JB Nagar, expanded to Jamunalal Bajaj Nagar, is a neighbourhood in

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(East),

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. Its proximity to

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makes it a prime business district. Located off the

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link road near

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, it has good east-west connectivity. It is named after industrialist and freedom fighter

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. There are five high schools in JB Nagar — Holy Family High School, Divine Child High School, Bombay Cambridge School, Kalgidhar School & Rajasthan Seva Sangh School. The Akal Society was one of the first societies to emerge in the early 1980s in JB Nagar. Other notable residential societies include Prajakta CHS, Mistry Complex, Rashmi Tower. J.B. Nagar also has supermarkets like Lucky Stores and Bon Bon Supermarket. JB Nagar has a community page on Instagram by the username 'jb.nagar'. The first ever Indian Woman to win 5

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was from JB Nagar's Sukdayak society. There are a number of shipping companies in this area. JB Nagar, Andheri East is home to thousands of young working professionals and job seekers from all around India and welcomes everyone with open heart. JB Nagar is served by the Chakala (J B Nagar) metro station on line 1 of the

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. There is a Lakshmi Narayan Temple, garden and community hall here. Film lyricist

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, associated with Gemini Studio and Ranjit Studio stayed in JB Nagar. Also the film actress

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stayed in JB Nagar till 1992.

References

There are two high schools in JB Nagar — Kalgidhar School & Rajasthan Seva Sangh School. The Akal Society was one of the first societies to emerge in the early 1980es in JB Nagar. The first ever Indian Woman to win 5 Crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati was from JB Nagar's Sukdayak society. The Bhagat singh colony consists of luxurious bungalows. There are a number of shipping companies in this area. JB Nagar, Andheri East is home to thousands of young working professionals and job seekers from all around India and welcomes everyone with open heart. JB Nagar is served by the Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station on line 1 of the Mumbai Metro. There is a Lakshmi Narayan Temple, garden and community hall here. Shri Rajasthan C.H.S. Ltd. is one of the biggest Housing societies in JB Nagar, Greater Mumbai, with 100 plots. Film lyricist Pandit Indra Chandra, associated with Gemini Studio and Ranjit Studio stayed in JB Nagar. Also the film actress Madhuri Dixit stayed in JB Nagar until her marriage. Govind Munish script writer for Rajshri Films like Dosti,etc and Director of the hit movie "Nadiya Ke Paar" also resided here. It was he who gave a break to Madhuri Dixit in the Rajshri Films movie " Abodh" Neighbourhoods in Mumbai {{Mumbai-geo-stub