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Mumbai, August 6 - Bollywood star Ajay Devgn-fronted Son of Sardaar 2 has reportedly dropped actor Sanjay Devgn from its massive ensamble cast due to the visa denial for the United Kingdom. The action comedy is being directed by Vijay Kumar Arora.## The shooting for Son of Sardaar 2 recently commenced in Scotland, the UK with Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur joining the first schedule. According to the latest report by mid-day, Sanjay Dutt was supposed to join the team in the ongoing schedule but has now been dropped due to visa issues.## Mid-Day has reported that Dutt's visa application was rejected because of his incarceration in the past. The actor was unable to procure a UK visa in the past as well. Actor Ravi Kishan, who has been roped in to play a prominent role, has reportedly replaced Sanjay Dutt in the movie.## It is to be noted that the makers of Son of Sardaar 2 haven't officially announced the cast of the movie yet. The much-anticipated sequel is produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, NR Pachisia and Pravin Talreja and co-produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banners of Ajay Devgn Films and Jio Studios.## Son of Sardaar 2 will be released in the second half of 2025.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Hyderabad, August 5 - Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Jr. NTR are teaming up for the first time for an action drama film, tentatively titled Dragon. The film was announced a couple of years back but due to the other commitments of both the director and actor, the development of their maiden collaboration was delayed.## Over the past couple of months, there have been major talks regarding which film would Prashanth Neel be taking among Prabhas-fronted Salaar 2 and NTR-starrer. There were reports that Neel might go ahead with Salaar 2 as Dragon may need more time in the pre-production before taking in on floors.## According to the latest reliable reports, director Neel is proceeding with Jr. NTR and the movie will officially be launched on August 9 with Pooja Ceremony in Hyderabad. Though there is no clarity on Salaar 2 yet, the latest development indicates that Prabhas-starrer may not start soon.## Dragon will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers and it is easily one of the most anticipated Pan India movies in development. The details about the shooting, casting and others have been kept under wraps for now. ## Jr. NTR, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of the long-awaited Devara Part 1, due on September 28. He is also currently shooting for the highly-anticipated spy action thriller, War 2 which marks his Bollywood debut. It is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2025.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, August 5 - 20th Century Studios' science fiction horror film Alien: Romulus has averted a mega Independence Day 2024 clash and it will now be released a week later than its domestic (North America) release which is August 16.## Directed by Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus, which is the seventh instalment in the Alien franchise, will be released on August 23 in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, languages at the Indian box office. Earlier, it was supposed to be released with Stree 2, Khel Khel Mein, Vedaa, Thangalaan, and Double iSmart on August 15.## Alien: Romulus serves as a standalone interquel set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). The story concerns a group of young space colonists who, while scavenging a derelict space station, come face to face with the most terrifying life form in space.## Taiyaar hojaaye. #AlienRomulus release hogi cinemagharo mai 23 August se. pic.twitter.com/lOkc5vqrNT— 20th Century Studios India (@20thCenturyIN) August 5, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, August 5 - One of the greatest Bollywood musical romantic drama films Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, starring superstar Salman Khan and evergreen Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles, has completed 31 years since its release on 5 August 1994. ## Written, directed, and produced by Sooraj Barjatya in his second of the 4 collaborations with Salman Khan, Hum Aapke Hain Koun celebrates Indian wedding traditions using a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families, and a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. ## At the time when mass action entertainers were dominating, Hum Aapke Hain Koun came as a breath of fresh air and not only changed the course of the industry but also set many box office records which looked impossible at that time.## The movie went on to win the national award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the box office, it became the first Indian film to gross over 100 crores worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). It was also the second-most-watched movie in theatres with approximately 7.40 crores of footfalls.## Here is the final box office breakdown of Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!## India Net Collection - 72.50 cr. approx## India Gross Collection - 117.00 cr.## Overseas Collection - 11.00 cr. (estimated)## Worldwide Collection - 128.00 cr.