Indian cinema is not just an entertainment industry; it is a cultural movement, a language, and a mirror to the aspirations of the people living in the country. Beyond the glitters of Bollywood life, there lies a deeper design narrative. The Bollywood homes are not just symbols but are the blueprints of the evolving India, focusing on sustainability, heritage, and identity. 

Over the years, the Bollywood homes have become spatial diaries, chronicling the lives of their occupants through curated interiors, thoughtful spatial zoning, and rich design. This article delves into ten iconic homes, not for their hefty price but for the design philosophies. Each house is an example of architectural design and aspiration to professionals and people out there. 

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s Mannat, Mumbai 

Today as well, Mannat is a dream for millions, while for designers it is a masterpiece. The bungalow is sea-facing in the Bandra skyline. This 1920s heritage bungalow was then reimagined by Gauri Khan into their residence, which reflects Italian neoclassicism and contemporary Indian art deco as well.  Gauri Khan mentioned, “It is about evoking the feeling of harmony, nostalgia, and rootedness.” The facade retains its colonial arches, stained glass, and wrought-iron balconies. 

Rich mahogany tones with hand-laid mosaic flooring, and then the crystal chandeliers hang above abstract canvases, while Venetian mirrors reflect the Mughal jaali motifs speak for themselves. Spatial planning is strategic, transitioning from formal entertainment rooms to private sanctuaries, respecting the home’s originality. The amalgamation of heritage and modernity makes Mannat an architectural marvel in adaptive reuse. 

The design takeaway is the demonstration of how old bones can be transformed into modernity without losing their originality. A triumph in balancing nostalgia with luxury, it is a spatial biography of a power couple honouring lineage and innovation.

Hrithik Roshan’s Juhu Home

This home is a silent killer in the loud hum of Mumbai’s coastline, a study in stillness, balance, and elemental beauty. Collaborating with Ashiesh Shah, Hrithik curated not just a home but an ecosystem. “A home should feel like your thoughts“, he reflected, and indeed, the space seems to be the reflection of his disciplined and introspective spirit.

The design speaks Wabi-Sabi with raw teakwood surfaces, some kinetic sculptures which responded to sea breeze, and floor-to-ceiling glass planes set no boundary between the ocean and spaces. A neutral color of greys, whites, and beiges, punctuated by textured weaves, artisanal clay, and stone accents. The furniture floats, both visually and physically, allowing light to pass and then settle softly on surfaces. Then the floor plan flows like a narrative, from the airy living areas to the intimate reading area. This gives a quiet sense of movement, of water, air, and thoughts as well. It is not only an architectural marvel but a place of the senses.

Some of the design takeaways from this home are the power of restraint, which teaches us that spatial serenity often lies in less, not in more, where the less is subject to orchestration with some poetic and architectural precision. 

Alia Bhatt’s Juhu Duplex, Mumbai 

The duplex is a whimsical minimal with a sustainable soul. This home is less of a celebrity home and more of an intimate scrapbook, which is brought to life. Designed by Richa Bahl, the home speaks of quiet charm, minimalist boho elevated by environmentally conscious design. In the middle of Juhu’s lush urban canopy, reflecting a new kind of stardom, which chooses authenticity is the duplex.

The entrance opens into a sun-drenched space where reclaimed wooden furniture, terracotta tiles, and linen upholstery welcome with the tactile warmth. Hand-painted tiles lined with kitchen counters, vintage ceramics sit playfully on the open shelves, and then the upcycled couriers from Rajasthan and Goa form the visual aesthetics. 

The exposed brick walls are often cascaded with indoor plants, while framed sketches by local artists and family photos punctuate the walls, making the home feel lived-in and deeply personal. Large windows allow light to spill across pastel-toned furnishings, which greys out the inside and out. 

The design takeaways serve as a reminder that design is not about display, but rather about connection with place, memory, and the earth. The home is an example of slow living in fast times, offering a masterclass in sustainable elegance. 

Amitabh Bachchan’s Jalsa

The home is a living archive of Indian aesthetics. Stepping inside Jalsa is stepping into a richly layered narration of Indian artistry, cinematic legacy, and generational continuation. After the success of Satte Pe Satta, this gift to Amitabh Bachchan in Juhu is transcending the idea of luxury. It is a cultural chronicle etched in sandstone, silk, and sacred geometry. 

The architecture of the home is colonial Bombay with Indo-Islamic details, such as arched framed corridors, wooden jaalis filtering light into the prayer room. The living spaces are adorned with Persian rugs, Benarasi silk cushions, and vintage chandeliers that light up the mansion. Amidst the tradition, there is innovation as well. Smart zoning in the home allows a family’s multigenerational dynamics with private quarters delicately separated from the guests and office areas. 

