Meet Deepak Bhagnani Sion Hospital Compounder owns paani Puri Centre
Meet Deepak Bhagnani Sion Hospital Compounder owns paani Puri Centre
Deepak Bhagnani of the popular Sindhi Community represents the second generation running the Elco Pani Puri Centre in Bandra’s Hill Road
Invariably on any day, Elco Pani Puri Centre keeps buzzing.
From Bollywood celebs like Shah Rukh Khan Preity Zinta, chefs such Hussain Shehzad of The Bombay Canteen and Papa’s sing and countless Mumbaikars line up for its pani puri ice-cold, sweet, tangy, and spicy all at once.
Credited as the city’s ultimate chaat destination, Elco has emerged as part of Mumbai’s food lore.
The Paani Puri Centre is also patronized by the Ambanis apart from the B’town celebrities.
But the story begins far from Bandra’s glitz.The late Mohandas Bhagnani, eldest of seven siblings in a Sindhi family that migrated to India amidst Partition, grew up in Ulhasnagar’s Sindhi Camp.
After finishing Class 10, he worked as a compounder at Sion Hospital, travelling to Bandra and Khar to administer injections.
Anyone visiting Bandra’s Hill Road will never forget to relish
Elco’s Paani Puri and other mouth-watering chaats.
News Edit KV Raman
