Question

Why Bombay is called city of dreams. 5points

Answer 1

Bombay is known as a 'mayapuri', a 'City of Dreams' for the following reasons: Despite its overcrowding and lack of sanitation facilities, a continuous stream of migrants pours in the city of Mumbai, i.e., erstwhile Bombay. ... Also, Bombay Has historically been the centre of the Hindi film industry.
(i) Thousands of people came here every year looking for a bright career in film industry. Bombay films have contributed in a big way to produce an image of the city as a blend of dream and reality of slums and stars bungalows.
(ii) The first movie was made in 1896. Soon after Dadasaheb Phalke made Raja Harishchandra (1913). After that there was no turning back.
(iii) By 1925 Bombay had become India’s film capital producing films for the national audience. Millions of rupees were invested and by 1987 the film industry employed 520,000 people.