Andheri

Andheri is a suburb or 'Taluka' of Mumbai, situated in the west of the city on the Salsette Island. Andheri derives its name from a small hill called 'Udayanagari' located close to Mahakali Caves. Like many other localities in Mumbai, the railway line divides Andheri into two parts – east and west.

It is a residential cum commercial area of the city of Mumbai. It has a population of 1,500,000 and is the largest suburb of Mumbai and the third largest Taluka of Mumbai by area. In the mid twentieth century, Andheri was known for its various movie studios, which have since been relocated northwards towards Goregaon Film City. Sher-e-Punjab Housing Society is the single largest co-operative residential housing society in Mumbai with 1,251 members.

The Andheri railway station is the among the busiest railway stations in the country and also on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway and the expansion of the metro in the Versova-Anderi-Ghatkopar corridor is part of the government's master transportation plan.

Andheri West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Andheri West constituency (Marathi: अंधेरी पश्चिम विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.

Andheri West is part of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Goregaon, Versova, Jogeshwari East, Andheri East and Dindoshi in Mumbai Suburban district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

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Election Results

Assembly elections 2009

Assembly Elections 2014

References

@Andheri

@Andheri is a 2014 Malayalam drama thriller film written and directed by Biju Bhaskar Nair. It starred Atul Kulkarni, and Sreenivasan in leads and Bineesh Kodiyeri Disney James, Aparna Nair and Biyon in the supporting roles.

Plot

Rajan Pilla (Atul Kulkarni) is an underworld don in Mumbai. Sub Inspector Menon (Sreenivasan) is an ordinary police officer. Menon is very much concerned about the family of his colleague who has been murdered while on duty. Menon shares a good emotional relationship with the two sons of his colleague. The elder of them Pappan (Disney James) is a taxi driver who is married and has a child. The younger one Appu (Binish Kodiyeri) is jobless. He is ready to do any job that he gets.

Biju Bhaskar in '@ Andheri' plots the deep emotional bond between two brothers Pappan (Disney James) and Appu (Bineesh Kodiyeri).

Cast