 minutes), "Wonder Woman 1984" (2 hours and 31 minutes), and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2 hours and 32 minutes) boast more extended showings than "The Flash".## Directed by Andy Muschietti, "The Flash" stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash alongside Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, and Ben Affleck in key roles.## In the movie, Barry Allen/The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder, which traps him in an alternate reality without metahumans. He enlists the help of his younger self, an older Batman, and the Kryptonian castaway Supergirl in order to save this world from the restored General Zod and return to his universe. ## "The Flash" will release in India on June 15 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## Stay tuned...

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Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Returns To The 'Fast and Furious' Franchise
1142 days ago
Hollywood

Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Returns To The 'Fast and Furious' Franchise

Los Angeles, May 13 - The Fast and Furious saga is one step closer to its end but it can't get done without one of the franchise's biggest assets, Dwayne Johnson. ## Dwayne Johnson, who last appeared in the Fast & Furious spin-off "Hobbs & Shaw" in 2019, previously told that he would never be making his comeback in the franchise, but it seems that has become a thing of the past as according to The Wrap, the Hollywood superstar is all set for one final ride in the franchise.## As per the report, Dwayne Johnson has returned to the "Fast and Furious" franchise, making an appearance in the post-credits sequence for the upcoming Fast X, which releases next week on May 19.## The return of The Rock may surprise many as he was adamant about not making a comeback to the blockbuster action series after having some issues with Vin Diesel, the star and producer of the franchise. Diesel, however, requested Johnson to put the issues aside and come back to the series, in an Instagram post in November 2021.## In another surprising news, there could be the 12th film in the franchise after Vin Diesel said that Universal Pictures has asked if "Fast X" could be turned into a trilogy. Earlier, there were plans to complete the franchise with the 11th film or the second part of "Fast X" which will release in 2025.## "Fast X", directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cena, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, and Rita Moreno, opens worldwide on May 19. ## Stay tuned...

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The Kerala Story Second Friday Early Estimates
1142 days ago
Bollywood

The Kerala Story Second Friday Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 12 - After putting excellent box office collection in the first week, blockbuster film The Kerala Story begins the second weekend on a solid note with collections in a similar range as yesterday.## The film is showing a remarkable trend in the second weekend, and despite a number of new releases, The Kerala Story scored an estimated 12-13 crores net collection on its second Friday. The total collection of the movie now reached over 93 crores and it will be hitting the 100 crores mark tomorrow.## Directed by Sudipto Sen, TKS is putting on a strong show all over, especially in the Maharashtra region. The advance booking for Saturday and Sunday is super solid, indicating a huge second weekend on the card, and will easily top the first-weekend collection. ## As said earlier, TKS will be looking to score the biggest second week for an Indian movie of 2023 by challenging Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" second-week collection of 91.50 crores net. It will also easily end up becoming the second-biggest Bollywood movie of the year, behind only "Pathaan". ## Stay tuned...

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Hollywood Star Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modi' Biopic
1142 days ago
International

Hollywood Star Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modi' Biopic

Los Angeles, May 12 - Hollywood actor and filmmaker Johnny Depp is all set to make his return to the director's chair and announced that he will be directing Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani's biopic, titled Modi. He was fondly called Modi among his friends.## The last film directed by Depp is "The Brave" which was released in 1997. According to Deadline, "Modi" will be headlined by Italian star Riccardo Scamarcio who is known for his roles in "John Wick: Chapter 2", "The Best of Youth", and Paolo Sorrentino's "Loro".## Johnny Depp will also co-produce the film alongside Al Pacino and Barry Navidi. Apart from Riccardo Scamarcio who will play the titular role, the movie will also feature Pierre Niney as French artist Maurice Utrillo, and Pacino as art collector Gangnat. ## Written by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski, "Modi" is based on Dennis McIntyre's play "Modigliani". It takes place over a 48-hour period and follows Modigliani as he tries to end his career and flee the city while being chased by the police. The shoot for the same will commence in Budapest this fall. ## Meanwhile, apart from his directorial return with "Modi", Johnny Depp will headline the French biographical drama film "Jeanne du Barry". The movie will release on May 16 in France.## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn Team Up With Director Vikas Bahl To Headline A Supernatural Thriller Film
1142 days ago
Bollywood

Ajay Devgn Team Up With Director Vikas Bahl To Headline A Supernatural Thriller Film

Mumbai, May 12 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn has teamed up with director Vikas Bahl for a supernatural thriller film. ## It marks the return of Ajay Devgn to the horror space genre after more than a decade and this yet-untitled movie will be produced by Ajay Devgn, Kumar Mangat Pathak, and Abhishek Pathak under Ajay Devgn Ffilm and Panorama Studios. ## The film is currently the pre-production work and will go on floors in June this year. The film will be shot in Mumbai, Mussoorie, and London over the period of the next 2 months. The entire team is excited to bring this unique spin-chilling experience to the big screen next year.## Ajay Devgn, who was last seen in the action thriller "Bholaa", is currently shooting for director Abhishek Kapoor's next and has also completed most of the shoot of Neeraj Pandey's thriller film "Auron Mein Kaha Dum Tha". ## Meanwhile, the "Drishyam" star will start director Rohit Shetty's highly-awaited "Singham Again" in August this year as the movie is slated to hit screens during the Independence Day 2024 weekend. The actor will next be seen in the sports biopic "Maidaan" which is scheduled for June 23 release.## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar Reunites With B Praak For Another Heartbreak Song; Release Date Announced
1143 days ago
Youtube

