Mumbai, October 7, 2005: It's the greatest love story of all time aboard the most famous ship in the world. Watch Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the hit movie Titanic on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. only on STAR MOVIES. It was a smash hit, earning $1,845,034,188 at the worldwide box office - the highest earnings for any movie in Hollywood history!
Engaged to a would-be steel magnate Caledon Hockley, Rose Calvert boards the Titanic's first-class suites with him & her mother in Southampton. Also boarding are Jack Dawson & his friend Fabrizio, after a lucky poker game wins them tickets in steerage. When Rose attempts suicide by jumping off the stern in third class, Jack pulls her back onto the ship...and a bond is forged between them as she into invites Jack first-class the following day. Rose's mother & Cal Hockley try desperate measures to keep them apart, but nobody can prepare for what's about to happen next when the Titanic collides with an iceberg. Now and Jack must fight to stay alive, but is young Jack already doomed because of his lower status as a steerage passenger?
"Titanic is a film that sweeps us away into a world of spectacle, beauty and excitement." - Chicago Tribune
" Cameron succeeds magically in linking his film's young lovers, played enchantingly by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet." - New York Times
"By far and away a grand, gorgeous, breathtaking spectacle." - Austin Chronicle
One of cinema's grandest productions, Titanic boasts a star cast of some of Hollywood's best actors. Watch Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland), Billy Zane (The Phantom), Bill Paxton (Vertical Limit) and Kathy Bates (Serendipity) in a movie directed by James Cameron (True Lies).
Did you know?
" The studios wanted Matthew McConaughey, but Cameron insisted on Leonardo DiCaprio.
" Before announcing development of this film, director James Cameron shot footage of icebergs off Nova Scotia under the pretence of making a film called "Planet Ice."
" James Cameron went on the dives to the real Titanic himself, and found it an overwhelming emotional experience to actually see it. He ended up spending more time with the ship than its living passengers did.
" Has the longest cinematic release, it stayed on US movie charts from December 19, 1997, until September 25, 1998, a duration of 281 days.
" The movie won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
This Dusshera, watch Titanic for a night of passion and romance on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. only on Star Movies.
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