Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

10 Most Beautiful Women

Who are the world’s top 10 most beautiful women of 2016. So here’s our list, the best ever. It’s restricted to women who’ve achieved a fair level of celebrity, based on the strongest, intelligent, desirable, popular, attractive, hot and most successful women of 2016. But lists do have a way of inspiring debate, so let us know what you think of our top ten and hey, go ahead and make your own in the comments section below! Have a look! and vote the Most Beautiful Woman of 2016.

10. Pia Wurtzbach


The Miss Universe 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, once professionally known as Pia Romero, comes at number ten in the list. She is an actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2015 after becoming Miss Universe Philippines 2015 at the Binibining Pilipinas 2015 pageant on March 15, 2015.

9. Emilia Clarke


Friendly and fierce, Kid sister and killer, Movie star and girl next door – The gorgeous Emilia Clarke has wonderslist’s list of “The 10 Most Beautiful Women of 2016” at ninth place. She’s twenty-eight now, one of the stars of Game of Thrones, the mother not just of dragons but of John Connor in the latest movie Terminator Genisys, and Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive.

8. Adriana Lima


The Brazilian brunette, “Supermodel of the World” is best known for being one of the Victoria’s Secret Angel’s. Her beauty has been recognized, regularly finding herself in the top 10 of the world’s hottest women by Maxim’s Hot 100. She’s currently the second highest paid model with earnings of $9 million, according to Forbes.

7. Priyanka Chopra


The former Miss World, once again make it amongst the most beautiful women of the world. Chopra has been voted as the ‘Sexiest Asian Woman‘ for the year 2015 by a London-based weekly, Eastern Eye. She is a sensational performer in the Bollywood and has won many awards. She’s and one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. Last year, she began starring as Alex Parrish on the ABC drama Quantico, becoming the first South Asian woman to headline an American network series.

6. Amber Heard


The young, hot American actress Amber Heard has often appears in magazines’ Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists. She got her first ground-breaking role in the 2007 television show Hidden Palms. However, her breakthrough came with roles in Never Back Down and Pineapple Express in 2008. Recently she appeared in films 3 Days to Kill, Magic Mike XXL and The Danish Girl. It is reported that Heard is in talks to play Mera, Aquaman’s Atlantean Queen, in the upcoming 2018 film, Aquaman.

The beautiful Heard got married Johnny Depp on Feb. 2015 in a private civil ceremony at their home in Los Angeles. She holds the sixth position on the world’s most beautiful women of 2016 list.

5. Pixie Lott


Pixie Lott cites Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as major influences on her style of singing. The famous pop star hold fifth position in the list of “The 10 Most Beautiful Women of 2016”. She has given some super-hit songs like Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) and ‘Boys and Girls’ that gained this London girl enough fame in the year 2009. Her top six albums made to the list of top 10 and her first 3 albums recahed three shart topping singles. In FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women list, she was voted No. 45 in 2010, No. 31 in 2011, No. 12 in 2012 and No. 7 in 2013-14.

4. Deepika Padukone


The highest-paid Bollywood actress, Deepika Padukone hold the fourth position in the list of 10 most beautiful women of 2016. She has been considered a sex symbol and style icon in India, and ranks high on various listings of the India’s most beautiful women.

She looks beautiful always. She’s cited by her figure, height, smile, and eyes as her distinctive physical features, which always makes her stand out of all the beauty queens of Bollywood and Hollywood too.

Deepika Padukone is busy shooting for Hollywood movie “xXx- The Return Of Xander Cage” in which she plays the lead female role opposite Vin Diesel. She is an active celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Tissot, Sony Cyber-shot, Nescafe, Vogue eyewear, Maybelline and Pepsi, among others.

3. Nana Im Jin-Ah


Im Jin-ah, known by her stage name Nana, a former member of the K-pop girl band After School, has wonderslist’s “Most Beautiful Women of 2016” at third place. In June 2015, Nana was more active in China, where she has featured in such films as “Go Lalal Go 2” with Ariel Lin, Vic Zhou and Chen Bolin. She was ranked Number 1 on the Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2014 and again in 2015. In February 2016 it was confirmed that Nana would be joining the cast of the fourth season of the female special of Real Men (TV series).

2. Liza Soberano


Filipino-American actress and model Liza Soberano comes at number 2 in the list of 10 Most Beautiful girls of 2016 with the most beautiful faces in the world. She started in a range of television series and films, including Wansapanataym, Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo, She’s the One, Must Be… Love, Got to Believe, Forevermore, Just The Way You Are and Everyday I Love You. Currently, she’s starring opposite Enrique Gil in the romantic comedy television series Dolce Amore.

1. Selena Gomez


The former Disney starlet, Selena Gomez, hold the top position in the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Girls of 2016’ list! She has blossomed into an extremely stunning young woman. She used to be a cute and innocent, now she’s the perfect combo of beautiful and sexy. Selena just exudes a confidence and a natural sense of poise that make her in the ranking.

Monday, 10 April 2017

Top 10 Highest Grossing Worldwide Bollywood Movies

The Hindi film industry “Bollywood” is the world’s largest film production center. The first feature film (silent black-and-white) produced in India was the “Raja Harishchandra” produced by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913. With the passage of time, the industry expanded and the number of films produced.

From the 1960s, the industry achieved major commercial success more regularly, and the revenue earned multiplied manifold; The 1975 film ‘Sholay’ earned triple the amount that the previous record-holder 1960s Mughal-e-Azam earned, while Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) more than quadrupled Sholay’s record. Post the “dark phase” of the 1980s, business increased tremendously as is visible from the major success of films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.

