Streets of Gold: Mumbai

The programme provides an overview of India’s rapidly expanding urban centre, focusing on the affluent individuals who have made it their residence. It examines the dynamics of the boomtown and the lifestyle of its super‑rich inhabitants, highlighting the city’s economic surge.

The programme is a single episode that turns its camera toward an Indian boomtown, offering viewers a clear view of the place and the people who have made it their home. It’s presented as a straightforward look at a city that’s been growing at a break‑neck pace, alongside the ultra‑wealthy individuals who now call its streets theirs. In this episode the focus is squarely on the town’s rapid expansion and the lifestyle of the super‑rich who live there. It walks through the bustling streets, the gleaming new developments and the lavish residences that have sprung up, showing how the surge of wealth shapes everyday life in the city. The narrative stays centred on the contrast between the town’s booming growth and the opulent habits of its most affluent inhabitants. The episode keeps its lens on the visual and social fabric of the boomtown, highlighting the scale of new construction, the conspicuous consumption on display and the way the city’s fortunes are reflected in its architecture and public spaces. By concentrating on these elements, the programme provides a concise portrait of a fast‑moving urban centre and the elite class that thrives within it, without venturing beyond the core observation of the town’s boom and its super‑rich residents.