Mumbai from air + view of Asia's largest slum area (the one used in Slumdog Millionaire) - Dharavi

It is interesting to see how the high rises and the slums coexist in harmony. On my return flight from London to Mumbai, I shot Mumbai from air. This is the same slum depicted in Slumdog Millionaire.

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• Mumbai
• India
• Dharavi
• Bombay
• Slums

[yoyoyo1418]

actually, asias largest slum is in PAKISTAN, KARACHI. not mumbai.

[gymkid1993]

dharavi is not the biggest slum in asia anymore, its size has been reduced, people have been relocated. now orangi in karachi which has 1.8 mil people is the largest according to UNDP.

[TheIvanov4]

@amitnarayankar

Check UNDP data, its in Karachi called Orangi township

[sanketcp]

Wow nice shoot.. Let me tell you different Mumbai areas captured in the video:

1. 0:01 to 0:18: Vashi

2. 0:19 to 1:20: That's vashi creek and kanjur mangroves

3. 1:21 to 2:05 : Eastern expressway followed by big industrial area of Godrej then vikroli area.

4. 2:05 to : Here starts all the slum area. Well uploader it's not Dharavi slum. It's an ares nearby Kurla and Ghatkoper.

It's really sad, this is the first impression of Mumbai outsiders get. Administration must do something :(. 

[conworldus]

Sad that human beings live in such condition. India has a very low average life expectancy because of hunger and lack of hygiene.

[sidnazud]

Now there are quite a few slums in Mumbai which are bigger then Dharavi now. These are 1)Nehru Nagar, 2) Kurla-Ghatkopar belt 3) Mankhurd-Gorandhi belt 4) Yogi and Yeor hill slopes. No wonder 78% population of Mumbai lives in slums.

[simkin007]

@Sasukekillsitachi

thats only a dream in this country !!! we mite c more slums then highways n skyscrappers in the future........

bt still people r proud of it........ so cant help...

[jafar115]

@yoyoyo1418 have u ever been there?

[chickenflu4]

all slums should be nuked without delay!

[wiigamer136]

@Barcelona5761

Thanks to the corrupt Indian government.

[wiigamer136]

@Sasukekillsitachi

We can, but why don't we teach our politicians to be such assholes? We have money, but we never spend it on stuff like that. The politician eat it up.

[wiigamer136]

@punecityguy

no. Much less. More like 30%