(28 votes, average: 4.46 out of 5)Thought it will be interesting to cover the house being constructed in Mumbai’s Altamount Road by the world’s richest man – Mukesh Ambani. Yep, he’s officially the richest now with the skyrocketing share prices of RIL.
The house (called Antilla) is being valued at Rupees 4000 crores and will be 173 metres tall. Normally that is the equivalent of a 60 storeyed tower, but in this case each floor is more than twice the height of a normal floor, with the result that the building will only have 27 floors when completed. Given the prevailing state of skyscrapers in Mumbai, this building will be more than twice as tall as the earlier tallest buiilding. The view from the top will be breathtaking, no doubt.
Some other absurd facts about this ‘house’..
- 3 helipads on top. Mumbai corporation has not given permission for making this operational yet.
- Hanging gardens within the structure
- Swimming pool within the structure
- A two storey Health centre
- Parking space for 168 cars (6 floors). I initially thought that meant there will be a mini office in the building but apparently that is not the case. All these cars will belong to Mukesh Ambani! Just in case you are interested, he drives a 5 crore Maybach now.
- A floor exclusively for servicing these automobiles within the building.
- A floor for Home theatre – sitting capacity of 50
Most absurd of all, the house will have a staff of 600 (sic) to do the maintenance activities. That gives a ratio of 1:100 for people living in the house and those who are paid to take care of it. The six lucky (?) ones are the man himself, his wife, his 3 children and his mother Kokilaben. The family will be moving in from their old home ‘Sea Wind’ which was a 14 floor building at Cuffe Parade.
In fairness, Mukesh bought the property in 2002. So he has not spent anywhere close to the $1 billion people are now valuing the property at. And it is not just him, plenty of other rich tycoons have indulged in their residences. Two people who immediately come to mind are Mittal & Gates.
UK-based steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal (he is still an Indian citizen though) bought the most expensive house in London last year, paying £60m for a place in Kensington Palace Gardens.Microsoft founder Bill Gates had his house built as technology showpiece several years back. The house is reputed to have cost upwards of $100 million. I will write about this particular property sometime in the future. It is much more interesting than the Ambani house, because Gates tried to implement many new, yet to be proven technologies in his blueprint.
Isn’t that ridiculous..agreed, he is the richest man in the world, but this is sheer waste of riches !
Off course thats not what Mukesh Ambani thinks
I am sorry, but i don’t think Mukesh Ambani is he richest man in the world yet. I think the position is still held by Carlos Slim followed by Gates and then Mukesh. Though Irrelevant to the post, i thought Id correct what i think is a mistake. Reliance itself says that people claiming mukesh as richest miscalculated the riches!!
Thanks Karthik
You are correct. Apparently there is a personal denial from Mukesh as well. Giving the link here
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3127336.ece
Note that he claims his wealth is only 25 billion pounds. It needs to be only 30 billion pounds to overtake Gates. Bound to happen in the next few months,the way Sensex is behaving…
Karthik..
You are correct. Thanks.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3127336.ece
Mukesh has issues a personal denial saying that he is not worth so much. Apparently he says his wealth is at 25 billion pounds and he needs 30 billion pounds to overtake Gates. That is bound to happen sooner or later with the India story kicking in for good - Rupee appreciation, stock market valuations, growth in the business, etc are all strong.
But let’s not forget. Premji had also made it to the top 5 richest people in the world a while back, but could not maintain the ranking as the stock prices of Wipro fell afterwards…
It would be amazing to find out the details of the construction materials used, the choice of decor,…etc. Meanwhile what’s Anil upto ??
Though this building does not have a visual appeal for $1 billion spent, its unique architecture will make people look at it…..I personally think Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Shah Jahan and Kings of Rajasthan have spent their money better.
Sudarsan,
). Earlier I thought the custom was ridiculous, but now I think I understand why it arose in the first place. Extremes have a way of clarifying things…
Agree with you on the building’s visibility. However, I am not sure that in this case it is such a good thing. So many eyeballs looking up at the house cannot really be good for the residents. This is the natural extreme of the local superstition that one should not build a house right infront of a road (different from building on the road side) as it is bad luck (too many people stare at the house, you see
All the best wishes to the family though. Hope they build a wonderful home..