Akshay Kumar Reunites With B Praak For Another Heartbreak Song; Release Date Announced

Mumbai, May 12 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and singer B Praak have reunited for another heartbreaking song, titled Kya Loge Tum in the album Zohrajabeen, co-starring Amyra Dastur. ## B Praak has sung the song from the lyrics penned by Jaani who also composed the music. Arvindr Khaira has directed the video. Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to release the official poster of the song and also announced that the full video song will be released on May 15 at 6 PM.## The song is produced by Desi Melodies in association with Azeem Dayani. "The team of Filhall and Filhaal 2 returns with yet another heartbreak song, #KyaLogeTum. Get ready to let your emotions and tears flow", Akshay wrote on Twitter.## The same team of "Kya Loge Tum" previously collaborated on "Filhall" and "Filhall 2" which have become huge chartbusters. "Filhall", which was released in November 2019, has over 1.1 billion views on the Desi Melodies YouTube channel while the second song which got launched in July 2021 has 652 million views so far.## ## Stay tuned...

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The Kerala Story Scored Record-Breaking Opening Week At The Box Office
1143 days ago
Bollywood

The Kerala Story Scored Record-Breaking Opening Week At The Box Office

Mumbai, May 12 - The blockbuster hit of the year The Kerala Story scored a sensational first-week collection at the domestic box office. The movie is led by a female cast which created an all-time record for an Indian film domestically.## Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story scored 81.36 crores net collection, which is the biggest ever opening week box office for a female-centric film, beating Alia Bhatt's "Gangubai Kathiwadi". TKS, however, was helped by the controversy which tempted audiences to watch it in theaters. ## Top 5 opening week grosser female-centric films - ## 1. The Kerala Story - 81.36 Cr## 2. Gangubai Kathiawadi - 68.82 Cr## 3. Manikarnika The Queen of Jhansi - 61.15 Cr## 4. Veere Di Wedding - 56.96 Cr## 5. Raazi - 56.59 Cr## As far as this year is concerned, The Kerala Story recorded the 4th biggest first-week collection for a Bollywood movie, behind only "Pathaan", "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar", and "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan". In the second week, TKS will look to challenge "Pathaan" which scored 91.50 crores net collection in Hindi.## Top opening week Bollywood grosser of 2023 (Hindi) - ## 1. Pathaan - 351 Cr (9 days)## 2. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - 91.32 Cr (9 days)## 3. Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan - 90.15 Cr## 4. The Kerala Story - 81.36 Cr## 5. Bholaa - 59.98 Cr (8 days)## The Kerala Story stars Adah Sharma alongside Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani in the key roles. The plot follows the story of a group of women from Kerala who are converted to Islam and join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).## Stay tuned...

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Aditya Dhar's 'The Immortal Ashwatthama' Is Back On Track With Allu Arjun In Talks To Headline
1143 days ago
Bollywood

Aditya Dhar's 'The Immortal Ashwatthama' Is Back On Track With Allu Arjun In Talks To Headline

Mumbai, May 12 - It looks like director Aditya Dhar is hellbent on making his dream project The Immortal Ashwatthama a reality. Despite the continued setbacks, the filmmaker is leaving no stone unturned to make this big-budget epic happen, and in this process, the project seems to have gotten another life. ## Recently, it was reported that "The Immortal Ashwatthama" was put on hold by Jio Studios indefinitely over budget issues, but now, as per the latest reports, the studio and Dhar are in early talks with superstar Allu Arjun to revive this. ## According to Pinkvilla, "The filmmaker and top officials at Jio Studios are in talks with Allu Arjun to play the lead. The conversations are in the initial stages at the moment, and Allu has shown some interest in the unique and ambitious world of the film".## The report further states that a couple of meetings between Allu Arjun and the makers have already taken place over the last few months. The movie is ambitious and the involvement of AA will definitely take to the next year if things materialize which remains to see.## Allu Arjun, meanwhile, has his hands full of blockbuster titles. He is currently shooting for the highly-awaited "Pushpa - The Rule" and also has Sandeep Reddy Vanga's next along with Trivikram Srinivas' movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Akshay Kumar-Fronted Jaswant Singh's Biopic To Be Titled 'The Great Indian Rescue'
1143 days ago
Bollywood

Akshay Kumar-Fronted Jaswant Singh's Biopic To Be Titled 'The Great Indian Rescue'

Mumbai, May 12 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar hasn't had much success in the last couple of years, and now, the hopes are pinned on his upcoming films which promise to show his versatility as an actor. ## Before the covid-19 pandemic, Akshay delivered back-to-back hits by portraying real-life characters, and one of his upcoming films falls in a similar genre. It is known to everyone that the Khiladi Kumar of Bollywood is doing the biopic of the late Jaswant Singh Gill, a former additional chief mining engineer.## Gill is renowned for his remarkable rescue operation in 1989, where he saved the lives of 65 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in Raniganj, West Bengal. It has been reported that the movie was titled "Capsule Gill", however, the makers never confirmed the same and have been keeping mum about it.## Now, according to Bollywood Hungama, the movie has been titled The Great Indian Rescue. "The makers feel that it does justice to the plot of the film. Also, they believe that title mein dum hai. It is based on an incredible real rescue mission and what better title than The Great Indian Rescue", the report says.## Akshay plays the titular role of Jaswant Singh in the film which also stars Parineeti Chopra as the female lead. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and produced by Pooja Entertainment, "The Great Indian Rescue" is scheduled to release in theaters later this year.## Stay tuned...

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