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Bollywood movies shot in Greece

Bollywood Movies Shot in Greece

Popular Bollywood movies shot in Greece, include Chalte Chalte, Tashan, Wanted.


Katrina and Hrithik in a cafe by the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, Santorini, Greece. The two stars were shooting for their movie ‘Bang Bang’.
Katrina and Hrithik in Santorini, Greece for Bang Bang

The movie ‘Wanted’ had several scenes shot in Greece, especially the songs, which featured locations such as:

  • Knights street, Rhodes Island
  • Hippocrates Square, Socrates street, Rhodes Island
  • Remains of Panagia of Angels or Panagia of Burgos, Rhodes Island
  • Mandraki, Rhodes Island
  • Oia, Santorini Island
  • Chapel of St. Nicholas Peramataris, Oia, Santorini Island
  • Naoussa, Paros Island


Here’s the song ‘Dil Leke’ from the movie ‘Wanted’ that was shot in Santorini


Santorini, Greece
santorini Greece

Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes, Greece
Mandraki Harbour Rhodes, Greece

Old Town Square, Rhodes, Greece
Old town square, rhodes Greece

Did you know Kareena Kapoor shot in the freezing waters of Greece for the movie ‘TASHAN’?

In the song, ‘Chhaliya Chhaliya’, there is a shot where Kareena comes out of the water. This scene was shot in Greece and the water was almost freezing. To everyone’s surprise, she went ahead and gave the perfect shot. ‘Chhaliya chhaliya’ was one of the chartbuster songs of that year.


Here’s the song ‘Challiya’ from TASHAN

Here’s the song ‘DIL HAARA RE’ from TASHAN

Another movie which has songs shot in Greece is the Shahrukh starrer ‘Chalte Chalte’

  • Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
  • Lake Vouliagmeni, Athens
  • Academy of Athens
  • Church Panagia Eleftherotria, Politeia, Athens
  • Horizons Restaurant, Lycabettus, Athens
  • Church of Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos Island
  • Windmills, Mykonos Island


Here’s the song ‘Suno na’ from Chalte Chalte

Here’s the song ‘Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishare’ from Chalte Chalte

Greece Tourism

Capital: Athens
Dialing code: 30
Currency: Euro
Official language: Greek Language


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