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Artists who fell for Morocco

Ali Abbas Zafar

Bollywood's Tiger Zinda Hai shot its horseback action in Morocco.

  • From: India
  • Their art: filmmaker
  • In Morocco: 2017
  • Made here or about here: Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), horseback action sequences shot in Morocco

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech: location scouting, January 2017
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/it-s-destination-morocco-for-tiger-z
  2. www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/location-significance-tiger-zinda-hai-zafar-1

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