Despite receiving flak for selling the iconic bungalow where the father of India’s nuclear programme, Homi Bhabha, had once resided, ‘Mehrangir’ went under the hammer for a record-breaking Rs 372 crore on Wednesday, making it the costliest deal per square feet in India. The sprawling 17,550 square foot property at Malabar Hill was auctioned at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA).

The Mehrangir bungalow was once resided by Homi Bhabha, the father of Indian nuclear programme. Pic/Suresh KK