Where was Players filmed?
2012 film directed by Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla
Players (2012) was filmed in Saint Petersburg, Wellington, North Pole, Auckland, Murmansk, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and 5 more places, 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand, Russia, India. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Murmansk Oblast, New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 11 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wellington
🇳🇿 New Zealand
capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
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Auckland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
city on the North Island, New Zealand
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Saint Petersburg
🇷🇺 Russia
federal city and former capital of Russia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Murmansk
🇷🇺 Russia
city in the northwest of Russia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Wellington Airport
🇳🇿 New Zealand
airport in Wellington, New Zealand
“The replication of the "Mini Coopers" scene from the 2003 version of The Italian Job was filmed at Wellington Airport, which Bachchan had difficulty with due to his height, as he could not get in and out of the cars quickly.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
North Pole
one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface
“Some of the scenes were filmed close to the Arctic Circle, Arctic Ocean and at the North Pole, which was the first time a Bollywood film had been filmed there.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Miramar
🇮🇳 India
beach area of the Goan capital of Panjim
“The song "Buddhi Do Bhagwaan" was filmed on Miramar beach in Goa.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
City to Sea Bridge
🇳🇿 New Zealand
bridge in Wellington, New Zealand
“Scenes were shot across the City to Sea Bridge, Okarito Lagoon on New Zealand's South Island, Te Papa's Awesome Forces Museum, Cuba Mall and in the Tulsi Indian restaurant.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Ōkārito Lagoon
🇳🇿 New Zealand
lagoon in New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
🇳🇿 New Zealand
national museum of New Zealand
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🛣 Streets & squares
Cuba Street
🇳🇿 New Zealand
street in Wellington, New Zealand
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Murmansk Oblast, New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Russia · New Zealand
Also shot in these places
- Ghost in the Shell 2017
- Pete's Dragon 2016
- Power Rangers S.P.D. 2005–
- Wellington Paranormal 2018–
- After the Party 2023–
- Mulan 2020
- M3GAN 2022
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983
- M3GAN 2.0 2025
- Ash vs Evil Dead 2015–2018
- GoldenEye 1995
- Anna Karenina 1997
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Players have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Ghost in the Shell (2017), Pete's Dragon (2016), Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005–), Wellington Paranormal (2018–) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.