Bollywood filmmakers' unyielding fascination for London

Updated On: 16 September, 2015 08:36 AM IST | | Shaheen Parkar

<p>While Bollywood's love affair with the English capital is quite well known, it is perhaps the first time that four film units are simultaneously shooting there...</p>

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On the sets of Baar Baar Dekho, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Azhar

"Jin sar pe ho Waheguru ji ka haath, woh banate hai London ko dhobi ghat", went a dialogue in Sajid Khan's 2012 film 'Housefull 2', which was shot in the English capital. While the city is certainly far from being an open-air laundromat, the funny line in the comic caper, perhaps, aimed at emphasising B-Town's unyielding fascination for London — a hotspot for several filmmakers although newer and more economic destinations are gradually being explored.

Ranbir Kapoor (left) and Anushka Sharma are shooting for Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in London