General
Yeh Hey Mumbai Meri Jaan
- If you are a real Mumbaikar and away from Mumbai, you get sentimental
even if you hear words like Chembur; Dadar; Andheri, Bandra.
- Mumbai – the only city where people no matter what language, religion
and caste, express frustration by saying ‘chyayla’ - The only place where even bus conductor motivates us “chalo aage
badho” - For Mumbaikars – Burger bole toh bakwaas, vada pav bole toh jhakaas.
- Mumbaikars – we will stand in empty trains and will fight for seat in
crowded ones. - Mumbai – A city where people come to make their career and end up
making their life. - A city with blend of different people and three things, ‘pudhil station’,
‘agla station’, and ‘next station’ - Slow local trains – the one which halts at all stations Fast trains – the one
which halts in between stations. - Everything is fair in love, war and local trains.
- You never say you are angry. You say “dimaag ka dahi ho gaya hai”
- Mumbaikar to auto wala – Sakinaka chaloge? Auto wala – nahi.
Mumbaikar – saale Dubai chalega? - Some words we use often – waat lagayi, aai shapath, pandu, faadu,
party to banti hai, kat le, jhol, ek number. - Local trains are the only place in Mumbai where men are more civilized
than women. - In India we drive on the left of the road. In Mumbai we drive on what is
left of the road. - That awesome moment when in local trains you don’t have to move
towards the exit, you are simply pushed towards it by the crowd. - While giving directions you say right / left maaro aur waahan pe ek
bridge girega. - If Borivali passenger gets into a Virar fast train, that’s a serious crime
boss. - Once you survive in a Mumbai local during journey from VT to Kalyan or
vice versa during peak hours, you can survive anywhere in the world. - Train timings (7.27, 8.49 etc) are really important events of life.
- In every local train journey you will find at least one person asking “arey
yeh platform kis taraf aayega?” - No salsa, hiphop, moon walk, B’boying or
- jazz can beat our visarjan dance.
- No Starbucks Coffee can beat of our own
cutting chai. - Nobody remains “untouched” once you
enter Virar / Karjat fast local. - 99% fast trains halt at Goregaon station,
but still not indicated… - We dont understand “humko and
tumko”. We prefer “tereko and mereko” - Second class ticket Rs 10 and first class
ticket Rs 110. No difference. You can’t sit
in either. - Getting a Virar fast train from Andheri/
Borivali during peak hours is more
difficult than getting into IIT and IIM. - Aur yahan Mumbai mein ghadi sab ke
pas hai, lekin time kisi ke pas nahi hai.
Yeh hai Mumbai Meri Mumbai, Meri
Jaan… And am proud to be a Mumbaikar…
Ankin bolaaichcha kya.