Realty Check: Bollywood Stars Who Have Bought Property Abroad

It’s no news that Bollywood stars are rich people. But how they use their riches is indeed newsworthy. One of their favourite uses to put their hard earned moolah is to invest in property. These star investors have put their money on everything ranging from retail projects, restaurants to sports franchises. Since they love holidaying in exotic foreign locales, most of them have invested in property abroad. Here’s a dekko at these astute investors:

1.Shah Rukh Khan Though the actor claims that his luxury holiday home on The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is a gift, but news is rife that it is his payment for endorsing Palm Jumeirah. Spread over two levels of sprawling 8500 square feet and 14000 square feet plots, the Signature Villa has a worth of Rs 17.84 crore. The villa comes with its own pool and a private beach, where Khan family loves to have a blast. King Khan also owns an apartment in central London’s posh park lane worth about £20 million.

2.Amitabh Bachchan Besides owning five houses in Mumbai, Big B also has a house in Paris. According to reports, the house was gifted to him by dear wife Jaya Bachchan as the mega star has always been fascinated by the fashion capital.

3.Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan While Big B is going to Paris, Beta B and Bahu B have acquired a plush property in Dubai’s Jumeirah’s Golf Estates. The area of resort style villa in Sanctuary Falls ranges between 5600 square feet to 10,600 square feet, while the price ranges from 15 to 35 million UAE Dirhams. Each villa comes with landscape gardens and a resort style swimming pool.

4.John Abraham Model turned actor John Abraham is an astute businessman too. The actor owns a home in exclusive area of Bel Air, Los Angeles, USA. His neighbours include the likes of Jennifer Anniston and Angelina Jolie.

5.Shilpa Shetty Kundra The actress turned business woman was gifted an apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The couple is also a proud owner of a seven-bedroom property called ‘Raj Mahal’ in Weybridge, Surrey and property in Meyfair as well as in Oxford Street of London.

6.Akshay Kumar Khiladi Kumar is yet another star who loves to invest in property. He considers Canada as his second home; hence, he has bought not an apartment but an entire hill in Toronto apart from a couple of posh apartments and a bungalow. That’s not all, Akshay also owns a beautiful bungalow on a famous Mauritian beach.

7.Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor The royal couple love to holiday at Gstaad, Switzerland. Whenever they get a chance they fly off the beautiful destination. Hence, the couple has bought themselves a chalet in Gstaad.