In the Indian megacity of Mumbai, there’s an urban forest four times the size of New York’s Central Park. It’s home to a community of indigenous people who live alongside leopards. The land is prime real estate and over recent decades chunks have been converted.
Now the government is going ahead with a controversial plan to cut further into the forest to build a depot for subway trains. The project has sparked widespread protests and a debate about conservation and development. We follow one indigenous family as they struggle to hold on to their unique way of life.
This film was first broadcast on the BBC in November 2022.
Film produced by BBC News, Filament pictures and Confluence Media
Thumbnail credit: Filament Pictures
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