BMC Launches India’s First Musical Road In Mumbai, Playing AR Rahman’s ‘Jai Ho’
The stretch has been constructed using specially designed rumble strips embedded into the asphalt at specific intervals and depths.
In a first for India, Mumbai has introduced a ‘musical road’ along the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road. The 500-metre-long stretch has been developed on the northbound carriageway between Nariman Point and Worli, shortly after vehicles exit the Coastal Road tunnel.
The project was inaugurated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Engineered With Special Rumble Strips
The stretch has been constructed using specially designed rumble strips embedded into the asphalt at specific intervals and depths.
India's First Musical road ⚠️
— A.R.Rahman News (@ARRahman_News) February 11, 2026
Mumbai's got a new "musical road" grooves carved in just right to play #JaiHo song when cars zip over at the perfect speed.
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In a post on X, the BMC said, “🛣️Dharmaveer, Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chinari Road's Musical Road was inaugurated today in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister Shri. Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Shri. Eknath Shinde..”
The civic body added, “Special musical strips installed on the stretch from Session Rimmon Point to Worli will allow drivers to hear the tune of 'Jai Ho' from the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire.'”
How The Musical Road Works
Motorists travelling at speeds between 60 and 80 kmph will be able to hear ‘Jai Ho’, the Academy Award-winning song composed by AR Rahman for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
The concept relies on the interaction between vehicle tyres and the grooved road surface. As vehicles pass over the strips, vibrations are created, generating sound waves that recreate the tune from Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film.
🛣️धर्मवीर, स्वराज्यरक्षक छत्रपती संभाजी महाराज किनारी मार्गावरील संगीत रस्त्याचे माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री. देवेंद्र फडणवीस, उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री. एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्या उपस्थितीत आज लोकार्पण करण्यात आले.
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) February 11, 2026
🎶नरिमन पॉईंटकडून वरळीकडे जाणाऱ्या मार्गिकेवर बसविलेल्या विशेष संगीत पट्ट्यांमुळे… pic.twitter.com/aQCJ2V2SmY
To alert drivers, the Municipal Corporation has installed signboards at 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres ahead of the musical stretch. These signs are displayed even within the tunnel section.
Mixed Reactions On Social Media
The initiative has drawn varied reactions online.
One user mocked the authorities, writing, "Thank you BMC for installing this "musical road" in my area," and shared a video highlighting the condition of roads in other parts of the city.
Another commented, “No proper roads in suberbs and musical road for south? (sic)”
A third wrote, “Roads are not cleaned and pot hole free.”
A fourth user remarked, "What? Did we need MORE noise on our roads? Or, did some genius think that we will stop honking because "let's listen to that song again"?"
Meanwhile, a fifth user said, “Superb.. I have seen this few months on social media and now it's in India. Thanks to government and@mybmc.”
A Concept First Introduced In Japan
The concept of melody roads was first introduced in Japan in 2007 and has since been implemented in countries including Hungary, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
With the installation on the Coastal Road, Mumbai has become the first city in India to adopt the concept.
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