Karthik,
Decor etc. is not yet known as the building itself will take several more months for completion. Am sure Anil will have something up his sleeve as well after this. Let’s wait & watch
To add to the above comment, I don’t think Mukesh has spent anywhere close to $1 billion. He has incurred only the construction cost and besides, he bought the property in 2002 when the real estate prices were much lower.
$1 billion is the value the house will have in the market if it were to be sold now (imagining it is already finished). That’s another interesting thing, there is no one else in the world who can afford to buy the building…
Read this
http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/2007/10/31/mukesh-ambanis-house/
Thanks for the link Krisashok..
Reminds me of the quote frequently mis-attributed to Voltaire, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Substitute ‘do’ in place of ’say’ and that sums up your view, I take it. I find myself in agreement, but only for the most part. The lines one draw in this are ever so blurry that no view will find everyone’s consent, which leads me to another quote, genuine one this time from Voltaire. “To hold a pen is to be at war.”
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rich people achieve success and enjoy while all others comment
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Rich aren’t always succesfull and vice-versa.
What we can always do though, is learn from them.
I wish Antilla help’s him to find out the point of contentment. Man can never ever be satisfied without this point.
it’s sad what he did with that huge building it is better if he make some charity.
I disagree with Prasad. Not because I am pro-mukesh or anything. But I am anti-charity. Well not entirely but almost. Ill tell you why:
It is better to give employment to people than to give alms. That way you give them salary and they feel good about it because they have earned it. They feel dignified. When you give it away to charity or as alms, they feel “sad” ?
How would you feel if someone always paid your bills in a restraunt. Maybe you will feel great for a week or two. Maybe a month at the most. After that you feel ashamed. Thats how charity works. Makes you feel dwarfed and small.
So I think Mukesh is doing more than his part for the people. He is providing them with employment opportunities. Even in this proposed house, he will be creating positions for which people will get paid. So Isn’t that good ? Thats how the economy is supposed to work!!
MUKESH IS NOTHING
I am sure we were not talking about Mukesh himself Donald. But yes if we have to discuss that, inspite of the Indian rupee being 1/40th of the US Dollar, Mukesh is doing pretty well. Now imagine a change in scenario wherein the USD were to become 1/40th of INR.
Interesting figures isn’t it ?
Agree with you Karthik, on employment versus alms funda. Guess most people would agree with it. I would like to dive a bit deeper though, is any kind of employment better than no employment?
Let me be clearer, I don’t want to get into ethical/moral arguments associated with jobs dealing with grey legal areas. I am leaving that aside and looking only at the earning capacity of the individual being enhanced by the job he/she does. In my opinion, a job should be more than a livelihood, if it is to be meaningful it should provide a way for the individual to improve and progress in life. Employments that provide this opportunity is valuable. Employments that don’t provide such an opportunity is only a glorified alms collection.
An extreme view? Perhaps..
excellent
rich is not intelligent but poor is metallic.
I read all the comments and found all pessimistic. I fell we should not imprint our bathos and discontentment with this marvell. Look at it in other angle. Well the so call world’s richest man( I don,t know if it is declared authentically) is enjoying haing his imagination soaring in the sky. Who are we to comment. Let’s be possitive. If any of us having such a money wonnt we do such a marvellous thing if not the residence. We are calling Taj Mahal as the world’s wonder. People would have agashed at that time When Shajagan built it. So let’s accept one among us is capable of doing it. Praise him. Appreciate him.
@ Chandrasekaran
Brilliant comment. You brought a whole new perspective to this discussion.
This plurge of opulence is selfish & disgraceful.
Character+Wealth = Greatness. i dont see the former.
Charity is not one dimensional “alms giving”.
He can create schools, home for the homeless, hospitals for the handicapped. India and its poor/destitute need that more than anything. oh well- time will tell the difference.
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We should be very proud to see an indian at this stage…. Cheers to u Mr Mukesh…
MUKESH AMBANI SHOULD HELP POORS .
