Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic Juhu residence, Jalsa, has become the focus of an internal family property dispute after his sister-in-law, Ramola Bachchan—wife of his younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan—challenged a 1993 gift deed that transferred the property’s ownership to actor Jaya Bachchan.
The matter is currently being heard by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Andheri, following multiple complaints lodged by Ramola Bachchan over the past seven months alleging that the transfer was executed without her knowledge or consent.
Discrepancy in Ownership Records & Gift Deed Allegations
At the heart of the row is a mismatch between housing society records and state revenue documents, which reportedly came to light when an effort was made to replace Ramola Bachchan’s name with Jaya Bachchan’s on official government records:
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- Society vs. Government Property Card: While records maintained by the Kapol Housing Society list Jaya Bachchan as the owner of Jalsa, the Maharashtra government’s Property Card still carries Ramola Bachchan’s name.
- Questions Over the 1993 Gift Deed: In her complaint, Ramola stated that Jalsa was originally registered in her name before being transferred to Jaya Bachchan via a 1993 gift deed. She has alleged that the deed was prepared on plain paper without stamp duty payment at the time, lacked witness signatures, and was later registered and regularised under the Maharashtra government’s Abhay Yojana amnesty scheme.
”The authorities have received the complaint and initiated a hearing. The parties concerned have been asked to submit their responses, and no conclusion has been reached yet on the competing ownership claims.”
— Faiyaz Mulani, Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Andheri)
Bachchan Family Response
Deputy Registrar Faiyaz Mulani confirmed that formal notices have been issued seeking responses from the concerned parties as the inquiry proceeds. Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan has not responded to media queries on the dispute, Jaya Bachchan could not be reached for comment, and a spokesperson for Abhishek Bachchan declined to comment, calling it an “internal family matter.”
Located in Mumbai’s upscale Juhu neighbourhood, Jalsa is among India’s most famous celebrity landmarks, widely known for Amitabh Bachchan’s decades-old Sunday tradition of stepping outside its gates to greet hundreds of gathered fans.
