8 Hollywood movies shot in India

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

This film, starring Dev Patel, won 8 Academy Awards – including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film, shot in India, showed Jamal (Dev)’s struggles in the rags-to-riches story.

Gandhi (1982)

As the title suggests, this film is based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The film won 8 categories at the 55th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Octopussy (1983)

This James Bond film is about preventing a nuclear attack on NATO. Many of the scenes in the film are shot in Rajasthan where Bond follows Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan) to gather more information about the threat.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

In this action thriller, we see Matt Damon as former CIA assassin Jason Bourne, who is drawn back into the world of espionage to learn the truth about his past. The film is shot majorly in Goa.

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Wes Anderson's comedy-drama follows three estranged brothers—Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, and Owen Wilson—as they take a train across India in an effort to get back in touch.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

The comedy-drama stars Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, and Judi Dench in a group of British retirees – who reside at a less opulent hotel in India and share their outlook towards life.

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

Anthony Maras' thriller tells the terrifying story of the actual events surrounding the terrorist attacks on Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 2008. The film is majorly shot in Maharashtra.

Bride and Prejudice (2004)

Shot majorly in Punjab and Goa, this romantic drama is based on Jane Austen's classic tale, where Mrs Bakshi is on a hunt to find suitable husbands for her unmarried daughters.