India, April 26 -- We lived in Bombay and we lived in Mumbai and sometimes, I lived in both of them at the same time, wrote Suketu Mehta in 'Maximum City' about a city in transition.

In his twin projects spanning a decade in the making photographer and filmmaker Sunhil Sippy, 55, presents two sides of Mumbai. The recently released 'Raceday' is an extensive photo essay through 150 frames documenting the Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the synergies that make it thrive; and 'Eastward' is a collection of 35 photos from the old industrial eastern flank of the Wadala-Kalwa line, where his grandfather's steel factory once stood -- where the mill sites drummed and fell silent. The latter project will be exhibited at a south Mumbai gallery next month....