All we imagine as light The spirit of Mumbai is something I heard a lot, not just during our stay in the city but in so many other instances. The ressurective insincts of Mumbaikars from difficult situations is lauded as the Spirit of Mumbai. They say nothing can put out the Spirit of Mumbai. Payal Kapadia explores the other side of Mumbai, where individuals , especially migrants, feel loneliness and gradually lose themselves in the crowd. They work, they commute, they live in practical dwellings and in spite of the feelings of loneliness be there in the thick of mass celebrations. The paradox of the spirit of Mumbai is explained in the form of faceless comments from such workers. 'Kaam hai, paisa hai, phir kyom chodum Mumbai?' ( Job is there, money is there, then why leave Mumbai) That's what keeps them there. Parvati who faces eviction from her home to make space for a high rise, decides to go back to her sea side villa...
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