@ Sahil
Maybe at the peak of his professional career, he would do that - Help the poor.
good ad for Mr. ambani’s venture nice to read all info posted n shd appreciate the various analyses - good case study
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wat the f*k is hi doin his a showofff bill gates rocks
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yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
mukesh u r such a sick dog. f u. give us some of that money mate. can i come to ur house
bye yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
sajevenikulkurnisanthkarmabndising kaudendes
Mukesh Ambani is not a richest men of the world
bill gates rocks…………………….
hey Mukesh Ambani plz give some money 2 us yarrrrrrrrrr
I heard yesterday that according to the new Forbes Magazine statistics Lakshmi Mittal is the 4th richest man in the world (45 billion $), Mukesh Ambani is the 5th (43 billion $), Anil Ambani the 6th (42 billion $) and Kushal Pal Singh the 8th (30 billion $)…
Yes Kathy, thats 4 Indians in the top 10 list
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We should admire a successful person such as Mukesh. there are a lot many people who spend all their earnings and savings and build their home, leaving a huge debt, thinking that house is an asset. how can such people blame a succssful person? in proportion to his wealth, i do not think that he has done some thing bad, but a thing that we Indians can be proud of. it is sad to see that there are negative comments and complaints, and what i believe is exactly the reson for such people to be poor (mindset. love richness if you want to be the next yourslef. how can one be wealthy if he conditions his mind to be poor? wealthy people commit to be wealthy, not just wish to be wealthy. i appreciate comments from positive mided people such as Chandrashekaran and Vivek.
this prsoen is very best its my think
i hope i meet me his prosen
it is nice hear mukesh is gng to build such an wonderful arcade….let’s admire him..i gone thru some of the comments of negative mndd chaps quoting he is wasting the money and it is only his shwo off…also he could helped the poor…how do these commenting peopl help the poor one’s..it is left to one charater and personality…he earned himself and has authority and rites to do on that don’t be jeolus….if u donot got the mindset to appreciate him let’us not object…that’s all
HEY MUKESH GREAT PALACE
U ROCK!!
CHILAX AND U HAVE 2B DE RICHEST !!!!11
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u american {edited},
Atta boy!! Great house. This is a very sustainable property - less footprint - both landwise and carbon. I salute Mr Ambani for being the first in India to think of environment. This house is an example and sets a precedence for the rest of rich Indians. I read sheer wastage - Wastage of what? He has earned it and it is his prerogative to choose the way to spend it. And he did it…..
Congrats!!!
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Indians should not be proud, in fact regret for having 4 Indians at the top ten 10 list of richest men in the World. World bank classifies India as a low income economy - with a per capita income of only $4,500 (US has $46,000). This shows the extreme disparity in incomes of Indians.. stop using Reliance products!
its like one tight slap on out side world … mainly for the white guys… good one Mukash
Nelly
please go and check how much Money dose USA owe to the out side world … dont talk about India or Indians if you dont know any thing about it .. you Amaricans dont even know how many states your country has .. and if you ask an amarican to pit out australia he will show shairlanka…
@Nelly
are you saying there are no poor people in US and no ever sleeps hungry. I have lived in US and the cities are no different to Mumbai. You have your share of homeless, poor and desperate people and hordes of millionaires and billionaires. And don’t even compare the per capita; 4500 $ is approx 200,000 Rs. which is enough to feed your self and your family in India.
Cry babies always cry, whatever they see or do.
Shut the f**k up.
This is ridiculous !! 8000 crores is too much for a house…he could have done much more with this for the needy living below the powerty line….
I absolutely agree with Satish with so much of poverty in India , this is a sheer wastage of money …..I mean he is so rich how much sapce does he and his family needs to live …well with so much of money.he surely could have helped a lot people .
Richest man of the world no wonder is an Indian, not a big deal as he is of no use to the poorers below his building. This is where india is lacking Richest are getting Rccher and Poors are getting Poor.
Hello guys,
I think you all are a#@*oles because you think Mukesh has wasted money.
If a person has money then why not to spend it and live luxurious life.
You all are —- a#@*oles to say it’s waste of money
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Karthik get ur facts correct yaar!!!!!!!!!!!! Warren Buffet is the richest. There are 4 indians in top 10. Mukesh stands 5th followed by his brother
ITS HIS MONEY LET HIM DO WHAT EVER HE WANTS TO DO ,
WHY WE ARE FIGHTING??? IS HE GOING TO GIVE US PLACE IN HIS HOUSE ?? NO RIT????
