Until a few years back, the 40-feet tall Khada Parsi statue in Byculla was a forgotten structure ignored by most Mumbaikars as they whizzed past the two flyovers that flank the statue. However, the cast iron statue that had been vandalised and left bereft of its beautiful lanterns was restored by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and reopened on June 20. Twenty nine-year-old graphic designer and illustrator Garima Gupta’s animated video is a sweet tribute to this landmark.

A still from the video tribute to the Khada Parsi statue

“The statues in our city are neglected. I would spot these everyday. This is why I have shown a weeping Flora Fountain statue at the start of my video,” says Gupta, who is from Delhi, and arrived in the city two years ago.