Mumbai: Rich vs Poor in the Indian Megapolis | India Wealth & Poverty Documentary
Published 2023-10-24
In Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, over one million people are packed into the 2 km. slum. But although its residents are poor, there’s a real dynamism. Mahesh, 27, was born and lives in this slum and would never leave it. He runs a recycling plant and employs around 20 people. Dharavi’s underground economy is thought to generate 800 million euros per year. But it also lies on prime real estate in the very centre of Mumbai so its future is in doubt.
Every day, new towers of glass or concrete emerge from the earth. With the support of the municipality, real estate tycoon, Babulal Varma, razes slums to build luxury apartments for the upper classes. As the city constantly expands, it pushes into the surrounding forests and natural spaces, such as Sanjay Gandhi Park. The fifty leopards who live there regularly make forays into the new housing estates. They attack stray dogs, but also the inhabitants. Each year, several people are killed by feline attacks. At night, forest department rangers patrol to prevent leopard incursions.
This documentary was first released in 2021.
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All Comments (21)
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So much respect for the older gentleman who started the leather goods business. You sir deserve every bit of success I hope you have a very comfortable retirement and many grandchildren
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As an Indian and a Mumbaikar who has lived in Mumbai for 24 years, I have to admit that Mumbai is truly a shithole. No one cares about how terribly bad the roads are, how terrible the infrastructure is, how corrupt the government is. No one cares about these things. In this country, people will be outraged over a movie that hurts their religious or cultural sentiments while still taking a shit on the street. I’m really grateful to have had the chance to gotten out of that shithole. There’s nothing wrong with that patch of land that they call India. Just the mentality of the people that holds us all back from prosperity.
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The rich get richer. The poor gets screwed. That’s what I got from this video.
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I wasn't expecting uncle crying all of sudden telling his life story
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After watching this documentary, I'll never complain about the crowded trains in London again. These kind of videos gives u such a reality check to 3rd world problems vs 1st world issues. So what I got from this video is gratitude, which is such an underrated virtue 😊
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The part at 27:42 was peak journalism, catching them in the act of coaching people what to say.
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How these people are robbed of their home is heartbreaking
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This is why you need to appreciate where you live right now. Not saying that these people don’t like their life.
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"People are not doing crime here people are doing struggling here"😂❤
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Just so people know Omkar builder guy in the video is now in jail lol 😜
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I can't imagine the smell inside the train.
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This is the most amazing documentary I've seen on YouTube. Well thought through. I thought I would watch it in a breakdown but ended up watching the whole video all in one shot.
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It's such an unequal society. How can the rich people not feel embarrassed showing off in front of other much poorer human beings?
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Those people are a inspiration for me. Never seen so hard working people and optimistic despite their condition
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this documentary is so informative about Indian life, thanks for sharing
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Seoul Korea was like a little Munbai in the 50s, 60s, and even in the early 70s after the Korean War (1950 - 1953). There were patches of shanty towns, shits on the streets, and polluted rivers. Now, Seoul's metropolitan subway is the cleanest in the world. It was the determination of the Korean people under a strong leadership that made the change.
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Its very impressive to see the resourcefulness of Indians resourcefulness of Indians reminds me of Filipinos! Love from Philippines 🇵🇭 my Indian friends!!
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The bos and his father are great example of a real bussiness management, congrats for the result of hard work. Result never betrayed hard work.
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Very good decomentary video about life of India. People full of ambition are living there, they are fighting for their daily meal that is what maked them strong and increasing the number of successful people in their country. If poverty can't teach you then what?
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Honest hard working people with big smiles. A slum where few people can become millionaires