## India Footfalls - 7.40 cr approx. ## Box Office Verdict - All-Time Blockbuster## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, August 5 - Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine has surpassed $800 million at the worldwide box office, and with this, it has become the highest-grossing film in the Deadpool franchise, beating Deadpool 2. ## Directed by Shawn Levy, the 34th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) tentpole has grossed $824 million (6905 crores) through the second weekend, surpassing the entire theatrical runs of 2016's Deadpool ($783 million) and 2018s Deadpool 2 ($786 million) as the top grosser in the franchise.## Domestically (North America), Deadpool 3 has grossed $395.6 million (3315 crores) in just 10 days. It has become the highest-grossing R-rated film in North America after beating The Passion Of The Christ which scored $371 million in 2004.## At the overseas box office, the third Deadpool instalment has minted $428.5 million (3590 crores) over 52 markets. China continued to lead the international chart for the movie with $45.2 million, followed by the United Kingdom ($42.4 million), Mexico ($32.8 million), Australia ($24.6 million), and Germany ($19 million). In India, the movie has grossed an excellent $16+ million in 10 days.## Deadpool 3 is the third highest-grossing R-rated film of all time at the worldwide box office, behind only Oppenheimer ($975 million), and Joker ($1.07 billion). By next week, it become the biggest adult-rated grosser ever by beating both the current top 2 blockbusters.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, August 4 - Tamil action thriller Raayan has become the highest-grossing film for the actor Dhanush after the excellent second weekend at the worldwide box office in which it also became the actor's third 100 crores grosser.## Directed by Dhanush, Raayan has beaten the entire run of Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores worldwide gross) on its second Sunday in just 10 days. The movie is looking to score around 10 crores worldwide on Sunday, which will take its total collection to around 123 crores gross. ## Interestingly, Thiruchitrambalam became actor Dhanush's first 100 crores grosser in 2022, followed by Vaathi which grossed approximately 116 crores in 2023. As a director, Raayan is Dhanush's first century at the worldwide box office.## Produced by Sun Pictures, the A-rated blockbuster is also the only third Tamil movie of 2024 to top 100 crores, and it is currently behind only Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (148+ crores) as the second biggest Tamil grosser of the year. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, August 4 - After dropping below the 1 crore net mark (only the third time so far) on its 37th day, Prabhas-fronted epic blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD scored nearly 100% jump on its 6th Saturday at the domestic box office as it closes in the gap with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, the sci-fi epic scored an estimated 1.25 crores collection (1.45+ crores gross) on its 38th day which takes its total collection to around 638 crores net (757.50 crores gross) in all versions so far. ## Kalki 2898 AD will cross Shah Rukh Khan's mega-blockbuster Jawan's 640 crores net (760 crores gross) by today or tomorrow to become the 4th highest-grossing movie ever at the Indian box office, after RRR (782 crores net/916 crores gross), KGF: Chapter 2 (860 crores net/1001 crores gross), Baahubali 2 (1030 crores net/1417 crores gross).## At the worldwide box office, Kalki stands at an estimated 1032 crores gross, including 274.50 crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040+ crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, August 4 - Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine is putting up a show as it has become the 15th Hollywood movie of all time to surpass 100 crores net collection at the Indian box office. The movie hit 100 crores net collection on its 9th day, becoming one of the fastest to reach the milestone.## The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted superhero comedy witnessed a huge jump of around 75% on its second Saturday to score an estimated 7.50 crores net (9 crores gross) collection. This takes the film's total net collection to over 101.50 crores (127.50 crores gross/$15.2 million) in 9 days.## Deadpool & Wolverine is the second Hollywood movie of 2024 after Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the 15h overall to top 100 crores net in India. It will cross The New Empire (112.50 crores net), along with Jurassic World (101 crores net), Thor: Love And Thunder (104.75 crores net), Fast & Furious 7 (108 crores net), Fast X (109.75 crores net), and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (110 crores net) by today or tomorrow to become the 9th biggest Hollywood net grosser in India.## Meanwhile, Deadpool 3 has crossed $800 million at the worldwide box office on its second Saturday (PST) and it will be topping $1 billion globally sometime during the second week to become only the second movie of 2024 and 55th of all-time to achieve the feat.## Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). It is also the first Deadpool instalment as well as the first R-rated title to feature in the MCU.