Mumbai

Bollywood is based inwards Mumbai.

Mumbai ( /mʊmˈbaɪ/; Marathi: मुंबई, Mumbaī, IPA: [mumbə.i]), formerly known equally Bombay (/bɒmˈbeɪ/) inwards English, is the working capital missive of the alphabet of the Indian province of Maharashtra. It is the close populous metropolis inwards India, too the 6th close populous metropolis inwards the world, amongst a population of merely about 20.5 million. Along amongst the neighbouring urban areas, including the cities of Navi Bombay too Thane, it is ane of the close populous urban regions inwards the world. Bombay lies on the due west coast of Republic of Republic of India too has a deep natural harbour. As of 2009, Bombay was named an Alpha basis city. Bombay is likewise the richest metropolis inwards India, too has the highest gross domestic product of whatever metropolis inwards South, West or Central Asia.

Rajabai Clock Tower at the University of Mumbai

The 7 islands that came to establish Bombay were abode to communities of angling colonies. For centuries, the islands came nether the command of successive indigenous empires earlier beingness ceded to the Portuguese too after to the British East Republic of Republic of India Company. During the mid-18th century, Bombay was reshaped past times the British amongst large-scale civil technology scientific discipline projects, too emerged equally a meaning trading town. Economic too educational evolution characterised the metropolis during the 19th century. It became a potent base of operations for the Indian independence drive during the early on 20th century. When Republic of Republic of India became independent inwards 1947, the metropolis was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, next the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, a novel province of Maharashtra was created amongst Bombay equally capital. The metropolis was renamed Bombay inwards 1995.

 BMC headquarters

 Dharavi is a large slum inwards Mumbai

 Asiatic Society of Bombay is ane of the oldest public libraries inwards the city

 Ganesh Chaturthi, a pop festival inwards Mumbai, involves worship of Ganesha

 The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is a cable-stayed bridge that connects fundamental Bombay amongst its western suburbs

 The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known equally Victoria Terminus, is the headquarters of the Central Railway too a UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is currently India's busiest airdrome inwards damage of rider traffic

 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is the busiest port inwards India

 The Hutatma Chowk memorial, built to accolade the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement. (Flora Fountain is on its left inwards the background.)

 The Bombay High Court exercises jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, Daman too Diu, too Dadra too Nagar Haveli

 A BEST Starbus. BEST buses acquit a full of 4.5 million passengers daily.

 The temple of local Hindu goddess Mumbadevi, after whom the metropolis of Bombay derives its name

The Haji Ali Dargah was built inwards 1431, when Bombay was nether the dominion of the Gujarat Sultanate

 India's 400 meg potent middle-class population is growing at an annual charge per unit of measurement of 5%.Shown hither is an upmarket residential expanse of Mumbai

 Clockwise from top: Skyline at Cuffe Parade, the Rajabai Clock Tower, the Taj Mahal Hotel, Nariman Point too Gateway of India

 Brabourne Stadium, ane of the oldest cricket stadiums inwards the country