December 4 2016
evening entertainment.
Bollywood Tours offers a full-day Bollywood tour of seven to eight hours starting at various times in the morning.
The price is $140 –$175 (about R2 000 R2 400), and you get to visit two different studios to watch filming and possibly meet a star, see the Bollywood Museum and see a short dance-hall show.
You also get to actually participate as well, such as singing in a proper studio, or dubbing your voice over a scene from a Bollywood movie.
GeTS Bombay offers either a six- or ninehour tour for from R2 000 per person (Search for “Gets Bombay” at tripadvisor.com to find the tour).
You will visit the SJ Studio in Andheri, famous for its Bollywood productions, to learn about the industry since the 1930s when sound was first introduced, and the influence of dance, music and song in Bollywood Hindu storytelling.
The nine-hour tour goes on to the neighbourhoods of Juhu and Bandra, home sjstudiobollywoodtour.com to numerous Bollywood stars, and then a Bollywood film screening at the art-deco Regal Theatre on the Colaba Causeway, and a traditional Indian dinner.
The tours start at 2pm from your hotel and use air-conditioned vehicles and an English-speaking guide.
Another company offering tours is mumbaifilmcitytours.com.
We will be travelling to Australia for three months. What are the visa requirements? We are both over 75. I know we will need a medical check from their recommended doctors. Do we apply for this online with the visas? Or should we go to an agent?
You will need a visitor visa (subclass 600), which lets you visit Australia for up to three, six or 12 months. It costs between AUD135 (R1 400) and AUD340 (R3 500). Find details at border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1.
For clarity, contact the High Commission of Australia on 012 423 6000.
You need to have been vaccinated against hepatitis A, tetanus, typhoid and polio, according to our International Relations website.
The My Health Declaration (MHD) is a service for travellers who have not yet lodged a visa application and would like to do health examinations before they do so. You can get it before the visa but don’t have to. It can delay the process in some cases. Once you have applied for the visa you would have to wait to see if they request one. See