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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Where The Darjeeling Limited says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

India on screen is Rajasthan, and the Himalayan convent is a lodge near Udaipur

Scenes and places

The train pulls out (2007)

Peter runs for the Darjeeling Limited and swings aboard as it pulls out. On the train he finds his brothers Francis and Jack, the three apart since their father's funeral a year earlier.

Set in A railway station in India — Peter boards the Darjeeling Limited as it leaves a station.

Jodhpur is a city in Rajasthan, in western India.

Filmed at Streets of Jodhpur — The opening sequence was shot on the streets of Jodhpur; the station itself is not named in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Across the countryside to the temples (2007)

Francis, bandaged after a motorcycle crash, runs the trip by a strict itinerary and holds his brothers' passports. Peter and Jack grow angrier at his controlling ways at every stop.

Set in Aboard the Darjeeling Limited, India — The train carries the brothers through the countryside to Hindu and Sikh temples.

The filming locations of the train and temple scenes are not named in the sources.

The ride to their father's funeral (2007)

The brothers ride to the funeral in a limousine with Peter's wife, Alice, then stop to collect their father's Porsche from a repair shop. Peter fights to get the car moving while the others wait.

Set in New York — A flashback to the day of their father's funeral in New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Long Island City is a neighbourhood in the New York borough of Queens.

Filmed at Long Island City, Queens — The scenes set in New York were filmed in Long Island City. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The airport (2007)

Back in the present, the three brothers arrive at the airport with all their father's luggage. After the trip has come apart, they have to decide what to do next.

Set in An airport in India — The brothers arrive at an airport.

Udaipur Airport, also called Maharana Pratap Airport, serves the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan.

Filmed at Old terminal, Udaipur Airport — The airport terminal seen near the end of the film is the old terminal building of Udaipur Airport. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The convent in the Himalayas (2007)

Francis has been secretly searching for their mother, Patricia, whom the brothers have not seen in many years. The convent is where his trip was always meant to end.

Set in A Christian convent in the Himalayas — Their mother Patricia, now a nun, lives at a Christian convent in the Himalayas.

The Himalayan setting was filmed in Rajasthan, not in the Himalayas.

Filmed at Udaipur area (former Maharana hunting lodge, exact site not named) — Scenes representing the Himalayas were filmed in Udaipur; a magazine says the convent scenes used a former hunting lodge of the Maharana. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hill in the final scenes (2007)

The three brothers come to the film's closing stretch, still carrying their father's belongings. The film ends in India.

Set in The closing scenes, India — The film's final scenes play out around a hill in India.

Narlai is a village in Rajasthan with a granite hill called Elephant Hill nearby.

Filmed at Elephant Hill, Narlai — The hill featured in the final scenes is Elephant Hill, located in Narlai; the coordinate is the village's, not the hill's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Francis — The eldest brother, bandaged after a motorcycle accident, who plans the trip.
• Peter — A brother whose wife, Alice, appears in the funeral flashback.
• Jack — The youngest brother.