Mumbaiite
n.— «Roopa Swaminathan, author of the National Award-winning book, Star Dust, Vignettes from the fringes of the Film Industry, calls herself a hardcore Mumbaiite who loves cinema and grew up watching Hindi films.» —“‘I want to write Rajnijant’s biography…’” by Shobha Warrier Rediff (India) Nov. 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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