Dilip Kumar passed away in July 2021.
Reportedly, Dilip Kumar acquired the bungalow from Abdul Latif in September 1953. However, following his marriage to Saira Banu in 1966, Kumar reportedly moved out of the bungalow.
Late legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s Pali Hill bungalow, which was set to be demolished and turned into a luxurious housing complex, has now sold a sea-facing triplex apartment for Rs 172 crore. As per the property registration documents accessed by Zapkey.com, the apartment has been purchased by a company named Apco Infratech Private Limited.
The triplex apartment is spread across 9th, 10th and 11th floor of the building, and has a carpet area of 9527 sq ft. It was sold at a whopping Rs 1.62 lakh per sq ft. Besides this, stamp duty for the purchase was Rs 9.3 crore, whereas the registration fee was Rs 30,000.
In 2023, it was reported that the Ashar Group from Thane initiated the renovation of the bungalow, which will consist of a luxurious 10-11 storey residential building and a museum commemorating Dilip Kumar, who passed away in July 2021.
Reportedly, Dilip Kumar acquired the bungalow from Abdul Latif in September 1953. However, following his marriage to Saira Banu in 1966, Kumar reportedly moved out of the bungalow and resided at her residence.
Dilip Kumar was a legendary actor who is known for films like Mughal-E-Azam, Devdas, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Ram Aur Shyam, Gunga Jumna, Mashaal and Karma among others. However, he passed away in July 2021.
Saira Banu often remembers Kumar in her Instagram posts. Earlier this month, Saira Banu got emotional as she remembered Dilip Sahab on his third death anniversary. “You see, Sahib was the greatest actor of all time. He had absolutely everything at his disposal, yet not many people know that he suffered from severe insomnia. Before our marriage, even after taking pills, he would remain awake until dawn. However, once we got married and became indispensable to each other, he started sleeping just in time. He even gave me a cute nickname, endearingly saying, “Saira, you are my sleeping pill, you are my pillow.” To this day, I burst into laughter remembering the charm with which he would say it,” she wrote.
“There was another memorable incident when he wrote me a note. He had a deep appreciation for music and would often have a whole Darbar set up in our home, witnessing the magic created by the artists. Sahib, ever so efficiently, would often sneak away from the Darbar to get some sleep. On one such evening, despite managing to sneak away, he found himself unable to sleep without me. So, he penned a note saying, ‘Feeling sleepy, what do you suggest, Aunty? …Yours 100%’,” the veteran actress added.
