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Mumbai's $1bn makeover

Name: Mumbai's $1bn makeover
Uploaded: 2016-03-10T03:59:10.784Z
Duration: 5 min 33 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Colonial-era neighbourhood razed for skyscrapers

India's Bohra Muslim community is transforming its old neighbourhood, tearing down decrepit buildings to make way for skyscrapers. The project is touted as a model for other old urban areas, but could it be replicated? Amy Kazmin reports from Mumbai.

March 10, 2016

Filmed and produced by Jyotsna Singh. Edited by Paolo Pascual. Additional footage from Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust.