Ashim Aluwalia is a Mumbai-based documentary film maker whose film "John & Jane" was shown at the Berlinale 2006. See here some reviews:

http://john-and-jane.com/images/reviews/05.html

http://john-and-jane.com/images/reviews/11.html

This is a very interesting article of Experimental Art in Mumbai:

http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/lp/prj/kus/exp/mum/en7274848.htm

Art criticism and journalism

If you're interested in art critics take a look at the texts of Georgina Maddox:

http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/georginamaddox/

She is also writing for the Goethe Institute Arts Magazine "The Art & the City":

http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/lp/prj/kus/bil/mum/en7244444.htm

The Goethe Institute Max Mueller Bhavan publishes an online journal on art scenes of the major cities in India:

http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/lp/prj/kus/enindex.htm

Surabhi Sharma is a filmmaker based in Mumbai who is tackling mostly social issues in documentaries. Take a look at her work and thought on...

http://surabhisharma.wordpress.com/

http://vimeo.com/user5794134

Cinema City - 
Due to the 100 years anniversary of the film city Mumbai, the group Majlis initiated the project Cinema City, analyzing the influence of the cinema on citizens and their city.

http://projectcinemacity.com/

http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/lp/prj/kus/bil/mum/de9495654.htm

Rohan Shivkumar states that the 2008 crisis has rescued the Mumbai slum

 

The moment the crisis occured, all urban planning ideas concerning the Dharavi slum were dropped for a lack of financial resources. It seems that this was the time for thinkers who were listening to the actual inhabitants of these areas. Read on here:

 http://www.design.nl/item/rohan_shivkumar_on_what_design_can_do