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35th anniversary special: 35 memorable pictures that defined Mumbai
From celebrities and celebrations to skirmishes that tore the heart out of Mumbai, here are 35 images that prove it is all about being at the right place at the right time
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#01 November 15, 2013
SACHINNINGS AT AN END: Sachin Tendulkar walking out of the Wankhede Stadium dressing room to resume his innings on the second day of the India vs. West Indies Test. This was the day the cricket world watched Sachin bat for the last time in India colours. This is an award winning picture. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
SACHINNINGS AT AN END: Sachin Tendulkar walking out of the Wankhede Stadium dressing room to resume his innings on the second day of the India vs. West Indies Test. This was the day the cricket world watched Sachin bat for the last time in India colours. This is an award winning picture. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
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#02 June 21, 2012
HANGING ON: A fire at Mantralaya. Several people were suspected trapped inside. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
HANGING ON: A fire at Mantralaya. Several people were suspected trapped inside. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
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#03 March 24, 2013
SHADES OF THE PRISON HOUSE: Begin to close in on Sanjay Dutt. Salman Khan visits Sanjay Dutt at his Bandra home after news that Dutt was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case last year. Pic/RANE ASHISH
SHADES OF THE PRISON HOUSE: Begin to close in on Sanjay Dutt. Salman Khan visits Sanjay Dutt at his Bandra home after news that Dutt was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case last year. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#04 February 20, 2008
SLIP: Carol Gracias suffers a wardrobe malfunction at a Lakme Fashion Week. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
SLIP: Carol Gracias suffers a wardrobe malfunction at a Lakme Fashion Week. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
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#05 June 18, 2010
NOT SILSILA BUT CHEHERE: Photographer the late Gautam Rajadhyaksha and Sanjay Gaikwad launched Rajadhyaksha's Marathi book called 'Chehere'. Pic/RANE ASHISH
NOT SILSILA BUT CHEHERE: Photographer the late Gautam Rajadhyaksha and Sanjay Gaikwad launched Rajadhyaksha's Marathi book called 'Chehere'. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#06 August 11, 2012
DESECRATION: A man kicks The Amar Jawan memorial near Azad Maidan in August 2012. South Mumbai burnt as protests started in the city over riots in Assam and alleged attacks against the Muslim community in Myanmar. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
DESECRATION: A man kicks The Amar Jawan memorial near Azad Maidan in August 2012. South Mumbai burnt as protests started in the city over riots in Assam and alleged attacks against the Muslim community in Myanmar. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
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#07 October 12, 2005
NO TICKET, NO VISA: Workers are trying to tow away the Kolkata-Mumbai Sahara Airlines flight carrying 113 passengers which overshot and skidded from the runway while landing at Mumbai airport. Pic/RANE ASHISH
NO TICKET, NO VISA: Workers are trying to tow away the Kolkata-Mumbai Sahara Airlines flight carrying 113 passengers which overshot and skidded from the runway while landing at Mumbai airport. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#08 August 11, 2010
SEA-ING IS BELIEVING: A barge conducts a salvage operation for a cargo vessel MSC Chitra which had collided with another vessel off the Mumbai coast. pic/SHADAB KHAN
SEA-ING IS BELIEVING: A barge conducts a salvage operation for a cargo vessel MSC Chitra which had collided with another vessel off the Mumbai coast. pic/SHADAB KHAN
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#09 October 9, 2010
BEING HUMAN, BEING STARRY: Sallu and the Bollywood babes walk the ramp for the Being Human fashion show at a Santacruz hotel. Pic/RANE ASHISH
BEING HUMAN, BEING STARRY: Sallu and the Bollywood babes walk the ramp for the Being Human fashion show at a Santacruz hotel. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#10 November 29, 2008
WASH AND FACE IT: A National Security Guard (NSG) jawan washes his face near the Taj Mahal hotel after a three-day terrorist siege ended. Pic/RANE ASHISH
WASH AND FACE IT: A National Security Guard (NSG) jawan washes his face near the Taj Mahal hotel after a three-day terrorist siege ended. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#11 October 10, 2006
LATHI TIME: The police control a clash between Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Dadar. Pic/RANE ASHISH
LATHI TIME: The police control a clash between Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Dadar. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#12 May 16, 2014
