Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) filming locations

University of Mauritius

Moka, Mauritius

The scene : The campus lends its buildings to St. Xavier's College, the university of Rahul, Anjali, and Tina in the film's lengthy flashback: the exteriors were shot there, while the interiors were built in a studio in Bombay. A part of the song "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana," which celebrates the camaraderie of Rahul and Anjali, his tomboy friend, is also filmed there.

Port Louis, Mauritius

The scene : The film opens on this waterfront of Port-Louis, which serves as Bombay: Rahul, arriving two hours late, reunites with his eight-year-old daughter Anjali and must seek her forgiveness.

Mumbai, India

Film city studio complex in Mumbai.

The scene : The Film City studios in Goregaon are part of the Bombay studios where the interior scenes of the film were shot.

Mumbai, India

The scene : This studio in Goregaon is among those where the sets for the scenes supposed to take place in Bombay were built.

Mumbai, India

The scene : Filmalaya, in Andheri, is one of the studios in Bombay where part of the film was shot indoors.

Mumbai, India

Founded in 1948 by actor and director Raj Kapoor in Chembur, a suburb of Bombay, R.K. Studios covered nearly two acres; its main building dates back to the early 1950s. On September 16, 2017, a fire broke out during the filming of a reality show, causing the set to collapse and taking with it the memorabilia kept in the former dressing room of Nargis. The land was purchased in 2018 by Godrej Properties, which developed the Godrej RKS project there.

The scene : The studios founded by Raj Kapoor in Chembur hosted some of the set scenes of the film.

Mumbai, India

The scene : Mehboob Studio, in Bandra, is one of the studios in Bombay where a part of the film was shot.

Wenlock Downs

Ooty, India

A vast expanse of rolling grasslands located about eight kilometers northwest of Ooty, in the Nilgiris, the Wenlock Downs are named after Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock. The Ootacamund Hunt pack hunted there during the British era. These hills have since served as a backdrop for numerous Indian films, from Roja to Chennai Express.

The scene : In the film, little Anjali goes to the "Camp Sunshine" summer camp, supposedly located in Shimla, where Rahul encounters his first love, Anjali Sharma, who has become a camp counselor. The camp scenes were actually filmed in these meadows of the Nilgiris, near Ooty, just like the rain dance featuring Rahul and Anjali.

Dornie, United Kingdom

Castle perched on an islet at the confluence of three lochs, connected to the shore by a stone bridge.

The scene : The castle on its island, connected to the shore by a stone arch bridge, opens the title song "Tum Paas Aaye": the trio Rahul, Anjali, and Tina is transported there, with no other logic than that of a dream, into the Scottish landscapes.

Glencoe, United Kingdom

White chalet situated on the route of the West Highland Way, just south of the A82, at the foot of Meall a' Bhuiridh, between Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe, with Buachaille Etive Mòr in the background. It has served as a shelter for the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club since 1947.

The scene : During "Tum Paas Aaye", Anjali, still a tomboy but already hopelessly in love with Rahul, dances in front of this little white chalet at the foot of the Glen Coe mountains.

Port of Menteith, United Kingdom

Augustinian priory founded in 1238 on an island in the Lake of Menteith. In 1547, after the Scottish defeat at Pinkie, Queen Mary Stuart, then aged four, was taken there for safety by her mother, Mary of Guise.

The scene : The ruins of the priory, on their island in the middle of Lake of Menteith, are part of the Scottish settings where the trio dances in "Tum Paas Aaye".

North Berwick, United Kingdom

Semi-ruined fortress from the mid-14th century, reduced to a single screen wall that blocks a promontory, the other three sides of which are protected by cliffs, located about five kilometers east of North Berwick. It faces Bass Rock, a sanctuary that is home to a large colony of gannets.

The scene : In "Tum Paas Aaye", a shot of Rahul is filmed from the castle, with the Bass Rock, a steep outcrop of the Firth of Forth, in the distance; the ruins also serve as the backdrop for another part of the song.

Dirleton, United Kingdom

The scene : The ruined castle of Dirleton hosts one of the scenes from the song "Tum Paas Aaye".

Maybole, United Kingdom

Founded in 1201 near Maybole, in South Ayrshire, Crossraguel Abbey is now nothing more than a ruin of a monastery, protected as a listed monument.

The scene : The ruins of Crossraguel Abbey are among the Scottish filming locations.

United Kingdom

The scene : The shores of Loch Lomond are part of the Scottish landscapes filmed for the title song.

United Kingdom

The scene : The Outer Hebrides archipelago is one of the Scottish filming locations.

Apta Railway Station

Apta, India

A small, quiet train station on the Panvel–Roha line, in the Raigad district, about 75 km from Bombay, Apta regularly serves as a backdrop for Hindi cinema: the ending of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was notably filmed here.

The scene : Heartbroken, Anjali leaves the city for good: on the platform, Rahul tries to stop her and then watches the train move away, while from the doorway she throws her dupatta to Tina. The train sequence was filmed at this small station in the Raigad district.