Mukesh Mills, Colaba

Mukesh Mills — also known as Colaba Mills — was built in the late 19th century as the only textile mill operating in South Bombay. On 18 January 1982, during the year-long Bombay textile strike, a catastrophic fire gutted the entire complex. The cause was never officially determined. The mills never reopened and fell into complete abandonment by 2000.

The ruins became a favoured Bollywood location for horror productions, partly because of the gothic visual character of the fire-damaged architecture and partly because of the supernatural reputation that developed after the fire. Reports include disembodied screaming, ash-covered apparitions, and — most widely circulated — a possession incident involving a Bollywood actress during a shoot, witnessed by the production crew.

In 2019, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared the structure unsafe and banned film shoots. The property is privately owned; general visitor access is not sanctioned and the partially collapsed structure is physically dangerous. The BMC ban remains in effect.