Meena Bazaar is a dense, narrow street in the Bur Dubai district, packed with brightly lit storefronts overflowing with gold jewelry, intricately embroidered textiles, and South Asian spices. While its official name is Al Souq Al Kabeer,…
Bollywood in Dubai
We trace the paths of Indian cinema's biggest blockbusters across Dubai, visiting the bustling heritage bazaars, opulent resorts, and world-famous architectural landmarks that starred on the silver screen.
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1. Meena Bazaar
2. Dubai Ice Rink
The Dubai Ice Rink sits as a sprawling, refrigerated sheet of ice within the massive expanse of the Dubai Mall. Beneath the glass ceiling, the arena holds an Olympic-sized surface that regularly hosts public skating sessions and…
3. Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa towers over the city as a slender, silver spire of steel and glass. In two thousand fourteen, the production team behind the Bollywood crime comedy Welcome Back secured special permission from the government of Dubai to…
4. The Dubai Fountain
The Dubai Fountain consists of five circles of varying sizes and two central arcs spanning the thirty-acre Burj Khalifa Lake. Inaugurated on May eight, two thousand nine, this choreographed system uses high-pressure jets to launch over…
5. Dubai Miracle Garden
The Dubai Miracle Garden is defined by a colossal, life-sized floral replica of an Emirates Airbus A380, an installation draped in over five hundred thousand fresh flowers and plants. Spanning seventy-two thousand square meters in the Al…
6. Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
The Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is defined by its exterior design, which features grand arches, intricate carvings, and domes inspired by the palaces of the Ottoman Empire. Situated on the west crescent of Palm Jumeirah, the resort opened in two…