Legendary late Bollywood star Dilip Kumar’s home in Pali Hill to be torn down & replaced with flats after legal battle
Samuel Coleman
Published Aug 23, 2026
THE bungalow once owned by the late Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar is set to be torn down to build flats after a long legal battle.
The actor, who passed away in 2021, bought the property in the wealthy Mumbai suburb of Pali Hill in 1953, before moving out in the '80s.
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Kumar's family has finally given the go ahead for the property to be developed after a prolonged battle with a real estate company.
They accused the firm of forging documents in an attempt to take ownership of the site, which had fallen into a state of dilapidation but was still considered a Mumbai landmark.
In 2018, Kumar's ex-wife Saira Banu won the rights to the home and has now agreed for it to be turned into luxury flats.
The redevelopment will also house a museum to the Indian cinema legend.
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His family have partnered with developers Ashar Group to build the new tower block, which will reportedly generate revenues of up to Rs 900 crore (around USD $108,000,000).
The project is set to be completed by 2027.
Kumar was beloved by generations of film fans, with his biggest hit being 1960's Mughal-e-Azam, which stood as the highest-grossing Indian film ever for 15 years.
The story follows a love affair between a Mughal prince and a court dancer in the late 1500s.
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He was involved in some controversy in the late '50s when he testified against his then-girlfriend and co-star Madhubala after she and her father brought a lawsuit over the production of Naya Daur in 1955.
The pair ultimately lost the case and the two actors separated.
He married Bainu in 1966, but the pair divorced some years later.
He was then married to socialite Asma Rahman between 1981 and 1983.
Kumar died in July 2021, aged 98, after a long battle with several conditions.
He was buried with state honours the same day and both Prime Minister Modi and President Kovind paid tribute to him.
Two of his younger brothers had died within two weeks of one another the previous year after testing positive for coronavirus.
