Maybe, one day, they would factor in this aspect. Rains still fall in the country side in a very romantic manner, North East being one of the locations where they are a visual treat, but it still has not been captured through the camera of Hindi film makers. No wonder, Shah Rukh Khan, returned to the location once again with Asoka and the Raat ka nasha became more intoxicating with the rain in background. Hoginkaali Falls: It caught the imagination of the nation with the song Chinna Chinna from Roja, that became Dil hi chota sa in Hindi and the world of Hindi cinema was never the same again.
Raj Kumar Santoshi shot Lonavala in a different manner for Khakee. Lonavala: It has been one of the favorite locations for the filmmakers, and Mumbaikars rush to it every year to soak in magnificence of rains in Lonavala. The coasts of Kerala that he used in Bombay contributed in a big way to position Kerala as one of the favorite destinations during monsoons by the Indian as well as ex-pat tourists.Ĭhamba: Chamba in Himachal Pradesh was used imaginatively by Subhash Ghai for his song, Dil ye bechain we in Taal and there could not have been a better publicity for the city than what was done by Ghai. Kerala: Mani Ratnam discovered Athirpally, in Kerala in a small way in Guru and took it to commanding heights with his cinematic exposition of rain in Raavan.Īs a matter of fact, whenever a cinematic history about rains is written Raavan would feature prominently in that history. Though Raavan could not score at box office, here are some films with locations which became their underlining feature owing primarily to the manner in which rains formed the part of the landscape. Check out the filmography of actor Rishi Kapoor and get a complete list of all of his upcoming movies releasing in the coming months, his previous year.