Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly gifted his bungalow ‘Prateeksha’ to his daughter Shweta Bachchan. Prateeksha, Amitabh’s first home in Juhu, holds special memories as he lived there with his parents, Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. The actor owns two other bungalows in Mumbai–Jalsa and Janak.
The bungalow is valued at approximately Rs 50.63 crore and the ownership transfer was officially completed through two separate gift deeds on November 8, with a stamp duty payment of Rs 50.65 lakh, as reported by Money Control.
Amitabh and his family lived in Prateeksha during the early years of his career and the name Prateeksha was given by his father and is meaningful in the family’s history.
The actor had written in his blog, “Babuji saw the house as we invited him and Maa ji to now live with us and named it .. Prateeksha .. it came from a line of one of his works. ‘Swagat sabke liye yaha par, nahi kisi ke liye prateeksha’ .. welcome there is for all in this abode, but we are not waiting for anyone.”
He added, “The children grew up around it .. as did the grandchildren .. their birthdays and the festivities of festivals all decorated this GulMohar beautiful tree , with its bright orange flowers that bloomed during the summer .. the children did get married just a few feet away from it .. and it stood guardian above them.”
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tied the knot in Prateeksha in 2007. Big B currently lives in Jalsa with his family.
