The City of Dreams - Mumbai

Mumbai, the city of dreams, the city where people come to make it big! A city filled with hard workers. It is home to one of the biggest film industries in the world, and yet manages to hold the title of being the biggest slum in the whole of Asia. Mumbai is India’s financial powerhouse, fashion capital and a melting pot of cultures. It has become so diversified over the years that it now has its own dialect; Bambaiyya Hindi, a mix of a little Hindi, English and everything in between. Some of the most expensive real estate can be found here and let’s not forget that most of this city was created on water using garbage and a whole lot of determination.

Contrary to common belief, you may still be alive after that haphazard rickshaw ride or been thrown around by that station crowd. The city has its own unique rhythm that takes a while to get used to, but once you do, everything just seems to fall into place.

The one time of year Mumbai could be termed as intense is during Diwali. Whether you follow Rama or one of the other 330 million Hindu deities, the Festival of Lights is the perfect time to spread positivity and joy. It’s a period of relative prosperity and feels a lot like Christmas. Although, walking through the streets of Mumbai on diwali can test your nerves with all the firecrackers being tossed around by the kids; a safer display takes place on Mumbai’s Chowpatty Beach.

If you’re a diehard Bollywood fan, Mumbai is the right place to experience your 15 minutes of fame. It’s the glittering epicentre for India’s vast Hindi based film industry, and even foreign artists are always welcome here.

Bollywood sometimes churns out more than 900 films a year – more than any other film industry does including Hollywood. Not surprising considering Mumbai has one-sixth of the world’s population as a captive audience, as well as a large number of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) following.

The only challenge one would face when visiting Mumbai, is finding proper accommodation in a city that is already so crowded. Finding residential properties in Mumbai can be compared to finding a needle in a haystack.  But with a little sleuthing around, one can come across the right real estate agents who deal in selling propertiesin Mumbai. Beware though, as staying in an apartment in some of the more posh locations like Town and Bandra will cost you a fortune. Luckily, there are other suburbs that offer much more reasonable options without compromising on the quality of living.