India, Jan. 16 -- The Arabian Sea is mystique, livelihood, filth and divinity in Sudarshan Sawant's visually and aurally rich short film Songs of Sundari, set largely in the crowded waterways of the Versova-Madh creek - a film that particularly resonates today, when the construction of a bridge costing Rs.2,395-crore connecting Versova, Mumbai's northernmost island, to Madh Island, is underway.

The bridge will slash travel time from Versova to Madh from 90 minutes to 5 minutes, and it will transform the Koli fisherfolk villages around it - their ferry businesses are expected to take the biggest hit. The Kolis are the original inhabitants of the island city, and their presence in the city's margins continues to fray, with Mumbai's freneti...