Shah Rukh Khan to Shalini Passi: Inside 6 glamorous celebrity homes in Delhi

AD curates a list of the most striking celebrity homes in Delhi, from Shalini Passi's art-filled mansion to Tarun Tahiliani's eclectic home.
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Mumbai may be Bollywood's official address, but Delhi is where the heart is for these celebrities, as it offers a sense of belonging, space, and luxury. Take a quick peek inside some of your favourite celebrity homes in Delhi—from Shah Rukh Khan to Shereen Bhan to Shalini Passi and more.

Tarun Tahiliani

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Tarun Tahiliani shares his home with his elegant wife Sailaja (or ‘Sal’ as she is known), two handsome sons in their late twenties, and three yapping shih-tzus. It is a 7,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house built on a curve in the mid-1990s. “I bought the triangular acre cheap as one half of a plot, with a close school friend. It was barren land with one, sad acacia tree. It took ages to excavate the tonnes of earth to lay the foundations, and the prospects looked bleak,” says Tarun.

Today, a fan-shaped swimming pool nestles in a tropical garden of royal palms, flowering frangipani and great urns of his favourite tiger grass. The interiors, with 13-foot-high ceilings and a central corridor—cool, deep, with a medley of antiquities and family memorabilia—lead into a generous living room, dining room, a study and main bedrooms. Furniture, artworks, textiles and objects of every description fill the walls, bookshelves and tables. Ingenious, unexpected touches abound—from a tall, metal Vikram Goyal washbasin used as a flower vase, to black-lacquered Burmese votive pagodas converted into table lamps. Objects acquired with a discerning collector’s eye, over a life well travelled, are juxtaposed everywhere.

Text by Sunil Sethi; Edited by Khushi Sheth

Daniel Franklin

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“I am a homebody,” admits Delhi-based stylist Daniel Franklin. While he is currently living alone, he shares the space with his best friend, Santu Misra, who is studying abroad. Franklin’s personal style is eclectic, gender nonconforming, and layered—an approach he carries into his interiors as well, generously styled with cushions, throws, and carpets that are swapped out every now and then. “I love rearranging the layout. I love handmade artisanal pieces. I’m obsessed with antique markets. I’m never in a rush to fill up my space. I would much rather do it buying one-off pieces at a time and I’m always looking for a great bargain.”

Text by Priyanka Khanna; Edited by Khushi Sheth

Shereen Bhan

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Andre J Fanthome

For Shereen Bhan, growing up as a fighter pilot’s daughter in Air Force bases all over the country had its pluses—homes set in large compounds— but added up to a transient life. Aspiring to a custom-built house—a longed-for, well-located home to put down roots— seemed like asking for the moon, but luck favours the well-prepared. In Bhan’s case, such a possibility dropped out of the blue from an abiding friendship with Pankaj Vir Gupta and Christine Mueller of Vir.Mueller Architects. Then two years ago came her lucky strike. Gupta informed her that a house—3,200 square feet spread over three floors, with a basement and terrace—was up for sale next door to his.

An old friendship that pivots on an architect-client relationship may run the risk of unforeseen strain. Bhan’s wish list for Gupta and Mueller was not long—a bedroom next to the dining room for her parents for their periodic visits and a room dedicated to her practice of aerial yoga. She coveted a rooftop terrace as a meditative green space. But the overall look she craved was summed up in four words: clean, simple, minimalist and elegant.

Text by Sunil Sethi; Edited by Khushi Sheth

Shalini Passi

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Ashish Sahi

Shalini Passi, her husband Sanjay, and son Robin, live in a sweeping curve of a home in New Delhi's posh Golf Links neighbourhood. The house, shaped like a gentle boomerang, overlooks the 220 rolling, bucolic acres of the Delhi Golf Club. Shalini's house, however, is anything but bucolic—instead it is astonishing, filled, as it is, with art from floor to ceiling. She keeps the art on a constant roller coaster; this home is not a museum and nothing is static here. New pieces are mixed with old; paintings in storage are pulled out, dusted off, and hung.

The house is made for art. Its cathedral-like central space has light pouring through massive, almost sculptural glass windows that also perfectly frame the works in the garden. At night, luminous in a pale amber light, it glows like a new-age museum, with specially designed track-lighting that highlights the art. Even the staircases inside the house are floating—to avoid distractions of any kind from the artistic mastery on the walls.

Text by Nikhil Khanna; Edited by Khushi Sheth

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan

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Every die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fan knows what Delhi means to the superstar and his wife. In an interview with Vogue, Gauri Khan said that “people don’t need to go to interior designers if they are wanting to revamp their home.” Their home in Delhi is a testament to that sentiment, and stands as a curated collection of nostalgia for the big and small milestones of each family member.

One of the more sentimental celebrity homes in Delhi, this is not just a place of rest for the couple in the nation's capital, but also a place which holds special emotional significance for them. This can be seen in the ‘Wall of Memories’ that documents the couple's love story with displays of some cards and love letters exchanged between the two during their courtship. The home is personalised to the T, and is a wonderful reflection of the couple's art, memories, and aesthetic sense.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor is renown for her curatorial sense and maximalist aesthetics. Her homes in London, Mumbai, and Delhi all contain different manifestations of her luxurious and ornate taste. Bought in 2015, this Delhi home is where Sonam Kapoor and her family spent most of the pandemic. The mansion is located at Prithviraj Road, known for being one of the capital's poshest neighbourhoods.

Spread across 3,170-square-feet, this home is surrounded by greenery and lush lawns which serve as the perfect area to exercise and unwind. The dining room of the house is where most celebrations and social gatherings are held, and has skylights which allow for ample natural light. The master bedroom is adorned in ivory and complimented by brown furniture, making it the perfect serene retreat where the family can rest.