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, August 3 - Ajay Devgn-fronted romantic thriller Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha is heading towards becoming a huge disaster at the box office after failing to score must big jump on the second day after the disastrous opening. ## The Neeraj Pandey's directorial feature scored one of the lowest openings featuring a credible movie star at approximately 1.85 crores. The opening of the movie almost sealed its fate but it could have reignited hopes by scoring big on Saturday and Sunday which is not happening.## According to the early estimates, the film scored in the range of 2.25 crores net on its second day/first Saturday, with around a 20% jump which is not enough to gain the lost ground. 2-day collection of the film is around 4 crores net as the first weekend is headed for a disappointing 6.50-7 crores net.## Janhvi Kapoor's Ulajh is showing a much better trend than AMKDT, however, the overall collection remains low as it also heading to meet the same fate as Ajay Devgn-starrer. On its second day, Ulajh scored an estimated 1.50-1.75 crores crores, jumping by around 40% from the opening day.## The total collection of the movie is around 2.75 crores net after 2 days and the first weekend is expected to be around 5 crores net. Though the overall collection of Ulajh remains low it is showing a better trend which might lead it to finish above AMKDT in the lifetime run.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, August 3 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan is turning out to be a huge box-office success, crossing 100 crores gross worldwide in just 8 days. It has become only the third Tamil movie of 2024 to hit the box office century after Indian 2 and Maharaja.## Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan grossed approximately 3.50 crores domestically on its second Friday (8th day), taking its total domestic cume to approximately 72.75 crores gross. The movie nears 50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu after 8 days and will cross this figure on Saturday.## At the overseas box office, the A-rated action blockbuster has minted an estimated 32+ crores gross, taking the worldwide cume to over 100 crores mark at 105 crores approx. in just 8 days. Raayan is Dhanush's third 100 crore worldwide grosser after Thiruchitrambalam and Vaathi.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Raayan will become Dhanush's highest-grossing movie by the second Sunday by crossing Vaathi (116+ crores worldwide gross) and Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores gross). All three 100 crores grossers for the actor have come in the last 2 years. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, August 3 - Kalki 2898 AD started the 6th weekend with a decent hold though the trend is slowing down. It has been difficult for Telugu movies to sustain for a longer period at the box office in recent times but the Prabhas-fronted sci-fi epic has been defying odds to hold its ground. ## The movie scored approximately 65 lakh net collection on its 6th Friday (37th day), dropping under 50% drop from the 5th Friday which is a decent hold. Though the makers announced a heavily discounted offer for the 1 week from August 2nd, it didn't make much difference as it still could have scored this collection with regular prices with a few lakhs here and there. ## The total collection of Kalki 2898 AD stands at an estimated 636.50 crores net (756 crores gross) after 37 days in all versions. At this stage, it looks unlikely for the movie to top 650 crores net, however, it will top Shah Rukh Khan-fronted Jawan's lifetime domestic collection of 640 crores net (760 crores gross) in the coming days to become the 4th biggest grosser at the Indian box office.## At the worldwide box office, the Nag Ashwin's directorial blockbuster stands at an estimated 1030+ crores gross, including 274+ crores from the international markets. It is heading towards finishing around 1040 crores worldwide as the 7th highest-grossing Indian movie of all-time.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, August 2 - Amid the low expectations, Ajay Devgn-fronted romantic thriller Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha sinks further to score one of the lowest openings for the actor in many many years which was expected given the almost nothing buzz.## According to the early estimates, AMKDT scored in the range of 2 (+/-) crores net on its opening day. The opening of the movie is lower than Akshay Kumar's Selfiee which is a major disappointment. There is not much hope left due to the poor word of mouth.## The pre-sales of the movie were horrible but it was still expected to take a decent start due to the presence of Ajay Devgn. The opening weekend will be under the 10 crores net mark, making it the back-to-back disaster for the actor after Maidaan.## Another release of the day, Janhvi Kapoor-starrer Ulajh followed a similar story with a poorer start at the domestic box office. According to the early estimates, the movie scored in the range of 1-1.25 crores net and with not-so-encouraging WOM, the weekend is heading to finish below 5 crores mark.## Stay tuned...