Private lives of famous Indians
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Homes
Expensive Celebrity Homes The Times of India
Ambani Estimated at a worth of around Rs 4500 crore, the iconic 400,000 square foot residential building - Antilia belongs to the chairman of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani. Located in Altamount Road in Mumbai, Antilia has a health spa, parking space for 168 cars, multiple swimming pools, a yoga studio, nine elevators in the lobby and a floor with vehicle maintenance facility.
Khan Shah Rukh Khan's palatial bungalow 'Mannat' in Mumbai. SRK's house is estimated at approx Rs 2000 cr.
Mittal Laxmi Mittal's residence at 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens-which was purchased from Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2004 for 57 million pounds (US$128 million)- made it the world's most expensive house at the time. The house is decorated with marble taken from the same quarry that supplied the Taj Mahal. The extravagant show of wealth has been referred to as the "Taj Mittal". It has 12 bedrooms, an indoor pool, Turkish baths and parking for 20 cars.
Tata Ratan Tata's new white bungalow at Colaba. For his new 13,350-sq-ft bungalow in Colaba, Tata Group ex-chairman Ratan Tata chooses elegance over extravagance.
Tendulkar This is Sachin Tendulkar's abode situated at the junction of Perry Cross Road and Turner Road (near Otters Club) in Mumbai.
Marriages between prominent business and political families
Business of Marriages
Adani Karan Adani, the son of the king of ports Gautam Adani, recently got married to Paridhi Shroff, the daughter of Cyril Shroff, arguably the biggest name in India's corporate law terrain. The Who's Who of India attended the big fat wedding in Goa.
Aga Khan: Supermodel Kendra Spears married Prince Rahim Aga Khan, son of the Aga Khan, who is the Imam of over 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims spread around the world. The wedding attires were designed by Indian designer Manav Gangwani.
Bhosale Swapnali Bhosale, the daughter of Avinash Bhosale of construction group ABIL, is married to Vishwajit, an educationist and Youth Cogress leader and son of Maharashtra's minister of state for forests, Patangrao Kadam. The nuptial knot was tied at a massive temple set which accommodated a guest list of reportedly one lakh invitees.
Dhoot Saurabh Dhoot, son of Pradeep Dhoot of Videocon Industries, is married to Radhika Singhal, the daughter of Sanjay Singhal, chairman of Bhushan Power and Steel. The Who's Who of India attended the big fat wedding. The rumour has it that Katrina Kaif got Rs 50 lakh to perform at the wedding. Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan also performed.
Dhoot Tanushri Dhoot from the Videocon family is married to Vivek Biyani, nephew of Kishore Biyani of Big Bazaar and Future Group. The lavish ceremony in Mumbai had a host of political, business, sports and bollywood biggies as attendees.
Hooda Deepender Hooda, son of Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is married to Shweta, the grand-daughter of Nathuram Mirdha, a former leader of the INC in Rajasthan, and sister of Jyoti Mirdha, a Cogress MP for Nagaur, Rajasthan.
Jhunjhunwala Anil Ambani's R-ADAG group vice-chairman Amitabh Jhunjhunwala's son Abhinav tied the knot with Kolkata jute baron Ghanshyam Sarda's daughter Prerna last year. While Abhinav is a graduate from UC Berkeley and works in Singapore, Prerna is a graduate from New York University, and is in her father's business.
Jindal The Chairman, Managing Director of JSW Steel, Sajjan Jindal's daughter Tanvi Jindal is married to the food services company Radhakrishna Group MD Raju Shete's son Krishna Shete. The couple tied the nuptial knot during an exotic ceremony at Florence, Italy, in June 2010.
Kapoor Raakhe Kapoor, daughter of YES Bank boss Rana Kapoor, is married to entrepreneur Alkesh Tandon. Alkesh is based in Dubai, where he runs Best Interiors, an international boutique design house. He is also related to billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. The wedding, which was held in Delhi, was attended by stars like Vinod Khanna, former tennis star Boris Becker as well as political big wigs including Anand Sharma, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid.
Khanna Actor and former BJP MP Vinod Khanna is married to Kavita Daftary, a businesswoman. She is the granddaughter of industrialist Lalchand Hirachand (brother of Walchand Hirachand) through her mother Sharayu Daftary, herself the promoter of Bharat Radiators. (
Mittal In 2004, Lakshmi Mittal's only daughter Vanisha got married to Amit Bhatia, a businessman in London. Amit is the Chairman of Hope Construction Materials, UK's largest independent supplier of concrete, cement, aggregates and asphalts. Lakshmi MIttal spent 30 million pound (Rs.240 crore), on the 6-day extravaganza, making it one of the most expensive Indian weddings ever.
Murthy Infosys' boss Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murthy, wooed and won over Lakshmi Venu, daughter of TVS Motor chairman and managing director Venu Srinivasan. The wedding reception was an elegant affair, which had a South Indian theme of grace and style with classical music and gleaming Kancheevarams.
Nikhil Nanda, JMD of Escorts Group, is married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Nikhil's mother Ritu Nanda is daughter of thespian Raj Kapoor.
Panda Baijayant Panda, Biju Janta Dal MP, is married to Jaggi, co-founder of Ortel Communications, a broadband company in Orissa.
Patel Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel's second daughter Niyati is married to Samarth Parekh, son of Utsav Parekh, a well-known financial advisor to many renowned industry groups, also a veteran fund manager and entrepreneur. He is also on the board of several companies.
Pilot Sachin Pilot, Union minister for corporate affairs and son of Late Cogress MP Rajesh Pilot, is married to Sara, daughter of Farooq Abdullah, Union minister for new & renewable energy, and sister of Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.
Reddy Veteran Andhra Pradesh Cogress leader T Subbarami Reddy's daughter Pinky is married to V Sanjay Reddy, son of GVK Reddy of the GVK Group. Sanjay is the vice-chairman of the Indian conglomerate with diversified interests across various sectors.
Roy Sushanto Roy, the son of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy, got married to Richa, the daughter of Lucknow-based Aamesh Ahuja. Four days later, Saharasri's second son Seemanto Roy married Chandni, the daughter of Lt. Col. Malkiyat Singh Toor. More than 11,000 invitees from around the world descended at Sahara Shaher, the imposing township of Sahara India in Lucknow, for the big fat weddings.
Shukla Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs and Chairman of Indian Premier League, Rajeev Shukla is married to Anurradha Prasad, MD of BAG Films, an integrated media and entertainment brand in India. Anurradha Prasad is the sister of BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Sinha Nikhil Kumar, Governor of Kerala and former Delhi top cop – and son of former Bihar CM SN Sinha – is married to former MP Shyama Sinha, sister of former bureaucrat NK Singh (a Rajya Sabha MP). Her younger brother Uday Singh represents Purnea, Bihar, in Lok Sabha. (
Sule Surpiya Sule, MP, and daughter of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, is married to Sadanand Sule, a businessman and son of BR Sule, who was the MD of Mahindra & Mahindra.
