Animal was filmed across India and the United Kingdom. The grand Singh family estate of Swastik Steel was shot at Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi) in Gurugram, Haryana. The romantic snow drive in 'Hua Main' was filmed along Solang Valley and Rohtang in Manali. The college gun confrontation was shot at Miranda House in Delhi University, while the climactic shirtless runway battle between Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol was filmed on an airfield tarmac in England.
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📋 Quick Facts: Shooting Spots at a Glance
| Spot Name | Real Landmark | State / Country | Key Scene | GPS Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi), Pataudi, Haryana | Pataudi Palace, Pataudi, Gurugram District, Haryana 122503 | Haryana, India | The Swastik Steel Billionaire Estate & Family Manor | 28.3242, 76.7797 |
| Solang Valley & Rohtang Snow Highway, Manali | Solang Valley, Manali, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh 175131 | Himachal Pradesh, India | The Mountain Flight & Snow Escape ('Hua Main') | 32.3167, 77.1567 |
| Grand Hotel Ballroom & Corridor Staircase, Mumbai Backlot | Film City & YRF Studios Complex, Goregaon East, Mumbai 400065 | Maharashtra, India | The 300-Man Axe Rampage & Heavy Machine Gun Fire | 19.1639, 72.8872 |
| Airfield Runway & Tarmac Strip, London, England | Private Airfield Tarmac, Kent County, Greater London, United Kingdom | England, United Kingdom | The Shirtless Tarmac Knife Duel with Abrar | 51.3308, 0.0325 |
| Miranda House Heritage Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi | Miranda House, University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi 110007 | Delhi, India | Young Ranvijay's Classroom Gun Confrontation | 28.6922, 77.2147 |
📖 Behind-the-Lens Filming Journey
Chronological shooting route across real mountain ridges, heritage estates, and open landscapes.
Pataudi Palace Grounds & College Classrooms
The first act introduces the immense wealth of the Singh family. Production secured the historic Pataudi Palace in Haryana for Balbir Singh's corporate estate, landing real charter helicopters on the front lawn. Across Delhi, the team filmed young Ranvijay's gun intimidation sequence inside the red-brick heritage halls of Miranda House at Delhi University.
Solang Snow Corridors & The 300-Man Axe Rampage
After marrying Geetanjali, Ranvijay escapes to the mountains. Filmed in early spring along the snow-covered hairpins of Solang Valley in Manali, the 'Hua Main' sequence framed the couple against white alpine ridges. Returning to India after an assassination attempt on his father, Ranvijay unleashes the film's defining corridor shootout using a custom 500-kg machine gun on a hotel ballroom set in Mumbai.
English Country Estates & The Freezing Runway Brawl
The international hunt for Abrar Haque shifted the production to England and Scotland. In sub-zero temperatures dropping to -8°C on an open airport runway near London, Sandeep Reddy Vanga filmed the brutal shirtless knife brawl between Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol, running night shoots under freezing drizzle with private jets parked in the mist.
📍 Verified Filming Spots & Scene Guide
Field-checked landmark coordinates, on-set production memories, and scene timestamps.
Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi), Pataudi, Haryana
Ranvijay returns to his family's palatial home to guard his father Balbir Singh, roaming the colonnaded verandahs with armed bodyguards, hosting intense family dinners, and surviving a chaotic assassination attempt on the palace grounds.
Pataudi Palace—the ancestral home of actor Saif Ali Khan—served as the primary residence of the Singh family in Animal. The grand white colonnaded facade, the long gravel driveway, and the central hall with vintage family portraits were used heavily throughout the film. During the high-security schedule, the production landed a real twin-engine helicopter on the front garden lawn, drawing crowds of local village onlookers along the outer perimeter boundary walls.
"Papa ke liye main poori duniya jala doonga!"
Solang Valley & Rohtang Snow Highway, Manali
Following their spontaneous private wedding, Ranvijay and Geetanjali fly in a chartered aircraft into the frozen Himalayan wilderness, celebrating their newfound freedom along snowy alpine passes.
The romantic song 'Hua Main' marked the very first schedule of Animal, shot in April 2022 across the high snowfields around Solang Valley and the approaches to the Atal Tunnel. Sandeep Reddy Vanga chartered a light aircraft and filmed Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna driving through 10-foot walls of cut snow. The production endured sudden mountain blizzards that delayed camera setups by several hours, with crew members using blowtorches to thaw frozen camera dolly tracks (Ranbir Kapoor previously braved these very same high-altitude snowfields and cedar forests when Kabir Thapar led the iconic trekking group up Manali's slopes in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani).
"Hua main, hua main... pehli baar hua main."
Grand Hotel Ballroom & Corridor Staircase, Mumbai Backlot
When a squad of rival gangsters ambushes Balbir Singh's hotel suite, Ranvijay and his loyal Punjabi bodyguards launch a counter-assault, carving their way through corridors and ballrooms with custom axes before unveiling the heavy machine gun.
The infamous 18-minute hotel slaughter sequence set to the Punjabi war anthem 'Arjan Vailly' took over three weeks to film on an enormous two-story hotel set built in Mumbai. Action director Supreme Sunder coordinated 300 stunt fighters wielding traditional axes against Ranbir Kapoor. Production designer Suresh Selvarajan spent four months hand-fabricating the 500-kg rotating machine gun from solid steel, requiring custom pneumatic motors to spin the multi-barrel assembly while firing hundreds of blank cartridges.
"Arjan Vailly ne pair jod ke gandaasi maari!"
