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Sonam Kapoor’s Mumbai home is a magnificent layering of Tanjore paintings, Naga panels, Rajasthani jalis, zardozi embroideries and beyond. Along with AD100 designer Kavita Singh, she composes a love song to the decorative arts of India. Director/Editor: Piya Pahwa DOP: Chirag Sadhnani Producer: Harshita Nayyar Styling: Nikhil Mansata Creative Direction: Dhun Cordo and Nikhil Mansata Interior Styling: Samir Wadekar Fashion Assistant: Roshni Sukhlecha Hair: Hiral Bhatia Make-up: Namrata Soni Florals: Manisha Pamnani

Virat Kohli unwinds at his wellness-chic and tech-savvy holiday home in Alibag, brought to life by globally acclaimed architects at SAOTA, led by Phillippe Fouché. Although this conscious preacher of wellness and slow living didn’t just choose any property to call home in the coastal town, he handpicked Avās Living, a community centered around a holistic luxury lifestyle, started by founder and CEO Aditya Kilachand. While being outdoors and within the vicinity of nature soothes Virat, it’s the Avās app integrated with wellness technology features such as circadian lighting, gas leak detectors, and advanced air and water filtration, among others, that truly makes him happy. “One thing that makes spending time here easy is the Avās app, which more or less organises everything for me. It gives me a customised dashboard of all the things I need while I’m here. My favourite feature is home automation.’’ That’s understandable.

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja gives AD India a tour of her London home and studio.

Designer Rutuja Tulsulkar’s take on best friend and actor Mithila Palkar’s Dadar abode is a thorough labour of love.

With personally curated art and emblems of her childhood, Aahana Kumra's home, designed by Shireen Mahna, is at once trad and tony. For Kumra, the home is a manifestation twenty years in the making, and one that nods equally to her Lucknowi roots and her life in Mumbai. "There are whiffs of Kashmir, London and Delhi too. It's a collection of all my favourite places," she says, adding that the vision was largely informed by English design, because "I travel a lot to London". But really, as I step inside, what strikes me isn't the English-ness at all, but rather the glimmers of India that peep through the pastels.

An ‘exploded’ wall, lots of prints, and intimate corners – Aparshakti Khurana and Aakriti Ahuja give us a glimpse of their Mumbai home, designed by Rupin Suchak. “The intent for their home was to create a cozy, homely vibe that drew inspiration from Tropical Modernism; something textured, layered, poised, and accented with beautifully restored elements,” says Rupin.

Step inside the home of the principal designer at Essajees Atelier, Sarah Sham whose vibrant, plant-filled Mumbai abode has vintage bones that add to its quaint, old world charm. While Sham’s home is indeed a reflection of the designer’s own aesthetic—and in many ways, the confidence she has earned to trust her instincts, even when they go against the grain–it is also an homage to the heritage of the city. “When you’re in this beautiful heritage building, you do owe some respect to the space that you’re coming into.” Sham opened up to what the apartment had to offer, and the space obliged. “It is comfortable, modern living, with an aesthetic that is based in heritage.” Stay tuned for the full tour!

With muted accents, minimum furniture, and a room for every mood, Singer Armaan Malik's suburban apartment is a surprising antithesis to his larger-than-life on-screen persona. In our next AD Visits, step inside the singer's Mumbai home, which, according to Mansi Pandey, founder and principal designer of The Design House Company, who helped bring this space to life, reflects his personality.