Initially, the success of a film was determined by box office longevity than revenue. However, due to increasing competition from television and the threat of piracy, and later the advent of alternative media, longevity of films decreased drastically and revenue became the focus of success.

Below is a list of top ten highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies of all time. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (released in 1994) was the first Bollywood film to cross INR 1 billion (US$15 million) worldwide.

1. PK (Peekay)


Budget 85 c, Gross: 792 c, India: 489 c, Overseas: 303 c

PK is all set to create history by entering the 300 crore club by the end of its 3rd Sunday run. PK,  so far, has collected 326 crores nett at the Domestic Box Office, which takes its Gross total to 470c. And on the overseas front, the movie has earned 156 c gross, that takes its Worldwide gross business to 626 crores at the Box Office. The film stars Aamir Khan in the title role, with Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla, and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles.

The film opened in 22 international markets during its opening weekend and grossed $28.7 million placing at #3 at the worldwide box office behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Gone with the Bullets. In North America, the film set an opening weekend record with $3.75 million (previously held by Dhoom 3) placing at #10 at the box office.

2. Dangal


Budget- 70 crore, Gross- 728.26 crore,  India: 529.53c, Overseas: 198.73c

Star Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar.

Dangal was released in the United States on 21 December 2016 and worldwide on 23 December 2016. The film was shown on an estimated 4300 screens in India and 1000 screens internationally.

3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan


Budget- 90 crores, Gross: 626 c, India: 433 c, Overseas: 193 c

Releasing on Eid 2015, Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” beats ‘Happy New Year’, ‘3 Idiots’ lifetime earnings. The film has become the first Bollywood film of 2015 to cross ₹300 crore with its net collection at the domestic box office. The movie took just 9 days to earn ₹200 crore from its domestic box office run. It is the third fastest film after “PK” and “Dhoom 3” to earn ₹200 crore in just nine days.

4. Sultan


Budget- 70c, Gross- 589 c, India: 420.65 c, Overseas: 168 c

Star Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Randeep Hooda.

Sultan is a mixed bag of emotion, action, love and of course Salman Khan. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life.

5. Dhoom 3: Back in Action


Budget 1.5 billion (US$23 million) Gross- 542c,      India: 372c,       Overseas: 170c

Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Dhoom 3 is breaking all records in India and overseas. Dhoom 3 became the highest grossing Bollywood film in India and around the world by collecting over 533 cr (US$85 million) worldwide in just two weeks. The film beat the INR3.95 billion (US$60 million) record set by Chennai Express according to Box Office India.

6. Chennai Express


Budget- 75c,     Gross- 422c,      India: 301c,       Overseas: 121c

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 stars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film currently the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013. The film broke the record held by 3 Idiots (2009) in the domestic market and was declared a Blockbuster in India by Box Office India. It is also the third highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets. Chennai Express went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide, surpassing 3 Idiots. With worldwide gross INR 422 crore (US$65 million).


7. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo


Budget- 80c, Gross- 399c, India: 305c, Overseas: 93.70c

8. 3 Idiots


Budget- 35 crores,      Gross- 395c,      India: 269c,     Overseas: 126c

Since the year 2013, the film was at top the list of highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies. The recard was first breaked by Chennai Express than Dhoom 3 and than PK. Now 3 Idiots is at number 6 in the list with worldwide gross INR 395 crore (US$60 million). It is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.

9. Happy New Year



Budget- INR 1.50 billion, Gross- 385 c, India: 295c, Overseas: 90c

Directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan, Happy New Year had a bumper opening on day one setting new record by collecting around INR450 million (US$7.3 million) nett, making it the first Bollywood film to reach the figure for a single day. The film released on Diwali, 24 October 2014, in three different languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The film starer Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. HNY became the 9th Highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies and collected around INR 383 crore.

10. Dilwale (2015)


Budget- 100 crore, Gross- 381 c, India: 213c, Overseas: 168.58c

Star Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Johnny Lever, Varun Sharma, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra.. Director: Rohit Shetty.

Highest Grossing Worldwide Bollywood Movies

1.    PK (2014) – ₹ 792.00 crore
2.    Dangal (2016) – ₹728.26 crore
3.    Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) – ₹ 626.00 crore
4.    Sultan (2016) – ₹ 589.00 crore
5.    Dhoom3 (2013) – ₹ 542.00 crore
6.    Chennai Express (2013) – ₹422.00 crore
7.    Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) – ₹399.00 crore
8.    3 Idiots (2009) – ₹395.00 crore
9.    Dilwale (2015) – ₹394.00 crore
10.  Happy New Year (2014) – ₹385.00 crore
11.  Kick (2014) – ₹377.00 crore
12.  Krrish 3 (2013) – ₹374.00 crore
13.  Bajirao Mastani (2015) – ₹367.00 crore
14.  Bang Bang (2014) – ₹340.00 crore
15.  Ek Tha Tiger (2012) – ₹320.00 crore
16.  Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewaani (2013) – ₹318.00 crore
17.  Dabangg 2 (2012) – ₹265.00 crore
18.  Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) – ₹258.00 crore
19.  Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) – ₹242.50 crore
20.  Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) – ₹241.00 crore
21.  Airlift (2016) – ₹231.60 crore
22.  Rustom (2016) – ₹218.80 crore

10 Most Beautiful Women

Who are the world’s top 10 most beautiful women of 2016. So here’s our list, the best ever. It’s restricted to women who’ve achieved a fai...