Kareena Kapoor

The Buckingham Murders (2024)

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Director: Hansal Mehta
Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Brar, Keith Allen, Ash Tandon
Production Company: Balaji Telefilms, Mahana Films
Kent Locations Used: The Citadel

The Buckingham Murders (2024) follows police detective Jass Bhamra who, having recently lost her only child in a shooting spree, finds herself investigating the most difficult case of her life – the murder of a 10-year-old child.

Directed by Hansal Mehta (Shahid, Aligarh), the film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001), 3 Idiots) as Jass Bhamra, Ranveer Brar (MasterChef India) as Daljeet Kohli, Keith Allen (Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Others) as Miller and Ash Tandon (Bodyguard, Malpractice) as Hardik Patel.

Production visited Kent to film at The Citadel in Dover, which doubled for Wycombe police station as well as a prison.

The Citadel, located on Dover’s Western Heights, was constructed in the late 1700s as a port of defence during the Napoleonic war and has since been used for a variety of purposes, including a borstal, prison and as barracks during both World Wars. Given its rich history and architecture from a wide range of time periods, The Citadel is a popular filming location, having also played host to Whitstable Pearl (2021-2022) and other upcoming productions.

The Buckingham Murders (2024) will be released in selected UK cinemas on Friday 13th September 2024 and will later be available to stream on Netflix.

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001)

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham film poster- 6 family members stood in a row smiling at the camera. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham written in yellow

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) © Dharma Productions

Writers: Karan Johar and Sheena Parikh

Director: Karan Johar

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor

Production Company: Dharma Productions

Kent Locations Used: Bluewater Shopping Centre

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… is an Indian drama which explores the troubles an Indian family faces when their adopted son chooses to marry a girl belonging to a lower social class.

three actors comforting each other at bluewater shopping centre. Shops and crowds seen behind

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) at Bluewater © Dharma Productions

The film is directed by Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna) and also written by Johar with Sheena Parikh. The cast includes Amitabh Bachchan (The Great Gatsby, Mohabbatein), Jaya Bachchan (Kal Ho Naa Ho, Meherjaan), Shah Rukh Khan (My Name Is Khan, Kal Ho Naa Ho), Kajol (My Name is Khan, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai), Hrithik Roshan (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Jodhaa Akbar) and Kareena Kapoor (3 Idiots, Bajrangi Bhaijaan).

The production chose to film its main climactic scene in Bluewater Shopping Centre where mother and son are reunited.

Bluewater is one of the biggest shopping centres in Europe and is situated in an old chalk quarry bowl. The space is adaptable for a range of events and filming purposes and before it was a shopping centre previously featured in Doctor Who-The Mutants (1972).

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… was released in 2001 and is now available for DVD and online purchase.

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.