i really would not compare mumbai to new york....more like chicago....its a good city (i lived there for a bit) but a tour to the states without chicago won't be missing much....
I think of Bollywood like seeing Broadway in New York, but since you've actually lived there, I think you would know about this more than I would.
Also, I've read much about the "energy" and "life" that exists in Mumbai which "must be experienced". This kind of seduced me to want to go there.
there are so many more places you can see as compared to mumbai....places like udaipur & jodhpur in rajasthan would have more touristic value than mumbai....you could keep mumbai as the starting or end point of your journey so that you can spend a day or 2 there....but once again, you wouldn't be missing much if you didn't....
I'm going to look more into Udaipur & Jodhpur. Thanks.
march does start to get warm but its still good weather....the best time in my opinion would be all of november or mid feb - mid march....
Well, this is good news, then, as I was originally planning on going in Jan, thinking this was the most ideal time. It's nice to not have to rush to make this imminent deadline. I'll now probably go, either in late Feb to early Mar, or next November.