8 Gorgeous Hill Stations Featured In Bollywood Movies To Recreate Your Fav Scenes!

All Bollywood buffs, unite! We have been peeling our eyes since we were kids to the picturesque scenes in Bollywood movies, barely holding in our ‘wanderlust.’ Well, you don’t have to anymore! Here’s a list of all the amazing hill stations and destinations where famous Bollywood movies were shot for you to finally recreate the scenes you’ve been wanting for years! 

1.  West Bengal

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This West Bengal hill station has received much spotlight from Bollywood, and well, it deserves to! Considered the ‘Queen of Hills,’ Darjeeling has a quaint sort of charm and an immensely picturesque landscape. This is why whenever we hear ‘Chale Jaise Hawayein’ (Main Hoon Na) which was shot at the famous St Paul’s School in Darjeeling or Parineeta’s eye-popping ‘Kasto Mazza Hai’ shot at Darjeeling’s toy train, we have the instant urge to visit this pretty place! Some other movies shot in Darjeeling are Jagga Jasoos, Barfi, Yaariyan, and more!

2. Athirapally And Vazhachal Waterfalls, Kerala

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Nicknamed the ‘Niagra Falls of India,’ Athirapally Waterfalls in the Thrissur district of Kerala can never get enough mention for their magnificence and beauty. A boon to Bollywood, they have been featured in several songs and catching sight of the greenery and gushing waterfalls always give us chills. Scenes and songs from the movie Baahubali were shot here (YES, it was REAL), the famous song ‘Barso Re’ from Guru, the song ‘Behne De’ from Raavan, are just some of the many songs shot here. Parts of the ‘Jiya Jale’ song from Dil Se were shot here, and also in other locations of Kerala like Alleppey & Thekkady.

3. Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

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This recent movie starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, had many striking scenes with majestic mountains in the background, and these took our hearts to the border town of Pithoragarh. The town shares borders with Nepal and the rope bridge shown in the final scene of the film connects the 2 countries. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar gives us a total feel of this hilly town in Uttarakhand, yet leaves us wanting more!

4. Ladakh 

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The majestic beauty of Ladakh has been captured by numerous Bollywood films, and we’re aching to go! You’re lying if you say you don’t wanna recreate Shahrukh’s legendary scene riding a Royal Enfield while cruising along the roads of Ladakh, especially near the Pangong Tso Lake from Jab Tak Hai Jaan! Or the iconic revelation of 3 Idiots about the true identity of Amir Khan (and also that the nose doesn’t come in between. IYKYK). Other amazing movies like Tashan and Lakshay have also been shot in Ladakh. Do you wanna plan a trip here as bad as we do?

5.  Himachal Pradesh

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Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) finally found the heartbroken Geet (Kareena) in Shimla. The ultimate heartbreak anthem which we rock on our sad days, ‘Aaoge Jab Tum’ was shot on the Mall Road in Shimla. There’s also a scene shot on the famous toy train. Ah! Do we need any more reasons to head to Shimla? Some parts of the film - particularly the song loved by all ‘Yeh Ishq Hai’ was shot at Rohtang Pass, Manali. Manali is also covered in the immensely popular films - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and Krrish, and many more!

6. Srinagar, Kashmir 

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We don’t need words to describe the beauty of Kashmir, and even if we had to, we wouldn’t have found any that would’ve been enough! The same beauty has pulled many, many filmmakers to shoot their films in Kashmir. A large number of popular films like Rockstar, Highway, Raazi, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Haider, Highway, and Fitoor to name a few have been set here. Which scene from the above movies do you wanna recreate here?

7. Munnar, Kerala 

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If the North has Kashmir, then the South has Kerala. The enchanting beauty of Kerala has been showcased in a huge number of popular films, and it’s just one of the million reasons why we cannot wait to travel here. Shahrukh Khan & Deepika Padukone’s blockbuster Chennai Express made use of the spectacular tea plantations of Munnar to shoot the chirpy song ‘Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari,’ and even a few parts of the ‘Titli’ song. The other parts of Titli were also shot in Kerala, in Meesapulimala, Idukki. Even some scenes from the Hollywood film, Life Of Pi were shot in Munnar. Fun fact - the room in which Shahrukh stayed for the shoot has been converted into a shrine dedicated to him!

8. Tamil Nadu

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If you need any reason to visit this spectacular hill station located in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri Hills, you will get multiple. Ooty has been a hot choice of backdrop for numerous Bollywood films, and is calling out to us to experience its beauty in person (high time right?!) Its scenic forests, Eucalyptus trees, magnificent lakes, and tea gardens have made it a perfect location to shoot films like Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahaani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Golmaal 4, Andaz Apna Apna, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, to name a few! Even the ‘Chhaiyan Chhaiyan’ song from Dil Se has been shot here!

So, are we ready to pack our bags already and escape to these dreamy locations?