7 Facts About Shah Rukh Khan's Home 'Mannat', That Will Blow Your Mind

Mannat — the almost unreal rendition of a quintessential palace, is surrounded with fans from all over the country, just to catch a fleeting glimpse of the nation's heartthrob, none other than Shah Rukh Khan.

Located in Lands End, Bandstand with a breathtaking view of the sea, the spectacular abode of one of the biggest celebs of the country is every bit luxurious as one could imagine it to be.

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Interestingly, Mannat was not constructed at the lavish open space by SRK himself, it was indeed a legacy house that originally belonged to a Gujarati man, who was once SRK's neighbour. When Shah Rukh had his heart set on the house which was then called 'Villa Vienna', he decided to meet the then owner, Nariman Dubash. After a lot of persistent convincing, SRK managed to get the house for approx Rs. 13.32 cr at that time, a value which has now shot up to Rs. 200 cr!

Some interesting trivia on this magical home... 

1. The REAL reason why Mannat was purchased

This may come as a surprise, but Shah Rukh wanted an exclusive prayer room, which is why he wanted to build a house on his own terms, the land of opportunities—Mumbai. He has even quoted that, "Even if I was broke one day, I would sell everything, but not Mannat."

2. An architecture that will make your jaw drop.

Exquisite Italian architecture, and intricate neo-classical elements to boast of—the interiors of the house are the perfect blend of modern and stylish, adorned with curios and objects of art from around the world! The multi-storey ed building has two living rooms connected by a system of elevators, which is tastefully done up with paintings by M.F Hussain, antiques and other valuables. Not only that, the house has an entire floor dedicated to a playroom for his kids, a library, a private bar, and an entertainment centre!

3. Luxurious amenities present besides the obvious BHK!

The palatial building has a second wing which hosts a posh lounge area for story sittings, a kitchen that could make the best chefs of the world drool, and a series of offices and studios where the mega-star works. Fun fact: SRK and Gauri wanted a boxing ring, a table tennis table, and a lavish pool area. They included everything, that's a no-brainer. When you're rich AF, why make compromises rigghhhttt?

4. World Rank

Not only is the mansion the most sought after 'dream home' in India, it ranks 10th in the list of top houses in the world. Woah!

5. The story behind the name 'Mannat'

When Shah Rukh was finally able to buy his dream house, Villa Vienna—he had thought of calling it Jannat. But, no sooner did he buy the house than all his wishes started coming true, and his career hit an all-time high. So he changed his mind, and ended up naming it—Mannat. Aww.

6. The number of people that the villa can actually host.

Average size of a house in a rural area is 494 sq.ft, which implies 103 sq.ft per person. For urban area, it is 504 sq. ft., which is 117 sq. ft. per person. If we calculate, approximately such 225 people can reside in Mannat alone! Talk about frustrated homeless dwellers.

7. When the coffee-table is decorated with a shoe. Wait, What?

A die-hard Tom Dixon fan, and one can safely say he is her biggest inspiration which makes her one of the finest interior designers of the country. Her boundless love, made her display the brand's iconic shoe at the coffee table in her 'humble abode'!

Here Are Six Lesser Known Things About Rani Padmavati And Why She Wasn’t The Only Reason For Khilji To Attack Chittor

1. Padmavati was a Sri Lankan

The poem Padmavat, begins with a fanciful description of the kingdom of Simhala-dvipa, where a princess named Padmani lived. Simhala (Sinhala)-dvipa falls in the Ceylon of yesteryears and present day Sri Lanka. Padamavati, according to Jayasi, was a “perfect woman” whose beauty was such that even goddess would envy of. 

2. Padmavati had a talking parrot

Jayasi writes that Padmavati had a talking parrot named Hira-mani who was one of the closest confidantes of the princess. Not only Jayasi’s Padamvat, but many epics or love poems, including Milton’s Paradise Lost and the Arab poem of Hateem Tai have shown animals or birds speaking the language of the main characters. Hira-mani narrated Padmavati's beauty to Chittor King, Ratan Singh. 

Being completely mesmerised by Hira-mani’s account of Padmini, the king longed to marry the princess and managed to do so after a long series of dramatic battles and adventurous trials.

3. King Rana Ratan Singh went to Simhal-dvipa and won her  

Padmavat explains at length that how Rana Ratan Singh, who might not have known about the existence of Simhala-dvipa before the parrot told him went to participate in Swayamvar of Princess Padmavati.

There he defeated many princess and kings who also sought Padmavati hands on several competitions and won the hand of Padmavati.

4. Raghav Chaitanya, the sorcerer who instigated  Khilji

Raghav Chaitanya served in Rana Ratan’s Singh’s court as Raj Purohit. But he was a sorcerer in real who had a great hold on black magic. After Ratan Singh came to know about his reality, he banished Raghav after insulting him.

To avenge his insult, Raghav reached Delhi and told Alauddin Khilji about the beauty of Rani Padmini. Initially, Khilji didn’t buy his story as he had plenty of women already in his harem. But the poetic description of Padmini’s as the most beautiful forced Khilji to think otherwise and he, according to Jayasi, thought of attacking Chittor.

5. Padmavati wasn’t the only reason behind Khilji attacking Chittor

A 1990s documentary serial, Bharat, Ek Khoj talks about five ratnas at length. The episode is loosely based on Khilji siege of Chittor to get Padmavati as told by Jayasi in  Padmavat.

