Bollywood’s love of foreign locations like London for its movies

Movie making in Bollywood has undergone a sea change from the days of black and white to color, especially in relation to outdoor locations. From artificial sets created in the studios, the movie makers began to move out to hill stations like Kashmir. However, the charm of foreign began probably after Raj Kapoor’s famous 1967 movie ‘Around the World In Eight Dollars’.
Nowadays, that has become the standard. And, right now, filmmakers are trying to zero in on a number of unexplored foreign locations like Bulgaria, Mexico, Auckland, Belgium, Ireland, Egypt, Poland and more.
However, come what may, the glamour of United Kingdom continue to remain unfazed.
One of the newly located spots is in Berkshire. This is a picturesque county in South East England located close to West London. Here, Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi along with her brother Saqib Saleem shot for 'Zahhak'.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 17 August 2015.

'Zahhak' is an Indian remake of Hollywood horror thriller 'Oculus' and the original writer Mike Flanagan, who is also associated with the Hindi version, suggested an exotic location such as Berkshire. It would keep the eerie feeling of the movie alive.
A few super successful films shot in the UK are -
'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma was shot entirely shot in UK. 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' explored the unglamorous Southall which is the biggest Punjabi settlement in London. 'Namaste London' was shot in Canary Wharf and Greenwich Naval College.
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