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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Relief to Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari's kin as Mumbai court orders society to evict leased land
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Mumbai: In a legal dispute spanning over three decades, a local court here has ordered a housing society to evict the land it had leased in 1966 from yesteryear Bollywood couple Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari in Bandra. The appellate bench of the Court of Small Causes in Bandra has ruled in favour of Amrohi's son, Tajdar Amrohi, and ordered the 162-member society to hand over possession of the land in the posh Pali Hill locality within six order was passed on April Chief Judge Ashish Ayachit and Judge D R Mali held that the society failed to pay the contractual rent regularly and has hence committed default."The society has consciously committed a breach of the covenants of the indenture of lease regarding the payment of contractual rent," the order said."The defendant society was not ready and willing to pay the arrears of rent, and they failed to comply with the provision of section 12(3) of the Bombay Rent Act. Therefore, the plaintiffs (Amrohi) are entitled to a decree of eviction," it Kumari married Amrohi in 1952, and the couple purchased the land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in suburban Bandra in land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966 for the construction of buildings at a rent of Rs 8,835 per 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement , claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments.A year later, he filed a suit seeking eviction of the society and possession of the October 2007, the Court of Small Causes in Bandra passed an order in favour of Amrohi and passed a decree of eviction against the society, which challenged the order before the appellate appellate bench has held that the trial court's order of eviction was "proper and correct".The society has been ordered to hand over possession of the land within six society is planning to challenge this order before the Bombay High Court.
Hindustan Times
26-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Relief to Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari's kin as local court orders society to evict leased land
Mumbai, In a legal dispute spanning over three decades, a local court here has ordered a housing society to evict the land it had leased in 1966 from yesteryear Bollywood couple Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari in Bandra. The appellate bench of the Court of Small Causes in Bandra has ruled in favour of Amrohi's son, Tajdar Amrohi, and ordered the 162-member society to hand over possession of the land in the posh Pali Hill locality within six months. The order was passed on April 23. Additional Chief Judge Ashish Ayachit and Judge D R Mali held that the society failed to pay the contractual rent regularly and has hence committed default. "The society has consciously committed a breach of the covenants of the indenture of lease regarding the payment of contractual rent," the order said. "The defendant society was not ready and willing to pay the arrears of rent, and they failed to comply with the provision of section 12 of the Bombay Rent Act. Therefore, the plaintiffs are entitled to a decree of eviction," it said. Meena Kumari married Amrohi in 1952, and the couple purchased the land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in suburban Bandra in 1959. The land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966 for the construction of buildings at a rent of ₹8,835 per month. In 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement, claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments. A year later, he filed a suit seeking eviction of the society and possession of the land. In October 2007, the Court of Small Causes in Bandra passed an order in favour of Amrohi and passed a decree of eviction against the society, which challenged the order before the appellate bench. The appellate bench has held that the trial court's order of eviction was "proper and correct". The society has been ordered to hand over possession of the land within six months. The society is planning to challenge this order before the Bombay High Court.
