Mumbai
मुंबई
Dadasaheb Phalke mural
The city of Mumbai is synonymous with Bollywood. Yet very few people know about the origins of this industry. Ranjit Dahiya from the Bollywood Art Project paid a fitting tribute to the father of Indian cinema – Dadasaheb Phalke. The giant yellow mural stretched across 120x150 foot on the city’s iconic MTNL building. Dahiya’s mural, finished in collaboration with Indian artists Yantr, Munir Bukhari and Nilesh Kharade, was inaugurated by legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and advertising maestro Piyush Pandey on December 11, 2014.
Filthy Luker's Installation at Jindal Mansion
When inflatable green tentacles sprouted out of the fifth floor of the Jindal Mansion on Mumbai’s posh and busy Peddar Road, people had varying reactions. Some thought that aliens had finally decided to pay Earth a visit, while others thought the movie ‘Jurassic Park’ was being shot at the mansion. Little did people know that the green tentacles were part of UK-based artist Filthy Luker’s installation at the Jindal Mansion. Luker wanted to make this piece interactive and open to multiple interpretations.
Dharavi
Most people know Dharavi as the world’s largest slum. What often misses mention is that it is also an area bustling with cultural activity and entrepreneurship. It provided the perfect setting for a public art project which would engage with the locals and also add a bit of colour to the neighbourhood.
Bandra/Chimbai Village
Bandra is one of the most popular suburbs of the city of Mumbai with a mix of cosmopolitan life and old heritage. It represents the contemporary face of Mumbai, yet deeply rooted in history which is why it was chosen. Starting in the neighbourhood of Pali Village, the project was gradually extended to other pockets of Bandra.
All We Need Is Love
In December 2017, we returned to the iconic Jindal Mansion for another thought-provoking installation. Done in collaboration with one of the most celebrated artists and designers of the country - Manish Arora, the installation wove out a celebration of love. Titled “All We Need is Love” and situated amidst turbulent socioeconomic realities of the day, the installation aimed to encourage passers-by to stop and take notice of the beauty in the world, no matter how fleeting.