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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Sony TV's 'Crime Patrol' Stirs Controversy For Allegedly Distorting Facts; #BOYCOTTSonyTV Trends On Twitter
1276 days ago
TV

Sony TV's 'Crime Patrol' Stirs Controversy For Allegedly Distorting Facts; #BOYCOTTSonyTV Trends On Twitter

Mumbai, December 31 - Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has come under the scanner after its widely popular crime anthology series 'Crime Patrol' aired an episode with allegedly distorted facts.## According to opindia, Crime Patrol televised the recent horrifying case of Shraddha Walker's murder by her live-in boyfriend Aftab. ## The show hit controversy after it allegedly distorted the facts and changed the religious identities of the victim and the culprit. It is reported that the show allegedly portrayed the victim, Shraddha Walkar, as a Christian girl while Aftab Poonawalla was depicted as Mihir. ## Ever since the episode aired on Sony TV, netizens are expressing their disappointment and calling for Sony TV's Boycott. People are taking to Twitter and saying that Sony TV is allegedly trying to malign the Hindu community.## This is ridiculous. Why you are fearful to showing the truth?If you don't have guts to show the truth then you must not show the incident by altering the true incident that happened. There is something behind all this propaganda, they are spreading#boycottsony#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/4qovQFs0OR— Aditya Pratap Singh (@imAPSTomar) December 31, 2022 ## In Sony's Crime Patrol, Hindu Shraddha became Christian Ana and Muslim Aftab became Hindu Mihir.Danish Khan is head of Sony.#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/Cq9HSKPn0C— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) December 31, 2022 ## Hindu birodhi #BoycottBollywood #BoycottPathaan #BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/dLIqbU8Cey— Satya (@SatyaSambidhan) December 31, 2022 ## SHAME on Sony.I request government to please ban this anti Hindu channel immediately #BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/GvLyHba9KP— Arpit Rajput (@ArpitRa15516343) December 31, 2022 ## @SonyTV sony tv u dnt have guts to name the orginal person shame on u Y hindu name ..😡😡#boycottsonytv pic.twitter.com/6rTyiMKnlS— pm (@pmindia001) December 30, 2022 ## Boycott Sony TV and Stop Crime petrol#BOYCOTTSonyTV pic.twitter.com/BKAuUJ46vq— Ashutosh kumar Ashu (@Akashuvlogger) December 31, 2022 ## #BOYCOTTSonyTVBoycott Sony TV untill it doesn't sacked it's buisness head Danish Khan 👊 pic.twitter.com/fW9kuqBZnH— Rekha Humble (@HumbleRekha) December 31, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Hindi Language Dominated Indian Box Office For 2022 Movies
1276 days ago
Bollywood

Hindi Language Dominated Indian Box Office For 2022 Movies

Mumbai, December 31 - The year 2022 is coming to an end but not before scripting a memorable story for the Indian cinema despite a mixture of disappointment. It was a year when the Indian box office witnessed a sharp rise though it is still behind the pre-pandemic level.## 2022 was another rare year when Southern Indian film industries dominated the Indian box office, climbing ahead of Bollywood which must be ruing the lost opportunity. However, it was the Hindi language that contributed the most to the Indian box office, followed by Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## The Hindi language films of 2022 have netted approx. 3250 crores to date, which is 432% of the collection of Hindi language films contributed in 2021, and approx. 75% more than the second-placed Telugu language which has netted approx. 1850 crores this year. The large contribution to the Hindi language collection came from the South Indian tentpoles along with some of the biggest Bollywood grosser of the year.## Kannada biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2" remained the biggest contributor to the Hindi language with a net collection of approx. 435 crores, which is the second highest ever after "Baahubali 2". SS Rajamouli's "RRR" is currently the second-biggest Hindi grosser of 2022 with approx. 266 crores net. It was Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" that threw the biggest surprise as it scored a whopping approx. 253 crores net when no one was expecting it to reach even 50 crores net.## The top 10 movies of 2022 with Hindi Net Collection are as follows - KGF Chapter 2 (435 Cr), RRR (266 cr.), The Kashmir Files (253 cr.), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (249 cr.), Drishyam 2 (232 cr.*), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (184 cr.), Gangubai Kathiawadi (132 cr.), Avatar: The Way of Water (97 cr.*), Kantara (85 cr.), and JugJugg Jeeyo (84 cr.). ## 2022 has been the year of self-re-examination for the Bollywood film industry which went wrong on many fronts. The industry was expected to witness a massive number in the second half of 2022, but the underwhelming performances of films like "Vikram Vedha", "Raksha Bandha", "Laal Singh Chaddha", and "Ram Setu" made the Bollywood box office look less nice. However, 2023 is looking super promising and is expected to score more than double 2022's film collection. ## Stay tuned...

