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Before she passed away in 2018, Bollywood star Sridevi wanted to turn her Chennai home by the sea into a fancy hotel. Now, Airbnb is making her wish come true with their new ‘Icons’ category and daughter Janhvi Kapoor is letting guests stay there through the rental company. Sridevi purchased the Chennai mansion after marrying producer Boney Kapoor.
At the launch of Airbnb 2024, Janhvi opened up about the house and how the whole family spent some quality time there. She said, “I remember we’ve spent a lot of mom’s birthdays there, my birthday, dad’s birthday. Towards the end of it, we couldn’t really spend as much time there because we had to refurbish the house. So mom was thinking of doing a lot of things. She wanted to make it a hotel.”
Janhvi said that Boney renovated the mansion and redid the house after Sridevi’s death. “I remember he kept saying, ‘I need to do it for her. I need to do it for her.’ And then when he did up the whole house, and I think we brought in his birthday there, and it was the first time, I think, he tried celebrating his birthday after she passed. I have this vivid memory that after 2-3 years, it was the first time I saw my dad allowing himself to start enjoying himself again.”
The Airbnb General Manager of India Amanpreet Bajaj explained that all icon homes are priced under $100, with some even available for free. To stay in these homes, people need to apply and may receive a golden ticket based on certain criteria. There are 4,000 golden tickets available for all icons this year, allowing many to access these unique homes at a very low price.
“This (Sridevi) home is not available for any price; it’s available for free. People have to apply to get access. In terms of being a guest, based on certain inputs, we would then decide, and they get a golden ticket,” he said at the event.
When asked about security and dealing with situations like stealing and destruction of property, Janhvi said, “Please don’t steal anything. See I trust my fans a lot and honestly, I trust Airbnb a lot more, they are known for their credibility. I think as far as it comes to letting people in, like I said before, I think we as a family for a very long time were always exploring the idea of sharing this property with people.”
On the work front, Janhvi will be next seen in Mr. & Mrs. Mahi and Ulajh.
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