Andheri (Marathi: अंधेरी) is a district of the city of Mumbai. It's also a railway station in suburban Mumbai, the Western line. It's the fifth largest suburb in the western suburbs. Like many other parts of Mumbai, Andheri too is divided into an eastern and western part, separated by the railway track.

The oldest settlements in and around Andheri were those of the East Indians, the natives whose villages survive in the neighborhoods of Pump House, Marol (See St. John the Baptist Church), Chakala, Gundowli, Sahar, Saki Naka etc. The name comes from Udayanagari, the name of a mountain near Mahakali caves. Other concentrations of East Indians were located on the islet of Versova old, also known as Vasave. In early 19th century, with the spread of urbanization north of Bombay Marathi, Gujarati and other settlers began to colonize the area.

In the 1950s the English built Versova Causeway (Versova Road) between Andheri on Sashti island and the islet of Versova. The area on both sides of the construction were completed quickly to develop the areas now known as Colony Dhake, DN Nagar, four Bungalows, seven bungalows etc. One of the first colonies was colony Dhake on Versova Road, Andheri West. The five buildings of the dhake colony were built around 1950 and they served as a benchmark until recently. The area is now known as DN Nagar.

Another of these early settlements are Bhardawadi. This course provides an important link with SV Road for residents of Versova Road. It has been inhabited for the last 90 years. In the past there were bungalows on this road, these gave way to buildings, but there are still some old bungalows, which is rare in Mumbai. This is a lively track with the constant noise of traffic passing through it to reach SV Road. The popular Ganesha temple, Siddhivinayak temple, which was established in 1926, also contributed to the settlement of Andheri.

From 1935 until early 1980 Andheri East boasted many movie studios, namely Prakash Studio, Nataraj Studio, Modern Studio, Studio M & T and Mohan Studio. All these studios were located from the junction signal of Telli Gully to Chakala Junction on Andheri-Kurla Road. All the big names of Bollywood from the moment have their headquarters in it. Prakash Studio gave way to Vishal residential complex. Modern studio had to close in the mid-1960 so that the Western Express Highway could be built. M & T studio was ravaged by fire early in the 1960s. Its location was used by German Remedies which is a pharmaceutical company. Mohan Studio also had to make room for Mota Nagar and Padam Nagar. Small hotels run by Sindhis who migrated from Pakistan and Udipi restaurants run by entrepreneurs from Mudradi Village Udipi (Karnataka) have been servicing these studios day and night.