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Private Bollywood with Slum Tour: In-depth Look into Film Making and Dharavi Slum
5.0
11 Ratings
Mumbai
Experience two of Mumbai’s most distinct and contrasting aspects on a tour of Bollywood City and the Dharavi Slum. Learn about the renowned film industry, enjoy a Bollywood dance performance, and discover the intriguing Dharavi slum with a local university student who was born there. Why not explore the slum and Bollywood through a local perspective?
Experience two of Mumbai’s most distinct and contrasting aspects on a tour of Bollywood City and the Dharavi Slum. Learn about the renowned film industry, enjoy a Bollywood dance performance, and discover the intriguing Dharavi slum with a local university student who was born there. Why not explore the slum and Bollywood through a local perspective?
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Dharavi - Home to nearly 1 million residents, Dharavi is the third largest slum dwelling in the world and one of the most densely populated areas on the earth. This slum became famous following the release of the 2008 hit movie Slumdog Millionaire. During this guided tour you will get to go inside the slum to see how the residents live and work….
- Dharavi - Home to nearly 1 million residents, Dharavi is the third largest slum dwelling in the world and one of the most densely populated areas on the earth. This slum became famous following the release of the 2008 hit movie Slumdog Millionaire. During this guided tour you will get to go inside the slum to see how the residents live and work. There is a palpable sense of community that exists in Dharavi, a patchwork of people from all parts of India; marvel at the diversity as you see temples, mosques and churches erected side by side. Starting at the your accommodation in Mumbai you will wind through Plastic recycling, Leather Manucaturing, colour Dyes, fabic , pottery, schools, of couse visit my house in slum
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sakinaka kherani rd - explore live Bollywood dance
-you will get self singing experience opportunity
-Learn VFX (speacial Effects Audio/Visual)
-Explore Hall of Fame
-Visit Bollywood cafe,Bollywood Costume gallery and Bollywood museum.
-Visit Empty Sets
-Explore 100 years of Bollywood (Audio/Visual)
-Explore Live Shootings(Movies/Television/AD-as per availabity)
What's Included
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Transport by private air conditioned vehicle
- Good Memory
- Hotel/airport/port pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Transport by private air conditioned vehicle
- Good Memory
- Hotel/airport/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Lunch
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
- Please keep your mobile on silent mode during the shooting in action and keep silent.
- Please keep your mobile on silent mode during the shooting in action and keep silent.
Location
Dharavi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Z4982shfernandoc
Mar 13, 2025
Genial - Since I had little time in Mumbai, I took a full-day tour of the main sights and visited a slum. It was a very good decision to get to know the city properly. Mumbai I liked very much – it is a very interesting city with many contrasts. I would definitely recommend a visit to this city, and if you can have Aarti as a guide, you will have a great time as she explains everything in great detail.
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Anastassia_k
Mar 1, 2025
Insightful and eye opening tour - Amazing tour with tour guide Aarti. She was knowledgeable and very insightful as she herself lived in a slum earlier in her life. Aarti took me to her home and showed me how an Indian family lives nowadays, which was eye opening. She explained about the arranged marriage traditions, about the culture and the religion. On our way to the 2 locations, she showed me and explained the highlights of the city. The tour in Dharavi was very interesting and Aarti took me not only to see the industrial area, but also the 'residencial' part of the Dharavi. The Bolliwood was also a good experience, first time of that kind for me. You get to see the film making technologies, voice overs and have an overview of the history of the bolliwood cinema over the last 100 years. All in all a very good tour and Aarti has made it special.
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Livam2025
Jan 18, 2025
Pleasant and awakening insight into the culture - The trip was really interesting and relevant. We were going as a class with two teachers. We had the same guides three days in a row to different places. Both Bollywood, Slum trip and a mega cozy day in a village. There is transport included with space to stop on the road for photos and snacks and water. They were really the sweetest and provided wide smiles. One always felt safe in their company and they were very welcoming and snaggy. They also invited us to see where they lived, which gave us a huge insight into everyday life. I would definitely recommend this tour, which both provides a lot of information and a mega nice insight into the culture!
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Safari13435704661
Jan 18, 2025
It was very good and I felt very safe being with them. Very open and good guides they are ( Raj and mukeesh) i - They are great at doing their things and are top Professional. If you want a good trip to Mumbai and need a guide, choosethem
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Ml-mai68
Feb 15, 2024
Nice tour, great driver - Mukesh, the driver is fantastic and knows so well his town.
Punctual and trustworthy.
He always give you good advise.
Congrats.
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Sherpa56749908682
Mar 19, 2023
Bollywood and Slums Tour with Magical Mumbai Tours - We engaged Magical Mumbai Tours for us to tour the Slums and tour Bollywood… it was an exceptional experience for both of us from start to finish… we were picked up from our Hotel by our Guide Imran and Driver Ram and driven over to the Slums where Pooja was waiting to take us through the Slums… she was absolutely wonderful, was very supportive and assistive and provided us with her own personal knowledge of the Slums which was great.
We then travelled with Imran and Ram over to Bollywood where we were provided with an exceptional tour of the Bollywood Studio including a couple of stages where productions were underway.
Overall we really enjoyed our day out and have no hesitation in recommending Magical Mumbai Tours, Imran, Ram and Pooja to anyone who would like a great tour of the Slums and Bollywood.
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Michael_t
Dec 27, 2022
the tour was great and... - the tour was great and all as expected. Hotel pick up at 10am worked well. Anthony was a great guide through the Dharavi Slum. The slum itself is a quite industrious and organized area, still working and living conditions remain poor and in obvious contrast to other parts of Mumbai. In the afternoon we have visited a Bollywood studio close to the airport with a nice tour through different sets and including a Bollywood dance performance. Mukesh was a great driver through the traffic jams, that are typical in Mumbai. We were back at the hotel in Colaba around 6pm.
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Monique
Mar 11, 2018
Slum and bicycle tour - Fantastic experience! Especially the slum is a must-see. Your money goes to projects there and if you bring gifts and school necessities for the children, the guide hands them over immediately so you know things really come where they have to go. You are not harassed by beggars and people just except you warmly in their midst.
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