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HBO Max's 'House of the Dragon' Is The Most Pirated Show Of 2022
1276 days ago
Digital Media

HBO Max's 'House of the Dragon' Is The Most Pirated Show Of 2022

Los Angeles, December 31 - HBO Max's one of the most watched shows, House of the Dragon couldn't prevent itself from hitting massive piracy.## According to torrentfreak, the popular "Game of Thrones" prequel is the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022. ## HOTD dethroned Marvel/Disney+'s "Wandavision", which topped the chart of the most pirated show last year. Amazon Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is the second most pirated show, as per the site. The site didn't provide the number of pirated downloads.## For many years, "Game of Thrones" was the most pirated show in the world but after the series concluded with its last season in 2019. The focus has now been shifted to Disney Plus which is churning out blockbuster shows for the last few years.## In 2020, "The Mandalorian" was the most pirated show in the world, followed by "Wandavision" in 2021. And now, with Dragons returning to the screens with "House of the Dragon", it is now becoming hot among audiences across the world. ## Here are the most downloaded TV shows on BitTorrent, 2022 - ## 1. House of the Dragon (HBO Max)## 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime Video)## 3. The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)## 4. Moon Knight (Disney+) 5. Halo (Paramount+)## 6. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)## 7. The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)## 8. Stranger Things (Netflix)## 9. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+)## 10. Andor (Disney+)## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Crosses 300 Crores Net In India
1277 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Crosses 300 Crores Net In India

Mumbai, December 30 - The Avatar mania continues to drive the Indian audiences crazy and is going great guns at the box office. ## The James Cameron-directed sci-fi epic, Avatar: The Way of Water has completed two blockbuster weeks at the Indian box office, minting 294.10 crores net (359 crores gross). It is heading toward another big week after jumping around 5% on its 3rd Friday for approx. 10 crores net.## The Avatar sequel has crossed 300 crores net collection, 304 crores approx in all languages on its 15th day, and becomes only the second non-Indian film to reach the milestone, after "Avengers: Endgame" (374 crores). The movie is having record collections in Southern Indian states, led by the original English language. ## It has netted approx. 160 crores in the English language, followed by approx. 98 crores in Hindi. It will be hitting 100 crores net in Hindi by tomorrow (3rd Saturday). Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam versions have combined scored approx. 45 crores net in 15 days. ## "Avatar 2" is very much on track to beat "Avengers: Endgame" in India in its lifetime run. With the current trend, it looks like it will be passing Endgame during the 4th weekend or 24/25 days and has all the chances to pass 400 crores net before Indian biggies arrive during Sankranthi 2023 festival. ## Stay tuned...

