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Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Where Bajrangi Bhaijaan says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A lost Pakistani girl in Delhi, a border with no papers, and a road that was mostly filmed in Rajasthan and Kashmir

Scenes and places

The mountain village where Munni is lost (2015)

Shahida, a six-year-old girl who cannot speak, falls from a cliff in her mountain village. She is rescued, but her silence leaves her stranded for hours, and her mother resolves to find a cure.

Set in Sultanpur village, Azad Kashmir — A mountain village in Pakistani Kashmir, the home of six-year-old Shahida, who cannot speak.

A village in Azad Kashmir, the Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir.

The shrine in Delhi where a mother prays (2015)

Razia takes her daughter to the Nizamuddin Auliya shrine in Delhi, hoping the girl will find her voice. On the way home the train stops near the border, and the girl steps off to save a trapped sheep and is left behind.

Set in Nizamuddin Auliya shrine, Delhi — The Delhi shrine where Razia brings her mute daughter hoping for a cure. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A dargah (shrine) in Delhi built around the tomb of the Islamic saint Hazrat Nizamuddin, who died in 1325.

Filmed at Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi (Nizamuddin, Delhi, India) — The shrine itself is the real place that appears in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Pawan's home in Delhi (2015)

Pawan, a devout devotee of Hanuman, finds the girl who cannot speak, names her Munni and takes her in. His fiance's father, Pandey, doubts where she comes from, while Pawan decides her fair skin means she is a Brahmin. Little by little her tastes and habits show she is a Pakistani Muslim.

Set in Pawan's home in Delhi — The household in Delhi where Pawan takes in the girl he names Munni; city-level position only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Delhi, India's capital, where the film places Pawan's house and neighbourhood.

Filmed at New Delhi (specific street not named) (New Delhi, Delhi, India) — Filming began in New Delhi on 3 November 2014; the source does not name a street or house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The embassy that closes its doors (2015)

Pawan takes Munni to the Pakistani embassy hoping to arrange her return. A riot breaks out and all visa processing is suspended, closing the official route.

Set in Pakistani embassy, Delhi — The embassy where Pawan tries to arrange the girl's return; the film's location is not identified in the sources.

Pakistan's diplomatic mission in India's capital.

Crossing the border without papers (2015)

With no passport or visa, Pawan decides to take Munni home himself and crosses the frontier with a smuggler's help. His honesty makes him ask the Pakistani border guards for permission, and he is badly beaten before they let him through.

Set in India-Pakistan border — The frontier Pawan crosses, without passport or visa, with the help of a smuggler.

A guarded frontier between India and Pakistan.

Arrested as a spy, sheltered by a scholar (2015)

In Pakistan, Pawan is arrested as a suspected Indian spy after Munni takes a policeman's handcuffs. Chand Nawab, a struggling local journalist, first wants to use the story, then sees how far Pawan goes for the girl and helps. A scholar named Azad hides them and helps them slip out of the city in burqas.

Set in A Pakistani town (not named) — The town where police, the journalist Chand Nawab and the scholar Azad cross Pawan's path; no name is given in the plot.

Mandawa is a town in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan.

Filmed at Mandawa, Rajasthan (Rajasthan, Mandawa, India) — A district article says Mandawa was used as Pakistan in the film; which scenes were shot there is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The road through the Kashmir mountains (2015)

Going through old footage, Munni spots her mother on a bus. Nawab works out the bus route and the three of them head into the mountains toward her home village.

Set in Mountain road toward Sultanpur — The mountain route Pawan, Munni and Nawab follow after Munni recognises her mother on old footage.

A high mountain pass on the road between Srinagar and Ladakh.

Filmed at Zoji La, Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir, Zoji La, India) — The Kashmir Valley shoot included Sonamarg and Zoji La; the source does not say which scene was shot where. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The border gates at Narowal (2015)

A video about Pawan's sacrifice goes viral and public pressure builds in both India and Pakistan. Pakistani officials agree to release him at the Narowal crossing, and thousands of people from both countries gather at the gates.

Set in Narowal border crossing — The crossing where Pakistani officials agree to release Pawan and crowds from both countries gather.

Narowal is a city in Pakistan's Punjab province near the Indian border.

Filmed at Thajiwas glacier area, Sonamarg (Jammu and Kashmir, Sonamarg, India) — The climax was shot near the Thajiwas glacier with around 7,000 people; that this stands in for the border crossing is inferred. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at ND Studios, Karjat (Maharashtra, Karjat, India) — Studio scenes (not identified) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi — A devout Hindu devotee of Hanuman in Delhi who takes in a lost girl and decides to bring her home.
• Munni (Shahida) — A six-year-old Pakistani girl who cannot speak, separated from her mother in India.
• Chand Nawab — A struggling Pakistani journalist who films their journey and posts it online.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Bajrangi Bhaijaan really filmed?
• Where was the Pakistan of Bajrangi Bhaijaan filmed?