London: The Most Preferred Destination for Bollywood Film Makers
London has always been the ace choice of film makers when it comes to choosing the locales for their films. London’s romantic atmosphere and picturesque destinations make the perfect backdrops for the typical Bollywood love stories. Here’s a list of the famous Bollywood films that cashed on London’s most favored tourist spots.
Kabhi Khushie Kabhie Gham: Hrithik
Roshan dances at the steps of the British museum; this can only be possible in
a Bollywood movie. The film makers perhaps did some magic on the museum
authority and they allowed 30 minutes of shooting time. The film also features
London’s famous Hyde Park which spreads around 350 acres of land. You can
relive K3G by visiting these places when you are in London. You can also visit
the Madam Tussauds where Shah Rukh Khan had his wax statue built after K3G
released.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom: If you
could tolerate this movie to the end, then you might have noticed a pied piper
style Amitabh Bacchan dancing with the crowd every now and then. These dance
sequences were being shot in London’s crowded Waterloo Station. The title song
of the movie has been shot here and almost half of the movie features Preity
Zinta and Abhishek Bacchan spinning fake stories sitting at the station’s rest
room. Abhishek Bacchan even challenges Preity Zinta to ride up the elevator
from the wrong side in this very busy station of London.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: This movie
had Amrish Puri settled in London with his family away from his motherland
India. The beginning of the movie features a song where some of the famous
London landmarks have been shown like the Trafalgar square, King’s Cross
Station and the Tower Bridge. Amrish Puri’s family was shown to be living in
South hall which is a home to the largest number of Indians abroad.
Mujhse Dosti Karoge: This film
had Hrithik Roshan’s family moving to London leaving their old buddies back in
India. A soppy movie but the destinations and locales are simply amazing. The
song Andekhi Anjani has Hrithik Roshan wondering how his childhood sweet heart
Tina looks like; at the famous Albert Memorial. This place is a memorial of the
love Queen Victoria had for her husband Prince Albert. She had this built after
he died in 1861 to make her love for Prince Albert immortal. Considering the
important role love plays in this movie, this destination was a perfect choice.
Bride and Prejudice: The desi
adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice; this film has a
vibrant setting in India as well as in London. Aishwarya Rai’s elder sister in
the movie has been played by Namrata Shirodkar and Anupam Kher plays her father
in the movie. This film has Aishwarya Rai and Mr. Darcy at the London Eye
enjoying the captivating views of the city. The 55 fountains at the Somerset
House was the place where Aishwarya and Darcy danced away in their dream
sequence. If you wish to visit this place then make sure it is not in winter
because then you are likely to find a sheet of ice covering the area.
Namastey London: It has
London in its name. This film was shot out and out in London excepting a few
shots in Punjab. Katrina Kaif plays an Indian girl born and brought up in
London and Akshay Kumar plays her husband from India. The film features a lot
of night clubs which is an essential feature of London. London is famous for
its nightlife and pubs and attracts thousands of tourists every year.
