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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Salman Khan's Tiger To Be Up Against Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan In The Biggest Film In YRF's Spy Universe
1228 days ago
Bollywood

Salman Khan's Tiger To Be Up Against Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan In The Biggest Film In YRF's Spy Universe

Mumbai, February 16 - Last year, it was revealed that Yash Raj Films planning to bring the two Biggest Bollywood superstars, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in a single film in full-fledged roles. The last time due featured in leading roles together was in "Karan Arjun" (1995), and since then, fans have been waiting for them to do the same again. ## Yash Raj Films is developing its original Spy Universe in which Salman Khan plays the role of Tiger. He was the first to get introduced in the ambitious universe before Hrithik Roshan took charge as Kabir, and finally, Shah Rukh Khan got introduced as Pathaan. Now, according to Pinkvilla, YRF is gearing up to pitch Tiger and Pathaan against each other in its biggest film yet. ## The report has claimed that the basic plot of this epic two-hero crossover film featuring Tiger and Pathaan has been locked. Aditya Chopra himself has developed the story along with Shridhar Raghavan. The movie will see the epic face-off between the two giant superstars of Indian Cinema, much like what happened between Iron Man and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Batman vs Superman from the DC Universe, report says.## Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, however, have featured in each other's films in cameo roles. In "Pathaan", Salman played a theater-shaking cameo as Tiger while SRK will be seen as Pathaan in "Tiger 3" which is currently in the post-production work. It is slated for Diwali 2023 release. ## Stay tuned...

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Saif Ali Khan To Play Antagonist Against Jr. NTR In NTR 30?
1229 days ago
Tollywood

Saif Ali Khan To Play Antagonist Against Jr. NTR In NTR 30?

Hyderabad, February 16 - Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has reportedly been cast to play the lead antagonist in Jr. NTR-fronted "NTR 30". ## Directed by Koratala Siva, "NTR 30" has been planned as a big-scale Pan India movie, and the makers are locking actors across different industries to shape the movie in that way. Janhvi Kapoor has already been locked to play the female lead opposite Jr. NTR.## According to the latest reports, Koratala Siva and NTR have roped Saif Ali Khan in a negative role. The actor impressed one and all with his villainous side in Ajay Devgn-fronted "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior". He is also playing a negative role in magnum opus "Adipurush" which is slated for June 16, 2023, releases. ## The official confirmation regarding the cast is yet to be made. It was recently reported that the makers are also in talks with other actors to play the main villain but Saif is said to be the front-runner. The official announcement is expected to be made on February 24 when the movie will be launched. ## The shoot of "NTR 30" will kickstart in the 3rd week of March. It will apparently be shot in Hyderabad, Vizag, and Goa, and there's plenty of VFX involved as well. There is also a port and fictional island set-up to portray a somewhat semi-period backdrop. ## Produced by Hari Krishna K under the banner of Yuvasudha Arts, "NTR 30" is scheduled to release on April 5, 2024, in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Ticket Rates Reduced To Celebrate Its Historic Success
1229 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Ticket Rates Reduced To Celebrate Its Historic Success

Mumbai, February 16 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is on the historic box office run and racing towards the 1000 crores mark globally. The spy actioner has grossed around 970 crores worldwide to date in all versions. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" has also become the first Bollywood movie ever to reach 500 crores net mark, and to celebrate this historical success, Yash Raj Films and National Cinema chains have decided to slash the ticket prices on Friday. ## According to reports, top theater chains of India - PVR, Inox, Cinepolis, Miraj, Movietime, MuktaA2 & other participating cinemas have come together to celebrate this coming Friday (February 17) as 'Pathaan Day'. The ticket prices of Pathaan in these cinemas have been reduced to flat Rs.110 for a whole day on Friday. ## "Pathaan" also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, among others in key roles. Salman Khan plays a cameo role as Tiger in the movie.## Stay tuned...

