In a bid to revive the economy specifically the realty sector, the Maharashtra Government has lowered stamp duty on lease agreements of immovable house applicable for 29 and more years to 2% from 5% in Mumbai till December 31 and it will be 3% from January 1 to March 31.
Taking benefit of this correction, Bollywood celebs, cricketers and company tycoons have invested in true estate in spite of the pandemic.
According to a report by Economic Times, actors Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, and Amrita Puri (daughter of HDFC Bank ex-chief Aditya Puri) have purchased plush properties in the maximum city.
Hrithik, purchased two apartments on Juhu-Versova hyperlink road, closer to his original residence for Rs 97.5 crore. Meanwhile, Alia sealed the deal for a residence in Bandra for Rs 32 crore.
On the other hand, Amrita Puri with her mother Anita bought a Rs 50-crore apartment in the plush Malabar Hill.
On work front, Hrithik will be featured alongside Saif Ali Khan in the Hindi remake of the 2017 Tamil superhit film ‘Vikram Vedha’.
The original starred R. Madhavan as righteous police officer Vikram although Vijay Sethupathi played the gangster Vedha. In the Hindi remake, Hrithik will play the gangster although Saif essays the cop.
The film draws from the ancient lore of Vikram-Betaal, exactly where a wily gangster manages to escape just about every time a determined cop nabs him, by narrating a new story drawn from his personal life.
Alia Bhatt will Alia is now gearing up for the shoot of her upcoming multilingual multistarrer ‘RRR’, directed by ‘Baahubali’ helmer SS Rajamouli. In the film, Alia will play a character referred to as Sita.
The film has Telugu stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR in central roles. Bollywood star Ajay Devgn is also a component of the cast.
Alia will also be noticed in Ayan Mukerji’s action fantasy drama ‘Brahmastra’, co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, Mouni Roy, Amitabh Bachchan and Telugu superstar Nagarjuna.
The actress also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ coming up.
Amrita Puri will subsequent be noticed in Kabir Khan’s ’83. She will be essaying the part of cricketer Srikkanth’s wife Vidya.