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Showing posts with label Entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entertainment. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Want to watch a world Top 10 TV series??

10. Firefly (2002–2003)


Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

CreatorJoss Whedon

StarsNathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk

9. Arrested Development (2003 TV Series)


Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.

CreatorMitchell Hurwitz

StarsJason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi 

8. The Sopranos (1999 TV Series)


Modern day morality tale about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, as he deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.

CreatorDavid Chase

StarsJames Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco

7. Life (2009 TV Series)


David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth in 10 episodes. The first is an overview the challenges facing life, the others are dedicated to hunting, the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures: plants, primates and other large sections of other vertebrates and invertebrates.

Stars: David Attenborough, Oprah Winfrey, Doug Allen

6. Sherlock (2010 TV Series)


A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Creators: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs

5. The Wire (2002 TV Series)


Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement.

CreatorDavid Simon

StarsDominic West, John Doman, Deirdre Lovejoy

4. Cosmos (1980 TV Series)


Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the Universe.

StarsCarl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jonathan Fahn

3. Game of Thrones (2011 TV Series)


Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.

CreatorsDavid Benioff, D.B. Weiss

StarsPeter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams

2. Breaking Bad (2008 TV Series)


To provide for his family's future after he is diagnosed with lung cancer, a chemistry genius turned high school teacher teams up with an ex-student to cook and sell the world's purest crystal meth.

CreatorVince Gilligan

StarsBryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul

1. Planet Earth (2006 TV Series)


Emmy Award winning, 11-episodes, 5-years in the making, the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC, and the first to be filmed in high definition.


StarsDavid Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Huw Cordey



Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Highest-grossing Bollywood films in overseas markets - Top 10

10. Ra.One (2011)


Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha, and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami and Tom Wu in pivotal roles. The script, written by Sinha and Kanika Dhillon, originated as an idea that Sinha got when he saw a television commercial, and which he subsequently expanded. The film follows Shekhar Subramanium (Khan), a game designer who creates a motion sensor-based game in which the antagonist (Ra.One) is more powerful than the protagonist (G.One). The former escapes from the game's virtual world and enters the real world; his aim is to kill Lucifer, the game ID of Shekhar's son and the only player to have challenged Ra.One's power. Relentlessly pursued, the family is forced to bring out G.One from the virtual world to defeat Ra.One and protect them.

9. Om Shanti Om (2007)


Om Shanti Om is a 2007 Bollywood romantic-reincarnation film directed and choreographed by Farah Khan. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Hindi debutant Deepika Padukone in the lead roles while Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, and Kirron Kher feature in supporting roles. More than forty-two well-known Bollywood stars appear in the course of the film, including thirty of them (not including the stars of the film) in one song alone. The film is set in the 1970s and 2000s; it pays tribute to, and pokes fun at, the Indian film industry of both these eras.

8. Ek Tha Tiger (2012)


Ek Tha Tiger (English: Once There was a Tiger) is a 2012 Indian action romance film, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. It stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, and features Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad, Roshan Seth and Gavie Chahal in supporting roles.The film was the third collaboration of Kabir Khan with Yash Raj Films after Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). The plot centers around an Indian spy code-named Tiger who falls in love with a Pakistani spy during an investigation and how Tiger's ideology and principles change over time.

7. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)


Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a 2013 Indian coming-of-age romantic comedy film, directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Karan Johar. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is their second film together after their 2008 film Bachna Ae Haseeno. Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin play supporting roles. Madhuri Dixit appears in an item number titled "Ghagra" with Ranbir Kapoor in this film. Initially set for a March 2013 release, the film was released on 31 May 2013. Upon release, the film received positive to mixed reviews and was a huge box office success. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has become the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film of all time in India and worldwide. The film is also the seventh highest grossing Bollywood films in overseas markets.

6. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna


Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (English: Never Say Good Bye), also known as KANK, is a 2006 Indian romantic drama musical film directed by Karan Johar and produced under the Dharma Productions banner. Released on 11 August 2006 in India and North America, it stars Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles, while Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kirron Kher play pivotal supporting roles. Arjun Rampal also makes a special appearance in the film.

5. Don 2 (2011)


Don 2 is a 2011 Indian action thriller directed by Farhan Akhtar and co-written by him along with Ameet Mehta and Amrish Shah. The film is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Shah Rukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar. It is a sequel to the 2006 film, Don and stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Boman Irani and Kunal Kapoor while Hrithik Roshan appears in a cameo appearance. The plot of the film continues from the end of the first one, starting in Malaysia and moving to Europe where Don, now the king of the Asian underworld, aims to take over the European drug cartel. The film marks Farhan Akhtar's return to direction after a gap of nearly three years. It was filmed in India, Thailand, Germany, Malaysia and Switzerland.

4. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)


Jab Tak Hai Jaan (English: As Long as I Live) is a 2012 Indian romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by Aditya Chopra under their production banner, Yash Raj Films. It features Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in lead roles; this is the first collaboration between Khan and Kaif, and the second between Khan and Sharma (they previously featured in the 2008 film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi). Yash Chopra returned to directing eight years after Veer-Zaara and it was his final film before his death on 21 October 2012. The background score and soundtrack was composed by A.R. Rahman, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar.

3. Chennai Express (2013) - Ongoing


Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om and the first between Khan and Rohit Shetty. Chennai Express is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a local don. Principal photography began on 27 September 2012. Filming began in October 2012 and was wrapped up by May 2013.

2. My Name is Khan (2010)


My Name Is Khan, which is commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Karan Johar, written by Shibani Bathija and starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Produced by Hiroo Johar, Gauri Khan and Shahrukh Khan, the film was jointly produced by Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment at a budget of 38 crore (US$5.8 million). My Name Is Khan's distribution rights were bought by Fox Star Entertainment for a sum of 100 crore (US$15 million), making it the most expensive Bollywood film of 2010 and also the highest-value buy over for any Indian film, surpassing the previous record of 90 crore (US$14 million) set by Ghajini.

1. 3 Idiots (2009)


3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Most Popular Comedy TV Series - Top 10

1. Orange Is the New Black (2013 TV Series)


The story of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to 15 months in prison after she is convicted of a decade old crime of transporting money for her drug dealing girlfriend (Laura Prepon).

With: Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Michael Harney
Comedy | Crime | Drama



2. The Big Bang Theory (2007 TV Series) 


A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

With: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco
Comedy

3. Suits (2011 TV Series)


On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.

With: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle
Comedy | Drama

4. How I Met Your Mother (2005 TV Series)


Ted searches for the woman of his dreams in New York City with the help of his four best friends.

With: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Comedy | Romance

5. Castle (2009 TV Series)


After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle gets permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

With: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

6. The League (2009 TV Series) 


Semi-scripted comedy about a fantasy football league.

With: Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jonathan Lajoie

Comedy | Sport

7. New Girl (2011 TV Series)


After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.

With: Jake Johnson, Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield
Comedy

8. Glee (2009 TV Series)


A high-school Spanish teacher becomes the director of the school's Glee club, hoping to restore it to its former glory.

With: Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison
Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical

9. Friends (1994 TV Series)


The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan.

With: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow
Comedy | Romance

10. Bones (2005 TV Series)


A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.

With: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance