The song “ Dil hai mera deewana” was shot in the roads of Darjeeling. Shah Rukh Khan became a star overnight and Darjeeling too was brought back in the map of Bollywood. But Aziz Mirza returned to the Queen of Hills in the 90’s with Shah Rukh Khan (who was not yet the superstar) and Juhi Chawla. The main reason was the Gorkhaland agitation. It was a delight to watch the film.Īfter Barsaat ki ek raat, Bollywood almost stopped shooting in Darjeeling.
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Some of the scenes from this movie with Amitabh Bacchan and Rakhee Gulzar were shot around the villages in Darjeeling. Remember the song “ Apne Pyar ke” from Barsat Ki Ek Raat? This film was also shot in Bengali as Anusondhan.
How can Amitabh Bachchan be immune to the charms of Darjeeling? He had shot two movies here – Do Anjane with Rekha and the superhit Barsat ki ek raat with Rakhee. Darjeeling continued to inspire Bollywood film makers with its picturesque locations. There were a few other Bollywood movies shot in Darjeeling in the 70s like Joshila, Sagina, Do Anjane, Anurodh and Lahu ke do Rang. Who doesn’t remember the song where Rajesh Khanna was following the ever beautiful Sharmila Tagore in a car? She was of course on the Darjeeling toy train! The famous song “Mere Sapno ki Rani” was shot near Giddapahar region of Kurseong and Darjeeling. An extensive part of the movie was shot in Darjeeling. This is the movie that brought Darjeeling toy train an icon for love and romance. Darjeeling, in fact, was one of the most sought after shooting destinations of Bollywood. The movie had Rajendra Kumar and Saira Bano. It seems that the directors love the Queen of Hills. Hamraaz had Sunil Dutta and Mumtaz in lead roles and was shot in Darjeeling.Īnother movie directed by Lekh Tandon was shot in Darjeeling.
“ Neele Gagan ke Tale” was one of famous songs of this movie.
The previous movies were shot in and around the town, but this Dharmendra and Asha Parekh starrer explored the beauty of the tea gardens of Darjeeling. This movie was the first one to showcase the beauty of Darjeeling tea gardens. The song Main chali main chali was shot at Darjeeling Mall and Batasia Loop. Starring Shammi Kapoor and Kalpana, this movie was shot extensively in and around Darjeeling town. To be honest, we had not heard of this movie, but Professor by Director Lekh Tandon was one of the superhits of the year. The movie was one of the biggest hits of the year and was one of the oldest movies to showcase the beauty of Darjeeling on screen. This movie had the iconic song “ Pyar hua ikrar hua” which is still considered one of the epitomes of love and romance.Įven before Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore immortalized the Darjeleing toy train with the beautiful song, Dev Anand and Asha Parekh shot a similar number in this movie. This is one of the first movies to be shot in Darjeeling, way before we were even born! Raj Kapoor and Nargis starred in this movie and a major part of it were shot in Darjeeling. Let us now take you through a nostalgic journey where Darjeeling and Bollywood had come together to deliver I think there are very few people who will not be humming this song while riding the Darjeeling toy train.
Rajesh Khanna is behind the wheels singing for Sharmila Tagore who is travelling by the toy train. The first thing I remember about Darjeeling and Bollywood is the famous song “ Mere sapno ki rani” from Aradhana.
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