Amitabh Bachchan's first bungalow was not Jalsa, Abhishek and Aishwarya got married here, Aaradhya was first brought here, it was locked after…., name is…
The megastar of the century Amitabh Bachchan has many properties. Out of which the most talked about is the Pratiksha bungalow located in the Juhu area of Mumbai. Its price is Rs 50 crore, and the actor gifted it to his daughter Shweta Bachchan in November 2024 and made a lot of headlines. However, this is not his second property. Rather, it is the first bungalow, which he bought with his wife and actress Jaya Bachchan and he has a very deep connection with it.
Amitabh Bachchan's father Harivansh Rai Bachchan had named this bungalow 'Pratiksha' and the actor welcomed both his children Abhishek and Shweta in this house. Not only this, his son's wedding also took place in this house. Aishwarya Rai came as a daughter-in-law. The history of this bungalow is very old. Big B bought it in 1976 right after the success of the film 'Sholay' and three years had passed since the actor's marriage.
Amitabh Bachchan had asked his mother Teji Bachchan, and father poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan to live together in this bungalow. Both children were born here. The actor had told in an episode of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', 'Pratiksha is a very beautiful name. People ask me why did you name your house Pratiksha, but I tell them that I did not choose it, my father chose it. I had asked my father why did you name it Pratiksha, he has a poem in which there is a line – Swagat Sabke Liye Hai Par Nahi Hain Kisi Ke Liye Pratiksha.'
Amitabh Bachchan also got Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan married in the same bungalow in 2007. They got married following North, South and Bengali rituals. Apart from this, Aaradhya was also first brought to Pratiksha after birth. Because by then the Bachchan family had shifted to Jalsa, the bungalow they live in now. But after Aaradhya was born, they did not take her directly to Jalsa. They first brought her to Pratiksha to seek the blessings of their late great-grandparents.
Amitabh Bachchan and his entire family shifted to Jalsa after the death of his parents . After his mother's death in 2007, this bungalow was closed and it was locked for two decades. He kept this house as it was. He kept the memories of his parents alive.
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