Great story ideas, fabulous performances, tight scripts, melodious soundtracks and dramatic dialogue. Sound inviting?

How about a dash of green, a historical monument, a sightseeing tour around the world's most famous cities?

Producers discovered the audience's weakness for the pretty picture. And that's how outdoor shooting came into being.

When Kashmir, Ooty, Goa, Mahableshwar and Panchgani started to lose their charms, they decided to move on to greener pastures and to foreign soil.

Raj Kapoor, Pramod Chakravarthy and Shakti Samanta with Sangam, Love In Tokyo and An Evening In Paris led the way.

If Sangam gave the local yokel a fair idea of Europe, Love In Tokyo exposed quaint Japanese customs in wonderful new fashion.

During the 60s and the 70s, only a handful of films were shot abroad.Prem Pujari, Des Pardes, Around The World In Eight Dollars and The Great Gambler are a few examples.

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