Mumbai, Sep 28: Sachin Tendulkar today fulfilled his long cherished dream of living in a house of his own as he moved into a sprawling bungalow at Perry Cross Road in suburban Bandra here.
Tendulkar has shifted his residence from La Mer Housing Society, also in Bandra west, to the spacious villa that is spread over 6,000 square feet.
“Everyone has a dream of owning a house. I, too, had this dream. I am happy that I was able to fulfil it. The flat where I earlier used to live, I had received it under the sports quota. I have now vacated that place, so that some other sportsman can live there,” he told reporters outside his villa here today.
“We had done the ‘gruha shanti' and ‘vastu-puja' on June 11, before I left for England. I could not visit Mumbai after that, but now that I am in the city, today I brought my mother to show the place,” the senior cricketer said.
“I have also lived here after the puja. But I have not been able to bring the children here yet,” he said. The batting maestro's new home has been reconstructed on a plot that earlier housed a dilapidated bungalow, which Sachin had bought for Rs 39 crore in 2007.
The villa has been secured with high-walled fencing to avoid curious onlookers. CCTV cameras and sensors have also been installed.
Besides the three storeys above the ground level, the villa, designed after taking into consideration Tendulkar's likes and dislikes, reportedly has two underground basements. According to sources close to Tendulkar, 90 per cent of the shifting process has been completed.
Sachin had purchased the 8,998 sq ft Dorab Villa in Bandra's Perry Cross Road for Rs. 39 crore in 2007 from the Satra Group. Reportedly, he is pumping nearly the same amount on its remodelling. The Villa, which belonged to a Parsi family, the Wardens, was built in 1920.
According to reports, the villa has a spacious parking lot in the basement and the first floor will have two large guest rooms and sitting area, while the master bedroom and children's rooms will be on the second and third floors respectively with a swimming pool on the top floor.
Sachin has also shifted some furniture from his old apartment.
It takes a godly abode to house the God. And in this case it is a
five-storeyed mansion that will soon house the God of Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar.
The Master Blaster is all set to move into his dream house located on Bandra's West Perry Cross Road. The mansion has been designed keening the batting maestro's love for cars. The second basement of the house can hold 45-50 cars in one go.
The first basement comprises the kitchen, master surveillance room and servant quarters. These apart the house has three other floors where the master, who is just one short of his 100th international ton, will live along with his wife and kids.
The ground floor has a large drawing room with a separate dining space for the Tendulkars. And since Sachin is a devotee of Lord Ganesha there is a temple on the ground floor premises. The floor will also house a special display area where Sachin's innumerable medals and trophies will be kept. The house has been made keeping the vastu elements in mind with special emphasis given to the kids' quarters.
