Madh Fort is a small fort in northern 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...

 situated at Madh Island

Madh Island

thumb|Madh fortMadh Island is a group of several quaint fishing villages and farmlands in northern Mumbai.-Description:Madh Island barely escapes being called a peninsula since only a small creek, bounded by mangroves, cuts it off from the mainland near Aksa...

. It was built by the Portuguese and lost it in February 1739 during the war against Maratha empire

Maratha Empire

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. It is secluded and difficult to reach, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Malad and is the last stop on route 271 of BEST

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport

The BEST ) is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider....

 bus service or via Versova

Versova

Versova may refer to:* Versova - an upmarket neighbourhood of Mumbai* Madh Fort, also known as Versova Fort, in northern Mumbai.* Versova, Greece - a town in Greece...

 by ferry boat. It is situated near Aksa Beach

Aksa Beach

Aksa Beach is a popular beach and a vacation spot in Aksa village at Malad, Mumbai, India. Ii is situated close to Malvani.This beach was one of the most silent and least visited beaches. It was very clean you could find a large variety of snails and shells....

. The fort was built by the Portuguese as a watchtower in the 17th century. It offers a strategic view of the coastline and guards the Marve Creek. Its external façade is intact but internally it is dilapidated. It is under control of the Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...

 as it is located close to an Indian Naval base and permission is needed for accessing it. Madh Island fort is surrounded by local fishermen's communities. Some 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...

 movies like Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega is a 2001 Bollywood comedy directed by E. Nivas. It is a very loose remake of the Coen brothers' 1996 film Fargo.-Cast:* Saif Ali Khan - Prakash* Fardeen Khan - Rahul Kapoor...

, and Manmohan Desai

Manmohan Desai

Manmohan Desai was a producer and director of Indian movies.- Background :His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi...

's 1985 movie "Mard

Mard

Mard is a 1985 Hindi film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh and directed by Manmohan Desai.The film was remade in Tamil by Rajnikant as Maaveeran and was a huge success and further dubbed in Telugu...

" have been shot at this location.Many episodes of the popular serial C.I.D has been shot in this location also.