Shah Rukh Khan’s Rs 200 crore home Mannat is a 27,000-square-foot mansion the Khans rebuilt around its 200-year-old heritage shell, with diamond nameplates, art gym, swimming pool and private theatre

Shah Rukh Khan’s magnificent Rs 200 crore bungalow, Mannat, has become a cultural landmark in Mumbai. However, it was not always this big or luxurious. As per a GQ India report, the bungalow first came to the superstar’s attention in 1997 when he was shooting for the comedy drama Yes Boss. Before SRK purchased the house, it was owned by a Gujarati entrepreneur, Nariman Dubash, and registered in the name of Bai Khorshed Bhanu Sanjana Trust. The house was named Villa Vienna. As per the report, the house had royal origins!

A Look Into Possible Royal Roots Of Mannat

The most popular and widely accepted story about how Mannat was built says it was made in the late 1800s by Raja Bijai Sen, the ruler of Mandi, which was a princely state in what is now Himachal Pradesh. This is according to Bharat Gothoskar, who is a city chronicler and founder of the Khaki Heritage Foundation, as well as Debasish Chakraverty, a history lover based in Mumbai. Chakraverty mentions the historian Braz Anthony Fernandes and his book Bandra: Its Religious and Secular History.

After Raja Bijai Sen passed away in December 1902, the property was sold by the princely state to Perin Maneckji Batliwala of Girgaum in 1915. Once he bought the heritage property, Batliwala named his new house ‘Villa Vienna’ because he really loved Viennese music, as mentioned in Chakraverty’s essay ‘Mansion by the Sea: The History of Villa Vienna’ published in the Bombay Times. Soon after, Batliwala sold the bungalow to his sister Khurshedbai Sanjana and her husband, who were also his business partners. Khurshedbai Sanjana didn't have any children, so she left the property to her sister Goolbanu. It was then passed down to the son of the latter, Nariman Dubash.


It was bought by SRK for Rs 13.32 crore in 2001. In 2005, it was renamed Mannat. The house is a heritage building from the 1920s, rated Grade III, with neo-classical features, and it has been renovated with a six-storey extension. The mansion is built on an area of more than 27,000 square feet and includes several bedrooms, an art gym, a swimming pool, an elevator, SRK’s office, a library, a terrace, a large lawn area, a private theatre, and many other features, according to GQ India.

Mannat Was Gradually Expanded

During the launch of Gauri Khan’s design book ‘My Life In Design’, SRK shared that the couple struggled to rebuild the house, as they did not have money to furnish it. They did consult a designer, but found he was too expensive for them, so SRK asked his wife to take charge of the design. Gauri teamed up with architect Kaif Faquih and later Rajiv Parekh to rebuild the home. Today, the sprawling mansion is spread across six floors and boasts sea-facing balconies, a swimming pool, a gym, a library, several bedrooms, and even a private auditorium.

According to Architectural Digest, Villa Vienna had a Grade 3 heritage status, which meant that the original structure couldn’t be changed - no additions, alterations, etc. The Khans decided to be inventive. They added a six-storey annexe behind the historic shell to create a home. The result is a house that shows two different times, with the original 1914 front facing the street, and a modern home hidden away inside.

The House Is Full Of Artworks

According to GQ India, the house is chock-full of expensive artworks such as a diamond-studded nameplate costing Rs 25 lakh, a marble Radha-Krishna sculpture, a jade Ganpati, black vases from Paris, etc.