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Rang De Basanti (2006)
Where Rang De Basanti says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A film about a film: Delhi's university, India Gate and a radio station were mostly filmed at other places in the city.
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Scenes and places
The diary in London (2006)
Sue McKinley, a film student, finds the diary of her grandfather James, a British Army colonel in the 1930s. It reveals a secret admiration for the Indian freedom fighters he oversaw the execution of. It sends her to India to make a documentary.
Set in London — A film student in London discovers her grandfather's diary from the 1930s.
The film's opening city; no filming location for these scenes is given in the sources used.
Sonia's university in Delhi (2006)
Sue travels to India and enlists Sonia, an international studies student at the University of Delhi. After failed auditions she meets Sonia's friends DJ, Karan, Sukhi and Aslam and casts them in her film.
Set in University of Delhi — Sonia studies international studies at the University of Delhi, where the friends first come together.
The campus is a story setting; the sources give no coordinates for the story place, only for where it was filmed.
Filmed at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi — Filmed here, standing in for the University of Delhi. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The crash that breaks their apathy (2006)
Sonia's fiance, Flight Lieutenant Ajay Singh Rathod, dies in a MiG-21 crash. The government blames pilot error, but Sonia and the friends believe he steered the failing jet away from a residential area. Their private investigation follows.
Set in Air force crash site — A MiG-21 crash kills Sonia's fiance, a flight lieutenant, and the government blames pilot error.
Shown only as an event in the plot; the sources give no place or filming location.
The candlelight vigil at India Gate (2006)
The friends organise a large, peaceful candlelight vigil at India Gate over the death of Ajay. The government orders a police crackdown to disperse the crowd. The protest is the point where the friends' anger turns to radical action.
Set in India Gate, New Delhi — India Gate is the war memorial where the friends hold a peaceful candlelight vigil. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A war memorial in central New Delhi; the film could not shoot near it, so no filming location is listed here.
The All India Radio takeover (2006)
The friends infiltrate and occupy the All India Radio station and peacefully evacuate the civilian staff. Karan takes the microphone for a nationwide broadcast about the defence ministry's corruption and their motives.
Set in All India Radio station — The friends occupy the radio station to broadcast their confession.
Shown as the film's last location; the exterior was another building in New Delhi.
Filmed at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi — Served as the location for the All India Radio station scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur — One of the songs Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Doraha Fort (the 'RDB fort'), near Ludhiana — A crucial scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar — Gurudwara scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Sue McKinley — A British film student who travels to India to make a documentary about its revolutionaries.
- Sonia — Sue's local friend, an international studies student at the University of Delhi.
- Daljit "DJ" Singh — One of Sonia's friends, cast by Sue as the revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad.
- Karan Singhania — One of Sonia's friends, cast by Sue as the revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the 'University of Delhi' in Rang De Basanti really filmed?
- Which building played the All India Radio station in Rang De Basanti?