The antique artefacts sit with the contemporary artworks, reflecting the actor’s deep reverence for history and evolution. Jalsa is not just a home; it is a performance in architecture where the tradition is not preserved but performed in life. The design takeaway is that this serves as a memory architecture, where arch, tapestry, and tiles are storytellers of heritage, resilience, and reverence.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli’s Alibaug Farmhouse

Located in the breezy coastal town of Alibaug, Anushka Sharma and Vurat Kohli’s farmhouse is the antithesis of their star-powered personas. In this home, nature leads architecture. Built on principles of sustainability, it is an ode to bio-climatic design where materials, openings, and textures respond to its environment. In collaboration with a local studio, the house features an open courtyard layout with laterite stone walls, sloped clay-tiled roofs, and deep verandahs that frame the surrounding coconut groves. 

Passive cooling strategies like cross ventilation, overhangs, and earthen flooring keep the home thermally comfortable throughout the year. The interior is the serenity of the landscape. Raw timber beams stretching across the ceiling, linen draps, terrazzo countertops, and handmade ceramic lights infuse rustic elegance.

The design takeaway is how the true luxury lies in simplicity, silence, and sustainability. It is a place where architecture becomes a conversation with climate, resulting in grounding and gracefulness.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s Los Angeles Mansion

The 20,000 square-foot estate embodies global fusion. Designed with a modernist lens, this Los Angeles mansion weaves contemporary Californian architecture with subtle Indian undertones, with cultural tapestry rendered in glass, stone, and light. 

Clean lines define the exterior, where dark wood paneling contrasts against white stucco volumes. Floor-to-ceiling windows dissolve boundaries between indoors and outdoors with views of the valley. The spatial spaces unfold the sculptural staircase, double-heighted ceilings, and seamless transitions between lounge, entertainment, and meditative spaces. 

Thought there is restraint in luxury. The palette is muted tones of taupes, greys, soft golds, with materials like onyx, reclaimed oak, and brushed brass to articulate the story. Indoor plants and Indian artefacts pepper the spaces, grounding the home in personal history. 

The design takeaway from this Los Angeles home is that it is layered and thoughtful. A soft power emanated from spatial generosity, which Priyanka Chopra Jonas expressed as “Your home should tell the story of who you are and be a collection of what you love.”

John Abraham’s Mumbai Villa

In the chaos of Bandra, John Abraham’s penthouse, designed by his brother architect Alan Abraham, is a strong architectural piece. This duplex transforms raw materials into beauty when brutalism goes barefoot. The palette with concrete ceilings, black slate flooring, and some exposed metal joineries is the foundation not just of cold modernism, but of empathy in architecture. The open layout, visuality, and rhythmic play of light make the home more human. 

The floating staircase from steel and timber is spatial fluidity. The retractable glass walls open into the balcony with the Arabian Sea in the backdrop. The design takeaway is that restraint is also precision

Sonam Kapoor’s London Home

The art deco revival masterpiece tucked away in London’s plush Notting Hill, Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja’s townhouse is like a modern-day Parisian pied-à-terre, where Art Deco nostalgia meets cosmopolitan chic. The home is the reflection of Sonam’s love for fashion, vintage film, and slow luxury, translating her sensibility into layered, romantic interiors. 

Arched doorways, fluted glass, and geometric brass inlays lend the space. The walls are wrapped up in muted greens and dusky pinks, paired with velvets, walnut, and statement lighting that adds 1930s glamour. Each room is carefully curated, a powder-blue vanity corner, a reading nook linked with books and fashion magazines, and a dining area with terrazzo flooring and mid-century chairs. 

Though this is more than eye candy. Natural light is choreographed through skylights and large windows, making the narrow London footprint feel airy and expensive. Art from Indian painters like Amrita Sher-Gil hangs beside contemporary prints, mapping the couple’s cross-cultural identities. The design takeaway is that elegance doesn’t scream, it whispers. The home is a love letter to craftsmanship, nostalgia, and global design fluency. 

Karan Johar’s Loft in Mumbai

This Bandra resilience is a refined drama balancing cinema with architecture. With the polished stones, dark teak finishes, and expansive glass panes, the loft is a space meant to be experienced rather than occupied. The entrance with an atrium-like foyer with a sleek staircase, the home transitions from an open gallery to intimate spaces. The contrast of deep charcoal walls to golden accents evokes a sense of opulence and discipline. The design takeaway of bold-cronstedt style minimalism with streamlined dramatic elegance, the loft is an architectural narrative, it is storytelling in space.

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Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Shared Adobe in Goa

The residence, envisioned as a haven and creative retreat, in the swaying palms and red laterite rocks, is Indo-Portuguese architecture with contemporary openness. The signature of the home is its central courtyard, an atrium framed by arched colonnades and tile-clad pathways. The material is raw and textural, lime-washed walls, with reclaimed timber beams, and handmade terracotta tiles. 

The furniture is crafted by local artisans in Goa, reflecting local craft traditions and modernist sensibility. The environs of home were a collaborative canvas with murals painted by regional artists, dinner tables carved from local driftwood, and fabric dyed with natural pigments. The home is a living atelier. Zoya Akhtar quoted, “Architecture is the collective memory of a place playing out in real time.” 

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