In the posh neighbourhoodsofGulshanand Baridhara, entire apartment buildings are illuminated to celebrate winter weddings, buttheseare overshadowed by the brightlightsofnew shopping malls.
Many believe the murder of top film producer Gulshan Kumar in broad daylight in 1997 was the first real indication of the underworld's growing hold in Bollywood.
The police were unable to do much for rupee billionaire Gulshan Kumar, who was shot dead by three assassins when he emerged from a temple in August 1997.
In the latest attack on those involved in Mumbai's film industry , India's rags-to-riches music baron, 41-year-old Gulshan Kumar, was shot dead outside a temple, prompting the prime minister, Inder Gujral, to praise his contribution to the film-music business.