Life in a bustling metropolis makes you used to expect -- and get -- everything in a jiffy.

Fast trains, takeaways, quicker home loans, success, money, even love. Enter speed dating, an innovative dating concept.

"Is it a quick way to get laid?," asks a friend.

Far from it. Speed dating is a platform for singles to meet other singles.

You could be searching for a marriage partner, that elusive soulmate, a relationship or just potential dates.

It has already been tried and tested in UK and the US by young single Asians.

And this concept is now in Mumbai.

Text: Merril Diniz
Images: Dominic Xavier