On Instagram (IG), Sneha Mehta and Mallika Chandra call themselves seasoned spectators of Mumbai's colonial-era clubs. And rightly so. Their tryst with them began as kids, and grew so strong that they exhibited a research project on it — a book called Play Fare — in New York City last year. "Their exclusivity was always communicated to us as children. You understood what places you have access to, the age group around you, and the dress code to be followed," recalls Chandra.

Frames featuring the captains of the Indian cricket team, at the Cricket Club of India; (right) Snacks at Breach Candy Club, which the duo say is the most chilled out club of the lot. Pics/Mallika Chandra