Images

A variety of images that captured the sights of Mumbai, the taxi drivers and the process of creating The Taxi Takes on Terror.

Street Smarts Installation

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The Team

After a day of shooting Vivek Thakur shooting from Auto rickshaw shoot with Vivek Watching footage. Filming the Taxi near Juhu. Shooting the Taxi After creating the Taxi Sticker Art Filming Akram as he creates the stickers Akram Studio The two brothers who run Akram Studio Eric and Khalique Eric Filming The Taj Hotel Watching while Akram creates

Leopold Cafe

DSC_0440 DSC_0439 man+drinking beer farhang_bullet DSC_0409 DSC_0404 DSC_0403 DSC_0177

Taxi Art

DSC_0061 DSC_0112 DSC_0452 An altar for Gods and Saints in a Mumbai taxi A dashboard altar in a Mumbai taxi

Making of The Taxi Takes Sticker Art

Santosh Zakir Arts The studio is literaly a hole in the wall Sitting with Akram in his studio garage Discussing the design with Akram Akram's studio Final design on paper Akram and his brother Taxi Sticker Art Design Filming Akram as he creates the stickers Akram working to remove extra vinyl stickers Vinyl Sticker roles in every color Creating the Title Akram A crowd gathers to see the new sticker Measurements After removing the old sticker and cleaning the glass Measuring and Preparing The Silver Lining of The Txi Takes Adding the second layer

Taxis

A driver in the summer sun. 'Town' part of Bombay. An old taxi meter which is usually seen hinged outside the fiat taxis. street The old fiat getting a hand from some good samaritans, plenty of which you'll find in this city. DSC_0452 DSC_0197 Diversity comes together in a chat about Terrorism. Urban Mumbai Taxi Sticker Art

Exploring Bombay

A taxi driving along a poster lined flyover in Bombay. 'Town' part of Bombay. An old taxi meter which is usually seen hinged outside the fiat taxis. An ice cream stall, a standard on any beach in the World. An assortment of fruits and berries found locally in India during the summer. A handicapped man selling cotton candy on Juhu beach. Innovative Indians coming up with new techy ways to make an extra ruppee. Stand on the scales and based on your weight, a fortune teller will announce something about your life on the screen :) Mumbaikars out enjoying the sunset. A city where pushcart dirt and Bollywood diamonds merge. A bori muslim woman in her traditional attire, quite different from the conservative 'burkha' behind her. construction The old fiat getting a hand from some good samaritans, plenty of which you'll find in this city. A group of friends probably walking to the mosque for evening prayers judging by their crisp clothes. A driver in the summer sun. street streets2 DSC_0403 DSC_0404 Filming the Taxi near Juhu. Gateway of India, Mumbai

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