These five ratnas were: A Swan who could sing poems, a gem filled with nectar, a stone called Paras which could turn anything into gold, one hunter named Shardul who could kill any animal at king’s behest and one large yet royal bird Lagna who could kill small animals and birds with ease. 

Top 10 Unbreakable Cricket Records

Top 10 Most Unbeatable Cricket Records

Jack Hobbs Runs and Centuries in 1st Class

At 10 of Unbeatable Cricket Records,  Just Mind boggling Batting Figures for Jack Hobbs in First Class Cricket. Jack Hobbs Scored 61,237 Runs in his First Class Career, Including 197 Centuries.  Jack Hobbs played First Class Cricket till he was past 50. His career figures now seems like no one can surpass them. His runs and centuries in First Class Cricket is 10 Most Unbeatable Cricket Record in my mind.

Don Bradman 974 Runs in a Test Series

Next on Unbeatable Cricket Records Wally Hammond must have been chuffed when he totalled 905 runs on the Australian tour of 1928-29. In the next Ashes Series, played in England, Don Bradman broke that record and made 974 runs in the five-match series. His scores read 8 & 131 at Trent Bridge, 254 & 1 at Lord’s, 334 at Headingley, 14 in Manchester and finally 232 at the Oval. The closest anyone has come to breaking Bradman’s record is when Vivian Richards Scored 829 runs out of the same opponent in 1976.

Phil Simmons’ Economy Rate in a ODI

If you bowl out ten overs in a one day international , the yardstick for a good performance to finish with an economy rate of less than four runs per over (that’s under 40 runs conceded). look at Phil Simmons, he gave away just three runs for an economy rate of 0.3 runs per over in a one day international match against pakistan in 1992. now these days ODIs have become much more attack-minded so it’s hard to see Simmons’s mark being surpassed.

Graham Gooch’s 456 Runs in a Test Match

Former English Captain Smashed 333 Runs in 1st innings against India at LORDS. in 2nd inning, he also smashed quick 123 runs in 113 balls. he scored 456 runs in this match, as no one achieved that milestone and looking like an unbeatable record. although Brian Lara has scored 400* runs against England, but Gooch’s record still to be broken.

Chaminda Vaas’ Bowling Figures in ODIs

Srilankan left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas Bagged up 8 Zimbabwean Wicket for Just 19 Runs. the only bowler in history of the game to take 8 wickets in a one day international match. someone in the future could take more than eight wickets, but to do so would be miraculous given the batsman-centric nature of ODIs. here you can read the list oftop 10 Best Bowling Figures in ODI’s Cricket Histoy.

Australia’s Consecutive Test Wins

Australia managed 16 consecutive Test match wins twice, first between 1999-2001 under Steve Waugh and second between 2005-2008 under Ricky Ponting. they done it in their “Golden Years”, when they have the Bowling Attack likes of McGrath, Shen Warne and jason gillespie, and have Batting Line Wich Includes Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, matthew hayden and Adam Gilchrist.

Jim Laker’s Test Match Bowling Figures

English off-spinner Jim Laker missed only one of 20 wickets, when he took 19 wickets for 90 runs against australia at Old Trafford in 1956. he took 10 wickets in first innings and 9 wickets in 2nd. Ten wickets in a Test innings has been repeated by Anil Kumble, did it 1999 against pakistan, but 19 in a match? We’ll almost certainly never see it again. Take a Look at Top 10 Best Bowling Figures in Test Cricket.

Muttiah Muralitharan’s International Wickets

Murali was only 20 when he first bowled for Sri Lanka. soon proved effective as he baffled batsmen around the world. Nearly 20 years later, he has taken 800 Test wickets, 534 one-day international wickets and 13 Twenty20 International wickets. his 1347 international wickets for sure is the unbeatable record.

Tendulkar’s International Matches, Runs and Centuries

Sachin Tendulkar has amassed a mountain of batting records. He has 15,837 Test runs with 51 hundreds in 198 matches, 18,426 ODI runs with 49 hundreds in 463 matches. he scored 34,273 rus in his international career, and each of these numbers is unlikely to be topped.

Don Bradman’s Test Career Batting Average

In 80 Test cricket innings, Don Bradman — aka ‘The Don’ — scored his runs at an average of 99.94. The next guy on the Test batting averages list managed a tick over 60. We can do all sorts of mathematical comparisons with these numbers but they would all show one thing: Bradman is the best batsman the game has seen. That Test average of 99.94 is a number you need to know, a kind of shorthand for Bradman’s exceptional talent. Just for good measure, his overall first-class average of 95.14 is unlikely to be beaten either.

2.0: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar starrer release date postponed

It looks like fans will have to wait longer before they can watch the Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0.

The movie stars Amy Jackson as well and is a sequel to 2010 Tamil film Enthiran (Bollywood- Robot). 

As per a Tweet by noted film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the movie will hit the theaters on April 27, 2018. Earlier, the release date of the film was January 25, 2018.

Taran took to Twitter and wrote-'#BreakingNews: #2Point0 to release on 27 April 2018... Stars Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar... Directed by Shankar.'

2.0 will see the return of Chitti the robot and is one of the most highly- awaited films of 2018.

The audio launch of the film recently took place in Dubai and the telecast of the programme was carried out by Zee TV Tamil. 

The movie has been in limelight ever since the first look posters were out. 

2.0 is directed by  S Shankar.