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Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' Completes 50 Days In Theaters; Sets Streaming Date On ZEE5
1277 days ago
Bollywood

Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' Completes 50 Days In Theaters; Sets Streaming Date On ZEE5

Mumbai, December 30 - Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya's first directorial in seven years, Uunchai has completed 50 glorious days in theaters and still playing over 140 screens across the country in its 8th week.## The friendship drama has been a successful venture for the makers at the box office with a worldwide gross collection of around 50 crores to date. While most films run out of fuel, "Uunchai" is holding its fort strongly despite being a mid-budget film. ## Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, and Parineeti Chopra among others, "Uunchai" is now gearing up for its digital release. ZEE5 snapped up streaming rights to the film and will be streaming it from January 6, 2023, in 190+ territories across the globe.## Produced by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films and Boundless Media, it follows the journey of three aged friends, Amit (Bachchan), Javed (Boman Irani), and Om (Anupam Kher), who decide to embark on a trek to the Everest Base Camp to fulfill the wish of their late friend Bhupen (Danny Dengzongpa). ## "Uunchai is a labor of seven years of passion, hard work, and above all, love, and after a successful run at the box office, it will now stream on ZEE5 from 6 January, so I appeal to all our fans to start the new year with this film which is a heartfelt ode to friendship", said Barjatya per Deadline.## Stay tuned...

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'Unstoppable With NBK' Episode Featuring Prabhas Breaks Viewership Records On Aha
1277 days ago
Digital Media

'Unstoppable With NBK' Episode Featuring Prabhas Breaks Viewership Records On Aha

Hyderabad, December 30 - The expectations met reality when superstar Prabhas graced the most talked about Telugu talk show, Nandamuri Balakrishna-hosted Unstoppable With NBK season 2 on aha. ## Prabhas graced the latest episode of the show and it brought massive viewership for the aha OTT platform. Part 1 of Prabhas' episode, titled "Baahuabli Episode Part - 1" premiered on December 29, and within just 12 hours, the episode scored 50 million viewing minutes which is a record for the streamer.## It was reported that the aha site got crashed due to the unprecedented traffic as millions of Prabhas' fans tried to log in at the same time. The streamer announced the same and fixed the problem later. The episode is currently streaming in the Telugu language with English subtitles. ## The second part of the "Baahubali Episode" will be streaming on January on January 5. ## Records veta modalayyindhiii...🔥Bahubali episode part 1 is off to thunderous start! #UnstoppableWithNBKS2 #PrabhasOnAHA #MansionHouse @tnldoublehorse @realmeIndia @Fun88India #ChandaBrothers @sprite_india @BigCMobilesIND@MYDrPainRelief #Tilaknagarindustries pic.twitter.com/PPeHputo5y— ahavideoin (@ahavideoIN) December 30, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, SS Rajamouli Feature In Variety's Most Influential People In 2022 In The World
1277 days ago
Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, SS Rajamouli Feature In Variety's Most Influential People In 2022 In The World

Mumbai, December 30 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been featured in Variety's 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. The superstar marks 30 years in Bollywood this year since his debut movie "Deewana".## Famously known as King Khan, the superstar over the years has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet with extraordinary fan-following across the world. After a break of 4 years, SRK will be making his big-screen comeback with YRF's highly anticipated spy actioner "Pathaan", due on January 25, 2023, and will also feature in two more films in the year in the form of Atlee's "Jawaan" and Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki". ## Another Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar has also been featured in the 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. Akshay is the country's busiest star who works in 4-5 films per year and has a good pull at the box office. Khiladi Kumar is one of the highest-paid actors in the world and has been the favorite among producers. Even though it wasn't a great year for him as far as the success of his films is concerned, the actor remained in the news throughout the year for various reasons. ## Akshay had 5 releases in 2022 in the form of "Prithviraj", "Bachchan Pandey", "Raksha Bandhan", and "Ram Setu" along with Disney Plus Hotstar's "Cuttputli". In 2023, the superstar will be having at least 6 releases at the box office, including the big-budget entertainer "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## Probably India's biggest filmmaker at the moment, SS Rajamouli has also been featured in the list for the first time. 2022 has been Rajamouli's year with the mega-blockbuster "RRR" which is still making waves in the West even after 9 months after the original release. The maverick filmmaker has raised the bar of Indian cinema with path-breaking films like "Baahubali" and "RRR". ## Rajamouli has been traveling to multiple countries this year in order to promote "RRR" along with participating in award shows. He will now focus on his next, which is with superstar Mahesh Babu. The director recently billed it as "a kind of James Bond or Indiana Jones film with Indian roots". ## Among the other Indian personalities who have been featured in Variety's 500 most important people in the world are - producers Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, Kalanithi Maran of Sun Group, Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur Films, N.P. Singh, managing director/CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India, and the chairman/managing director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani.## Stay tuned...