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Steven Spielberg Credits Tom Cruise For Saving Hollywood With His Mega Blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick'
1229 days ago
Hollywood

Steven Spielberg Credits Tom Cruise For Saving Hollywood With His Mega Blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick'

Los Angeles, February 15 - The covid-19 pandemic spared no one, including the Hollywood film industry which has a huge influence over worldwide audiences. During this health crisis, the theatrical exhibition industry was on the verge of collapse and there were only a few who were thinking about its revival. ## Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise had his "Top Gun: Maverick" ready for release for a long and there were a lot of lucrative offers from OTT platforms to sell the movie for its direct digital release. However, it was Cruise's firm belief in the big screen cinema that made him hold the release of "Top Gun 2" until normalcy returned and when it was released in theaters, it broke several box office records and became the biggest-grossing movie ever for the actor. ## There were several reports about theater owners thanking Cruise for his timely decision to bring "Top Gun 2" only to theaters. And now, the Oscar-winner and one of the most commercially successful directors of all time, Steven Spielberg has lauded Cruise for his brave move regarding "Top Gun 2's" release. ## "The Fabelmans" director caught up with Cruise at the Oscar nominees luncheon yesterday and their encounter was caught in a video that has now gone viral. Spielberg congratulated Cruise on hitting the milestone last year by bringing back audiences to the theaters.## Spielberg seemingly heard crediting Cruise for "saving Hollywood" with his film's theatrical release. "And, you might have saved theatrical distribution. Seriously. 'Maverick' might have saved the entire theatrical industry", he added. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" grossed over $1.48 billion at the global box office and a lot of credit must go to Cruise for this overwhelming response. He had even said in an interview that he was with theater owners and understand what they were going through.## Stay tuned...

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Jr. NTR and Director Trivikram's Next Together To Be A Big-Budget Mythology Film
1229 days ago
Tollywood

Jr. NTR and Director Trivikram's Next Together To Be A Big-Budget Mythology Film

Hyderabad, February 15 - Telugu superstar Jr. NTR is gearing up to kickstart the filming of his much-awaited Pan Indian biggie, tentatively titled "NTR30". It will be directed by Koratala Siva who previously directed NTR in "Janatha Garage" which was a massive hit. ## After "NTR30", the "RRR" star will start director Prashanth Neel's action thriller. It will again be made in multiple languages. Meanwhile, in 2021, the actor announced his collaboration with director Trivikram Srinivas after a successful stint with "Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava". However, due to some reasons, the movie couldn't go on floors and was seemingly canceled by the makers. ## Now, it has been revealed that the movie wasn't canceled and was only postponed due to some reasons. It is also revealed that the next film of NTR and Trivikram together will be a mythology film that will be made on a huge budget. ## Producer Naga Vamsi confirmed the same during a recent interview and made things clear that the official announcement will be made after both NTR and Trivikram are free from the current commitments. Trivikram is currently directing superstar Mahesh Babu in "SSMB28" and as per producers, it will set new records in Tollywood. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel President Kevin Feige Reveals Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4' Story Is Locked
1229 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel President Kevin Feige Reveals Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man 4' Story Is Locked

Los Angeles, February 15 - Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige has provided an exciting update on the 4th Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland. ## After the mega success of "Spider-Man: No Way of Home", the fans of the iconic comic book superhero have been wanting to know what the future hold for Holland's Spidey. While the movie was already confirmed, Kevin Feige has now revealed that they have started working on the story of "Spider-Man 4". ## During an interview with Entertainment Weekly (via Deadline), Feige said, "All I will say is that we have the story. We have big ideas for that, and our writers are just putting pen to paper now". ## Producer Amy Pascal of Sony Pictures revealed in late 2021 that they were in the process of working on a new Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland once again. She had confirmed that Holland would be returning as Spider-Man and it would be made under Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).## Meanwhile, the last Spider-Man movie, "No Way Home" was a massive box office hit, grossing over $1.90 billion globally. It was the first to hit $1 billion worldwide post the covid-19 pandemic and is currently the 7th highest-grossing film of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Hits 500 Crores Net In All Versions
1230 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Hits 500 Crores Net In All Versions

Mumbai, February 15 - Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is unstoppable and proving to be a one-horse race at the box office. The spy actioner is racing towards the epic box office milestone of 1000 crores worldwide. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" has become the first ever Bollywood movie to hit 500 crores net collection. The movie scored approx. 499 crores net through the 3rd Tuesday in all versions, and at the time of penning this piece, it has breached Rs. 5 billion mark. ## The Hindi version of "Pathaan" has earned approx. 482 crores net through 3rd Tuesday (21 days). It is already the highest-grossing Hindi title and has already scored more than 100 crores than the second-placed "Dangal" which scored approx. 374 crores net in Hindi. ## "Pathaan", meanwhile, is chasing history to become the biggest Hindi grosser ever at the domestic box office. Currently, SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2" is the number 1 grosser with 511 crores net. The SRK-starrer will be around 490 crores net at the end of the 3rd week and then, it will need approx. 20 crores more the beat BB2. ## The Yash Raj Films' production was enjoying a free run until now, but this weekend onwards, it will be up against "Shahzada" and "Ant-Man 3" which might dent its chances to go past BB2. At the worldwide box office, "Pathaan" has grossed approx. 960 crores till yesterday. ## Stay tuned...

