Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow ‘Jalsa’ property dispute:Ajitabh’s wife Ramola objects to its transfer in Jaya’s name; know the full story

A dispute has broken out over Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s famous Mumbai bungalow, ‘Jalsa’. Amid bomb threats received a few days ago, Big B’s brother Ajitabh’s wife, Ramola, has now questioned the transfer of the bungalow’s ownership to Jaya Bachchan’s name. Ramola has complained about the matter several times at the registrar’s office over the past seven months. She says the ownership of the bungalow was transferred to Jaya Bachchan’s name without her knowledge. According to reports by The Times of India and Mumbai Mirror, Ramola Bachchan claims that Jalsa was originally registered in her name. Its ownership was later transferred to Jaya Bachchan through a 1993 gift deed. Questioning the validity of the transfer, Ramola said she was unaware of it and had not given her consent for it. Different names in the property records According to the report, Jaya Bachchan is listed as the owner of the bungalow in the records of the Kapol Housing Society, while Ramola Bachchan’s name continues to appear on the Maharashtra government’s property card. Reports said the dispute resurfaced after attempts were made to remove Ramola’s name from the government records and enter Jaya Bachchan’s name instead. Questions also raised over 1993 gift deed Ramola has challenged not only the transfer of ownership but also the process under which the gift deed was prepared in 1993. According to her complaint, the document was prepared on plain paper without payment of stamp duty. It also did not bear the witnesses’ signatures. She has also questioned the subsequent registration of the document and the process of regularising it under the Maharashtra government’s ‘Abhay Yojana’. Authority begins hearing Faiz Mulani, an official with the Andheri Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, has confirmed receiving the complaint. According to a Mumbai Mirror report, he said that a hearing in the matter had begun and the concerned parties had been asked to file their responses. So far, the authority has not issued a final decision on the validity of the 1993 gift deed or the bungalow’s actual ownership. Amitabh Bachchan received Jalsa as a gift Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow, Jalsa, is located in Juhu and has been built over approximately 10,125 square feet. Amitabh received the luxurious bungalow as a gift in 1982. Amitabh Bachchan’s film Satte Pe Satta was released in 1982. Following the film’s outstanding success, its director Ramesh Sippy gifted him the bungalow. A few years later, Big B moved there with his family. In addition, Big B also has two bungalows, Prateeksha and Janak.