Thursday 22 December 2011

Most Popular Titles With Country of Origin India

1. The Help (2011) The Help (2011)
    8.0/10  
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid's point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. Dir: Tate Taylor With: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer Drama PG_13 146 mins.
2. Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
    6.3/10  
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way. Dir: Jon Favreau With: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western PG_13 119 mins.
3. Fright Night (2011) Fright Night (2011)
    6.6/10  
A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. Dir: Craig Gillespie With: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant Comedy | Horror R 106 mins.
4. Real Steel (2011) Real Steel (2011)
    7.5/10  
Set in the near future, where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling promoter feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father. Dir: Shawn Levy With: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Sport PG_13 127 mins.
5. Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011) Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011)
    6.2/10  
Three women hire a fourth to try and get even with a con-man. Dir: Maneesh Sharma With: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeta Chopra Comedy | Drama United States-NOT-RATED 140 mins.
6. The Dirty Picture (2011) The Dirty Picture (2011)
    7.2/10  
The love story between an actress and a director. Inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha. Dir: Milan Luthria With: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor Biography | Comedy | Drama 144 mins.
7. The Happening (2008) The Happening (2008)
    5.1/10  
A strange, horrible and unprecedented crisis begins in Central Park. A high school science teacher, his wife and a young girl do what they can to survive it. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan With: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo Sci-Fi | Thriller R 91 mins.
8. 3 Idiots (2009) 3 Idiots (2009)
    8.3/10  
Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. Dir: Rajkumar Hirani With: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh Comedy | Drama | Romance PG_13 170 mins.
9. Don 2 (2011) Don 2 (2011)
    -/10  
The one-time police informer sets his sights on the European underworld. Dir: Farhan Akhtar With: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri Action
10. The Fall (2006) The Fall (2006)
    7.9/10  
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances. Dir: Tarsem With: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell Adventure | Drama | Fantasy R 117 mins.
11. Ra.One (2011) Ra.One (2011)
    4.9/10  
A video game developer's world spirals out of control when his shape-shifting indestructible virtual creation becomes all too real. Dir: Anubhav Sinha With: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
12. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
    5.7/10  
Two girlhood friends become sexual rivals at maturity. Dir: Mira Nair With: Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma Crime | Drama | History | Romance UNRATED 117 mins.
13. Desi Boyz (2011) Desi Boyz (2011)
    5.8/10  
Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male escorts. Dir: Rohit Dhawan With: Bruna Abdalah, John Abraham, Rajat Barmecha Comedy | Drama
14. Panjaa (2011) Panjaa (2011)
    7.6/10  
Jai (Pawan), an orphan, is taken in and nurtured into a hard hitting ganster by Bhagwan (Jackie Shroff)... Dir: Vishnuvardhan With: Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania Action | Crime 156 mins.
15. Gandhi (1982) Gandhi (1982)
    8.1/10  
Biography of 'Mahatma Gandhi' , the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of non-violent protest. Dir: Richard Attenborough With: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen Biography | Drama | History PG 191 mins.
16. Rockstar (2011) Rockstar (2011)
    7.5/10  
An uninhibited youth woos the hottest about-to-be-married college girl. He rises to become a rock-star - then self-destructs. Dir: Imtiaz Ali With: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance 159 mins.
17. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
    8.1/10  
Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their number becomes engaged. Dir: Zoya Akhtar With: Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance 155 mins.
18. Bodyguard (2011) Bodyguard (2011)
    4.6/10  
The daughter of a wealthy nobleman secretly falls in love with her bodyguard. Dir: Siddique With: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Raj Babbar Action | Comedy | Romance 130 mins.
19. Udaan (2010) Udaan (2010)
    8.2/10  
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father. Dir: Vikramaditya Motwane With: Sanjay Gandhi, Manjot Singh, Rajat Barmecha Drama 134 mins.
20. My Name Is Khan (2010) My Name Is Khan (2010)
    7.2/10  
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form... Dir: Karan Johar With: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Sheetal Menon Drama | Romance PG_13 165 mins.
21. Loot (2011) Loot (2011)
    5.7/10  
Four burglars end up stealing a vehicle from robbers as well as unknowingly breaking in the house of a notorious gangster. Dir: Rajnish Thakur With: Shweta Bhardwaj, Mimoh Chakraborty, Prem Chopra Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama
22. Alpha and Omega (2010) Alpha and Omega (2010)
    4.9/10  
Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything. Dir: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck With: Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Justin Long Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance PG 88 mins.
23. Delhi Belly (2011) Delhi Belly (2011)
    7.7/10  
Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster. Dir: Abhinay Deo With: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur Comedy | Crime | Drama 103 mins.
24. Force (2011) Force (2011)
    6.0/10  
A vengeful drug-dealer/gangster targets and terrorizes an entire police unit and their families. Dir: Nishikant Kamat With: John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Raj Babbar Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller R 137 mins.
25. Like Stars on Earth (2007) Like Stars on Earth (2007)
    8.3/10  
An eight year old boy is thought to be lazy and a troublemaker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. Dir: Aamir Khan With: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda Drama PG 165 mins.
26. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
    3.7/10  
When a teenager, Chun-Li witnesses the kidnapping of her father by wealthy crime lord M. Bison. When she grows up, she goes into a quest for vengeance and becomes the famous crime-fighter of the Street Fighter universe. Dir: Andrzej Bartkowiak With: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Michael Clarke Duncan Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller PG_13 96 mins.
