Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathaan was filmed at several filming locations in Europe, Russia, Dubai, and Mumbai which pushed its budget to almost Rs 240 crore (about $32 million USD). Here we take a cinematic tour of Pathaan’s stunning filming locations. The Bollywood movie Pathan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, was […]
Film Tourism Locations
Bollywood in Poland, Country with Medieval Hot Spots & Energetic Cities
Bollywood in Poland
Want to film in Ladakh, he’s the go-to man for filmmakers
Meet Odpal Dejor George, the go-to person for filming in Ladakh, much sought after by Bollywood & other Indian filmmakers who want to shoot in Ladakh. Talk about Bollywood and Ladakh, and the film that instantly comes to the mind is ‘3 Idiots’. Even though only the film’s climax was shot in Ladakh, people still […]
Films nominated at Oscars prompt people to plan their next trip
Films nominated at the Oscars can influence your travel plans, says online travel site lastminute.com. Brands and tourism companies are advised to keep an eye on the big screen, to cash in on ‘movie tourism’ – travel inspired by films – as films nominated at the Oscars could prompt people to plan their next trip. […]
Switzerland is the favourite destination of celebrities too
For decades, Indian filmmakers have been coming to Switzerland to film various towns and villages (like Gstaad) as the backdrop to their elaborate dream sequences. And over the years, film fans have followed too. But it seems Switzerland is a favorite destination of celebrities as well, as many of them flock to this place during […]
Joker stairs in NYC is now a tourist spot
The movie ‘Joker’ has taken the world by storm, and it has also helped create a new tourist attraction in the Bronx. There are several memorable scenes in the movie, but one scene that has been shared widely is the famous stairs scene where Joaquin Phoenix (the lead actor) comes dancing down after having completely […]
Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh, where shooting rules were flouted openly
The iconic suspension bridge Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh has been shut down by the Uttarakhand government as safety reports by Public Works Department (PWD) suggested that the bridge was in bad condition and could not “sustain more traffic in its present state”. The development is likely to have an impact on television shows, ad films […]
Bollywood in Sri Lanka – So Much Packed in a Small Area
Bollywood in Sri Lanka
Bollywood in Ethiopia
Bollywood movies are popular with Ethiopian youth, many of whom sit through a three-hour-long movie, making guestimates based on the expressive faces of the actors. Ethiopian long distance runner Almaz Ayana also loves watching Bollywood movies with her friends in Ethiopia (she watches subtitled Bollywood movies in Addis Ababa). Like Indians, Ethiopians are also conservative […]
History goes up in smoke, Bollywood sheds a tear for Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
As the French authorities get ready to rebuild the iconic Notre Dame cathedral after a major fire destroyed a portion of the cathedral, we take a look at what our bollywood celebs have to say about the tragedy, we also take a look at the Bollywood films that had scenes which featured the Gothic cathedral. […]