Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Prateeksha flooded during Mumbai rains, ankle-deep floodwater seen inside the house. Watch
A video of the road outside Big B's Prateeksha was shared by a media house where water is seen entering the residence. The area is flooded with ankle-deep water. Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Prateeksha is that iconic house which the actor bought in the city soon after the success of Sholay and was his first house.
Mumbai rains: Watch visuals outside Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Prateeksha
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Flights, local train services too are disrupted and heavy traffic congestion was reported in certain areas on Tuesday morning due to relentless rainfall in the Mumbai and nearby regions. As per officials, the red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Palghar districts will be in place till Wednesday morning.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, forecasting very heavy rainfall in isolated regions. Additionally, until August 21, half of Maharashtra's districts are under either a red or orange alert. Thane and Raigad too have received the red alert tag.
Waterlogging was also seen at Mumbai Airport amid heavy rains.
Amitabh Bachchan brought the bungalow Prateeksha after the success of Big B's 1975 film Sholay and they moved into it in 1976. Big B resided with his parents — poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother Teji in this house. It holds a special place for the Bachchan family, as both Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were born here. Prateeksha remained with the star for over 45 years after which he shifted to Jalsa.
Amitabh Bachchan's has gifted Prateeksha to his daughter Shweta Bachchan. It is spread across 10,125 sq ft. A kilometre away from Prateeksha, is the bungalow Jalsa, which means 'celebration,' and this is the place where the Bachchan family currently resides.
In one of his blogs, Amitabh Bachchan revealed how the house got the name Pratiksha and wrote, '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'.'
Interestingly, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's wedding took place at Prateeksha in the year 2007. The bungalow is valued at approximately Rs 50.63 crore.
Apart from Prateeksha and Jalsa, Amitabh Bachchan has two more bungalows called Janak and Vatsa.
Big B was last seen on-screen in Rajinikanth-starrer Vettaiyan, alongside Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, and Ritika Singh, among others. He is currently hosting the 17th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, and will next appear in Ribhu Dasgupta's Section 84. Additionally, he is set to reprise his role as Ashwatthama in the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD, featuring Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, and Deepika Padukone, with production beginning in December this year.
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