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Producer Dil Raju With Tamil Films To Take On Mythri Movie Makers In Telugu
1278 days ago
Tollywood

Producer Dil Raju With Tamil Films To Take On Mythri Movie Makers In Telugu

Hyderabad, December 29 - The Sankranthi 2023 race at the Tamil and Telugu box office is heating up with some of the biggest South Indian superstars coming to take on each other. It will be Thalapathy Vijay's Varisu (12 Jan.) and Ajith Kumar's Thunivu (11 Jan.) at the Tamil box office while megastar Chiranjeevi's Waltair Veerayya (13 Jan.) and Nandamuri Balakrishna's Veera Simha Reddy (12 Jan.) in Telugu. ## The Telugu box office seems to be more complicated this festival season as the aforementioned Telugu films will be facing tough competition with the above-mentioned Tamil blockbuster. Mythri Movie Makers, one of the biggest production houses in Telugu, has produced "Waltair Veerayya" and "Veera Simha Reddy". ## Producer Dil Raju, the powerhouse in the Telugu industry, has produced Thalapathy Vijay's "Varisu" which will also be released in the Telugu language as "Varasudu". This move has already shaken up the Telugu film fraternity as Dil Raju has a huge command over theaters and it is said that he has booked the maximum number of screens for "Varisu" and now, he has thrown another big card to make the box office race intense further. ## It has been confirmed that Dil Raju has acquired the Telugu distribution rights of Ajith Kumar's "Thunivu" which might be worrisome news for Mythri producers who are already facing trouble for not getting enough theaters for their two straight Telugu films. The discussions regarding theater bookings are currently on and the producers might come to a suitable solution but at the moment, it is Mythri that is looking under the pump. ## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli Reiterates His Dream Project
1278 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli Reiterates His Dream Project

Hyderabad, December 29 - SS Rajamouli has taken up a task to make grandeur films that appeal beyond boundaries. The maverick filmmaker's recent films - "Baahubali" films and "RRR" made a huge impact on audiences across the world and made Rajamouli arguably the biggest director in India. ## The blockbuster director has time and again spoken about his dream project which is epic Mahabharta. Speaking about the same, Rajamouli had said in one of the interviews earlier this year that he needs to learn more craft to helm this epic, and he has once reiterated that same.## During a recent interview with Deadline, Rajamouli was asked about his dream project. The filmmaker said that he wanted to direct big-scale war films for a long time and with "Baahubali", he achieved that goal, and now, "Mahabharata" is something that he would love to direct someday. ## "For a long time I wanted to do a big-scale war film, but that I have done with Baahubali, so my goal, or my dream, has been fulfilled. So, the biggest one for me would be to direct Mahabharata, the Indian epic. That would probably be a 10-year project. That would be my biggest dream. Hopefully, one day I'll do that", Rajamouli said. ## Mahabharta is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their successors. ## Stay tuned...

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Adivi Sesh Announces Sequel To His Path-Breaking Spy Action Thriller Goodachari
1278 days ago
Tollywood