SO LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANT…
I have not seen this home in dream
but that money he earned isnt all through legal means….i dont mean its all illegal but he is no saint..and its sheer waste of money ..he is gonna employ 2000 servants,i heard!!!he can easily eradicate poverty in india (atleast in gujart) by donating only the money he gonna spend on his servants…
he need counselling seriously!!!
well some people say he earned it…wtf come on guys it was his father who started it all and all he did was to take it forward .
and i would bet all my wealth to say his father wouldnt have spent it so lavishly.. he was the man for his people not mukesh or even anil for that matter!!!
@Vijay,
Do check the date of comments. They hold the key to everything.
@Nelly,
Atleast we don’t have drug barrons.
We have respectable people who make money with their business acumen and hard work.
@Everyone who thinks Mukesh should donate the money,
Yea, right. Get a life people. Why should he donate money ? He pays tax to the Government just as you and I do. If anyone is to blame for the sorry/sordid state of affairs in India. It’s the Indian Givernment who are a bunch of nincompoos who don’t know how to invest money, how to handle money.
On top of all that, Mukesh is the richest because he has declared all his property, which means he is paying tax.
There are definitely many (politicians) who don’t declare their property. These are the guys who are looting our country. I am sure they must have more assets than Mukesh. Just that they don’t declare it.
So, for the final time, stop this Mukesh his wasting his money crap. To the guys who can’t, go to Singapore. They will give you one room for your family to stay in.
nice house
ok!!!!!!! but not good as sharukh`s house
its excellent…..but unnecessary wastage of money
Well , to say House is superb & Excellent…..
its good….. but dont u think that its not worth…yaar for a family of 5 members that large house is simply a waste……..instead give employment to others who are in need…it would be dignified and respectful right…..but its ur wish……..may god bless you…..
Heyyy Mukesh,
If you love your wife so much why dont you build your modern day Tajmahal in a small town in Gujarat…….
Why in mumbai,which is so burdened with problems..
If you do it in a small town in gujarat,it will generate income the right way and it will be a touristattraction in the near future…
Rupali.
Hey Guys!! i think mukesh want to grab the attention of worlds richest people? Its not for her wife? please don’t spoil the name of Tajmahal….!!!!! it will never be tourist place either!! its all business politics!!!
Its nice to see a steady incoming stream of comments. Very interesting to read through them.
We understand that u alone have earned all the money but then there are people who do not have food, shelter and clothing which are the basic neccessities of life. U can start charity and help people instead of all these show off’s !!!
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SIR!
I LIKE MR MUKESH AMBANI WAY OF DOING BUSINESS HOPE HE WILL DEFINATE DO MORE GOOD THINGS IN FUTURE LIFE 4 HIS COUNTRY.
MY BEST WISHES ARE ALWAYS WITH HIM.
GOD BLESS HIM MORE.
I am proud of you Mr Mukesh.
hey Karthik, i think you are somewhere wrong.TATAS are not as rich as AMBANIS but then also they invest much on
research work for India.
There is no need to be proud on Mukesh. I am fully agreed that it is his personal property but if u think closely this is just a nerution for 30 Crore peoplw having no food one time.
well its that people are giveing nonsence comments for mukesh its his money and yes he donetes lot in charites but still what to do with billions its better to fulfill all desires of life before leaveing this world so enjoy…insted of getting jelous…take care
Somehow, I don’t think we should mix business with charity.
true
ethala romba over…..??????
etha kasa vachi enna enna vo panala….??????!!!!
chennai guys…..
Hai Sir…
I think this is waste of money…You can use this money to help our Indian poor people..Don’t waste your money doing this kind of nonsence things…
@ all
if any of you have surplus money, do you donate it? No -right?
So why should Mukesh do it?
