Lokhandwala Complex
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PIN | 400053 |
Area code | 022 |
Vehicle registration | MH-02 |
Lokhandwala Complex, also known as Lokhandwala, is a large upmarket and affluent residential and commercial neighbourhood in Andheri West suburb in Mumbai, India. It is approximately 5 km from Andheri station. The name Lokhandwala comes from the name of the developer with the construction firm being Lokhandwala Constructions Pvt. Ltd. It was the primary developer of the suburb of Versova, which was previously basically a marshland. It is the starting point of Line 6 of the city's metro system.
History
When Siraj Lokhandwala, proprietor of Lokhandwala Constructions, spotted the vast marshland in the area of Versova in 1968 he decided to purchase the area for development. He was discouraged by every broker in Mumbai from buying the land, simply because they felt that no one would wish to live at a comparative distance from the old centre of Mumbai. Today, however, Lokhandwala Complex is one of the most eagerly aspired to and most desirable suburbs of Mumbai.
A veritable who's who of Bollywood stars live in Lokhandwala, which has become home to many movie stars over the last twenty years. The list includes some of the finest actors, film directors, film writers, producers and most of the people who are working in Indian Film and Television Industry. Many of the NRIs
Lokhandwala Complex shootout
Lokhandwala Complex featured in the news headlines when on 16 November 1991, then Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP)
In popular culture
This event was the basis for the 2007 Hindi film
Notable residents
- Anurag Singh
- Boney Kapoor
- Asin
- Himesh Reshammiya
- Bhushan Kumar
- Javed Jaffrey
- Farah Khan
- Shekhar Suman
References
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"'450 rounds were fired…like bullets were doing the talking'". Indian Express. 20 May 2007. Archived from the originalon 3 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Vijay (14 April 2007). "Preview: Shootout At Lokhandwala". Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007..