There isn't that big a vibe around Diwali in Mumbai. Over there its Ganpati Visarjan, which is quite huge.

Mumbai is the kind of place where you learn how to be street smart... unless you're way too overprotected.

I grew up in Delhi, where there are no Parsis. But once I came to Mumbai, I realised how quirky Parsis are.

I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.

I feel more at home in Chennai and Hyderabad than in Mumbai since I spend so much time in these two cities.

I think Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai have very loyal fans. That's the beauty of franchise cricket.

I love Navi Mumbai, and I am proud to be a part of this city. The city has always inspired me to aim higher.

I have never sat in a Metro in Delhi and Mumbai, but one day I would love to travel in the metro in Lucknow.

As a child, I thought we had come to Mumbai for a holiday. I did not realise that this holiday was permanent.

I was distributing DVDs in Mumbai in 2006, and that is when I got my first TV show offer - 'Left Right Left.'

My childhood was spent in a typical Mumbai chawl at Girgaum and I studied at the nearby St. Sebastian School.

Millions of people come every day to Mumbai to fulfill their acting dreams. Being one of them is always tough.

I lost my mother to cancer, so once Masaba was born, my father moved from Old Delhi to live with me in Mumbai.

I did my BMS from Bhavan's College in Mumbai and a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication.

Delhi is truly the fashion address of the country, and some of the best designers from there are ruling Mumbai.

In Mumbai, I found, people practiced a showy, demonstrative kind of love, one unafraid of affection or emotion.

If there is a new airport in Mumbai, I would feel proud about it, and I equally feel angry when I see potholes.

After 'Njandukalude...' I had gone for an acting course in Mumbai as I felt the need to improve my acting skills.

Mumbai's infectious. Once you start living in Mumbai, working in Mumbai, I don't think you can live anywhere else.

I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first. And Mumbai belongs to all Indians.

In Delhi, I have never taken an auto, while in Mumbai, if there is an auto strike, my life will come to a full stop.

Sachin has been an integral part of Mumbai Indians and a source of inspiration for the team ever since the inception.

Los Angeles is much like Mumbai, the film industry rules the city over most other professions, so it feels like home.

When my sister moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood, I was interested in Hollywood. Quite a contrast, right?

Ranchi is a much better place than Mumbai or any other big city in the country. People here are simple and open-minded.

When I came to Mumbai from Dubai to become an actor, I used to entertain people at parties by showing some card tricks.

I don't believe in differentiating between Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian - we are all one, and Mumbai is for everyone.

I was born in our Chembur house in Mumbai, where we lived for five years after which we shifted to our Lokhandwala house.

There is a difference between Mumbai wali Urvashi and Delhi wali Urvashi, and there is no place like Delhi on this earth.

When I came to Mumbai, I was just 19 years old and did the TV show, 'Remix'. Thereafter, I just fell in love with acting.

My base will always be Mumbai since my parents live here and I will always come down to Mumbai or fly down south for work.

I would like to spend more time with my parents. I wish they could shift to Mumbai or I could go and spend time with them.

I was the ball boy during the Mumbai Test of the home series against South Africa in 2000. I was playing Under-14 cricket.

My dad lost his father when he was nine and ran away from home to come to Mumbai to feed his mother and his three siblings.

Diwali means family, so either I go down to Bangalore, or my family comes to Mumbai. I always ensure I take a few days off.

I don't think like Raj Thackeray... that anyone from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar or anywhere who comes to Mumbai is an outsider.

I have several Gujarati friends in Mumbai, and I keep eating from their tiffin boxes whenever we meet. I love Gujarati food!

I had never imagined that after coming to Mumbai that, as an actor, my dates would be booked in six-eight months in advance.

In Mumbai, the air is saltier. The sea is roilier. The traffic is snarlier. The pinks are pinker. The ostentation is crazier.

The taste of a multiplex audience in Amrawati is very different from the taste a multiplex audience in Nariman Point, Mumbai.

I am a Punjabi at heart, but I've been born & brought up in Mumbai and even did my schooling & graduation from Mumbai itself.

When I am in Mumbai, I am called a director. In Chennai, I am called a hero. In the Telugu States, I am called a dance master.

To be honest, I hadn't realised the greatness of film music till I was exposed to film songs after I started living in Mumbai.

I was shooting for two Balaji shows, Kayamath' and Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil,' in Mumbai. I was tired working round the clock.

Whenever I feel like the hustle of Mumbai is suffocating me, I just hop on a plane and jet off to Goa for three to four nights.

People talk about places like Mumbai as a tale of two cities, as if the rich and poor don't have anything to do with each other.

I was born in Begusarai in Bihar. Then I spent 10 years in Kolkata and later hopped from Kathmandu to Delhi and, finally, Mumbai.

I did not come to Mumbai to act. I came here to look for a job as our business had shut down, and it was a difficult time for us.

I did not come to Mumbai because I wanted to be a star. I came to Mumbai because I genuinely love acting, and it gives me a kick.

I don't mind travelling to and fro from Navi Mumbai for work because the calm and serene atmosphere I enjoy here is unparalleled.

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