"We have become one big family. Even after discharge, I will stay in touch with them. They will be the first ones to get invited to any function in my house," said Sandeep Lamba, 35, face masked, resting on a hospital bed after his kidney transplant.

The Chembur resident was talking about the Mehtas from Vile Parle. The two families, in their desperate need for kidney donors, bonded, courtesy a rare swap transplant at Global Hospital in Parel.