The Andheri Sports Complex is a multi-purpose facility located on Veera Desai Road

Veera Desai Road

Veera Desai Road is a part of Andheri - the largest of Mumbai's suburbs in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is also linked to some famous landmarks of Andheri i.e...

 in Andheri West, Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 (it is near to the Western Railways: Andheri Station). Its local name is "Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul".

It is used for both national level sports tournaments and entertainment purposes. A number of Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 films have been shot in the complex http://americanairlines.wcities.com/en/record/213,358533/683/record.html?event_name=&display=1 and it is the host to the Star Screen Awards

Star Screen Awards

The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...

. http://bollywoodzone.wetpaint.com/page/Star+Screen+Awards In addition, Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 performed there during the HIStory World Tour

HIStory World Tour

The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by American megasuperstar Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 82 concerts and was attended by approximately 4.5 million fans, beating his previous Bad Tour...

  on November 1, 1996. http://www.michael-jackson-trader.com/tours/historytourdates.html

Charity organizations also make use of the center. Actor Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

  performed at a charity event at the center in October to raise money for the victims of the 2008 Bihar flood

2008 Bihar flood

The 2008 Bihar flood was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated state in India. A breach in the Kosi embankment near the Indo-Nepal border occurred on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and inundated areas which hadn't experienced...

. http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/05salman.htm

Andheri sports complex has a olympic size swimming pool and a diving pool with 4 diving levels.

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