'Millionaire' Beggars

Mumbai is India's financial and entertainment capital. Here people come from all over India to try their luck to get rich. Of course many become Millionaire through hard work & interestingly many become Millionaire by begging also.

Meet here "Massu", who begs for alms at the Lokhandwala Complex in suburban Mumbai's Andheri area.

Barefoot, squint-eyed, somewhat emaciated and wearing filthy clothes, Massu begs for alms. His working hours start at 8 in the evening and he calls it a day in the wee hours of the morning after the last diners have headed home. His takings average between Indian Rs.1,000 and Indian Rs.1,500 on a good business night.

Yes, Massu is one of the many "millionaire" beggars in India 's financial and entertainment capital.

Dressed in spotless white clothes, 60-year-old Malana Khan, Massu to his acquaintances, takes an auto-rickshaw from his one-bedroom-hall-kitchen (BHK) flat in middle-class Andheri West in western suburban Mumbai and heads towards up market Lokhandwala complex every evening.

He changes into his "begging attire" in a lane near Adlabs and is ready for the night.

Calling it a day at around 3 a.m., Massu takes an auto-rickshaw back home. He stops near Yashraj Studios close to his home for a change of clothes.

Besides his BHK flat at Amboli in Andheri West, Massu also owns a similar flat in neighboring Andheri East.

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