Pakistan authorities, owners of ancestral houses of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor urged to settle property rate

Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities and the owners of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor have been urged to attain a settlement over the rate fastened for the acquisition of the 2 historic buildings for changing them into museums. Faisal Faroqui, a Peshawar-based spokesman for Dilip Kumar, advised reporters right here on Sunday that Peshawar lives within the coronary heart of the Indian legendary actor and that he all the time discusses his affiliation and candy recollections along with his start place and the ancestral residence in Mohallah Khudadad the place he was born in 1922 earlier than being shifted to India in 1935.

The household and the followers of the Indian movie legends had been very enthusiastic over the provincial authorities’s determination to convert the 2 historic buildings into museums to honour the Bollywood legends and protect their contribution to the Indian cinema, he stated.

Faroqui stated that preserving the ancestral houses of the legendary actors is not going to solely promote significance of Peshawar but additionally strengthen Pakistan’s tourism business.

The provincial authorities early this month authorized the discharge of Rs 2.35 crore to buy the ancestral houses of the 2 legendary actors situated within the coronary heart of this metropolis.

The worth of Dilip Kumar’s 4 marla (101 sq. metre) house has been fastened at Rs 80.56 lakh (USD 50,517) whereas that of Raj Kapoor’s six marla home (151.75 sq. metre) at Rs 1.50 crore (USD 94,061).

After the procurement, each the houses shall be transformed into museums by the archaeology division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

However, the owners of the ancestral houses have refused to promote the buildings on the rate fastened by the provincial authorities, saying the prime location property has been severely undervalued.

The proprietor of Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home has demanded Rs 25 crore for the property.

The proprietor, Haji Lal Muhammad, stated he had bought the property in 2005 for Rs 51 lakh after finishing all formalities required for the switch of the land and possesses all of the paperwork of the home.

He stated it’s unjust on half of the federal government to repair the rate at Rs 80.56 lakh for the property after 16 years.

The proprietor of the ancestral home of Raj Kapoor demanded Rs 200 crore for the property in Peshawar. The authorities, nevertheless, has fastened the rate at Rs 1.50 crore.

Raj Kapoor’s ancestral residence, often known as Kapoor Haveli, is located within the fabled Qissa Khwani Bazar. It was constructed between 1918 and 1922 by the legendary actor’s grandfather Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor.

Raj Kapoor and his uncle Trilok Kapoor had been born in the home. The constructing, which is in shambles, has been declared a nationwide heritage by the provincial authorities.

The owners of the 2 buildings have made a number of makes an attempt up to now to demolish them for establishing business plazas in view of their prime location however all such strikes had been stopped because the archaeology division wished to protect them, maintaining in view their historic significance.