Amitabh Bachchan
Mumbai: The height of Jalsa bungalow of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who is called the megastar of the century, will be increased. It has got permission to increase one floor. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Department has approved the proposal of Amitabh Bachchan’s wife Jaya Bachchan to add an additional floor to their ‘Jalsa’ bungalow in Juhu. Jaya Bachchan had submitted a proposal to the concerned department for addition and alteration in an existing building at Kapol Society, Juhu Vile Parle.
Received a gift when this film became a hit
This bungalow was gifted to Amitabh Bachchan after the hit of ‘Satte Pe Satta’. Many films have been shot in this bungalow. The Bachchan family has got permission to build an additional floor on plot number B2 (Jalsa). As per the 1984 plan, the bungalow has a basement, ground and two upper floors, but the new proposal allows the Bachchan family to build the entire second floor, which had already been temporarily constructed.
Although the construction could not be completed, but now after getting the order from the Coastal John Authority, it can be constructed again. Till now the Coastal John Authority had not given permission because you cannot build a tall building under CRZ, along with this, Juhu also has a flying zone, so there is a problem with the signal to the aircraft, which is allowed under the rules. was not given.
who gifted the bungalow
After the tremendous success of Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Satte Pe Satta’ in 1982, producer Sippy gave this property to Amitabh as a gift. Bollywood movies like ‘Chupke Chupke’, ‘Anand’ and ‘Namak Haraam’ have been shot in Jalsa itself. Amitabh Bachchan meets his fans on Sundays only from Jalsa. Every Sunday the doors of Jalsa are thrown open to hordes of fans who gather to catch a glimpse of their favorite actor. The last shooting at Jalsa Bungalow was for the film Murabba, a part of Vineet Singh with Amitabh.