The Bandra Railway Station is functioning without an escalator. Pregnant women, senior citizens and specially abled people are facing problems commuting.

The story of the house Joe’s grand father Braz Rodrigues built the palatial house at 43, Hill Road. Braz his children even his grandchildren were fluent in Portuguese and were very westernised. Braz married twice and inherited property of his first wife and got Rs 300 ( a tidy sum) dowry in his second marriage to Lydia. He had several …

By Manju Sampat Sakaar Creation launched their new Hindi play “Blind Date”, which is an urban family entertainer, last night at Bandra’s Rang Sharda theatre. Pranav Tripathi wrote the original script of this play in Gujarati and the Hindi adaptation has been done by Mr Raman Kumar. Pranav Tripathi has been active in Hindi and Gujarati theatre for the last 20 …

By Manju Sampat  Elvis Presley, the iconic musical giant lives on even decades after his demise. His music appealed to people across generations and that is the secret of his magic. Now Raell Padamsee’s Ace Productions presents ‘Elvis – Long Live The King’ at Bandra’s St. Andrews auditorium on Sunday August 5th. The very talented Siddharth Meghani, who has been doing …

Review by Manju Sampat  The Jeff Goldberg Studio, in Bandra has been doing some excellent theatre for some years now. Jeff Goldberg it’s founder, has written and directed “The Altamount Road Murders”. He also acts one of the key roles in this play. They staged the premier show of this play in one of South Mumbai’s most prestigious venues, The …

By Manju Sampat Aadyam, the Aditya Birla Group’s theatre initiative, opens its fourth season with a riveting comedy, Detective Nau Do Gyarah, which is performed by Atul Kumar’s Company Theatre, and also directed by him. Bandra audiences will be regaled by this heady, mesmerising play this coming weekend, when it opens at St. Andrews auditorium. This play has a stellar …

Mumbai, India, May, 2018: HITCHKI has kick started its online home delivery service!! The leading resto-bar chain is all set to deliver its mouth-watering dishes at your doorstep via Swiggy, Uber Eats, Scootsy and Zomato. This move by the resto bar comes to woo the food lovers who get cravings at home, who are bored from the routine pantry’s food …

Review by Manju Sampat One of Delhi’s leading theatre groups, The Films and Theatre Society, together with Coconut Theatre, launched their new play “Dads Girlfriend” this weekend at St. Andrews Auditorium in Bandra. Atul Satya Koushik who is known for his other successful plays like 
Chakravyuh featuring Nitish Bharadwaj, Draupadi, featuring Rakesh Bedi 
and Himani Shivpuri, Raavan Ki Ramayan, that …

Started in 2012 by revered international street artist Ranjit Dahiya, the Bollywood Art Project or BAP transforms the walls of Bombay into a living memorial to Bollywood. Creating larger-than-life murals of Bollywood legends, the BAP pays homage to the cultural icons of the city’s glorious film industry. In many ways, it is our own version of the ‘Hollywood Walk of …

By Vasundhara Seli Farmer’s Cafe, near Mini Punjab in Bandra is a delightful treat for all the fitness freaks out there. The restaurant has already gained the popularity among various celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Nimrat Kaur, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty. Inspite of promoting themselves to be a health cafe, especially among vegans and the ones on a …

I have been living in Bandra for 5 years. I am almost bored and feel I have explored every nook and cranny of this suburb. But sometimes there are surprises. I recently posted a image on Instagram of Ramkrishna Library in Khar asking whether the place was air-conditioned. Pat came a reply “Go to Gharda” , I thought this was …

The one-way toll for light motor vehicles that will ply on the proposed Bandra-Versova Sea Link (BVSL) has for now been set at Rs 250, which is the same amount a Mumbaikar shells out to buy 3 litre of petrol, according to projections of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation  (MSRDC). The per-kilometer toll charged for the 17-km-long BVSL is …