Mumbai Things to Do Tips by wrldtravler

When in Bombay, watch a Bollywood Movie. It's the easiest way to get under the skin of a local bombaywalla and truly experience what it's like being an Indian. The country is fascinated with motion Pictures and the Actors have demi-god status. Infact a couple even have temples built to them.
What can you expect when you go to one of these movies: The Majority of Indian Movies are musicals, and mostly of a romantic nature. Love is a favorite theme of Bollywood directors, also respect for parents / elders, an ethical moralistic hero, and an unethical usually foreign villain. The movies are usually overly suggary and could be perceived as corny. But go with an open mind and not a critical one and it will be an experience that will give you more insight into the people and the traditions make India tick.

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Address: Your Local Cinema Hall

Bombay's Premier Art Gallery, displaying India's Past and Contemporary Artistic Talents.
It was built in the year 1952. Managed by the Bombay Art Society, the entire cost of this beautiful mansion was donated by Cowasji Jehangir.
In 1911 with a donation of Rs. 400,000 given by Sir Cowasji Jehangir, George Wittet built the Jehangir Hall, originally a part of the Institute Of Science. In 1996, the hall was converted to a museum of modern art, with 20,000 square feet of exhibition area at a cost of Rs. 33,000,000. As a protected heritage structure, the external appearance of the building is not allowed to change; nor can structural alterations be made; in addition, changes are required to be reversible. Romi Khosla, the architect, erected new walls two feet inside the original, and laid a new marble flooring over the original black stone. The interior was completely restructured into four split-level galleries, a room for seminars and audio-visual presentations, and spaces for a bookshop and a cafe.
Open: On all Days Timings: 1100 Hrs. to 1900 Hrs

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Address: Kala Ghoda Circle,
Directions: Kala Ghoda, Opp. Khyber Restaurant and Rythmn House.
Other Contact: Must have the Tea at the canteen

An extension on the right-hand side of the main building houses the natural history section. The second floor houses the Indian miniature painting gallery-the pride of the museum, and next to it is galleries of decorative art and, to the left of the central well of the staircase, the gallery of Tibetan and Nepali art. Above, on the second floor are the European painting, armoury and textile galleries. An excellent collection of Indian miniature paintings occupies much of the second floor. Some superb examples of the 19th century Pahari School of painting displayed in the museum are Shiva and Parvati (Kangra), Uma worshipping Shiva. One can see Shiva and Parvati, where Parvati is offering Shiva a garland of skulls. Krishna with the Cows Herds (Garhwal, 18th century) and the work drawing of the holi Festival shows Krishna and his friends throwing colour on Radha and her companions to celebrate the spring festival of Holi. Other paintings of importance on display include Aurangzeb reading the Quran (Pahari, Jammu), the painting of Raja Balwant Deva with his Barber (Jammu, 18th century), the painting of the Lady with an Attendant and a Peacock (Pahari, Kangra, 1775). There are some typical examples of Deccani School of paintings having pale green, mineral-coloured backgrounds with figures placed squarely in the foreground. The collection of paintings from Bundi, of the 18th century, in this gallery deals with the theme of love. This floor also has fine examples of Nepalese and Tibetan art, including a beautiful 12th century Maitreya, with his head surrounded by a halo, slightly inclined. The Buddhist and Hindu images in metal are gilded, and studded with gems. Statuettes of Tara-the Buddhist goddess of compassion, Vajradhara-Lord of the Thunderbolt, and of Lakshmi Narayana are studded with turquoise, ruby and diamond. The tiny Avalokitesvara from Nepal, of the 17th century is the most beautiful one.

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Address: Kala Ghoda
Other Contact: 10:15am - 6:00 pm Closed Mondays