The Bandstand Promenade

This guide to the Bandstand Promenade in Mumbai follows the modern ritual of fans gathering below Mannat, the seafront home Shah Rukh Khan bought in two thousand one, hoping for a glimpse of him on his birthday. It then reaches back to the nineteenth century, when Parsi philanthropist Sir Byramjee Jeejeebhoy built this walkway and its bandstand for colonial military bands. Down at the far end, you'll also hear about the ruined Portuguese fort built in sixteen forty to watch this same stretch of sea.