On November 1st, Hour Space is turning into Colaba's newest little marketplace: fashion, jewellery, handicrafts, thrift finds, and bakery treats, all under one roof, 12 PM to 7 PM. Free entry, no rush, just good vibes and even better finds. We genuinely can't wait.

In this edition of 𝒉our people, we hear from Pawan, a Mumbai-based screenwriter, dialogue writer, and localisation expert. From an engineering background to founding House of Hindi, he shares how a frustration with poorly dubbed films became a mission to make Hindi adaptations feel aspirational, plus the discipline behind protecting your creative hunger.

Step off Colaba Causeway into a narrow lane locals call "Arab Street," and the air changes: oud, attar, shopkeepers switching into Arabic. It's the quiet result of decades of Gulf visitors making Colaba their monsoon second home. A few steps further, Bademiya has been grilling kebabs since 1946, feeding the neighbourhood long past midnight. All barely a stroll from Hour Space.

Hour Space's courtyard has moods, honestly. Quiet in the mornings while everyone settles in, a happy little rush by noon when people step out for lunch, and then 4pm hits; golden light, and a few minutes outside between meetings suddenly feels essential. By evening it slows down, and a quick coffee catch-up somehow turns into two hours. Come find the hour that feels like yours.

Colaba's coffee scene has quickly leveled up: from Subko's bean to bar chocolate mill to Araku's century od cafe meets bookshop, Third wave's reliable espresso, new comer Concu's desert foward menu, and Mag street's understated bakes. Five cafes, one neighbourhood, and every single one just a short walk away from Hour Space.

In this edition of 𝒉our people, we hear from Ketan Gupta, founder of ShaadiYaadgar. From a business family in Mumbai to building a wedding-tech startup since 2022, he shares how it all started, the one-stop wedding platform he's working toward, the values behind his approach to branding and growth, and hard-earned advice on keeping costs lean, understanding customers, and gamifying productivity to beat procrastination.

We built Hour Space to work as hard in front of a camera as it does behind a laptop. From Sarah Jane Dias shoot to Zouk's Brand Campaign, our courtyard and honestly every corner of the space has quietly doubled as a set more than once. Turns out good light for working is good light for shooting too.

Christopher Nolan, Tom Holland, and Matt Damon recently stopped by Olympia Coffee House for chai and bun maska ahead of The Odyssey's Mumbai premiere, and it turns out Colaba's oldest café has been quietly winning for over a century. From Olympia to Leopold, Mondegar, Churchill, and Madras Café, we trace the trail of nostalgic cafés that have outlasted every trend, all just minutes from Hour Space.

In this edition of 𝒉our people, we turn the questions on someone a little closer to home: Ar. Areeba Siddiqui, Founder of Hour Space. From an idea born in Scotland, UK to building Colaba's own coworking space from the ground up, she shares the story behind Hour Space, what community really means to her, and the hard-earned advice that's guided her: Build where you are, Grow when you are ready.