Meher Marfatia

It’s worth being stuck in traffic to savour historic Kemp’s Corner’s striking architecture and streetscape “What did one banana say to another? Marry me, I’m akela.” To think a joke as bad as this got Amitabh Bachchan guffawing. He and Anwar Ali, comedian Mehmood’s brother, cracked such nonstop corn in Allah Beli, the Kemp’s Corner cafe that is now the Gangar Opticians showroom. Struggler buddies paid a few hundred bucks for eyeblink roles as boys singing and drinking in Merchant-Ivory’s 1970...

Beyond its notorious face, Dongri harbours legacies of service and spirituality, from water carriers and surma makers to the Baba Gor Dargah celebrating the Sidi Dhamal festival

Ten jewel-like buildings at Apollo Bunder have offered more than simply great harbour views since 1900