Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier

Window to the worldWorkers catch up with each other from their windows amid the lockdown in Kurla PicSayyed Sameer AbediMumbai without MumbaikarsCan you imagine Mumbai without its hustlebustle chaos and Mumbaikars The last couple of weeks of lockdown changed the way the city has existed in our imagination something that website Mumbai Live captured in a fourandahalf minute drone video Shot by creative director Kushang Dholakia and freelance cinematographer Omkar Pathak the video captures aerial shots of an empty CSMT Bandra Dadar TT the Bandra Worli Sea Link and Marine Drive among other landmarksAn aerial view of an empty CSMT from Mumbai Lives videoNishant Sabnis the CEO shares that the idea came to them after similar videos from Wuhan and London emerged We got permissions from the Mumbai Police and set out to shoot wearing gloves and masks While shooting we realised how beautiful Mumbai looks but there was a void as it doesnt feel like Mumbai without all the honking and heckling said PathakBhai looks whos back on TVAfter Shaktiman Ramayan and Mahabharat the iconic comedy show Dekh Bhai Dekh is now back on Doordarshan The antics of three generations of the Diwan family which included actors like Farida Jalal Shekhar Suman Sushma Seth Navin Nischol Bhavana Balsavar Urvashi Dholakia and Deven Bhojani were a part of the TV routine for any 90s kidSpeaking to this diarist about the show being aired again creator Aanand Mahendroo said Its been 26 years since the show Dekh Bhai Dekh coming back on TV at this time is a great feeling Im flooded with messages It feels good to have ones work appreciated A lot of people from the new generation will also watch it nowThe sitcom which first aired on Doordarshan in 1993 became careerdefining for Suman and DholakiaA mythology quiz for youWho cried in the sound of the horse when he was born Who was born with a horn on his head These are some of the many questions that author Anand Neelakantan has been asking his Twitter followers as part of his MythologyQuiz seriesNot only has he been getting a great response but each day one winner will get a signed copy of his book Vanara I was thinking of ways to keep my followers engaged so I came up with the quiz Im posting a quiz whenever I get the time Theres no hard and fast rule here Im trying to keep the questions uncommon as a lot of people will Google the answers but at least it creates an interest and prompts them to read up instead of getting engaged with news about the virus he sharedKamra takes on TejasviIn a new episode of his show Shut Up Ya Kunal Kunal Kamra takes on Tejasvi Surya in a conversation that lasts for over an hour Kamra talks minimally Surya speaks of patriotism and in his trademark style Kamra intersperses the episode with news items video footage and a list of labels that Surya uses to describe him and his ilkI was in two minds about posting the video But its quarantine time so I thought why not What I did to Surya on the edit table is an unequivocally condemnable act I painted him to be far more unintelligent than he is Why I did this is a deeper question but I feel it is in the greater good of balance Kamra told this diaristDelivering hope amid despairCitizens have been ramping up efforts to help each other get through these difficult times This is what prompted Maladbased eatery IDlish to start a campaign to ensure house helps daily wagers security guards sanitation workers or anyone finding it difficult to survive gets a wholesome mealThey have introduced a feed the needy meal on their Swiggy and Zomato pages which customers can purchase and have delivered to those they want to help We wanted to contribute to society but due to restrictions on movement we approached Swiggy and Zomato We pay 50 per cent of the cost and customers pay 50 per cent This is available at our Malad outlet We can deliver to parts of Goregaon too said owner Sankar KasirajanCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates