India, Feb. 26 -- Veteran actor and politician Hema Malini recently expressed surprise and appreciation after witnessing a visible transformation on a busy Mumbai street. Taking to social media, the BJP Member of Parliament from Mathura shared photographs of the Irla stretch in Andheri West, noting that the area, usually crowded with hawkers and encroachments, appeared unusually clear and pedestrian-friendly.

In her post, Hema wrote, "Such a pleasant surprise today when I took the familiar route through Irla - I actually rubbed my eyes and asked the driver if he had taken the correct road! All encroachments on the platforms removed, shop windows actually visible, happy public using the sidewalks to go about their work - Irla transformed!...