Bollywood is very thoughtful while choosing the titles of the movies and here the trend of listing a flick by the name of cities, not only Indian but foreign cities too, has always been a preference for Indian filmmakers. There are several B-town movies that are fully committed to a city's custom, people, and lifestyle. Apart from that, some movies are also named after the cities. If you get fascinated with foreign places and picture-perfect panoramas, then watch these Bollywood movies. So, here presenting top 10 Hindi films with foreign city names in titles.
Vipul Shah's musical drama 'London Dreams' stars Salman Khanand Ajay Devgn in the lead roles. In the movie, you can see them on the streets of Paris in front of historic locations like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in the songs.
It's a war film that was shot in Sigatoka, Viti Levu, Fiji, whose story is based on 1948, post-independence of India, and deals with the Partition of the nation. It shows the politics behind the partitioning and to make it realistic, the filming was done outside the country.
A Hindi comedy movie directed by Nagesh Kukunoor whose filming locations were Kho Chang, Khao Yai, Bangkok, Thailand. It's a fine and entertaining film released in 2008.
As the title of the film suggests London Paris New York, the shooting of the movie was actually shot in these three famous and wonderful cities of the world. The first shot of the film starts from Heathrow airport in London and then to Paris and New York. It shows the individual journey of Aditi Rao Hydari, a middle class south Indian girl, and Ali Zafar, a Punjabi rich kid.
An Indian romantic film, Ishkq in Paris was shot mainly in Europe. Most of the scenes were shot in France mostly in Prague. It was considered the first flick to shoot inside the Eiffel Tower. The background locations can push you to plan a trip to Paris.
1920 London film was shot in London and Rajasthan, where a few areas are considered to be haunted. As in India, Bhangarh Fort is the most haunted place, where some shots were taken, in the same way, the Tower of London is also believed to be obsessed. This movie captures both of these locations to give it a scary feel.
The movie, Kabul Express gained a lot of popularity because it was actually shot in Afghanistan notwithstanding death menaces from the Taliban against John Abraham. As the film was based on post 9/11 Afghanistan where the American bombing has slaughtered the Taliban management.
A 1960's flick that starrer many big stars like Shammi Kapoor, Padmini, Shashikala, Agha, Helen, and a few more, was one of the first full-length B-town highlight films to be shot largely in places outside India.
A Bollywood romantic thriller film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta that revolves in the French capital city of Paris. It was made at the time when outdoor locations were a rare sight in Hindi cinema and this effort paid off.
The film 'Love in Tokyo' that released in 1966, starred Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh, was shot originally in Japan at places including Tokyo, Ueno, Ginza, Tokyo Tower, and Tokyo International Airport. It was a super hit film at that time.
Namastey, London was filmed in almost 50 spots in Britain, including Slough, Windsor, and Bromley as well as London. This is no longer unusual - many Indian films are shot in the UK every year - but Namastey, London is unusual in having foreign production team.