is why several – Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi among them – have worked hard to attract foreign and local filmmakers, backed, of course, by generous incentives. Gavin Dias, the deputy general
manager of the Goa tourism development corporation, says the state’s relatively small size and variety of locations such as beaches and markets make it such an attractive spot.
SCENE-STEALERS
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A comedy-drama starring Dev Patel in which many scenes were shot around Rajasthan, especially in Jaipur and Udaipur. Street scenes and busy markets feature heavily. In Jaipur, filming took place around the City Palace, the Marigold market and on crowded buses. Other scenes were shot in Kishangarh and at Kanota Fort, which was used as the Viceroy Club. Footage was also shot at the Lake Palace Hotel at Lake Pichola.
LOCATIONS IN ABUNDANCE It’s true that the film industry has had its issues but the influence of Bollywood in everyday life in the country is hard to overstate. And filmmakers need no excuse to showcase the areas they love. You only need to see the work
of Yash Chopra in Kashmir, or Rohit Shetty in Goa and the tea estates of Munnar or the way Imtiaz Ali made the audiences fall in love with Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. Ladakh’s picture-perfect Pangong
Lake has captured the imagination of many more filmmakers such as the likes of Mani Ratnam, Rajkumar Hirani and
confluence of three mountain streams, it is home to tea plantations, friendly people, great food and rejuvenating ayurvedic massages. Chennai Express was shot nearby, in Devikulam, an idyllic hill station of velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna and cool mountain air. Traditionally, producers used to only shoot in India when they were looking for authentic Indian scenes. But a few years ago, they became aware of the endless possibilities offered by such diverse landscapes, from thousands of miles of tropical, palm-fringed white sand beaches to high-altitude and alpine mountains, jungles, vast rivers and deserts with rolling sand dunes. Such diverse environments, not
to mention India’s stunning colonial architecture, allow it to double for many locations around the world. The beaches of Goa and Kerala, for example, can be used to represent Sri-Lanka; the Maldives, parts of Southeast Asia or the Caribbean. And the rivers and backwaters can double for many in Southeast Asia. “If it’s jungles you want, the scenery of the Western Ghats provide an interesting
SUCH DIVERSITY, NOT TO MENTION INDIA’S STUNNING COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE, ALLOW IT TO DOUBLE FOR MANY LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
The Darjeeling Limited A comedy-drama about the spiritual- awakening of three estranged brothers who meet on a train to West Bengal. Much of it was filmed in Jodhpur where the opening scenes were shot, with Himalayan scenes shot in Udaiour. The old air terminal building there even featured as the
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Vipul Amrutlal Shah. Also known as the Hollow Lake, it is one of the largest salt water lakes in Asia, spread over an area of around 100 km. Being land-locked adds to its beauty
because, during winters, the blue hue turns white as it freezes, attracting skaters from all over the world. Then there’s Munnar, Kerala. Situated at the
range of possibilities,” Tony Cordeaux, film producer and owner of Goa Film Services told the film resource finder, Location Guide. “There are mountains in abundance,
the lower foothills of most ranges being suitable doubles for Alpine Europe, while the high-altitude desert-scapes in Ladakh could double for Tibet, the
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