WaterWala Filming Locations
Where was WaterWala filmed? WaterWala was filmed in 2 locations across India in the following places:
WaterWala Filming Locations
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of India's West Bengal state. Founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911. Today it’s known for its grand colonial architecture, art galleries and cultural festivals. It’s also home to Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, whose tomb is on site.
Patna is an ancient city that sprawls along the south bank of the Ganges River in Bihar, northeast India. The state capital, it’s home to Bihar Museum, a contemporary landmark exhibiting bronze sculptures and old coins from the region. Nearby, Indo-Saracenic–style Patna Museum displays a casket believed to contain the Buddha’s ashes. Close to the river, the Golghar is a domed colonial granary overlooking the city.
WaterWala (2017)
Estimates say that once there were hundreds of Bhistis or water carriers roaming on the streets of Kolkata with their goat skin bag Mashaqs supplying cool water to shops and households. They watered the streets and worked for Kolkata Corporation in the distant past. Today there are only 2-3 Bhistis in Kolkata. The first full-length documentary on the Bhistis and why they are vanishing from the streets of Kolkata. An international story of a dying profession in a post-globalized India told locally.