DROWNED OUT: The Congress party symbol of the hand seemed to be submerged just like the parties hopes as the results of the elections were rolling out this year. Pic/BIPIN KOKATE
DROWNED OUT: The Congress party symbol of the hand seemed to be submerged just like the parties hopes as the results of the elections were rolling out this year. Pic/BIPIN KOKATE
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#13 August 15, 2013
WHEN TEARS MINGLED WITH WATER: A salvage operation inside the Naval Dockyard in August 2013 after the submarine INS Sindhurakshak exploded and sank. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
WHEN TEARS MINGLED WITH WATER: A salvage operation inside the Naval Dockyard in August 2013 after the submarine INS Sindhurakshak exploded and sank. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
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#14 January 15, 1993
Bloodbath: An Indian army patrol in Mumbai. Hindu-Muslim riots subsided after more than 10 days of violence. PIC/AFP
Bloodbath: An Indian army patrol in Mumbai. Hindu-Muslim riots subsided after more than 10 days of violence. PIC/AFP
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#15 October 4, 2003
WHEN THEY WERE ONE: Uddhav Thackeray, Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray at the Shiv Sena rally on Dussehra eve at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Pic/RANE ASHISH
WHEN THEY WERE ONE: Uddhav Thackeray, Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray at the Shiv Sena rally on Dussehra eve at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#16 November 18, 2012
ROARS NO MORE: Bal Thackerayu2019s funeral at Shivaji Park saw the warring cousins together. Pic/BIPIN KOKATE
ROARS NO MORE: Bal Thackerayu2019s funeral at Shivaji Park saw the warring cousins together. Pic/BIPIN KOKATE
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#17 November 18, 2012
AT REST: Bal Thackeray''s funeral procession, one of the biggest in the city, began from his home at Matoshree. The city came to a standstill as the founder of Shiv Sena was on his last journey. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
AT REST: Bal Thackeray''s funeral procession, one of the biggest in the city, began from his home at Matoshree. The city came to a standstill as the founder of Shiv Sena was on his last journey. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
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#18 September 23, 2007
WE HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE: Stop, Bebo seems to tell the photographer, when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena were spotted coming out of a Bandra hotspot. Too late, Bebo, weu2019re as quick as a flash. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
WE HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE: Stop, Bebo seems to tell the photographer, when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena were spotted coming out of a Bandra hotspot. Too late, Bebo, weu2019re as quick as a flash. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
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#19 January 22, 2005
WHAT THE NECK: The two finalists of Indian idol Abhijit Sawant (l) and Amit Sana before the final shoot of Indian idol at Famous Studio at Mahalaxmi. pic/RANE ASHISH
WHAT THE NECK: The two finalists of Indian idol Abhijit Sawant (l) and Amit Sana before the final shoot of Indian idol at Famous Studio at Mahalaxmi. pic/RANE ASHISH
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#20 January 19, 2003
FAREWELL FIRE: Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan during the funeral of Harivanshrai Bachchan in 2003 at Juhu. Pic/RANE ASHISH
FAREWELL FIRE: Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan during the funeral of Harivanshrai Bachchan in 2003 at Juhu. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#21 September 27, 2012
EAR AND THERE: Shah Rukh Khan with producer-director Yash Chopra on the occasion of Yash Chopra's birthday at the Yashraj Studio in Andheri. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
EAR AND THERE: Shah Rukh Khan with producer-director Yash Chopra on the occasion of Yash Chopra's birthday at the Yashraj Studio in Andheri. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
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#22 January 12, 2007
OFF THEY GO: Sanjay Dutt escorting his daughter Trishala Dutt who lives in the US out of the Sahar airport. Dutt is currently in jail after being convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. Pic/RANE ASHISH
OFF THEY GO: Sanjay Dutt escorting his daughter Trishala Dutt who lives in the US out of the Sahar airport. Dutt is currently in jail after being convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. Pic/RANE ASHISH
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#23 August 10, 2009
FOR YOU, AJOO: A girl lands one on Ajay Jadeja. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
FOR YOU, AJOO: A girl lands one on Ajay Jadeja. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
