IN PHOTOS: Take a walk through Chor Bazaar's Friday Dawn Market in Mumbai

Forgotten treasures and curious finds vie for elbow room at Chor Bazaar's Friday dawn market. They say that if you look hard enough, you will find belongings here from years ago that got mysteriously lost or stolen

Updated On: 2023-06-08 10:29 AM IST

Compiled by : Nascimento Pinto

Chor Bazaar is a market infamously known for its ‘chori ka maal’, and people can find all sorts of things for a very cheap price. Photo Courtesy: Atul Kamble/Devanshi Doshi

Chor Bazaar's Friday night/dawn market is a relatively new set-up. At the market, close to 100 hawkers find a seat along either side of the road, with their products spread out for display. Despite its location nearly 23 km from Andheri, it is locally referred to as ‘Andheri Bazaar’ or dark market.

In the popular shoe-selling lane called Dedh Gully, scores of people join the already crammed up narrow lane. Here, trendy sneakers, formal shoes and flip flops and sliders for daily wear are on display. They’re selling Air Jordan 1 Retro High COJP Midnight Navy for R1,500; it’s current market price is over Rs 30,000.

Mannequin heads found at Chor Bazaar's Friday dawn market are used for make-up trials. A man bought the head of a mannequin as a gift for his sister to practice her make-up artistry skills because she owns a beauty parlour.

A first copy of Nike flip flops can be found at the market. These plain black flip flops are comfortable and are identical to the original and cost Rs 650. 

On the cricket ground located in the 12th lane of Kamathipura, you will find old coins and currency notes, clothes, watches, shoes, DVDs, mobile phones, random used diaries, photo frames, antique lamps and showpieces, and even second-hand novels. Here, olive green Two rupee notes (in picture) from the 1960s is a treasure for old currency collectors and can be purchased at Rs 1,500.

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