Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the release for purchasing the ancestor’s houses of Bollywood legendary actor Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar at ₹ 2,35 crore which is located in the heart of the city and declared it as heritages.
The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan has finally approved the proposal for purchasing the Havelis of raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar at the rate determined by the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa communication and work department ( Khyber Pakhtunkhawa communication and work department ( Khyber Pakhtunkhawa communication and work department (department (C &W).
The reports also stated that the deputy commissioner of Peshawar Muhammad Ali Asghar by following the reports of communication and work department (C&W) had fixed the price of Dilip Kumar’s four-story house for ₹80.56 lakh and For Raj Kapoor’s six-story house had been agreed at a price of ₹1.50 crore.
Late legendary actor Raj Kapoor’s ancestral house known by the name of Kapoor haveli is situated in Qissa Khawani Bazar. The house was built by Raj Kapoor’s grandfather Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor.
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s ancestral house is also located in the same area.
Dilip Kumar tweeted his happiness at the Pakistan government’s decision of restoring his house. He shared some of his childhood memories of growing up with his parents, siblings, and cousins in that house and playing near the Qissa Khawani Bazar.
#DilipKumar's sentiments on his ancestral house in #Peshawar. (2011) -FF
1/n I am at once full of fond remembrances of my parents, grandparents and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins who filled the house with the sounds of their chatter and hearty laughter.— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) October 1, 2020
2/n My mother who was frail and delicate was always in the spacious kitchen of the house and as a little boy I would wait for her to finish her chores so that I could just sit by her side and gaze at her beautiful face.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) October 1, 2020
3/n I have memories of the sitting room where the family gathered for high tea in the evenings, the large room where the ladies prayed, the terrace, the bedrooms, everything.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) October 1, 2020
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government took the decision because both the buildings were facing the threat of demolition due to their dilapidated conditions
