About Mumbai
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Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. |
Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment centre of India.It serves as an economic hub of India |
Mumbai is home to important financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India and the corporate headquarters of numerous Indian companies and multinational corporations |
The city also houses India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood |
Mumbai's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, attract migrants from all over India |
Mumbai owed its prosperity largely to textile mills and the seaport, but the local economy has since been diversified to include engineering, diamond-polishing, healthcare and information technology.
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Most of India's major television and satellite networks, as well as its major publishing houses, are headquartered in Mumbai. |
| The centre of the Hindi movie industry, Bollywood, is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest in the world |