Reel to real! Enjoy the 'filmi' inspiration by travelling to one of these destinations

Hollywood and Bollywood are truly the torchbearers of lifestyle trendsetters in our lives. In today’s film-inspired day and age, can you disagree? Allow us to reason it out with you. When you are all set for a romantic date, don’t you play everlasting love songs to choose words carefully. Chances are the chart busters would from a classic film shot either in India or abroad. So you are interested in travelling across the world.

Destinations that been a hotspot for film shoots are often an integral part of a city tour and you may not want to dodge the temptation to visit this attraction. Be it fashion dressing, corporate etiquette or just global outlook, films often etch a mark on our minds with its depiction of smart storylines. Well, this is just the lifestyle part. The best aspect about filming on location creates jobs and brings in revenue for the tourism board and local agencies.

Film Tourism is now a long-term strategy for most tourism boosting destinations with many countries offering tax incentives and subsidies to foreign productions. In our edition today, we have carefully curated top spots that have brought instant recognition of destinations, thanks to the films that have been shot there. Enjoy the filmi inspiration.



Music to the ears: Budapest offers year round entertainment with on location film shoots, rock concerts, exhibitions,
festivals, cultural events and fairs

Films shot: 'A Good Day To Die Hard' (Bruce Willis’ fifth iteration of the iconic franchise is set in part in Moscow, with
Budapest doubling for the Russian capital).

'Transporter 3' (Jason Statham plays the ‘Transporter’ in Transporter 3 where Budapest Parliament and the Saint Stephen’s
Basilica are picturised).

'Munich' (This thriller uses some streets surrounding the Hungarian State Opera).

James Bond’s 'Golden Eye' (The St. Petersburg Statue Park scene in Golden Eye was actually filmed in Budapest).