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'Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania' Projected To Take Biggest Global Start At The Box Office For 'Ant-Man' Franchise
1230 days ago
Hollywood

'Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania' Projected To Take Biggest Global Start At The Box Office For 'Ant-Man' Franchise

Los Angeles, February 15 - The Hollywood film industry is gearing up for a long celebration throughout this summer with tentpole titles, starting with Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania". ## Directed by Peyton Reed, "Ant-Man 3" is kicking start Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) Phase 5, and the early box office tracking shows a bumper opening for the movie. As revealed earlier and according to Deadline, the threequel is tracking to earn $95 million to $100 million in a 3-day opening weekend at 4300 theaters at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The superhero movie's projected opening will make it the biggest domestic opener for the Ant-Man franchise. The first film in the series, "Ant-Man" (2015) opened at $57 million, followed by "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018) at $76 million opening weekend. ## Overseas, "Ant-Man 3" is heading towards $160 million - $170 million in the 5-day weekend, starting from Wednesday. The worldwide opening of the film is looking at $260 million - $280 million, which will be the biggest start in the "Ant-Man" franchise. "Ant-Man 2" bowed to $245 million worldwide in 2018 while the original "Ant-Man" did $166 million in 2015.## According to Deadline, domestic advance ticket sales for "Ant-Man 3" is currently tracking 15% behind "Thor: Love and Thunder", which opened to $144 million over three days. Since there is no wide release from rival studios this weekend, Disney has all the Imax (400 auditoriums), PLF (about 900), Dbox (280), and 3D screens (2,500) to make the most of it.## "Ant-Man 3" will also be the first Marvel movie to release in China with a domestic debut since "Avengers: Endgame" and Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: Far From Home" in 2019 (the latter having gone a week early). China being the biggest movie market in the world, is projected to bring in $35 million - $55 million in the opening weekend for "Ant-Man 3". ## Stay tuned...

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Priyanka Chopra's Romantic-Comedy 'Love Again' Gets A Release Date In India
1230 days ago
Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra's Romantic-Comedy 'Love Again' Gets A Release Date In India

Mumbai, February 14 - Actress Priyanka Chopra's new Hollywood romantic-comedy-drama movie, "Love Again" is getting ready to release in India by Sony Pictures. ## The English-language remake of the 2016 German film SMS für Dich, itself based on a novel by Sofie Cramer, also stars Sam Heughan and Celine Dion in prominent roles. ## "Love Again", directed by James C. Strouse, will be heating Indian cinemas on May 12, 2023. The movie is produced by Screen Gems, and Thunder Road Pictures with Sony Pictures as the distributing partner globally. ## The movie is about a lady, Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra), dealing with the loss of her fiancé. She sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number... not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' (Sam Heughan) new work phone. ## A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person... and win her heart.## Nick Jonas also features in a cameo role in the film.## What if love was only a text away?💕 Watch our #DesiGirl back on the big screen with the awaited #LoveAgainMovie! Starring @PriyankaChopra and @SamHeughan and featuring new music by @CelineDion, it's heading to cinemas May 12th. pic.twitter.com/gXwVFoSqBH— Sony Pictures India (@SonyPicsIndia) February 14, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Bigg Boss 16 Fame Priyanka Chahar Choudhary Reacts On Rumours Of Doing Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki'
1230 days ago
Bollywood

Bigg Boss 16 Fame Priyanka Chahar Choudhary Reacts On Rumours Of Doing Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki'