27. Breakaway (2011) Breakaway (2011)
    6.5/10  
An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players. Dir: Robert Lieberman With: Vinay Virmani, Russell Peters, Anupam Kher Comedy | Drama | Sport 101 mins.
28. Don (2006) Don (2006)
    6.8/10  
A simple man (Vijay) from the city of mumbai is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as the Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. But things go wrong, the officer is killed and now vijay is on his own, with only his lover (Roma) and a lame ex con artist to help him to prove his innocence. Dir: Farhan Akhtar With: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller United States-NOT-RATED
29. Guzaarish (2010) Guzaarish (2010)
    7.2/10  
A paralyzed Magician-turned-Radio Jockey files a Petition in Court seeking permission to end his life. Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali With: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shernaz Patel Comedy | Drama | Romance 126 mins.
30. Rang De Basanti (2006) Rang De Basanti (2006)
    8.3/10  
A young women from England comes to India to make a documentary about her grandfather's diary which was written in the 1920s about the Indian Independence with five young men. Dir: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra With: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth Drama | History 157 mins.
31. Miral (2010) Miral (2010)
    5.8/10  
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict. Dir: Julian Schnabel With: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe Drama R 112 mins.
32. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)
    6.9/10  
Yashvardhan Raichand lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Nandini, and two sons, Rahul and Rohan... Dir: Karan Johar With: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amitabh Bachchan Drama | Musical | Romance 210 mins.
33. Mausam (2011) Mausam (2011)
    5.1/10  
A war, religious conflicts, and misunderstandings create obstacles for a couple of different faiths. Dir: Pankaj Kapur With: Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher Drama | Romance | Thriller
34. Swades (2004) Swades (2004)
    8.2/10  
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots. Dir: Ashutosh Gowariker With: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Balal Drama United States-NOT-RATED 210 mins.
35. Dam999 (2011) Dam999 (2011)
    6.3/10  
After many years two mariners return to homeland with the hope of a new beginning, little did they know about a disaster that would change their destiny. Dir: Sohan Roy With: Joshua Fredric Smith, Megha Burman, Linda Arsenio Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller 108 mins.
36. Endhiran (2010) Endhiran (2010)
    6.6/10  
An human-android constructed by a scientist falls in love with the to-be bride of his creator. Dir: Shankar With: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 155 mins.
37. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
    7.8/10  
A young man and woman - both of Indian-descent, but born and raised in England - fall in love during a trip to Switzerland. However, the girl's traditional father takes her back to India to fulfill a betrothal promise. Dir: Aditya Chopra With: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance United States-NOT-RATED 189 mins.
38. Kites (2010) Kites (2010)
    5.5/10  
A wounded man searches for his sweetheart in the Mexican desert while on the run from the police, bounty hunters, and others. Dir: Anurag Basu With: Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori, Steven Michael Quezada Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller 123 mins.
39. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    8.1/10  
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers... Dir: Ashutosh Gowariker With: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley Drama | Musical | Romance | Sport PG 224 mins.
40. Mumbai Diaries (2010) Mumbai Diaries (2010)
    7.3/10  
The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video. Dir: Kiran Rao With: Aamir Khan, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra Drama 100 mins.
41. Agneepath (2012) Agneepath (2012)
Vijay learns about the path of fire from his father. Dir: Karan Malhotra With: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra Action | Crime | Drama | Musical
42. Devdas (2002) Devdas (2002)
    7.2/10  
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain. Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali With: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Musical | Romance 185 mins.
43. The Warrior (2001) The Warrior (2001)
    6.7/10  
In feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains. Dir: Asif Kapadia With: Irrfan Khan, Puru Chibber, Aino Annuddin Adventure | Drama R 86 mins.
44. Dhoom 3 (2013) Dhoom 3 (2013)
Dir: Vijay Krishna Acharya With: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra Action
45. Singham (2011) Singham (2011)
    6.8/10  
A humiliated gangster uses his influence and goon power to terrorize a newly transferred police officer. Dir: Rohit Shetty With: Ajay Devgan, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj Action | Crime | Drama 143 mins.
46. I Think I Love My Wife (2007) I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
    5.5/10  
A married man who daydreams about being with other women finds his will and morals tested after he's visited by the ex-mistress of his old friend. Dir: Chris Rock With: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres Comedy | Drama | Romance R 94 mins.
47. Ghajini (2008) Ghajini (2008)
    6.8/10  
A student is endangered after she warns a wealthy male that a crazed recluse with short term memory loss is out to kill him, not knowing the reason behind the recluse's actions. Dir: A.R. Murugadoss With: Aamir Khan, Asif Ahmed, Tinnu Anand Action | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller 183 mins.
48. Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)
    6.1/10  
A young man tries to arrange a marriage for his brother, but finds himself falling in love with the chosen fiancée. Dir: Ali Abbas Zafar With: Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafar Comedy | Drama | Romance
49. The Namesake (2006) The Namesake (2006)
    7.5/10  
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. Dir: Mira Nair With: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu Drama TV_14 122 mins.
50. Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
    8.2/10  
The film is about three distinct characters, Akash (Aamir Khan), Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) and Siddharth (Akshaye Khanna), their individual relationships and the effect that these relationships have on them. Dir: Farhan Akhtar With: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna Drama 183 mins

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