Watching - TV, Movies

Favorite Movies

  • English:
    • Drama: The Shawshank Redemption, Dances with Wolves, Good Will Hunting, It's a Wonderful Life, Million Dollar Baby
    • Comedy: Forrest Gump, Meet the Parents, Jerry Maguire, Sleepless in Seattle, Joe versus the Volcano
    • Science Fiction: E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial, The original Star Wars Trilogy, Spiderman 2
    • Action/Thriller: The Fugitive, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather, Vertigo
    • Epic/Biography: Lawrence of Arabia, Walk The Line, The Lord of the Rings


  • Hindi: Sholay, Rangeela, Ghulam, Guide, Amar Prem, Anand, Abhimaan, Namak Haraam, Majboor, Mr. India, Lagaan, Veer Zaara, Koi Mil Gaya, Kaho Naa Pyar Hai, Khakhi, Jism, Maine Pyar Kiya, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Aashiqui, Saajan, Andaz Apna Apna

  • Malayalam: Kireedam, Devasuram, Mathilukal, Kilukkam, New Delhi, Ramji Rao Speaking, Godfather, Friends, Manichitrathazhu, Chithram, Amaram, Salappam

  • Tamil: Bombay, Kadal Kottai, Roja, Alai Payuthe, Pushpak Viman, Mouna Ragam (My wife's all-time favorite)

  • Other Languages: Geethanjali (Telugu), Run Lola Run (German), Life is Beautiful (Italian), Rashomon (Japanese), Three Colors Trilogy (French)

  • Animated: Toy Story, Antz, A Bug's Life, Shrek, Wallace & Gromit

TV Programs (Past and Present)

  • Comedies: Two and a Half Men, The Office, My Name is Earl, The Cosby Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Friends, Cheers, The Class, Everybody Hates Chris, Keeping up Appearances

  • Thrillers: 24, Lost, CSI, Law and Order: SVU, Knight Rider, The A Team

  • Other: Meet the Press, The Amazing Race

Favorite Actors and Characters

  • Characters: Forrest Gump ("Forrest Gump"), Jack Bauer ("24"), Spiderman / Peter Parker ("Spiderman movies"), R2-D2 and C-3PO ("Star Wars"), Gromit ("Wallace & Gromit"), Dr. Frasier Crane ("Cheers" and "Frasier"), Munna ("Rangeela"), Anand ("Anand"), Dr. Cliff Huxtable ("The Cosby Show"), Jai, Gabbar Singh & Thakur ("Sholay")

  • Actors: Aamir Khan, Tom Hanks, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Jim Carrey, Hrithik Roshan, Jimmy Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Sanjeev Kumar, Woody Allen, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Grace Kelly.