From the few names mentioned below you can judge for yourself that South Mumbai is a reservoir of intelligentia and talent.

• Subash Chandra, Cuffe Parade (Chairman of Zee Network)
• Shobha De, Cuffe Parade (Noted journalist and author)
• Ronnie Screwala, Cuffe Parade (Chairman of UTV)
• Lata Mangeshkar, Malabar Hill (the nightingale of India)
• Jagjit Singh, Malabar Hill (The ghazal mastreo)
• Ratan Tata, Malabar Hill (The name tells it all)
• Kumaramangalam Birla, Pedder Road (The heir apparent of the Birla clan)

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Shivaji Park the alma mater of cricketing geniuses like Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar is still the envy of various other playing grounds in the city.

The former chief minister of Maharashtra and the present minister of state for energy Mr. Manohar Joshi is a resident of Dadar, a predominantly middle class Maharashtrian locality.

Again the area of Matunga has been synonymous with erstwhile movie moghuls like Prithvi Raj Kapoor, Manmohan Krishna, Madan Puri, Raj Khosla and K.N. Singh. In a small lane Masani Road) near the Khalsa college in Matunga, the 1940s and 50s used to be a hive of activity for the film folks as the veterans used to live there.

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RAJ KAPOOR:
R.K. Studios, situated in Deonar has been a symbol of creativity since its creation. The brain child of the greatest showman of the last millennium the studio has nurtured a number of artistes, singers and musicians. The genius in Raj Kapoor reached its zenith through his creations out of this central suburb.

NUTAN:
Another great actress lived in Chembur, now a prominent middle class locality.

Ashok Kumar:
Veteran of the film industry was living in Maitri Park, till recently before shifting to Bangalore.

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Almost all the film stars, musicians and singers are living here.

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