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Films Shot In Rajasthan
The Indian state of Rajasthan has often been used as a site for filming movies and TV serials. The state has served as the backdrop for many Indian as well as foreign movies. List Famous films shot in Rajasthan include: * ''Adimai Penn'' (MGR's Tamil film 1968) * ''Veera Pandia Kattan Bomman'' (Sivaji Ganesan's Tamil Film - 1959) * '' Kaanchli Life in a Slough'' (2020) at Jhadol, Udaipur * '' Dhanak'' at Jaisalmer * '' Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' at Bidasar, Rajasthan * '' Mard'', at Jaigarh Fort And Bamanwas, Sawai Madhopur * '' Anamika'' at Gajner Palace, Bikaner * '' Autobiography of a Princess'', at Jodhpur * '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'', at City Palace, Jaipur * '' Bajrangi Bhaijaan'', at Mandawa, Jhunjhunu * '' Bajirao Mastani'', at Amer Palace, Jaipur * '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'', at Kota * '' The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' * '' Bol Bachchan'', at Chomu Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan * ''Border'' * '' Chalo Dilli'', at Jhunjhunu * '' Chaar Din Ki Chandni'', at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab, India, Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23°3' to 30°12' North latitude and 69°30' to 78°17' East longitude, with the Tropic of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city and municipal council in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jhunjhunu district. It is also the largest city of the Shekhawati region, which includes Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar. Demographics In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%. Transportation Rail Jhunjhunu railway station comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu City is connected to Sikar, Rewari, Delhi, Churu, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hisar, Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Udaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, Alwar. Road Jhunjhunu is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states. A four-lane national highway National Highway 11, State Highway 8 passes through the city. NH-11 connects Jhunjhunu with Jaisalmer and Rewari, Haryana. Airport The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu City is Jaipur International Airport Jaipu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chor Machaaye Shor
''Chor Machaaye Shor'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and stars Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, and Bipasha Basu in the main leads while Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Rajat Bedi, and Rajpal Yadav play supporting roles. The plot of the film is based on the 1999 Hollywood film '' Blue Streak'' (which itself is a remake of the 1965 British film '' The Big Job''). Plot Shyam is a small-time thief who works as a security guard at a museum. He devises a plan with his three friends, Johnny, Titu, and Tony, to steal a particular Nizam diamond. The foursome successfully manages to steal the diamond, only for Shyam to double-cross Titu and Tony. Johnny and Shyam escape with the diamond. Johnny escapes, but Shyam is apprehended, before which he hides the diamond in an air duct of a dilapidated building. Shyam is sentenced to 2 years in prison. 2 years have passed, and a freshly released Shyam heads towards the dilapidated building that housed the dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, tenth most populous city in the country. Located from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the ''Pink City'' due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in the old city. Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh, Sawai Jai Singh II, the Kachhwaha, Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of Amer, India, Amer, after whom the city is named. It is one of the earliest planned cities of modern India, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. During the British Raj, British colonial period, the city served as the capital of Jaipur State. After Independence of India, Indian independence in 1947, Jaipur became the capital of the newly formed state of Rajas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaar Din Ki Chandni
''Chaar Din Ki Chandni'' () is a 2012 Hindi romantic comedy film directed and produced by Samir Karnik. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor and Kulraj Randhawa in the lead roles while Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Anita Raj appear in supporting roles. It was released on 9 March 2012 and received generally negative reviews. Plot Cast * Kulraj Randhawa as Chandni Singh * Tusshar Kapoor as Veer Vikram Singh/Pappi Sardar * Anupam Kher as Chandraveer Singh * Om Puri as Fatoor Singh * Mukul Dev as Udaybhan * Johny Lever as Paan Singh * Anita Raj as Devika * Sushant Singh as Yashwant Singh * Chandrachur Singh as Prithvi Singh * Farida Jalal as Pammi Kaur * Rahul Singh as Lt. Shaitan * Harish Kumar * Shruti Sharma Divya Production Filming took place across Rajasthan and Amritsar in India. Reception Critical reception ''Chaar Din Ki Chandni'' received generally negative reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 3/5 and added "A loud comedy that tries to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalo Dilli
