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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SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Scores Two Nominations At The Golden Globe Awards
1295 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Scores Two Nominations At The Golden Globe Awards

Mumbai, December 12 - India's most talked about movie of the year across the globe, SS Rajamouli's RRR has scored big nominations at the Golden Globe Awards 2023. The nominations were announced on Monday.## "RRR" has been nominated for Best Motion Picture in the Non-English language while its dance number "Naatu Naatu", which has made the world dance, has been nominated for Best Original Song, motion picture. It was also predicated to win nominations in Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, but that couldn't happen. ## Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language -## RRR (India)## All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)## Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)## Close (Belgium)## Decision to Leave (South Korea)## Best Original Song – Motion Picture -## "Carolina", Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)## "Ciao Papa", Guillermo del Toro & Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)## "Hold My Hand", Lady Gaga and Bloodpop (Top Gun: Maverick)## "Lift Me Up", Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)## "Naatu Naatu", Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (RRR)## For the first time in 2023, the Golden Globes will be voted by members in 62 countries, and "it is also a majority of women and those who self-identify as minorities and LGBTQIA+" in the words of president Hoehne. The winners will be announced on 11 January 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide
1295 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, December 12 - Ajay Devgn-fronted Drishyam 2 is a huge blockbuster at the box office, and now, it has crossed the 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office in 25 days. ## The suspense thriller, directed by Abhishek Pathak, has performed exceptionally well over the first four weekends and grossed 247.50 crores at the domestic box office. The movie is equally strong in the international markets and has minted 51.50 crores gross through 4th Sunday, pushing the worldwide gross total of "Drishyam 2" to 299.01 crores. ## Produced by Panorama Studios in association with Viacom18 Studios, and T-Series, "Drishyam 2" has crossed the 300 crores gross mark on its 25th day. It has become the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to reach the milestone. The last Bollywood movie to hit the target before covid hit the nation was also Ajay Devgn-starrer "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior". ## "Drishyam 2" has become the third film for Ajay Devgn to enter the 300 crores club at the worldwide box office, that also includes "Golmaal Again" (308.62 crores) while it is the first for director Abhishek in the prestigious box office club. Overall, it is the 34th Bollywood movie and the 44th Indian film to breach the milestone. ## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli Calls Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' A Big Challange For The Filmmakers
1295 days ago
Sandalwood

SS Rajamouli Calls Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' A Big Challange For The Filmmakers

Mumbai, December 12 - Actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty's Kantara is making waves across the country and has left everyone stunned with the kind of box office success it has had across languages, with the worldwide gross collection to approx. 405 crores. ## "Kantara's" sensational box office performance has made it one of the most profitable films of all time and by knowing the fact that it was made on a budget of approx. 15 crores, the success becomes ever sweeter. To get such mighty box office numbers on a low budget, "Kantara" was bound to make filmmakers, who make big-budget films, question themselves, and one of them is maverick SS Rajamouli. ## During a recent pep-talk at Director's Roundtable 2022 with noted film critic Anupama Chopra, Rajamouli heaped praise on "Kantara" and said that its success has put a lot of pressure on the filmmakers like him. He went on to say that "Kantara" will be a new challenge for directors who make big-budget films. ## Rajamouli himself has delivered blockbuster after blockbuster. The filmmaker's "RRR", which was released in March 2022, is still making waves in the West and is now one of the main contenders for the Oscars 2023 nominations. It has already won multiple major international awards. ## The "Baahubali" filmmaker will next direct Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu in his next, which he promised to be a globe-trotting action adventure. The shoot for the same will begin in 2023 and it will hit screens in 2024 across the globe. ## Stay tuned...

