Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Mumbai, India

The scene : At the conclusion, Jamal and Latika kiss on a train platform; two trains pull in, thousands of travelers surround them, and the crowd breaks into the dance of "Jai Ho" that opens the credits, filmed at platforms 2 and 3. The train station also appears several times in the second half of the story.

Agra, India

The scene : After years spent on the roofs of trains, Jamal and Salim end up at the foot of the Taj Mahal. Foreign tourists mistake Jamal for a guide, and the boy starts giving them a tour of the monument in English to make a living.

Agra, India

The scene : The Agra Fort is part of the film's settings in Agra.

Mumbai, India

Dharavi is regarded as the largest slum in Asia: between half a million and a million inhabitants squeeze into just over 2 km², and people there make a living from recycling, sewing, tanning, laundry, pottery, and dyeing.

The scene : Part of the film was shot in Dharavi, the enormous slum in the center of Mumbai, where a part of Jamal's childhood takes place.

Mumbai, India

The scene : The film opens with a group of slum children entering the airfield, with the control tower in the background, and being chased by the staff.

Nehru Nagar (Vile Parle West)

Mumbai, India

The scene : Jamal and his brother Salim grow up in this slum adjacent to the Juhu aerodrome, where part of the film was shot.

Mumbai, India

The scene : Jamal's mother earns a living at the Dhobi Ghat, the large open-air laundry next to the Mahalaxmi train station.

Mumbai, India

The scene : Now adults, Jamal and Salim watch the future skyscrapers rise from the construction site of Hiranandani Gardens in Powai.

Karjat, India

Opened in 2002 by artistic director Nitin Desai on about fifty acres near Karjat, ND Studios has hosted shoots such as Jodhaa Akbar and Bajirao Mastani, as well as the show Bigg Boss. They have been converted into a theme park, N D Film World, inaugurated in 2018.

The scene : ND Studios, near Karjat, is among the filming locations of the film.

Mumbai, India

The scene : A scene is filmed in the red light district of Mumbai, amidst a difficult-to-control crowd and uncooperative police.