Top 10 Movies Shot In Darjeeling

The Queen of Hills Darjeeling is a famous tourist destination based in West Bengal. With its cliffs and views, it has been a shooting location for many films over the decades. The mesmerising beauty of Darjeeling and the movies based in this place forms the topic of this article.

1. Barfi

This film was shot extensively in Darjeeling. Barfi is the tale of a hard-of-hearing and mute boy, played by Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... , and his relationship with the two women in his life—Shruti, portrayed by Ileana D’Cruz and Jhilmil, brought to life by Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... . Some of the essential shooting locations include Sukna, Tindharia, Chowrasta, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Station at Ghoom, Windamere Hotel, Keventer's and Planters Club. Familiar sights such as the Capital Clock Tower, tea gardens, colourful prayer flags and wooden houses add a cherry to the movie.

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We find Major Ram Sharma, the character of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... , stepping out of the train and emerging from a haze of smoke steam at the railway station in Darjeeling in this film. He aims to save Sanjana, i.e. Amrita Rao Amrita Rao was born on June 7, 1981 in Mumbai, Mah >> Read More... , from the hands of terrorists, and for that, he has to go veiled as a student in her college. Much of the movie's shooting occurred at St Paul's School in Darjeeling, which has been portrayed as their campus. The famous song "Chale Jaise Hawaayein" was also filmed here.

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Long before Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More... featured in Parineeta, his mother, Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who later sh >> Read More... and her co-star cum one of the legends of Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna Born as Jatin Khanna on 29th December 1942, the ch >> Read More... , had engraved the Darjeeling toy train in our hearts with their blockbuster song “Mere Sapno Ki Rani”. Vandana Tagore is seen relishing the train ride as Indian Air Force officer Arun Varma Bio coming soon... >> Read More... follows her in an open jeep and serenades her with a song.

4. Jagga Jasoos

Four years after Barfi hit the screens and became a hit, the director-actor duo of Anurag Basu Anurag Basu is a jack of all trade Indian film/tel >> Read More... and Ranbir Kapoor came back to the Queen of the Hills to shoot a few parts of their musical-comedy-adventure film, Jagga Jasoos. Chowrasta, Bhutia Basti and St Paul’s School were some prominent shooting locations. The latter was shown as Jagga’s school. Some other pivotal characters include Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... and Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee is an actor of Bengali origin. >> Read More... .

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This was Divya Khosla Kumar’s directorial debut and was an ahead-of-its-time film hitting the screens in 2014. The story centred on five friends who met in college. We find romance and friendship blossoming on campus, with St Joseph’s School in Darjeeling providing the perfect backdrop of the mighty Kanchenjunga mountain range in the background.

6. Parineeta

The enchanting tune "Kasto Mazza Hai" resonates throughout the picturesque Darjeeling toy train, transporting us to director Pradeep Sarkar's captivating era. As the train gracefully traverses through verdant hills and lush forests, the music encapsulates the city's splendour. Adding to the song's charm, a pair of rosy-cheeked children peer eagerly through the train's expansive windows, merrily joining in the chorus. Meanwhile, Shekhar (portrayed by Saif Ali Khan) drifts off into a reverie, his thoughts consumed by the enchanting Lalita (played by Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is an award winning Bollywood actress >> Read More... ), his beloved.

7. Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

In the Aziz Mirza-directed movie, the central focus primarily revolves around the endeavours of Raju Mathur (portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan) as he strives to achieve great success in the bustling city of Mumbai. However, at the onset, the narrative takes us back to Raju's days as a young student of engineering in the serene town of Darjeeling. Intriguingly, during the course of filming, the actor himself tied the knot with Gauri Khan Born on Ocotber 8 1970, Gauri Khan (originally kno >> Read More... , and they embarked on their honeymoon in the very city where the movie was being shot. One particularly noteworthy scene in the film features the famous song "Dil Hai Mera Deewana," which was magnificently captured amidst the vibrant streets of the hill station, with mesmerising visuals showcasing the toy train and the renowned tourist attraction known as Tenzing Rock.

8. Hamraaz

This old film was another memorable movie shot on the hills of Darjeeling. The Sunil Dutt and Mumtaj starrer musical thriller was a highly-grossing film for the year and is still loved by the millennials. Most part of the film, including the masterpiece – ‘Neele Gagan Ke Tale’, was shot here.

9. Barsaat Ki Ek Raat

Barsaat ki ek raat proved to be a blockbuster picture filmed in the stunning locale of Darjeeling. This cinematic marvel was an adaptation of the widely acclaimed Bengali cinema Anusandhan, featuring none other than the charismatic Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... as the protagonist. The entirety of the film gracefully unfolded amidst the breathtaking landscapes of this mountainous region as the skilled director skillfully harnessed the captivating essence of its enchanting hills through the lens.

10. Bada Din

Bada Din, released in 1998, was the directorial debut of famous Bengali singer Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt is an Indian film director, actor, sing >> Read More... . Dutt was a student of St. Pauls’s Darjeeling himself, and when it came to shooting the film, the campus appealed to him naturally. The hill town was portrayed extensively in the movie, and the song ‘Meri Ankhon Mein Tum Ho, which was shot at the Mall, became a super hit in no time.