Amitabh Bachchan (Big B) has named his Pratiksha bungalow in Juhu, Mumbai, in the name of his daughter Shweta Nanda. The price of this bungalow is Rs 50.63 crore, and it is built in 16,840 square feet. 81 turns Amitabh Bachchan owns four more bungalows in Mumbai other than Pratiksha.
His assets are 3390 crores. Big B, who has spent 54 years in the film industry, is still among the highest-paid actors. The fees for one of his films are between 15-20 crores.
Other members of the Bachchan family have wealth in crores. Jaya Bachchan, the wife of Amitabh, owns jewellery worth Rs 62 crore. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, daughter-in-law of Amitabh Bachchan, is richer than his son Abhishek Bachchan.
Pratiksha was bought by Amitabh Bachchan for Rs 8 lakh
Amitabh Bachchan used to live at comedian Mehmood’s house during his struggling days in Mumbai. Amitabh had no place to live during those struggling days. But today, he owns five bungalows – Pratiksha, Jalsa, Janak, Vats, and Ashiana.
He bought ‘Pratiksha‘ in 1975 for Rs 8 lakh. He lived in this bungalow for years. All the Big B Family functions took place in Pratiksha. His son Abhishek and Aishwarya got married in this bungalow.
Next to Pratiksha is the ‘Jalsa‘ bungalow where the entire Bachchan family now lives. Its current price is 112 crores. ‘Jalsa‘ is located in Juhu and is built in about 10,125 square feet. This luxurious bungalow was gifted to Amitabh in 1982.
Amitabh’s super hit movie Satte Pe Satta was released in 1982. Film director Ramesh Sippy gifted him this bungalow after the movie was a super hit. A few years later, Big B started living here with his family.
Big B, who is active on social media, often shares some pictures of Jalsa, which gives a glimpse of his lavish lifestyle. Pictures of Harivansh Rai Bachchan and other family members adorn a wall of Jalsa’s living room. Books are kept on a shelf on the wall on the other side of it.
The house’s interior is decorated with antique and luxurious things. There was wooden flooring in some parts of the house. Some distance from Jalsa is the ‘Janak‘ bungalow. It is Big B’s office, and another bungalow is ‘Vats‘, which has been given on lease to a bank.
Amitabh bought ‘Janak‘ for Rs 8 crore and ‘Vats‘ for Rs 5 crore. A few years ago, he bought a duplex ‘Ashiana‘ on the 27th and 28th floors of the Atlantis building in Andheri.
The price of the Ashiana duplex is Rs 31 crore. It is built on 5184 square feet area. There is 6 car parking with this duplex apartment. Apart from this, Amitabh owns a family property in Allahabad. He owns properties in France.
Amitabh lived in ‘Sopan’ before coming to Bollywood.
Before shifting to Mumbai, Amitabh used to live with his parents, Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, in the house ‘Sopan’ in Delhi. It is the first house of the Bachchan family in Delhi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to host his poetry sessions in this house till 1980. The bungalow was registered in the name of Amitabh’s mother, Teji Bachchan.
After Amitabh’s mother death, he sold ‘Sopan’ in 2021. His house was located in Gulmohar Park in South Delhi. According to reports, Amitabh sold this house for Rs 23 crore.
Avani Bader, CEO of Nijon Group of Companies, bought Amitabh Bachchan’s house. Avani has known the Bachchan family for more than 35 years. The registry of this 418.05 square meter house of Amitabh was done in the name of Avani Bader on December 7, 2021.
The wealth of Big B
According to the CA Knowledge website, Amitabh’s total net worth is Rs 3390 crore. He received 5000 rupees for the first film, ‘Saat Hindustani, ‘ released in 1969. After this, eight consecutive films flopped.
Four years later, in 1973, ‘Zanjeer‘ brought luck to the fore. After this, one superhit film after another came, and he became the highest-paid actor of that time. Amitabh Bachchan received Rs 1 lakh for his role as Jai in the classic film “Sholay“. Five years later, when the film ‘Shaan‘ came, his fees had increased to Rs 9 lakh.
In 1996, the film ‘Khuda Gawah‘ came. After this, his fees were up to 3 crores. Today, Amitabh charges Rs 15 to 20 crore depending on how long the roll is and how many days the schedule will be.
