Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari: 10 Photos From The Movie That Took Us Back In Time When Mumbai Was Bombay

Diljit Dosanjh, Manoj Bajpayee’s Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is a comedy-drama set in 1995 that narrates the tale of a man who is on a quest to find a bride for him. While it sounds like an easy task, Bajpayee’s character is determined to make it troublesome for him. While we loved the movie for its hilarious take on arranged marriages, we cannot help but admire other elements of the film that took us back in time when Mumbai was still Bombay.

Watch the trailer of Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari here:

Here are 10 pictures from Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari that take us back to the time when Mumbai was known as Bombay:

1. Phone Booths

Remember the time when there used to be phone booths in Bombay? Back when Whatsapp wasn’t invented and phone calls weren’t cheap, we had these phone booths on the streets of Bombay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Street Food

Take a look at this photo! Doesn’t it remind you of the time when Bombay’s street food was the most popular thing in India? Before cafes and restaurants took over, food stalls with street hawkers used to be extremely popular with the masses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Architecture

Long before multi-storey buildings made their way to Mumbai, we had smaller buildings with beautiful architecture. Take a look at this beautiful picture below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Vintage Cars

 Vintage cars will have always a special place in our hearts. Especially the ones that we have seen on the streets on the Bombay. Seeing them in the movie was like taking a short trip down the memory lane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Quiet streets 

Quiet streets in Mumbai are an extremely rare sight these days. But the city wasn’t always so bustling. There was a time when Bombay was slightly quieter and the picture here is a sweet memory of those days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Movie Time

This picture is filled with nostalgia. People enjoying an open-air theatre is a concept that’s getting popular once again. But there was a time when Bombay was filled with such theatres and the experience was out of this world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Clean beaches

When was the last time you saw a clean beach in Mumbai? The beaches were a lot cleaner back then and also very quiet. Now that we think about it, we definitely miss the good old days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. BEST buses

When Mumbai was Bombay, the streets used to be filled with red-coloured double-decker buses. While they exist even today, they were more popular back then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Bombay Fashion

Mumbai is all about fashion but Bombay was about style! From embroidered shirts to bell-bottoms, Bombay has witnessed some of the best fashion scenes ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Pagers 

Even though pagers existed everywhere and not just in Bombay, this picture is a sweet reminder of the time when lovers used to ‘chat’ on pagers in Bombay. They would have so much to say but pagers couldn’t accommodate everything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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