India, Oct. 6 -- A Mumbai woman has sparked a conversation about home ownership, financial commitments and work-life balance after sharing a video of a seemingly deserted high-rise residential society on a Monday night.

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Taking to Instagram, Ruchi Dubey pointed to the empty common areas of the upscale society, where she claimed flats cost crores and rents run into lakhs. She used the sight to question whether people taking on large home loans actually get enough time to enjoy the homes and amenities they work so hard to afford.

"It's a very big society. And, you know, flats here cost in the crores. The rents are also completely i...