Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Prateeksha is one of the most famous landmarks in Mumbai's Juhu area. The bungalow has seen many visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of their idol. While the bungalow is a centre of attraction, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the Mumbai Suburban Collector to demarcate the exact portion of the bungalow required to widen the Sant Dnyaneshwar Marg. 

Advocate Tulip Brian Miranda, Municipal Councillor, spoke about the development and told a media agency, "The BMC had given notice to actor Amitabh Bachchan in 2017 about this situation under the road winding policy. The wall of the plot adjoining Bachchan’s bungalow was taken and drainage has been created. But Bachchan’s house has been left untouched."

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The advocate further questioned that why wasn't the land taken if a notice was issued in 2017. "It belonged to a common person they would have taken it immediately under Section 299 of the Municipal Act notice that says you don’t have to wait for a second notice of appeal," she added. 

She added, "I wrote to the BMC in Feb 2021. I did not receive a reply so I had a telephonic conversation with the ward officer and wrote to the commissioner but still did not receive a reply. This is a very necessary project because there are two schools, a hospital, an ISKCON temple, and monuments in Mumbai are around. The road winding project has been suddenly stopped just because of Amitabh Bachchan's Bungalow."

In 2017, Mr Bachchan, Rajkumar Hirani, Oberoi Realty, Pankaj Balaji, Sanjay Vyas, Haresh Khandelwal and Haresh Jagtani were served notice by the BMC for "illegal construction". Reportedly, they were issued Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices in 2016-2017 for apparently making changes in the main map.

(Source: Hindustan Times)