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Producer Teases Possibilities of 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sequel
1296 days ago
Hollywood

Producer Teases Possibilities of 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sequel

Los Angeles, December 11 - One of the biggest success stories of the year, Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick shattered the box office records. Joseph Kosinski's directorial grossed over $1.4 billion at the global box office and become the highest-grossing movie of the year. ## "Top Gun 2" is currently the eleventh-highest-grossing film of all time. The sequel also earned an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score with a 96% critics rating and a 99% audience rating, and with such mighty numbers, the talks for its sequel were always going to make the headlines. ## Recently, director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer spoke at Deadline's Contenders LA3C panel and addressed the possibility of another Top Gun movie.## "Is there another story that is compelling enough that we need to go back to?" Kosinski was asked and he said, "It seems to me at the end of this film that Maverick has some gas left in the tank. He's not settling down".## Kosinski further said that it will be some task to bring the same star cast to the movie though the makers are sure they will be able to bring Cruise on board. "I knew we'd be able to get Tom on the plane, but we weren't sure about the rest of the cast," Kosinski explained. ## "Tom devised this three-month course for all the actors, to start with a very simple airplane and work their way up to the Navy jet. They all were able to do all their scenes in the jets for real, which is just phenomenal because you can't imagine how physically difficult it is to do what they're doing. They're flying with real Top Gun pilots", he said.## "I think a couple of them had a hard time, but they wouldn't let me know. They would actually kind of keep it under wraps just because they wanted to make sure we were getting everything we needed to get", the director added.## Stay tuned...

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Biggest 23rd Day In Hindi Box Office; Drishyam 2 3rd
1296 days ago
Bollywood

Biggest 23rd Day In Hindi Box Office; Drishyam 2 3rd

Mumbai, December 11 - Director Abhishek Pathak's suspense thriller Drishyam 2 is doing phenomenal business at the box office, and emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. ## The Ajay Devgn-starrer is nearing the 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office, which will make it only the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to do so, after "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" (431 crores), and "The Kashmir Files" (336 crores). ## Meanwhile, "Drishyam 2" scored one of the biggest 4th Saturday at the Hindi box office. The movie netted 4.67 crores on its 23rd day, which is the 3rd biggest ever in Hindi, and for the outright Bollywood movie, it scored 2nd biggest 23rd day. ## Top Day 23 Collection Hindi/Bollywood Movies - ## 1. URI: The Surgical Strike - 6.66 Cr.## 2. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion - 6.35 Cr.## 3. Drishyam 2 - 4.67 Cr.## 4. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior - 4.45 Cr.## 5. Chhichhore - 4.32 Cr.## "Drishyam 2" has so far grossed approx. 240 crores in India and approx. 50 crores overseas, for a worldwide gross total of approx. 290 crores in 23 days. It will breach the 300 crores mark by the 4th Monday or Tuesday. On its 23rd day, it also became the 26th Bollywood movie to cross 200 crores net in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn Gives Massive Update On Henry Cavill's 'Superman' Comeback
1296 days ago
Hollywood

James Gunn Gives Massive Update On Henry Cavill's 'Superman' Comeback

Los Angeles, December 11 - The fans of Superman, the iconic DC superhero character, have been on an emotional rollercoaster of epic proportions over the last few weeks. ## It has been five years since Henry Cavill's Superman was last seen on the big screen in a full-fledged role. It was recently when Henry Cavill announced via social media that he would be returning as Kal-El and even made a theater-shaking mid-credits appearance in Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam". ## The DC Universe, however, is going through a transition period in which the top Warner Bros. Discovery brass is taking some harsh decisions to shape up DC's future for the next 8-10 years. The studio also appointed filmmaker James Gunn as co-head of DC Studio and things are already heating up under his leadership. ## While Cavill announced "Man of Steal 2", earlier this week, reports surfaced that suggested Cavill's highly-anticipated sequel could be on the chopping block alongside a slate of other DC projects. This came as a big shock to the fans and they keep asking Gunn to clear things about the future of Superman. ## It has been alleged that James Gunn does not want Cavill's superman return, however, the filmmaker has himself clarified things and confirmed that Superman is DC's one of biggest priorities. Amid the cancellation rumours, a fan on Twitter asked Gunn "if we're gonna see Superman", to which the filmmaker responded, "Yes of course. Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority".## Yes of course. Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority.— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 10, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Prithviraj Sukumaran Aims To Replicate SS Rajamouli Greatness For Malayalam Cinema
1296 days ago
Mollywood

