REGAL CINEMA
January 2023
Regal Cinema was a technological marvel, at the time, and at the forefront of Bombay’s Art Deco era.
The cinema was built in 1933, to celebrate the golden age of cinema and glamour in the city. It was the first cinema in town to have air-conditioning and even provided an elevator to take its affluent patrons from their underground parking bay up to their plush balcony seats.
Photographs: Team PAYAL KHANDWALA
MAKING OF A GARMENT | BOMBAY
May 2022
12 INDIVIDUALS | 11 DAYS TO WEAVE | 2 DAYS TO STITCH | 3 METRES | 1 GARMENT
Photographs: Soujit Das |Watch video here
THE MAKING OF A SARI | AN ODE TO PHULIA
March 2022
Phulia is a prominent weaving centre, that is a 3 hour drive, North of Kolkata, and close to the border with Bangladesh.
Our relationship with Phulia dates back to 2014, where we visited the societies and began our sari journey.
Photographs: Soujit Das | Watch video here
BOMBAYWALLA | CENTRAL SHORTHAND AND TYPING INSTITUTE
March 2022
"Typing is a prerequisite for shorthand and all the children want to appear for the exam so Mrs. K. S. Balsara has divided her Institute neatly, shorthand in the front-room and typing in the back-room with a balcony."
This series is part of an ongoing collaboration between BOMBAYWALLA and PAYAL KHANDWALA. It showcases the people, places, and spaces of an older Bombay adapting to and living in a new Mumbai.
Photographs: Philippe Calia
BOMBAYWALLA | MADHAVASHRAM
August 2021
“Those who want to create history, must know history”, states Ramesh Mahajan, the patriarch of Madhavashram, the storied lodging house that completes a century.
This series is part of an ongoing collaboration between BOMBAYWALLA and PAYAL KHANDWALA. It showcases the people, places, and spaces of an older Bombay adapting to and living in a new Mumbai.
Photographs: Philippe Calia