India.com
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet actress who refused to accept ‘treasure' worth Rs 600 crore, gave tough competition to Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, quit Bollywood forever, her name is…
At the beginning of the 2000s, top heroines like Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, and Kareena Kapoor had already entered the industry. Aishwarya and Rani had already started making their presence felt and were on the list of top Bollywood stars. Then came a girl who directly gave tough competition to these top heroines. A heroine who was not only Shah Rukh Khan's lead actress but was also working with Sunny Deol. She was neither afraid of the underworld nor of speaking out openly. So let us introduce you to this strong and outspoken actress who decided to leave the industry at the age of 32. This dimpled girl is none other than Bollywood actress Preity Zinta. She always found herself in the biggest hits and most talked-about films. She gave tough competition to Aishwarya and Rani Mukerji. What was even more amazing was that she was the only star to stand up to the Mumbai underworld. Where Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan ran away in fear, Preity Zinta faced it bravely. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Preity G Zinta (@realpz) Well, who on earth would refuse a treasure worth Rs 600 crore, but it was Preity Zinta who rejected such an expensive gift. In fact, Kamal Amrohi's son, filmmaker Shandar Amrohi, considered Preity Zinta as his daughter. He liked her a lot. It was the year 2011 when Amrohi announced that after his death, he would leave his wealth of Rs. 600 crores to Preity Zinta. Everyone was surprised as to why he wanted to make such a big sacrifice for Preity and not for his own child. During a conversation with Hindustan Times, Amrohi shared an anecdote about this. He said, 'I met Preity for the first time at the Marriott Hotel. She was with her then-lover Ness Wadia. I have considered her as my daughter and have also sent her many gifts. When I fought with my siblings, she came to me and supported me.' According to the report of E-Times, Preity Zinta had clearly said that she has no interest in Amrohi's property worth Rs 600 crores. The actress had said, 'I will not accept the property of Shaandaar Amrohi.' The most interesting thing is that Preity Zinta had filed a case against Amrohi's sons after his death. She had said that a loan of Rs 2 crores was given for Amrohi's treatment. That should be returned. In 2001, the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was made gangster Chota Shakeel's money was allegedly invested in it. When this thing came to light, many stars started getting threats. At that time, stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan backed out from giving testimony in the court, but then 26-year-old Preity Zinta was not afraid and reached the court to give testimony. She said that she was getting calls for extortion of Rs 50 lakhs. Later she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Bollywood star who refused ₹600 crore: This actor challenged Mumbai underworld, rivalled Aishwarya, Rani, but quit at 32
In the early and mid-2000s, when Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, and Kareena Kapoor were vying to be the top stars in Hindi cinema, there was one name that they always had to contend with. Preity Zinta may not have been the highest-paid star of her times, but always found herself in the biggest hits and most-talked about films. At her peak, she was among the top Bollywood heroines of her generation. But she was much more, as one of the only Bollywood stars to stand up to the Mumbai underworld, and also probably the only actor on the planet to refuse ₹600 crore. (Also read: How an actor's career was ruined by one line: Once rival to Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan, he changed his name, left India) Filmmaker Shandar Amrohi, the son of Kamal Amrohi, was particularly fond of Preity, often referring to her as his daughter, In 2011, Amrohi announced that he would leave his ₹600-crore wealth to Preity after he dies, instead of bequeathing it to his children. Preity, however, refused the offer. Later that year, Amrohi told Hindustan Times that he was hurt by Preity's statements and would not name her in his will. 'I am very senior to her. I had met her first in Mariott hotel where she was with her then boyfriend Ness Wadia. I told her she seems like a daughter to me, and even sent her gifts. When I got into a tiff with my siblings, someone informed her that I was in trouble. She came to my house and gave me moral support. Mujhe uske naraaz hone se koi farak nahi padta (I'm not bothered about she getting upset)," he said. Interestingly, after Amrohi's death, Preity took his children to court over a ₹2 crore loan she gave the filmmaker to cover his medical expenses. A post shared by Punjab Kings (@punjabkingsipl) In 2001, when a 26-year-old Preity was still finding a foothold in the film industry, producer Bharat Shah was arrested for allegedly helping gangster Chhota Shakeel invest in his film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. Even as most top stars distanced themselves from the case, Preity - one of the stars of the film - testified in court that she did receive calls from the gang. The actor even revealed that she was asked to pay up ₹50 lakh as extortion, but she refused. Then Union Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani advised Preity to take armed security but the actor refused again. Preity was later bestowed with the Godfrey Philips National Bravery Award. Preity entered Bollywood with a supporting role in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se in 1997, before finding fame as a female lead in Kya Kehna and Soldier. Over the next decade, she appeared in several hits Dil Chahta Hai, Koi Mil Gaya, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Veer Zaara, and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. After 2007, Preity's appearances in films became sporadic. She played lead roles in two English-language films - The Last Lear and Heaven on Earth, before stepping away after cameos in Heroes and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. At this point, Preity was 32 and still considered one of the top stars in Bollywood. The actor attempted a comeback in 2013-14 with Ishkq in Paris and Happy Ending, before stepping away from Bollywood again. Preity will make her comeback to the big screen this year with Lahore 1947. Preity is also the co-owner of the IPL team Punjab Kings (earlier Kings XI Punjab) since 2008. The actor is regularly seen at the team's games every Indian Premier League.
