Is it that hard to find a flat as bachelor girls

Me and my friend we're looking for a 1rk to rent anywhere (western line) till Dadar but she wants a flat in Charni road only. I tried to convince her since it'll be out of budget but she just wants it there only okay so the main point is we did some hunting and whoever we asked they'd go ahead with the convo but once we mention that we're students and bachelor they'd take a pause and kinda rethink we've been rejected like that for quite some times now. So now I doubt if we'll be able to find a cheap 1rk anywhere. our budget is really less since we'll have to manage the food and other expenses as well.

Thing is I got into a tier1 gov college so my college fees are not so much and my mistake was that I didn't plan accommodation before taking admission even after knowing how expensive the city is. Now I'm kinda rethinking my decision of moving to Mumbai for college since it's getting a lot out of pocket.

Is there any place where we can rent a 1rk for a cheap price. Is there any hope?