Mehrangarh Fort

In the Indian state of Rajasthan, Jodhpur is home to the 1,200-acre (486-hectare) Mehrangarh Fort. The complex was built by Rajput king Rao Jodha around 1459 and is situated on a hilltop about 122 meters above the surrounding plain. However, the majority of the current building is from the 17th century. Within its borders, a number of palaces with elaborate carvings and large courtyards may be found, along with a museum filled with artifacts. The route to and from the city below is winding. The second gate still has the marks left by the cannonballs that the Jaipuri army's advancing forces fired. At the northeast of the fort is the chhatri of Kirat Singh Soda, a soldier who fell on the spot defending Mehrangarh.

Folk musicians play music at the fort's entryway, and it has museums, dining options, exhibitions, and bazaars selling handmade goods. The fort served as one of the filming locations for The Jungle Book, a 1994 live-action Disney production, as well as The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The latter began principal photography on May 6, 2011. This is where the Emraan Hashmi Awarapan was also filmed. In 2015, musicians including English composer and guitarist for Radiohead Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich used the fort to record a collaborative album. The recording was the focus of the American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's documentary, Junun. In March 2018, the film crew for the Bollywood film Thugs of Hindostan used the fort as one of its shooting locations; actor Amitabh Bachchan left a reflective post about his experience there on his official blog.

Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India