Former Cricketer Zaheer Khan Buys Rs 110 Million Mumbai Apartment

18 Feb 2025 CW Team

Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan, along with his wife, actress Sagarika Ghatge, and her brother, Shivjeet Ghatge, has purchased a luxury apartment in Lower Parel, Mumbai, for Rs 110 million, according to property registration documents reviewed by Square Yards. The transaction was registered in February 2025.

Lower Parel, one of Mumbai’s prime residential and commercial hubs, offers premium living spaces with seamless connectivity to business districts such as Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Nariman Point. Bollywood stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, and writer Amish Tripathi, have also purchased properties in Lower Parel, as per Square Yards' analysis of IGR property registration documents.

The property acquired by the trio is located in Indiabulls Sky, developed by Equinox India Developments Limited. As per RERA, it is a ready-to-move-in residential project spread across 3 acres, offering 3, 4, 5, and 6 BHK apartments. According to the IGR property registration documents reviewed by Square Yards, the apartment spans a carpet area of 2,158 sq. ft. (~200.47 sq. m) and a built-up area of 240.58 sq. m (~2,590 sq. ft.) and comes with three car parking spaces. The deal incurred a stamp duty payment of Rs 6.6 million and a registration charge of Rs 30,000.

According to Square Yards' Project Data Intelligence, a total of 2 transactions amounting to a gross transaction value of Rs 23o million were registered with IGR in Indiabulls Sky between February 2024 and January 2025. Currently, the average resale property price in the project stands at Rs 49,096 per sq. ft.

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