Here is some spicy news for SRK fans. According to BMC records Shahrukh Khan does not own his
26,400 sq ft home Mannat on Bandra Bandstand. Mannat, as SRK calls it, still remains in the name of
the trust from which the Bollywood superstar bought the bungalow in 2001.
King Khan bought
the bungalow from the trustee Nariman K Dubash for Rs 13.32 crore. But municipal reports state
otherwise. It says that that the property is still in the name of Bai Khorshed Bhanu Sanjana Trust.
Since Dubash is the assessee of the trust, the valuation of the property and property tax bill is in his
name.
Shahrukh however refused to comment on this issue. But a source close to the actor told Midday, "It
was not Shahrukh's job to check the documents. He is a busy man. He therefore appointed a legal
adviser to manage the property deal."
The BMC has advised Shah Rukh Khan to transfer the property in his name as he could land up him in
trouble in future if he wants to carry out structural repairs or alterations on the property. The transfer
procedure takes around 45 days.
SS Mane, superintendent of assessment, BMC, said, "We are not going to insist that Shahrukh Khan
transfer the property in his name as we are only concerned with recovering property tax." However he
adds, "As of now, there is no outstanding tax on the bungalow."
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 16:35 IST