Updated On: 19 August, 2023 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Devanshi Doshi
Twenty-seven-year-old Ayush Khanvilkar brings elements of Bollywood and food together to tell stories of undiluted Mumbai through v-logs

Here, he tried the famous caramel custard, among other dishes. Pics/Atul Kamble
Mumbai is not just a city, it’s an emotion. Clipped to this emotion are memories of sitting with friends at Marine Drive’s iconic promenade, the street food that can play havoc with your tummy, but you’d eat it again in a heartbeat, and Bollywood movies that continue to live rent-free in the bylanes of the city. These tiny, simple things in an otherwise glamourised city became the driving force for Kandivali resident Ayush Khanvilkar to show off Mumbai as he knows it through his food v-logs.
“I wouldn’t call myself a food v-logger,” says Khanvilkar, adding, “I use food to tell stories of Mumbai simply because who doesn’t love food? I am a storyteller, and my videos are my films.” The software engineer, who is also a film enthusiast, had even considered switching to film-making professionally. Unlike the food reels that dominate most feeds, with Instagrammable ambiance and a multi-cuisine fare, Khanvilkar’s reels focus on the raw appeal of the city’s character. His inspiration, he says, is straight out of a Bollywood movie.