Not just The Kerala Story: These Hindi films also have names of places in their titles

Dhwani Desai

April 27 2023

The Kerala Story

The film is about the approximately 32,000 women who go missing in the state of Kerala 

Bombay

The film tells the story of an inter-religious family in Mumbai before and during the 1993 Bombay riots

Go Goa Gone

India's first zombie film was set in Goa

Gangs of Wasseypur 

The crime film is about what leads to the expulsion of the protagonist from Wasseypur, igniting a blood feud

Madras Cafe

The political action thriller film is set during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war 

Hyderabad Blues

The film explores culture clash from an Indian American's perspective, vacationing back home in Hyderabad

Bombay Velvet

The period gangster film is based in 1960s Bombay

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

Based on the lives of gangsters Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim, the film was shot entirely in Mumbai

Chennai Express

The film was shot in scenic locations across South India

Delhi Belly

The action comedy was shot across Delhi, especially in parts of Old Delhi

K.G.F

The story of the pan-Indian film is set in Karnataka's Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)

Mission Kashmir

This movie, which is about the people and terror in Kashmir, showcases the beauty of the state 

Calcutta Mail

The city of Kolkata is one of the protagonists in this action thriller

Dilli 6

The story of this film is based in Old Delhi and is about the juxtaposition of tradition and modernity

Zila Ghaziabad

This political action thriller film was shot in Delhi and Ghaziabad

Mumbai Meri Jaan

This film is based on the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings in which 209 people lost their lives

The Kashmir Files

The film is a fictional tale about the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir

Namaste England

The film was shot in 75 different locations, including Amritsar, Ludhiana, Paris, Brussels, and London

Chandni Chowk to China

This is touted as the first Indian film to be shot in China