A 2011 Washington Post article had stated that Ambani hadn’t moved into his mansion fearing ‘bad luck’. The Environment Ministry also stated that the helipads violated local noise laws. The construction of the three helipads on the roof of Antilia has also been opposed by the Indian Navy who stated that helipads are not allowed on Mumbai buildings.

However after many legalities, Ambani paid Rs 1.6 million and finally obtained a No Objection Certificate from the Waqf Board, following which the construction of the land began. The most talked about being the fact that Antilia is built on land that housed an orphanage and the charity (ran by a Waqf board) which ran the orphanage put the property on sale for the purpose of ‘education of underprivileged Khoja children’ on account of which the sale of the land was disputed by Waqf minister Nawab Malik as well as the revenue department of the Government of Maharashtra. However the property is mired in several controversies. Here is a sneak peek into the Ambanis’ gorgeous Mumbai residence: The construction for Ambani’s only residential home started in 2006, and the family moved into the home by 2012.

The architectural design of the house is mainly inspired by the sun and lotus designs, but other than aesthetics it also has other features like the fact that it can withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scaler. Mukesh Ambani’s home in South Bombay’s Altamount Cumballa Hill area has three helipads, air traffic control, a 168-car garage, a ballroom, 9 high speed elevators, a 50-seat theater, terrace gardens, swimming pool, spa, health centre, a temple, a snow room which has actual snow falling from the walls and has accommodation for a staff of 600 who are on call 24x7. Although the residence, named after a phantom island in the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal and Spain, has 27-storeys, the extra high ceilings make it stand as tall as an ordinary 60-storey high building. It is also the second most expensive residential property in the world after the Buckingham Palace, the London home of the British Royal Family. The 27-storey home is the most expensive residence in India and is currently valued at $ 2.2 billion which is approximately around Rs 15,000 crore. India’s richest man and Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani’s Mumbai home, Antilia, which he shares with wife Nita and their three children - Anant, Akash and previously daughter Isha (who now lives at her Worli home with husband Anand Piramal) is one of the most valuable private residential properties in the world.

Mukesh ambani residence