Bandra’s quaint bookstall weaves tales of cinema, history and reading evolution

Updated On: 28 August, 2023 08:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Ainie Rizvi

Old-timer Bandra bookseller recounts the time when Rekha frequented his store for Filmfare stock and the transformation of news consumption habits of people in the digital age

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For the last 70 years, Ajit Shelar`s bookstall has been a fixture at Mehboob Khan Chowk, serving as a hub for newspapers and magazines in the vicinity

Serving as a prime news aggregator of Bandra, Ajit Shelar’s book stall disseminates news via daily newspapers and film-focused magazines. Evolving over a span of seven decades, his store has transformed into the very medium through which the latest filmy and worldly stories reach the local residents. While the newly minted prints arrive via autorickshaws from the printing press, his newspaper distribution syndicate arrives at this store at 4 am.

Starting from that point, he categorises the bundles based on the respective publications and then allocates them to his agents, each entrusted with specific localities. Ajit`s distribution network ensures timely delivery of newspapers as well as various regional language papers including Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi. These papers find their way to the nooks and crannies of Mount Mary, Hill Road, Carter Road, Waroda Road, and more.

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