India's first musical road: Mumbai's coastal road plays Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' for motorists | VIRAL VIDEO
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Experience a symphony in motion on the Mumbai Coastal Road. Indias first musical road now plays the Oscar-winning song Jai Ho as motorists drive from Nariman Point to Worli.
Motorists in Mumbai can now experience a "symphony in motion" as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officially inaugurated India’s first-ever musical road on Wednesday. Located on the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road, a 500-meter stretch of the northbound lane now "plays" the Oscar-winning tune Jai Ho as vehicles pass over it.
The innovative project was launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who personally drove along the stretch to experience the melody.
Mumbai's got a new "musical road" grooves carved in just right to play #JaiHo song when cars zip over at the perfect speed. Everywhere its @ARRahman pic.twitter.com/WpBAFqGaDe — A.R.Rahman News (@ARRahman_News) February 11, 2026
The technology, developed in collaboration with experts from Hungary, turns the road surface into a mechanical instrument.
The Mechanism: Instead of electronic speakers, the road uses rumble strips or grooves carved into the asphalt at mathematically precise intervals and depths.