Prithviraj Sukumaran Aims To Replicate SS Rajamouli Greatness For Malayalam Cinema

Kochi, December 11 - Prithviraj Sukumaran is one of the biggest stars in the Malayalam cinema at present. The actor has done over 100 films in a variety of roles and has received several awards. He also made his directorial debut with Mohanlal's "Lucifer", before directing him again in "Bro Daddy". ## Malayalam cinema has been producing critically acclaimed films for a long time, however, it hasn't been able to spread its wings outside the local market yet, and that is something Prithviraj Sukumaran is looking to change. The highest-grossing Malayalam movie is Mohanlal's "Pulimurugan", which was released in 2016.## Prithviraj, whose future lineup, both as an actor and a director, is looking highly promising and is aiming to achieve for Malayalam cinema what SS Rajamouli has done for the Tollywood industry. Just like Mollywood, Tollywood too was largely restricted to just Telugu states, until Rajamouli's "Baahubali" was released in 2015 and changed the course of the Tollywood industry. ## The huge success of "Baahubali" paved the way for Tollywood to go beyond boundaries and had success. The same was followed by the Tamil and Kannada industries and they too are having success outside their local markets.## Prithviraj, in a recent interview, said that he wants to do for the Malayalam film industry what SS Rajamouli did for the Telugu film industry. In short, he wants to replicate Rajamouli's greatness for Mollywood, and he has the best chance to do with the kind of films he has going forward. ## The actor will start the sequel to "Lucifer" next year, and going by the reports and his recent remarks, "Lucifer 2" will be a Pan India movie. The first movie is already the second highest-grossing Malayalam movie of all time. Prithviraj also has "Tyson", in which he will act along with directing it. It will be produced by KGF makers, Hombale Films, and will start production next year. ## Stay tuned...

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NTR 30: NTR's Next With Koratala Siva To Start Filming In February 2023
1297 days ago
Tollywood

NTR 30: NTR's Next With Koratala Siva To Start Filming In February 2023

Hyderabad, December 10 - After the blockbuster release of RRR, the fans of Jr. NTR have been waiting for his next film. The superstar teamed up with Koratala Siva for his next, tentatively titled NTR 30, and it was supposed to start production in the summer of 2022.## The pre-production of NTR 30 has been going on for quite some time now, however, the debacle result of Siva's last directorial, "Acharya" made him extra cautious as he wanted to be fully sure with the script of NTR's film before kickstarting the shoot. It was recently when he locked the final script and even started music sitting with Anirudh. ## Now, according to the latest reports, NTR 30 will officially be launched in January while the regular shoot will kickstart in February 2023. The makers are also on the verge of locking the female lead in the film, and reportedly, a young Bollywood actress is the front-runner to grab the role in the Pan India movie. ## NTR 30 will be produced by NTR Arts, Yuvasudha Arts, and MSK Films. The movie will be shot over a span of 5 to 6 months and get ready for a late 2023 or early 2024 release in multiple languages, including Hindi. After Koratal Siva's movie, Jr. NTR will next team up with KGF director Prashanth Neel for his 31st film.## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' In Race To Grab 3 Nominations At Golden Globe Awards
1297 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' In Race To Grab 3 Nominations At Golden Globe Awards

Hyderabad, December 10 - SS Rajamouli's path-breaking, RRR has been on the award hunt and has won multiple International awards in the last couple of weeks. The movie is having an all-time high buzz for the Oscars 2023 and Golden Globe Awards nominations. ## "RRR" has been creating waves in the West and has been showered with the adulation of the audience. While the Oscars nominations will be announced in January 2023, the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards be announced on Monday, December 12, and "RRR" is in the race to grab a couple of nominations. ## Variety, a renowned American media company, has predicted "RRR's" nomination in the Best Picture (musical or comedy) and Best Non-English language feature categories. Apart from the Best Picture categories, the dance number of the year, "Naatu Naatu" by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj from "RRR" has also been predicted to score a nomination in the Original Song category. ## The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of the HFPA.## "RRR" tells the tale of two rebels, played by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, who take on the might of the British empire. The film also became Rajamouli's second consecutive film to earn more than Rs 1000 crore worldwide after "Baahubali: The Conclusion".## Stay tuned...