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#24 October 17, 2010
GENERATION NEXT AND NEXT: Bal Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray at Shiv Sena's Dussehra Rally at Shivaji Park. pic/RANE ASHISH
GENERATION NEXT AND NEXT: Bal Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray at Shiv Sena's Dussehra Rally at Shivaji Park. pic/RANE ASHISH
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#25 October 16, 2013
Nurses look after SRK's surrogate baby at Mannat in Bandra. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
Nurses look after SRK's surrogate baby at Mannat in Bandra. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
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#26 October 22, 2002
BLOOD TRAIL: Bipin Chandra Gupta, husband of Pushpa Gupta, Churchgate resident shot dead in her guest house, shouts for help outside his room. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
BLOOD TRAIL: Bipin Chandra Gupta, husband of Pushpa Gupta, Churchgate resident shot dead in her guest house, shouts for help outside his room. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
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#27 July 19, 2012
STAR TREK: Amitabh and son Abhishek Bachchan walk down a crowded road for superstar Rajesh Khanna's funeral, in 2012. pic/RANE ASHISH
STAR TREK: Amitabh and son Abhishek Bachchan walk down a crowded road for superstar Rajesh Khanna's funeral, in 2012. pic/RANE ASHISH
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#28 December 31, 2006
SHAME: A woman was molested at a crowded New Year celebration in Mumbai. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
SHAME: A woman was molested at a crowded New Year celebration in Mumbai. Pic/SHADAB KHAN
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#29 June 21, 2012
FIERY OPERATIONS: A massive fire broke out at Mantralaya in 2012, but we have not learnt from the past. pic/BIPIN KOKATE
FIERY OPERATIONS: A massive fire broke out at Mantralaya in 2012, but we have not learnt from the past. pic/BIPIN KOKATE
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#30 August 2, 2011
THE PULL BETWEEN LAND AND SEA: Pavit, the ghost ship as it was dubbed, which ran aground on Mumbai's Juhu shore. pic/RANE ASHISH
THE PULL BETWEEN LAND AND SEA: Pavit, the ghost ship as it was dubbed, which ran aground on Mumbai's Juhu shore. pic/RANE ASHISH
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#31 September 25, 2011
PARIS IN MUMBAI: Hotel heiress gives away 100 US dollars to street children begging in Mumbai on her visit to the country. This was at Andheri. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
PARIS IN MUMBAI: Hotel heiress gives away 100 US dollars to street children begging in Mumbai on her visit to the country. This was at Andheri. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
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#32 July 11, 2006
DEATH ON THE LIFELINE: Bodies lie amidst the rubble at Matunga railway station targetted in serial blasts. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
DEATH ON THE LIFELINE: Bodies lie amidst the rubble at Matunga railway station targetted in serial blasts. Pic/NIMESH DAVE
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#33 September 18, 2013
ROWDY CROWDY: Three men molested a girl amidst the crowd at the Lalbagh cha Raja immersion procession. They were caught on camera. It was one more nail in the coffin for the city's safe for women tag. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
ROWDY CROWDY: Three men molested a girl amidst the crowd at the Lalbagh cha Raja immersion procession. They were caught on camera. It was one more nail in the coffin for the city's safe for women tag. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
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#34 November 22, 2011
KID POWER: The Bachchans post the birth of Aaradhya, Abhishek and Aishwarya's daughter. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
KID POWER: The Bachchans post the birth of Aaradhya, Abhishek and Aishwarya's daughter. Pic/SATYAJIT DESAI
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#35 February 3, 2008
VIOLENT FARE: MNS activists smash a cab at Ranade Road, Dadar. MNS activists clashed with Samajwadi Party over a rally to be held at Shivaji Park. pic/DATTA KUMBHAR
VIOLENT FARE: MNS activists smash a cab at Ranade Road, Dadar. MNS activists clashed with Samajwadi Party over a rally to be held at Shivaji Park. pic/DATTA KUMBHAR
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#33 September 18, 2013
ROWDY CROWDY: Three men molested a girl amidst the crowd at the Lalbagh cha Raja immersion procession. They were caught on camera. It was one more nail in the coffin for the city's safe for women tag. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
ROWDY CROWDY: Three men molested a girl amidst the crowd at the Lalbagh cha Raja immersion procession. They were caught on camera. It was one more nail in the coffin for the city's safe for women tag. Pic/ATUL KAMBLE
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