Towns & cities
Bhaktapur
municipality in Bhaktapur District, Nepal
Nepal · 27.6722, 85.4278
Bhaktapur is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
2 places inside Bhaktapur have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Bhaktapur as well.
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Bhaktapur as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations inside Bhaktapur
2 places inside Bhaktapur, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Bhaktapur too.
Named here by Bhaktapur’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Bhaktapur, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Little Buddha 1993
“Portions of the 1993 Hollywood film Little Buddha starring Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda were filmed in the Bhaktapur Durbar Square.” Wikipedia
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Baby 2015
“Also, some portions of Indian films Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Baby were shot in Bhaktapur.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Streets & squares
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Nepal·under 1 km
Royal square in Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Landmarks & buildings
Pujarimath Museum
Nepal·under 1 km
a museum located in Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Landmarks & buildings
Tribhuvan International Airport
Nepal·7 km west
airport in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Towns & cities
Boudhanath
Nepal·8 km north-west
Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Landmarks & buildings
Pashupatinath Temple
Nepal·9 km north-west
Hindu temple in Kathmandu
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Towns & cities
Lalitpur
Nepal·9 km west
city in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Bhaktapur?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Bhaktapur, including Little Buddha (1993), Arabian Nights (1974) and Baraka (1992). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Bhaktapur?
Little Buddha (1993), covered by 40 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Bhaktapur?
Bhaktapur is in Nepal. Its coordinates are 27.6722, 85.4278.
What other filming locations are near Bhaktapur?
Bhaktapur Durbar Square (under 1 km), Pujarimath Museum (under 1 km), Tribhuvan International Airport (7 km west), Boudhanath (8 km north-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Bikrampratapsingh, CC BY-SA 4.0.