Miami is typically 10.5 hours behind Mumbai. When it's 8:30 PM in Mumbai, it's 10:00 AM the same day in Miami. India uses UTC+5:30, which creates the half-hour offset. India does not observe daylight saving time, but Miami does.
During US daylight saving time (March to November), the difference is 9.5 hours. During US standard time (November to March), the difference increases to 10.5 hours.
Optimal meeting window: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Miami time (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Mumbai, or 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM in winter). Morning Miami catches evening Mumbai.
Both Miami and Mumbai are major coastal financial centers with thriving film industries (Hollywood connections in Miami and Bollywood in Mumbai).