The ancestral homes of Bollywood legends Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar were taken under the possession of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology and Museums on Tuesday.
The provincial government early this month approved the release of Rs 2.35 crore to purchase the ancestral houses of the two legendary actors located in the heart of this city. The price of Dilip Kumar s four marla (101 square metre) house has been fixed at Rs 80.56 lakh (USD 50,517) while that of Raj Kapoor s six marla house (151.75 square metre) at Rs 1.50 crore (USD 94,061). After the procurement, both the houses will be converted into museums by the archaeology department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, the owners of the ancestral houses have refused to sell the buildings at the rate fixed by the provincial government, saying the prime location property has been severely undervalued.
Pakistan authorities, owners of ancestral houses of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor urged to settle property rate
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Both the houses will be converted into a museum by the provincial archaeology department
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Both the houses will be converted into a museum by the provincial archaeology department Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the owners of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor have been urged to reach a settlement over the rate fixed for the purchase of the two historic buildings for converting them into museums. Faisal Faroqui, a Peshawar-based spokesman for Dilip Kumar, told media persons here on Sunday that Peshawar lives in the heart of the Indian legendary actor and he always discusses his association and sweet memories with his birth place and the ancestral home in Mohallah Khudadad where he was born in 1922 before being shifted to India in 1935.