The dark, sleek body of the black SUV glided off the Eastern Freeway, leaving behind the open stretches of the highway and plunging into the bustling, iconic pulse of South Mumbai. The dense, golden afternoon sunshine melted into a warm, coastal sunset sky as the car navigated through the high-end arterial roads, finally turning onto the famous, winding stretches of Altamount Road. Here, the chaotic noise of the city dissolved into an aristocratic, quiet luxury, shaded by ancient banyan trees and guarded by high-security perimeters of India's most powerful elite.