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But there are people like the Ambanis and Oberois, who own buildings, right from the basements to the rooftop. They have even applied for clearance to make helipads on their rooftops. In our times we could never think of rooftops being used for anything other than for flying kites. But with increasing traffic jams, the rooftop helipad is going to be the only way to reach home or anywhere on time. But the wives would never cease to doubt their husbands even if they are late by five minutes in arriving, ‘Aaj phir Katrina Kaif ke ghar ke upar helicopter udate rahe ho!’(Today again you have been flying your helicopter over Katrina Kaif’s house!) Rooftop parties and restaurants are already quite popular. I wonder what else could be done on rooftops. I think rooftop kheti-bari (farming) could be popularised in cities like Mumbai. Heroes and heroines will sing songs running around in rooftop paddy or wheat fields. When someone would say, ‘Mein kuch dino ke liye gaon ja rahan hoon,’ (I am going to village for a few days) it would mean he’s going to his rooftop. Rooftop playgrounds could be another idea because the builders won’t leave any space for sports activities on the ground. Then at least the advertisements featuring star cricketers, where they are shown jumping from one building to another, would have some meaning.
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MY
uncle, who belongs to Hoshiarpur, has never liked Mumbai as he always
says, "In Mumbai people neither have roofs nor floors of their
own. In a flat system you always have the feeling that the roof
belongs to a person, who lives above you, and floor is owned by the
person, who is below you."