Thread by @Chris_Iwanek

Have you heard that some of the Indian movies were partially shot in Poland?
There were actually quite a few. Here comes a thread (probably an incomplete one).

First and one of the two best known: Fanaa with Aamir Khan and Kajol.

The crew was unable to shoot in Kashmir at that time, so the Polish Tatra mountains played the role of Kashmir.

The second of well-known movies shot in Poland was Kick with Salman Khan, where a part of the plot was set in Warsaw.

The third was Aazaan which was partially set in Cracow, and in which Cracow was threatened with a terrorist attack.

BTW, one of the persons instrumental in bringing the Kick crew to Poland was Emilia Kubik, an employee of the Polish Tourist Organisation and my former student:) (I taught her Hindi:)

The fourth was Saguni, a Kollywood film, which was shot in various locations: Cracow, Tatra Mountains, Stołowe mountains, Kłodzko and Ogrodzieniec castle.

The fifth was Bangistan, with Jacqueline Fernandez and Riteish Deshmukh, where once again Cracow was under a terrorist threat (though the movie was a dark comedy).

The sixth was Yeh Jo Hai Mohabbat, with music by Anu Malik, which again featured Cracow.

The seventh was Shaandar with Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt which featured this place: the palace in Kozłówka (a small town in eastern Poland, in the vicinity of Lubartów), where the wedding in the movie plot was set.

The eight was a TV series, Mahakumbh, which was shot in Wrocław, Lubiąż, Srebrna Góra and Kłodzko.

The ninth was a TV show, Veera (Ek Veer ki Ardaas - Veera): in one of the episodes the heroes visit Poland.

Some of the Indian advertisements were post-produced in Poland. But of those that were shot in my country, the most famous one was the one of Yardley cosmetics, advertised by Katrina Kaif. The ad featured the Słowacki Theatre (Teatr Słowackiego) in Cracow. Here's a great shot:

Here is the full ad. It starts with a glance of London but later on features the Słowacki Theatre.
dailymotion.com/video/x17jly7

Oh, and I missed this, thanks to @IndoOfelme!
The eleventh was Fitoor with Katrina Kaif, Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur. While mostly shot in Kashmir, a part of it was shot in Brzesko and the art galleries of Warsaw.

@IndoOfelme And thanks to one of the followers I've got another one that I missed, a part of Andhadhun, a 2018 thriller featuring Ayushman Khurrana and Tabu, was shot in Cracow.

@IndoOfelme Which bring the total count to twelve: 9 movies, 2 TV series and one advertisement with a Bollywood star. Not bad! It's also quite possible that I missed a lot. Before wrapping the thread up, a few more aspects of cinematic interactions between Poland and India:

Artur Żurawski, a Pole, worked as a director of photography for a few Indian movies, the two most famous ones being Mardaani (with Rani Mukherji) and Sultan (with Salman Khan).
I wrote about him for @Diplomat_APAC:
thediplomat.com/2016/06/artur-…

A number of Indian advertisements were post-produced in Poland, including by a company called Alwiernia Studios. They have also post-produced a movie, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013, with Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor).

Two famous Polish actors, Tomasz Karolak and Cezary Pazura, appeared in short roles in Bangistan.

Danuta and Andrzej Gilewicz, a Polish retired couple, have a house in India and have often played in various Indian movies.

Another Polish national, Julia Piekiełko, is running an agency in India that searches for foreigners to be hired for Indian movies.

polityka.pl/tygodnikpolity…

Thanks to @AzjatyckiCukier, I've got another one: a part of a Kollywood movie with Suriya, titled 24, was shot in Poland. Which brings the tally to 10 Indian movies partially shot in my country (and 2 TV series).

@AzjatyckiCukier Last but not least, Amitabh Bacchan, visited the Off Plus Camera film festival in Cracow in 2011. Bachchan's handprint can be found at a walk of fame under the Wawel castle, just next to the Vistula river bank in Cracow.