Mumbai, February 14 - Actress Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, who became a household name after the family drama show "Udaariyaan", has emerged as one of the most popular contestants from the just concluded reality show "Bigg Boss". The actress couldn't win the title but won a lot of praise and one of her admirers was host Salman Khan himself. ## During a Bigg Boss stint, there were several rumors floating on social media about Priyanka's Bollywood debut with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki". It was reported that Salman Khan was mighty impressed with her and recommended her name for the movie. ## Now, when the talented actress has come out of the Bigg Boss house, she interacted with the media and talks about her journey as well as what lies ahead of her on the career front. During an interview with ETimes, she reacted to the news reports about the rumored film's offers. ## Priyanka said that she hasn't got a chance to talk to anyone till now and she has no idea about "Dunki" and other movies. "I don't have any idea about Shah Rukh Khan sir's film because I have just come out and haven't got a chance to speak with anyone. Salman Sir had asked me to meet him after the show that I know but there is nothing more to it as of now. For me, both SRK and Salman sir are like God. I have no idea about the offers".## It was also reported that Salman Khan would offer a movie to Priyanka under his home production banner Salman Khan Films. However, there is no confirmed development has come out yet on this. The actress, however, said that she is open to working on any medium, be it films, television, or OTT. ## Stay tuned...

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Makers Unveil Motion Poster of Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel's 'Gadar 2'
1231 days ago
Bollywood

Makers Unveil Motion Poster of Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel's 'Gadar 2'

Mumbai, February 14 - The sequel to the iconic Indian blockbuster "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" is getting ready for release this Independence Day worldwide. Titled "Gadar 2 - The Katha Continues", it is one of the most-anticipated Indian films to which fans have been eagerly waiting for since long. ## On February 14, Tuesday, the makers unveiled a motion poster of the movie featuring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. The poster shows Sunny's Tara Singh and Ameesha's Shakeena looking at each other with the iconic 'Udja Kale Kawan' song playing in the background. ## "The eternal love story of Tara Singh and Sakina, which lit up the big screens 22 years ago, is all set to bring back its magic on the silver screen! #Gadar2 on 11th August 2023", Zee Studios shared on Twitter.## The eternal love story of Tara Singh and Sakina, which lit up the big screens 22 years ago, is all set to bring back its magic on the silver screen! ✨ #Gadar2 on 11th August 2023.🔥 @iamsunnydeol @ameesha_patel @iutkarsharma @Anilsharma_dir @anilsharmaprod @Mithoon11 pic.twitter.com/3SLJElQuRN— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) February 14, 2023 ## Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" is the continuation of the first part but the story takes a 20-year leap. In "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", Tara Singh went to Pakistan to bring his wife Sakeena and this time, he will go for his son, Jeete played by Utkarsh Sharma. The conflict of Gadar 2 is said to unfold around the 1971 India-Pakistan War.## The movie is produced by Anil Sharma Productions in association with Zee Studios. It is slated for August 11, 2023, release worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Ayushmann Khurrana Announces New Release Date of 'Dream Girl 2' With A Hilarious Promo
1231 days ago
Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana Announces New Release Date of 'Dream Girl 2' With A Hilarious Promo

Mumbai, February 14 - Ayushmann Khurrana-fronted "Dream Girl 2" is one of the most-awaited Bollywood films that is creating the right and positive noise. Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, the movie is the sequel to the superhit movie of the same name released in 2019. ## "Dream Girl 2" was originally announced for June 23, 2023, release before it was postponed to June 29. Now, the makers have confirmed a new release date with a hilarious promo teaser. On Monday (Feb. 13), the makers unveiled a new promo of the movie featuring Ayushmann as Dream Girl. ## The promo shows Ayushmann as a man who can mimic the voice of a woman. He can be heard speaking to Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan character over a phone call. Ayushmann is seen dressed up as a woman, however, his full face is not shown in the clip. ## In the clip, SRK informs that his "Jawan" is coming real soon, and Ayushmann responds that his "Dream Girl 2" is coming on July 7 in theaters worldwide. The makers are trying to take full advantage of SRK's "Pathaan" which has been sensational at the box office as well as "Jawan" which is getting a lot of hype. ## Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, "Dream Girl 2" also stars Ananya Pandey, Paresh Rawal, Vijay Razz, Seema Pahwa, Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav, Manjot Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, and others in key roles. ## BREAKING NEWS: @Pooja_DreamGirl is back!#7KoSaathMein dekhenge! 😜#DreamGirl2 releasing in cinemas on 7th July, 2023.@writerraj @ananyapandayy @EktaaRKapoor @balajimotionpic pic.twitter.com/hW9xSwHrlq— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) February 13, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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