AS A SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH,I THINK IT’S GREAT THAT HE GETS TO SPENDS ALL HE’S MONEY,HE WON’T TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE WHEN HE DIES.. THAT’S ONE OF A WAY TO GET THE WORLD TALKING ABOUT YOU!!!!!!!
hai,dear ambani sir,before u make ur housethink about poor indians
He will get much more respect if he was to, for instance, live modestly and use the money saved to help solve any of the major problems in India - education, medical etc.
100 years from now, nobody will care about the home he lived in but people will care about what good he did while he was living.
Hey , u r seriousely fanatstic Mr.Mukesh Ambani…
Congrats, Your house is a lovely one………..
Have a gr8 life ahead………….
All the best…………..
Zindagi jee k dekho………….
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eXcelLent…..this is what is called….
” LIVE LIFE KING SIZE ”
I liked ambani’s house….
hai ambani.what ever u make .pls make calculation properly.then pay the tax for indian goverment.at least we kind people can get something from you.thank you
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
@ ALLL……………..
out of mor thn 100 cr population we have only few ppl whom we can count on r fingers also who r way way way abvvv the normal junta……
its not our fault neither theirs tht we r poor n thy r rich…..
it is wat thy earnd WEEE who juS waste r tYM here pullin thr legs.. or cribbin abt thm……………
whtevrr thy do watevr thy havv itss earned or or thy r blessed… its his lloook out wat to do wth his moneyy….
i aprreceate watevr he did for his familyy… luckyy familyy…. good he thinks for his familyy b4 alll ppl lyk us who jus gvee faaltooo kaaa advice….. huh
in simple wrds i jus want to say………..
“JALO MAT, BARABARI KARO!!!!!!”
dream itself personified
i want 2 the reason of his success
this house is that kind of a house that no one have ever thought of n neither would have seen
ill just love 2 visit once.
Mukesh Ambani is not Shahjehan nor is he building a Taj Mahal, if the photo of the house is anything to go by. It is tall, ugly and contorted. Seems Mumbai will soon have the reputation of having the ugliest house on the Globe, thanks to Mukesh and his wife’s ill-conceived design. What a waste of a golden opportunity to showcase Indian Architecture
@ mohan………..
dude………… dont judge da book by jus havin a look at its cover…………
i stay in mumbai nlyy…. ndd at warden road…. i saw the construction goin onn at this master peice wth myy eyess… nd i was stunned lookin at thisss talll creation byy a mann who is jus lykk uss, wthh samee fleshh n boness…..
soo onlyy thingg to note at his housee iss da utilisation off a vryy small space into a giant mammoth master peice….
noww i wishh u shuld also havv a look at thisss site…
ndd i hopee u ll change ur perception….
Great architectural design by Perkins Will. They’ve kept in mind the ecological effect it may have and have created an environmentally friendly mansion.
Such a $ing house in a country where majority people r poor….. do sumthin 4 poor not 4 u ambani
Every one can do to something for her family.Good Ambani.Same my family want build a complete house.
We are from Dhaka Bangladesh we need some money to build
our one incomplete 3 floor.Will Ambani help us pls send this message to him.
dear mr. mukesh ambani- as you know bill gates has a house worth only 100 million dollars- so it seems even you can be happy in a house worth 100 million dollars in mumbai- the rest of the amount —2.0 billion dollars minus 100 million dollars = 1.9 billion dollars — this amount you can safely give in a trust to a grameen type of bank in india - and with the micro-credit possible from this amount , you can help over 10 million poor destitute families- you will get the blessings of billions of people- by giving in charity- there is no need to get the curses of millions of people- please think carefully before spending unnecessarily- regards-
i am not satisfied with the design.it seems to me a bookself.good luck for the future
HI sir well I really dont think the way that it is is simply not wright.
good ur life ur earned money well were’ too greedy u think dont u?’
i agree witha lot of arguments when iread sum of theze
but i really think that is an diotic thing to show of- i really agree with karthik williams and vicky
well again everyone is really upset the state is very bad of india so make it at 1 level
cuz some are poor and sum r very rich
eiother help the poor or become poor cuz its not common
HEY THIS HOUSE IS TOO MUCH YA.BUT FOR PUBLICITY ITS OK.MANY R WITHOUT HOUSE IN INDIA.Y DONT U HELP THEM……..
I agree with u deekchana.