Category: Destinations

The three schools of Kalaripayattu includes Vadakkan (Northern) Kalari, Thekkan(Southern ) Kalari and Thulunadan( Tulu region) Kalari.. The schools are primarily divided according to the geographical region of Kerala where its practiced. The fighting techniques were written in ola or palm leaves and different families or Kalaris ( training schools ) kept them for generations. The Read More…

The ever youthful Bangalore ( Bengaluru) is one of the preferred shooting locations in South India. The college scenes of Rancho and friends in the movie 3 Idiots were shot in IIM Banglore. There are other locations in this beautiful “Garden City” which we have seen in many movies. The movies shot at Bangalore includes: Read More…

Remember the kicks and blocks and punches from Bruce Lee / Jackie Chan movies from your childhood ? Ever wondered about the roots of Kung fu or Karate? Where all these began?The search will bring you to “Kalaripayattu” – Mother of martial arts. It is supposed to be the longest surviving martial arts form. Location Read More…

The world famous backwaters of Alleppey ( Alappuzha) had always been a favorite shooting location for the film makers and musical album makers. Remember the hit pop song “Ho gayee hai Mohabat”. It was shot at Alleppey. Alleppey is known as “Venice of the East” due to the canal network in the city. Movies that Read More…

Kathakali is one of the most pictured and propagated classical art form in south Indian state Kerala. It is an art of narrating a story through the dance performance along with facial expressions , movements and hand gestures ( mudras) . The micro expressions using eyebrow, chin, lips , eyes etc are aptly used during Read More…

Kanha National Park was the setting of Ruyard Kipling’s classical book “The jungle book”. It was in this area where dreaded Sher Khan chased Mowgli and his friends Bagheera( the black panther) , Bhalu ( the bear)etc. Even though black panthers cannot be seen here now, bears, snakes ( remember “Ka” the hypnotizer), monkeys , Read More…

The tea estates of Munnar is beautiful . No wonder it attracts tourists and film makers every year. It is aptly called Kashmir of South India. The Ang Lee movie Life of Pi staring Irfan Khan and Shah Rukh Khan movie Chennai Express were shot in this tourist destination. Some of the movie shot Munnar Read More…

Mumbai ( formerly Bombay) is the place where majority of Bollywood movies are made . The name Bollywood itself is derived from the combination Bombay + Hollywood. Many iconic movies were made at Mumbai. From iconic Hollywood and Bollywood movies those were shot at Mumbai : Mission Impossible 4: The Ghost Protocol Slumdog Millionaire Munnabhai Read More…

The 1960  Hindi movie Love in Shimla brought the tourist destination Shimla to limelight. The sleepy hill station started attracting more tourists. The lush green land,, the snow, British colonial buildings and the Toy train offers much for the tourists and movie makers. Some of the movies made in Shimla includes: 3 Idiots Jab We Read More…

Remember the place where Vasu and Radha met in ILU ILU scene of the movie”Saudagar” ? Or the kidnapping scene in Mani Ratnam movie “Roja”? It was Hadimba temple at Manali. Manali has attracted many Bollywood film makers while creating love stories like: Roja Saudagar Jab We Met Bang Bang Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani etc Read More…