The Miss World Event Put Amitabh in Bankruptcy.
Big B reached the verge of bankruptcy in 1999. Her ABCL company took over the management of the ‘Miss World‘ event in Bengaluru in 1996. He incurred a loss of Rs 7 crore in this event. His company made the film ‘Mrityudaata‘, which also flopped badly.
Jalsa’s repair work was done during bankruptcy.
Amitabh Bachchan’s bad phase could not be hidden from anyone. When the news of Amitabh’s bankruptcy came, a crowd of media people started gathering at his house. Amitabh got the outer repair of his house Jalsa done to hide the fact that he was poor. The new door was installed, so people felt that his financial condition was good.
Amitabh called his friends and asked them to park their luxury cars on the porch of his house so that the onlookers would feel that Amitabh was living a luxurious life.
Yash Chopra’s ‘Mohabbatein’ Turns Tables for Amitabh Bachchan
Due to the failure of his company ABCL, Amitabh’s property was in a position to be confiscated. In such a situation, he talked to filmmaker Yash Chopra one morning and asked for work. Yash Chopra gave him the role of principal in the film ‘Mohabbatein‘; from here, a new innings of improvement in Amitabh’s financial condition started.
Amitabh Earned Rs 70 crore from One Season of Kaun Banega Crorepati
In 2000, the reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati helped Big B get out of the bad phase. Since then, Amitabh has been associated with the show. Amitabh’s fee for hosting the ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati‘ show now is Rs 3.5 crore per Episode. For one complete season, he gets Rs 70 crore.
Big B Wealth includes cars worth Rs 12 crore.
Big B is fond of luxury cars and has 11 cars, including Lexus, Range Rover, Bentley Continental GT, 2 BMW, and 3 Mercedes. His car collection itself is around 12 to 15 crores.
He was gifted a white Rolls Royece Phantom car by producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his brilliant acting in the film ‘Eklavya‘. It is one of the most expensive car under his collection. It costs about Rs 4.5 crore. It was sold by Big B a few years ago.
Big B considers number 2 lucky. The same is the case with his date of birth. The car numbers of all Big B cars have 2 digits. Amitabh and his wife Jaya have a collection of fabulous and expensive watches. Amitabh owns watches worth Rs 3.4 crore, while Jaya owns watches worth Rs 51 lakh.
Wealth of Jaya Bachchan
According to media reports, when Jaya Bachchan filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha in 2017, she declared her assets worth Rs 1001 crore. According to the affidavit, Jaya owns jewellery worth Rs 62 crore.
The Wealth of Abhishek Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan’s son Abhishek Bachchan has a net worth of Rs 206 crore. Abhishek earns from brand endorsements along with his movie fee. The actor also owns the Pro Kabaddi League team – Jaipur Pink Panther. He also owns the Indian Super League football team Chennaiyin FC.
Zee Business report confirms that Abhishek’s wife, Aishwarya Rai, has more assets than Abhishek. She is three times richer than him. She has assets worth Rs 828 crore.
Aishwarya Rai invested money in real estate. In 2015, she bought a 5-BHK apartment in Mumbai’s BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) for Rs 21 crore. Aishwarya owns an apartment which is on the 37th floor of Skylark Towers in Worli, Mumbai. The worth of this apartment is Rs 41 crore.
According to the website CA Knowledge report, Aishwarya has also made a personal investment of about Rs 182 crore. Not just Mumbai, Aishwarya also owns a luxury holiday villa in Century Falls, a posh Jumeirah Golf Estates area in Dubai.
Amitabh’s Son-in-law and Shweta Bachchan husband owns 456 crores
Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya’s daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda, is 49 years old. Shweta married Ranbir Kapoor’s cousin Nikhil Nanda in 1997. Shweta and Nikhil have two children – daughter Navya and son Agastya.
Nikhil Nanda is from Delhi. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of engineering company Escorts Limited. His grandfather, Hari Prasad Nanda, started this company in 1944. It is now managed by Nikhil. According to media reports, Nikhil’s assets are around Rs 456 crore, while his company’s turnover is about 7014 crores.