Magical Mumbai is India’s megacity, a seething, teeming metropolis of more than 14 million people. The subcontinent’s business and entertainment capital, it boasts both the biggest slum and most expensive real estate in Asia, as well as Bollywood, the world’s most productive movie industry.
The commercial capital of the British Raj, bustling Bombay is today a beacon for migrants from across India, who come here seeking fame and fortune, dreaming of escaping poverty to become Bollywood stars a la Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai et al. Aligned on a north south axis, like Manhattan on steroids, you could spend months in Mumbai and still only scratch her surface.
Check out my insider’s guide to the best of the city over at TravelIntelligence.com