India, March 21 -- Some citizens relate Ballimaran to the blockbuster film song "Kajra Re," featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, which mentions the Old Delhi 'hood in passing.

But it is another Old Delhi 'hood that truly stands out when it comes to cinema. A full-fledged widely praised film is named after this very street-albeit with a slightly different spelling. Gali Guleiyan, starring Manoj Bajpayee, is set in the lanes of Purani Dilli.

Spelled Gali Guliyan, the actual street is short and relatively quiet, marked by a sequence of old lovely doors and closely set facades. Outside the peak summer months, it hosts a steady stream of visitors, especially foreign tourists. Many arrive with guides. Some of these camera-toting tourists are eit...