Dinesh Kumar
Founder & Chief Location Archivist • The Filmy Safar
Dinesh Kumar is a passionate Indian cinema researcher, geographer, and the driving force behind The Filmy Safar's digital cinema tourism engine. Having spent over a decade documenting movie history and tracking production footprints across India, Dinesh personally oversees the verification of every filming coordinate on this platform.
📝 Editorial Philosophy & Verification Protocol
"Film tourism is only valuable when the coordinates are 100% genuine. When a traveller drives 600 kilometers into the Spiti Valley or walks through a historic fort in Jaipur expecting to see the exact balcony where their favourite cinematic moment occurred, inaccurate data ruins their journey. That is why every single spot published under my name is cross-examined with director interviews, call sheets, state tourism records, and high-resolution satellite imagery before being marked as verified."
Verified Guides by Dinesh Kumar
Explore all 43 hand-crafted cinema location guides with GPS coordinates and transit guides
Drishyam
📍 Panaji, Old Goa & Ponda
Golmaal Again
📍 Ooty, Hyderabad & Goa
Jab We Met
📍 Manali, Shimla & Ratlam
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
📍 Pahalgam, Sonamarg & Mandawa
Student of the Year
📍 Dehradun, Hua Hin & Kasol
Laila Majnu
📍 Srinagar, Pahalgam & Aharbal
Dhoom 3
📍 Chicago & Ticino (Switzerland)
Padmaavat
📍 Chittorgarh, Jaipur & Kumbhalgarh
3 Idiots
📍 Ladakh, Shimla & Bengaluru
Rockstar
📍 Delhi, Prague & Kashmir
Raaz
📍 Ooty, Fernhills Palace, Pine Forest & Pykara Lake (Tamil Nadu)
Jaane Jaan
📍 Kalimpong, Lava Pine Forests, Deolo Hill & Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Shivaay
📍 Bansko & Pirin Mountains (Bulgaria), Sofia, Landour (Uttarakhand) & Plovdiv
Krrish (1, 2 & 3)
📍 Singapore, Manali (Himachal), Bhimtal & Nainital (Uttarakhand), Swiss Alps & Jordan
Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha
📍 Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), New Delhi & Cairo/Giza (Egypt)
Animal
📍 Gurugram (Haryana), Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Delhi & England (UK)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa (1, 2 & 3)
📍 Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata & Orchha (Rajasthan, UP, Bengal & MP)
Guns & Gulaabs
📍 Dehradun, Mussoorie & Landour, Uttarakhand
The Great Indian Family
📍 Maheshwar (Madhya Pradesh) & YRF Studios (Mumbai)
2 States
📍 Ahmedabad, Chennai, New Delhi & Mahabalipuram (Gujarat, TN & Delhi)
Chennai Express
📍 Dudhsagar (Goa), Munnar (Kerala), Kangeyam & Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Wai (Maharashtra)
Raja Hindustani
📍 Ranikhet (Uttarakhand), Ooty (Tamil Nadu) & Panchgani (Maharashtra)
Vivah
📍 Almora & Nainital (Uttarakhand), Film City (Mumbai)
Stree 2
📍 Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
📍 Mallorca, Gurugram & Delhi
Tiger 3
📍 Cappadocia, Istanbul & Austria
Pathaan
📍 Mallorca, Cadiz & Lake Baikal
Uunchai
📍 Everest Region, Kathmandu & Delhi
Raazi
📍 Kashmir, Patiala & Delhi
Tubelight
📍 Manali, Kullu & Ladakh
Dilwale
📍 South Iceland, Sofia & Goa
Baby
📍 Kathmandu, Istanbul & Abu Dhabi
Yaariyan
📍 Darjeeling, Sikkim & Sydney
Bang Bang!
📍 Santorini, Prague & Shimla
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
📍 Udaipur, Manali & Gulmarg
Ek Tha Tiger
📍 Dublin, Istanbul & Havana
Barfi!
📍 Darjeeling & Kolkata
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
📍 Buñol, Costa Brava, Pamplona & Seville
Swades
📍 Wai, Mahabaleshwar & NASA Maryland
Tere Naam
📍 Delhi, Jodhpur & Mandawa
Mohabbatein
📍 Wiltshire, Oxford & Switzerland
Border
📍 Jaisalmer, Longewala & Bikaner
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
📍 Saanen, Gstaad & London
Have a Location Correction for Dinesh?
If you visited a spot and found changed visiting hours or ticket prices, Dinesh welcomes your feedback.