'' Chalo Dilli '' () is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah. It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also features Akshay Kumar and Mahika Sharma in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh Bhupathi's production company, Big Daddy Productions and Eros International Media Ltd, was shot at locations in Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur. It was released on 29 April 2011. It was inspired by the film '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' starring Steve Martin. A sequel to the film, named ''Chalo China'', was set to be made in 2014 but was postponed due to a lack of financiers. Plot Mihika Banerjee (Lara Dutta), a successful investment banker living in Mumbai, misses her flight to Delhi and needs to get there anyway possible to meet her husband, Lt. Col. Vikram Rana (Akshay Kumar). She meets Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak), and they discover the colours of India on their journey to Delhi. They go by road and train, and the audience gets a chance to see both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border (1997 Film)
''Border'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language epic war film written, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the film is based on the events of Battle of Longewala (1971). It stars Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry and Puneet Issar alongside a supporting cast including Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt and Sharbani Mukherjee. ''Border'' was Dutta's dream project. He had begun working on the film's script in September 1995 and completed it by April 1996. The film was mostly shot in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Some parts were also filmed in Jodhpur. One of the film's songs, "Sandese Aate Hai", sung by Sonu Nigam and Roop Kumar Rathod, became one of the most popular Hindi songs. The popularity of the song led several directors to offer Nigam for singing in their film's songs. Javed Akhtar wrote the lyrics of the songs while Anu Malik composed them. The song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" was sung by Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur (; , ) is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Located from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the ''Pink City'' due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in the old city. Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of Amer, after whom the city is named. It is one of the earliest planned cities of modern India, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. During the British colonial period, the city served as the capital of Jaipur State. After Indian independence in 1947, Jaipur became the capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan in 1949. Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India, forming a part of the Western Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra. The city serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan like Jodhpur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chomu Palace (Jaipur)
Chomu is a town and municipality, near the city of Jaipur in Jaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. From Chomu, Jaipur is 33 km south, Reengus (in Sri Madhopur tehsil) is 33 km northwest Chomu, Mundru village 29 km east. Etymology ''Chomu'' comes from sanskrit language, meaning four, ''mouh'' meaning mouth or way. History Chomu was established on Akshiya Tritiya in 1595, by Raaval Thakur Karan Singh. The design of the town was proposed by Pandit Beniprasad Bhaatara. According to local historian Vaidh Kailashnath Shastri, Thakur Manohardas and Lakkhi Banjara, laid the foundation of the ''baavli'' near the Surajpol Gate at the eastern entrance, and its construction was completed in 1640. Later, Thakur Karan Singh's grandson, Thakur Mohan Singh began the construction city walls and canal, which were completed in 1719. An annual festival is held every year on 26 April in honour of the founders and of the town. Administration Chomu is one of the 13 sub-districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bol Bachchan
''Bol Bachchan'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi, Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ajay Devgn and Dhillin Mehta under Ajay Devgn FFilms and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited respectively, with Fox Star Studios serving as distributor and presenter. Based on a script by writers Yunus Sajwal and Sajid-Farhad, Farhad-Sajid, it stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Krushna Abhishek, Neeraj Vora and Archana Puran Singh, and is loosely based on the 1979 Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic ''Gol Maal''. It marks Bachchan's and Devgn's fourth collaboration after ''LOC: Kargil, Zameen (2003 film), Zameen'' and ''Yuva''. Himesh Reshammiya composed the film's soundtrack with Ajay–Atul as guest composers on a dance number, with Amar Mohile composing the score. The trailer was launched on 24 May 2012. ''Bol Bachchan'' made a new record through advance ticket booking, and was released in cinemas on 6 July 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel ''These Foolish Things'' by novelist Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble cast consisting of Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, and Penelope Wilton, as a group of British pensioners moving to a retirement hotel in India, run by the young and eager Sonny, played by Patel. The film was produced by Participant Media and Blueprint Pictures on a budget of $10 million. Producers Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin first saw the potential for a film in Deborah Moggach's novel with the idea of exploring the lives of the elderly beyond what one would expect of their age group. With the assistance of screenwriter Ol Parker, they came up with a script in which they take the older characters completely out of their element and involve them in a romantic comedy. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
