Films shot in Dubai

Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Savin SA and written by Vipin Das. It is a sequel to Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024). The film stars Hashir H., Alan Bin Siraj, Ajin Joy, and Vinayak V., alongside Vijay Babu, Aju Varghese, Bijukuttan, Alphonse Puthren, and Sudheesh in supporting roles.

2011 film directed by Brad Bird

2016 film directed by Justin Lin

Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig, and Mazhar Munir.

2010 film by Oliver Stone

Dabangg () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions with Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan and Sonu Sood in the lead roles, while Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahie Gill feature in supporting roles. The film marks the debut of Sinha as an actress, Arbaaz Khan as a producer and Kashyap as a director. Arora makes a special appearance in the song "Munni Badnaam Hu

2023 Indian film by Siddharth Anand

2016 film by Stanley Tong

2018 film by Aanand L. Rai

Saaho () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. Filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, it features Prabhas (in his Hindi film debut) in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Panday, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Tinnu Anand, Murali Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Evelyn Sharma, Devan and Prakash Belawadi. The film follows two undercover officers who are searching for a mastermind responsible for stealing (US$284 million) and soon realise

2003 film directed by Michael Winterbottom

2001 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

2021 film directed by Renny Harlin

2018 film by Nadeem Baig

2007 film by Anees Bazmee

2005 film by Vikram Bhatt

2013 film

2006 film by Anurag Basu

2010 film by Satish Kaushik

2000 film by Priyadarshan

Bewakoofiyaan () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nupur Asthana, written by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles, with Rishi Kapoor in a pivotal supporting role. Set against the backdrop of post-recession urban India, the narrative explores the dynamics of love, ambition, and economic instability through the story of Mohit and Mayera, a young couple navigating the challenges of unemployment and disapproving parents.

2015 Bollywood Film by Mohit Suri

2013 film by Milan Luthria

2007 film by Ahmed Khan

2007 film by David Dhawan

Oopiri () is a 2016 Indian bilingual comedy-drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by PVP Cinema. The film is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages; the latter titled Thozha (). It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Karthi (in his Telugu debut) and Tamannaah Bhatia while Prakash Raj, Ali, Vivek, Jayasudha, Kalpana and Tanikella Bharani playing supporting roles. The narrative focuses on the lives of Vikramaditya, a quadriplegic billionaire, and Seenu, his ex-convict caretaker, highlighting their realisation of the importance of life and relationships over money and disability.

2016 film by Deepak Shivdasani

2011 film by Sohan Roy

2011 film by Meher Ramesh

2006 Tamil film directed by M. Raja

2014 film directed by K. Madesh

2018 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

2015 film by Anees Bazmee

Naayak () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy-drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The film stars Ram Charan (in a dual role), Kajal Aggarwal, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer and Gautham Raju the film's editor.

Arrambam () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee and Rana Daggubati (in a cameo), with Mahesh Manjrekar, Aadukalam Naren, Kishore, Atul Kulkarni, Akshara Gowda and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

2020 Nigerian film directed by JJC Skillz and Funke Akindele

2021 film directed by Ranjit Tewari

2006 film directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry

2016 film

Tarkieb is a 2000 Indian crime drama film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and produced by Jay Mehta. It stars Nana Patekar, Tabu, Shilpa Shetty, Aditya Pancholi, Milind Soman and Ashutosh Rana. The film was shot in Dubai.

2016 film directed by S. A. Zaidi

2017 Tamil film directed by Adhik Ravichandran

2014 film by Boyapati Srinu

Kajraare () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Pooja Bhatt, starring Himesh Reshammiya and Sara Loren in the lead roles. Reshammiya plays a singer who falls in love with a bar dancer and the film is centred on how they find true love. It is the first Hindi film to be shot in Petra.

2015 film directed by M. Padmakumar

2017 Nigerian film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan

2014 film by V. V. Vinayak

Aasal (; ) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Saran, who co-wrote the script with Ajith Kumar and Yugi Sethu. The film stars Ajith in dual roles, alongside Sameera Reddy, Bhavana, Prabhu, Pradeep Rawat, Sampath Raj and Rajiv Krishna The film, produced by Prabhu of Sivaji Productions, features music primarily composed by Bharadwaj, cinematography by Prashanth D. Misale and editing by Anthony Gonsalves.

2019 film by Anwar Rasheed

2009 film by Ali Mustafa

2017 film by Ram Gopal Varma

2010 film by Gopichand Malineni

2013 film by Aji John

Priyasakhi is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Madhavan and Sadha in the titular roles, while Aishwarya, Ramesh Khanna, Manobala and Kovai Sarala feature in supporting roles. The film is a contemporary Indian take on life and pregnancy topics. The film is a remake of the long-delayed Bollywood film Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar (Also directed by Adhiyaman), starring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty, which was released on 4 August 2006, one year after Priyasakhi. Production began in December 2004 and the film was re