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer Sets Viewership Records In The First Week
1297 days ago
Hollywood

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer Sets Viewership Records In The First Week

Los Angeles, December 10 - The first trailer of the 7th installment in the Transformers film series, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was launched last week and it has become one of the most viewed trailers of all time. ## Directed by Steven Caple Jr., the trailer of this science fiction action film garnered a whopping 494 million views globally, cross-platform in the first week. The viewership numbers include 238 million on day one alone, which is the highest ever in Paramount Pictures' history. ## The 238 million views in the first 24 hours are the 4th highest-ever after the "Avengers: Endgame" trailer (268 million), the first "Avengers: Endgame" trailer (289 million), and the first trailer to Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (355.5 million).## According to The Wrap, the trailer has been shared nearly 400,000 times to date, while the official TikTok post of the trailer from the ParamountPics TikTok account is the most-shared published in the calendar year 2022 by any studio-wide or film-specific TikTok account.## The film will center around three factions of Transformers tied to Earth's past. In 1994, a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure that ties in with three factions of Transformers: the Maximals, the Predacons, and the Terrorcons. ## "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on June 9, 2023.## ##

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Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $200 Million Opening In China
1297 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Avatar 2 Projected To Take $200 Million Opening In China

Mumbai, December 10 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is less than a week to go before its long-awaited blockbuster release. ## As reported earlier, "Avatar 2" will need to score, at least, $2 billion at the global box office to turn a profit and for that, the movie will need key international markets to come into the game and one of them will be China.## China is the biggest movie market in the world and when it announced the release date of "Avatar 2", which is December 16, it came as a major relief for Disney which was finding it tough to get its movies released in the country. ## "Avatar 2" is tracking a mammoth opening in China. The movie is having a super solid advance booking for the weekend and has already crossed $20 million (till December 13) with 3 days still to go for the release. As per the projection, the sequel is tracking a $185 million - $205 million start in China, which is higher than the opening weekend projection in the domestic market. ## The first "Avatar" movie, which was released in 2009, grossed $202 million in its lifetime run in China (not counting re-release numbers of 2021). "Avatar 2" has a shot to outgross its predecessor's collection in China in the opening weekend itself. ## Meanwhile, the sci-fi epic, which is 3 hours 12 minute-long, has been projected to score $175 million in the opening weekend in the domestic (North America) market. Some of the local box office analysts are even projecting a $200 million start, which will be more than the 3X opening of the first movie. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past The Milestone of 200 Crores Net
1297 days ago
Bollywood

Box Office: Drishyam 2 Races Past The Milestone of 200 Crores Net

Mumbai, December 10 - Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 has turned out to be a massive blockbuster and a big money spinner for the makers. The suspense thriller is nearing 300 crores at the worldwide box office, which will make it the 3rd Bollywood movie post the covid-19 pandemic to achieve the milestone. ## Meanwhile, at the time of writing this piece, the Abhishek Pathak's directorial has crossed the 200 crores net mark and becomes only the 3rd Bollywood film since Devgn's "Tanhaji" (2020) to reach the milestone. Overall, "Drishyam 2" is the 26th outright Hindi film to reach 200 crores net, and 3rd for Ajay Devgn (excluding cameos). ## The sequel to the 2015's movie and a remake of Mohanlal's "Drishyam 2" (2021), the Ajay Devgn-starrer is continuing its rock solid. It reaches the double-century mark in 23 days, which is quite an incredible achievement in post-pandemic times.## As far as the overall Indian box office is concerned, "Drishyam 2" is the 8th biggest net earner Indian movie of 2022 and the 5th biggest Hindi movie, which also includes "KGF: Chapter 2" (435 crores), and "RRR" (266 crores). ## The movie is produced by Panorama Studios in association with Viacom18 Studios and T-Series. It also stars Tabu, Shriya Saran, Akshaye Khanna, and Ishita Dutta, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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