Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor’s ancestral homes in Pakistan to be converted into museums

On June 1, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government of Pakistan approved the purchase of the ancestral home of Bollywood legends Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar for converting them into museums. The current owner of the houses had raised objections to the sale, which was later rejected by Peshawar district commissioner Captain(retd). Khalid Mehmud.

The price of the houses had been determined following a report of the Communication and Works Department. Dilip Kumar's ancestral haveli was priced at Rs. 80,56,000 and Raj Kapoor's house was valued at Rs. 1,50,00,000.