Kalapani
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Kalapani or Kala Pani, meaning "Black Water" in Indo-Aryan languages, may refer to:
Places
Kalapani River, one of the headwaters of the Kali River on the border between India and Nepal.
Kalapani territory, a disputed territory between India and Nepal under Indian administration
Kalapani, Bhopal, a village in Madhya Pradesh, India
Kala Pani, Pakistan, a village in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī, a colonial-era prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Film
Kala Pani (1958 film), an Indian film (Hindi) about the Kala Pani prison
Kaalapani, a 1996 Indian film (Malayalam) about the Kala Pani prison
Kaala Paani, a 2023 Indian television series.
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