Awesome Bombay, Funny Bombay

Bombay has no bombs  and is a harbour  not a bay. Churchgate has neither a church  nor a gate. It is a railway station .  There is no darkness  in andheri.  Lalbaag  is neither red nor a garden .  No king  ever stayed at kings circle .  Nor did queen  victoria stay at victoria terminus.  Nor is there any princess  at princess street.  Lower parel is at the same level as parel.  There are no marines  or sailors at marine lines.  The mahalaxmi temple is at haji ali  not at mahalaxmi. Teen bati  is a junction of 3 roads, not three lamps .  Trams  used to terminate at kings circle  not dada tram terminus (dadar tt). Breach candy is not a sweetmeat  market, but there is a hospital .There are no iron  smiths at lohar chaw.  There are no pot  makers at kumbhar wada. Lokhandwala complex  is not an iron and steel market .

Null bazaar  does not sell taps.  You will not find lady fingers  in the bhendi bazar. Funny bombay-

... Zara hatke zara bachke.

( Writer is an Advocate and a well known film critic. He is a retd IIS officer based in Hyderabad)