Adivi Sesh Announces Sequel To His Path-Breaking Spy Action Thriller Goodachari

Hyderabad, December 29 - Young and promising actor, Adivi Sesh has had a great year with two big hits to his name in the form of - Major and HIT 2. The actor has now announced his next which he called the most ambitious film of his career.## Adivi Sesh's spy action thriller Goodachari with director Sashi Kiran Tikka is considered a path-breaking film in the Telugu film industry and now, the budding actor has confirmed its sequel. Sesh has been teasing the sequel of this highly-successful film for a long time and he finally made it official. ## The sequel, titled G2, will be mounted on a big budget and scale and will be produced by People Media Factory, Abhishek Agarwal Arts, and AK Entertainments India Pvt Ltd. While the entire story of Goodachari was set in India, its sequel will go internationally and will start from where the first part ended in the Alps mountains. ## "G2" will mark the directorial debut of Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi who was editor of Sesh's "Major". The maker will launch the film on January 9 in Delhi and Mumbai with a stunning pre-visualization video. Sesh has penned the story of the flick. He took to Twitter and announced the film. ## #G2 it is! Just a little taste for the New Year ❤️An Epic Action Film visualized by our Brilliant Director @vinaykumar7121 You will know what I mean when you see our “Pre Vision” Video. We will Launch MASSIVE on Jan 9 in Mumbai & Delhi. #HappyNewYear guys 🔥#Goodachari2 pic.twitter.com/WkZ46elqJ2— Adivi Sesh (@AdiviSesh) December 29, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli Reveals What Inspires Him To Have 'RRR' Sequel
1278 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli Reveals What Inspires Him To Have 'RRR' Sequel

Hyderabad, December 29 - It has been nearly 9 months since RRR arrived in theaters but the craze for this SS Rajamouli's epic hasn't faded yet. "RRR" has been one of those rare Indian gems that have made the world dance to its tune and it has continuously been doing that month after month. ## Starring Telegu superstars Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (N.T.R.) in the leading role, "RRR" has been immensely successful in the west and made Rajamouli a filmmaker to watch out for there. This unbelievable success of the movie has led to the discussion of its sequel. ## Rajamouli revealed that he initially had dropped the idea of making the RRR's sequel, but when he witnessed the massive response in the West and seriously gave thought to make "RRR". The blockbuster filmmaker recently revealed that he asked his writer-father, V. Vijayendra Prasad, to develop the story on it.## "Whenever a film succeeds, as writers, me, my father, my cousin, we sit and we discuss whether it can be taken forward. We usually have some good ideas because we're high on the success of the film. The same thing happened with RRR. There were some good ideas, but not compelling ones".## "Then, after coming to the U.S. and seeing the reaction, I was talking about my experiences to my father, and suddenly my cousin came up with an idea. I thought, "Wow, this is a great idea — this has to be developed into a script!" So, I asked my father to write a script based on that fantastic idea, and now he's in the process of developing it. Once it becomes a full script, we'll look into how to take it forward", Rajamouli told Deadline. ## Rajamouli will next be directing another Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and for which, the shoot is expected to commence later next year. The script is currently under development and as promised by Rajamouli himself, it will be a globe-trotting film. ## Stay tuned...

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'Top Gun: Maverick' Shatters Viewership Record On Paramount Plus
1278 days ago
Hollywood

'Top Gun: Maverick' Shatters Viewership Record On Paramount Plus

Los Angeles, December 28 - There is no stopping Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick as it is now soaring to new heights on digital platforms after breaking records at the box office. ## The blockbuster sequel, which debuted on Paramount+ on December 22 in the USA, scored the biggest-ever opening weekend in the history of Paramount Plus. Paramount didn't disclose specific viewership numbers but according to Deadline, "Top Gun 2" surpassed "Sonic the Hedgehog's" previous premiere weekend viewership record by 60%.## "Top Gun 2" is the sequel to Cruise's "Top Gun" (1986) and in order to watch the former, audiences refreshed their memories on the original Top Gun movie, which saw viewership increase by about 400%. Cruise's "Mission Impossible" also witnessed a 140% jump in viewership on Paramount+.## In addition to the U.S. "Top Gun: Maverick" also debuted on Paramount+ in Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the UK, and Latin America. It will be available in South Korea and France in 2023.## Produced by Paramount Pictures, Skydance, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, "Top Gun 2" is currently the highest-grossing film of 2022 with a worldwide collection of $1.48 billion. It is the biggest-grossing film in Tom Cruise's action-packed career. ## Stay tuned...

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