Airfield Runway & Tarmac Strip, London, England
Ranvijay corners his nemesis Abrar Haque on a deserted airport runway just as Abrar prepares to board a private jet. Stripping off their coats in the driving rain, the two estranged cousins engage in a savage, personal fight to the finish.
The climactic face-off between Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol was filmed on an active private airport runway in England during late autumn. Filming took place at night in biting weather conditions with temperatures plummeting to -8°C. Both actors performed the prolonged bare-chested hand-to-hand fight with real knives on the ice-cold tarmac, with rain machines pumping frigid water over them between takes. Bobby Deol spent three months on a strict ketogenic diet to achieve Abrar's hulking, ripped physical frame for this sequence.
"Abrar... tu sun nahi sakta, par meri aawaz tere zehan mein gunjegi!"
Miranda House Heritage Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi
Furious that a group of senior college students whistled and harassed his sister, young Ranvijay walks into the crowded lecture theater, brandishes a firearm before the stunned professor, and terrifies the bullies into silence.
The viral scene where a teenage Ranvijay marches through college corridors with a firearm to confront his sister's bullies was filmed on location at Miranda House in Delhi University's North Campus. Built in 1948 in colonial exposed red-brick architecture, the college provided the grand academic setting. The crew filmed on weekends during semester breaks to avoid disrupting university lectures, with university security cordoning off the main quadrangle.
"Meri behen ko chhua toh poore college ko udaa doonga!"
🧭 Filming Spots Travel & Transit Planning Guide
Practical road directions, seasonal weather windows, and mountain transit advice curated for cinema travelers.
| # | Spot Name | Destination | Rating | Best Season | Transit & Airport Tip | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi), Pataudi, Haryana | Gurugram, India | ⭐ 4.6 | October to March. Winter mornings offer crisp, clear sunlight illuminating the white colonial facade against green lawns. | If driving from Delhi or Gurgaon, take the Western Peripheral Expressway (KMP) down to the Pataudi exit to avoid crowded suburban truck traffic along the old highway. | |
| #2 | Solang Valley & Rohtang Snow Highway, Manali | Manali, India | ⭐ 4.7 | January to March for deep winter snow, and October to November for clear mountain skies and crisp autumn colors across the valley. | Leave your Manali hotel by 7:30 AM to beat the massive morning traffic bottleneck at the Nehru Kund bridge. Rent thermal waterproof boots and snowsuits from authorized government-rate shops in Palchan rather than unverified roadside touts. | |
| #3 | Grand Hotel Ballroom & Corridor Staircase, Mumbai Backlot | Mumbai, India | ⭐ 4.5 | Year-round indoor film production set. | To see historic architecture that inspired this action sequence's grand stairwells, visit the public heritage lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel near the Gateway of India in South Mumbai. | |
| #4 | Airfield Runway & Tarmac Strip, London, England | London, United Kingdom | ⭐ 4.6 | May to September offers pleasant British summer weather, while November to February delivers the raw, grey, overcast mood seen in the movie. | If visiting UK aviation sites, carry a heavy windproof parka and thermos—open airfield tarmacs have zero windbreak and feel several degrees colder than surrounding towns. | |
| #5 | Miranda House Heritage Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi | Delhi, India | ⭐ 4.7 | October to March during Delhi's pleasant winter season, when university gardens bloom with colorful flowers. | Combine a walk around Delhi University North Campus with a stop at the nearby Kamla Nagar market for famous street food like chhole bhature and momos. |
🎬 Behind-The-Scenes Trivia
- ★ Ranbir Kapoor's aristocratic ancestral estate was filmed at the real Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi) in Haryana, featuring its grand colonial white porticos and sprawling gardens.
- ★ The jaw-dropping 500-man axe battle sequence was filmed across custom soundstages and the brutalist concrete banquet interiors of a luxury hotel outside Mumbai.
- ★ Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga took the crew to the freezing heights of Solang Valley in Manali to film Ranbir and Rashmika's private mountain wedding getaway.
- ★ The climax private airstrip confrontation was filmed at an active private airfield in northern India with real luxury jet charters.
✈️ How to Plan Your Visit & Travel Reality
Nearest Transit: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in Delhi is 65 km from Pataudi Palace; Bhuntar Airport (KUU) serves Manali spots.
Best Time to Visit: October to March for Pataudi and Delhi; April to June or December to February (for snow) in Manali.
Local Tip: Pataudi Palace is a private royal residence with restricted public access, but the surrounding heritage town of Pataudi and Rewari can be explored on a day trip from Gurgaon.
Official Tourism Resource: Official Haryana Tourism Portal →
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (Filming & Travel)
Animal was filmed across multiple locations in India and the United Kingdom. Key domestic spots include Pataudi Palace in Haryana, Solang Valley and Rohtang in Manali, and Miranda House in Delhi, while international action scenes and the runway climax were shot in England and Scotland.
The grand mansion of the billionaire Singh family in Animal is the real-life Pataudi Palace (Ibrahim Kothi) located in Pataudi, Haryana, owned by actor Saif Ali Khan.
The romantic snow song 'Hua Main' was filmed on location among the high snow corridors and alpine roads around Solang Valley and the Atal Tunnel approaches in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.
The brutal bare-chested climax fight between Ranvijay and Abrar was filmed on an active private airport runway in England in freezing -8°C weather conditions.
The scene where young Ranvijay walks into a classroom with a firearm to protect his sister was filmed at Miranda House on Delhi University's North Campus in New Delhi.
A lifelong Indian cinema archivist, Dinesh personally investigates call sheets, director notes, and satellite telemetry to verify authentic coordinates for Animal. All spot elevations, access roads, and transit advisories are vetted for genuine travel accuracy.
