Comments on: Bombay

by: Deepak Jeswal

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:17:44 +0000

All - Just a quick note to say that I have read all the comments and thanks a ton for it. Yet not solved the house problem, but with wishes as this, I am sure I will tide through it happily…

Robinbhai- The song would be ‘Do deewane shahar mein’ from Gharaunda …the movies, other than this, can’t off hand recall …

And since its the first official comment here - a very very warm welcome to my space here…

by: Robin

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:40:47 +0000

Hey Deepak,

Welcome to the Big City !

Second or third most populous metro on the planet….. generates at least a third of India’s GDP, has over 90% of India’s corporate headquarters, as I understand. No other city like it in many respects, both good and awful.

Hopefully your housing search is over but to keep a light mood, think of all the Hindi films that dealt with your specific challenge.

I can recall at least three and one of them had a song picturized precisely around the new couple’s travails in settling down in the teeming metropolis.

Bakshi-saab’s pen wrote:

Ye jeevan hai, is jeevan ka
Yahi hai, yahi hai, yahi hai rang roop
Thode gham hain, thodi khushiyaan
Yahi hai, yahi hai, yahi hai chhaon dhoop

Best for the future!

Robin

by: jyoti

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:06:17 +0000

To aap paunch gaye hai mahanagari!
Even I am tempted to come there..let see kab paunchate hai!

Zindagi jeene ke liye hai pyare,
Mumbai to ghumane ke liye hai pyare..aish kar..maje maar!

lol!

by: Juneli

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:34:35 +0000

hmmmmm toh aap,

Chalte-chalte sapnon ki dagari
pahunch gaye ho Maya-Nagari
kahetein thein pahel Bombay
yeh hai pyare Aamchi Mumbai

Great!

Here I recalled the song…..

“e dil hai musil jeena yanha
jara hatke jara bachke yeh bombay hai meri jaan……………”

Wish you all the best! Hope your dreams will come true.

by: kaush

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:48:26 +0000

Made it finally! good luck finding a place and enjoy the bittersweet wonderfulness that is Mumbai!

by: anks

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:40:09 +0000

Hi,

Welcome to the city!!!

by: Madhu

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:15:12 +0000

Harshadji and Priyangini have already said what all I wanted to.

I didnt pay much importance to deposit part because that is just a ‘deposit’ which U are going to get back when U leave the place. [And U dont eat ‘paan’ so no question of spitting on the walls! As per my knowledge, U are quiet and decent person so again there is no question of having fights inside the flat and braking owner’s furniture ,right? So flat owner’s refusal to pay Ur deposit money back doesnt arise, isnt it?:D].
Btw, Ur friends including me are very well aware of Ur ‘dream’. Suppose if we would have told U that hey DJ, here the land rates are very high, also travelling is very tiring and blah blah blah, dont U think that these kind of talks could have demotivated the person? At least I didnt want to do that. This is Ur ‘karmabhoomi’ Deepak, so dont ever say that ‘I could have reconsidered my decision”. Yesss, U are going to win! Dont worry!

by: priyangini

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:53:37 +0000

Ha ha, so sorry to have forgotten this little detail while discussing housing in Mumbai, actually the deposit is not much of a deal. Like Moonie says above, most companies give you an advance for it. Also, the more the deposit the less the rent because the owner will earn interest out of the deposit as well. And don’t worry, your deposit will be vasool once you get adjusted to Mumbai and even you won’t bat an eyelid over the amount.

by: Moonie

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:48:09 +0000

Yes thats truth is many cities now, even in Bangalore one requires 10months of rent as deposit. Well, I think most of the companies do give money as an advance to its employees to pay for the deposit. That money is subtracted on monthly basis. BTW, you could try Navi Mumbai, the rents are lesser compared to town or western suburbs.

by: Kislay

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:30:26 +0000

Finallly, the ball has started rolling.

That’s great.