Ever since I moved out of Mumbai in 2011, I’ve revisited the city at least once every year. Last year, I even went twice. Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly in my case, every time I passed the MTNL building in Bandra, what I did not know was that I was passing India’s largest mural.
Last weekend, I was in Mumbai. One of my best friends (the guy who helped me write this) picked me up from the airport and when we passed the same building, I asked him about it. Of course, instead of telling me, he simply smirked at me and asked me to go find out myself. My friends are one of a kind, I tell you.
Anyway, I ran a quick Google search today and learnt that the painting on the MTNL building is of Dadasaheb Phalke, the man behind India’s first full-length feature film. He’s referred to as the father of Indian cinema, so the mural was painted by an artist called Ranjit Dahiya as a tribute to him in 2014. And Mumbai being the capital of Bollywood, makes it the perfect location for it.
You can read more about the mural here.
Later Alligator 
It’s great to see the whole street-art scene pick up in India and the world for that matter. Saw some wonderful street art in Brussels last year. Although I haven’t been there but there’s quite a bit of it to see in Delhi too now. Cheers
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So true. I am absolutely in awe of any and all form of street art. And I super happy to learn about this mural… it really stands out.
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