Mumbai's Bandra business district hosts Britain's Deputy High Commission serving western India where Bollywood glamour meets financial capital and deep colonial connections. The mission supports Britain's engagement in India's commercial powerhouse where British businesses dominate financial services sector, insurance companies maintain historic presence from East India Company legacy, and trade relationships flourish. British tourists visit Mumbai experiencing Gateway of India monument, colonial-era architecture along Marine Drive, Elephanta Caves' ancient rock temples, chaotic Crawford Market bazaars, and Bollywood film city tours. British expats form significant community working in banking sector, international corporations, and creative industries. The Deputy High Commission provides consular services for western Indian states including Maharashtra and Gujarat, processes high volumes of UK visa applications from India's wealthiest region producing business travelers and students, and coordinates British business interests in manufacturing hubs. Staff facilitate educational partnerships with Indian Institutes of Technology producing engineers for British tech sector, support cultural exchanges in Bollywood film industry maintaining London connections, and process massive diaspora documentation for British-Indian families. The mission serves region including diamond trading center Surat, textile hub Ahmedabad, and industrial Maharashtra contributing enormously to UK-India relationship built on shared democratic values, Commonwealth membership, enormous Indian diaspora in Britain numbering over 1.5 million, and historical ties from colonial period creating unique partnership where cricket, English language, and educational systems connect world's largest democracy with former imperial power navigating post-colonial relationship transformation into modern strategic partnership.