New Delhi: Veteran producer and director, Baldev Raj Chopra aka BR Chopra’s luxurious Mumbai home in Juhu has sold for around Rs 183 crore. According to a report in Economic Times, renowned realty developer K Raheja Corp has bought Chopra’s 25,000 sq ft family home.
The property was purchased from the daughter-in-law of Renu Ravi Chopra, wife of Ravi Chopra, the late BR Chopra. According to ET’s report, Rs 182.76 crore has been paid for the land and property. Also, stamp duty of about Rs 11 crore has been paid for registration.
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It is reported that K Raheja Corp may construct a luxurious residential project on this acquired property.
The late renowned filmmaker BR Chopra is credited with directing super successful films including Naya Daur (1957), Sadhna (1958), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963), Humraaz (1967), Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), Nikaah (1982) ), Awam (1987) to name a few.
He turned producer and made history for TV audiences in 1988 with the epic saga Mahabharat. BR Chopra was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest award in cinema for the year 1998 and the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award, respectively in 2001.
He passed away on November 5, 2008. He and his wife Prakash Chopra had three children – the late son Ravi Chopra, and two daughters Shashi and Bina. He is the elder brother of late Yash Chopra, who passed away on 21 October 2012.