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Cabbie waited four hours to return cellphone to Aditi!
...Bangalore girl Aditi Pratap is full of praises for Mumbai nagariya, as are other TV actors who have made this city their home
GITA HARI
There are a number of actors from the small screen who have left their home and family to make it on their own in the big and opportunistic city of Mumbai. Apart from the initial struggle in their career, some have had personal experiences that are worth a read.
Priya Arya, of Left Right Left on SAB TV, has been staying alone in this city for the past nine years. A Delhiite, Priya talks about her weird encounters, "I had just shifted to Mumbai and was living alone in Yari road with a yesteryear actor who had acted in Dev Anand films as my next door neighbour. She used to come drunk at unearthly hours and bang on my door, insisting that I let her in." This was terrifying for the actor, as she did not have any close friend or relative to turn to, but she learnt to put her off, "Gradually, I invented ways to keep her out of my way and the situation came under control." Bangalore boy Raahil Azam wanted to make it on his own. A quiet and low-profile person, he had just a handful of friends who would come to his place and had seen his mother's picture in his house. His friends knew that he does not like to be intruded the few days he gets to spend with his parents. Recollecting an incident, the actor says, "My friends got to know that I was taking my mom shopping to Lokhandwala, so they quietly parked themselves in their car and observed us." After which, they smsed him about how they could not resist having a glimpse of her after seeing her photo at his place and complimented on her beauty. "People here are very friendly and observant but they respect your privacy," says Raahil.
Another Bangalorite who vouches for the spirit of Mumbai is Aditi Pratap of Saat Phere. "I settled in Mumbai six years back and the first time I visited my friend, I took a cab and disappeared into the building. I returned after four hours only to find the cabbie waiting for me at the entrance of the building, all because he wanted to return my cellphone that I had forgotten in his cab." She finds Mumbai very welcoming, safe, rewarding and a progressive city. "I absolutely love Mumbai!" she declares.
Kamalika Guha Thakurta misses Kolkata from where she hails, "Kolkata is home and Mumbai is office. There is a vast difference in people's attitude—an apnapan back in Kolkata while in Mumbai every acquaintance is a professional relationship. Here, people are too caught up with their own lives. The dictum here is live and let live." That's the Mumbai Magic —gentle, endearing, caring with a live and let live attitude that makes it easier to make friends with Mumbai!
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