The land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that away for the shows of the rest of the world combined.'
These lines penned by American author Mark Twain best describe the beautiful town of Darjeeling that not only happens to be a holiday hotspot but is also a filmmaker's favourite destination.
The Himalayan backdrop, tea gardens, British-style public schools and the steam engines are just some of the many attributes that lure Bollywood to this cool hill station tucked away in north Bengal.
As a result, we have a number of films with Darjeeling as the backdrop. The latest to join the bandwagon is Arindam Nandy's thriller, Via Darjeeling, starring Kay Kay Menon and Sonali Kulkarni as newlyweds on their honeymoon to the hill station.
While we wait for Via Darjeeling, which releases this week, rediff.com takes a trip down memory lane where the hills were alive with the sounds of Bollywood.
In the picture: A still from Via Darjeeling
Text: Bikash Mohapatra
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