Deccan Chronicle

KF VILLA WAS ALWAYS ON HIS MIND

Sachiin Joshi, who went to Vijay Mallya’s party when he was young, had his eyes on the villa

- SUBHASH K. JHA

Q What made you buy the Mallya property?

I guess it was just one of those things that was destined to be. Q Did you set your eyes on it since long?

When I was young, I went to a party at Vijay Mallya’s villa — the same one that I now own. I fell in love with it and I was convinced that if I ever build or buy my own house, it will be like the one that Mallya owned. When I got the opportunit­y, I worked on the process of acquiring it. I’ve finally got it now. Q Did you have a difficult time processing the deal?

Let’s just say it wasn’t easy. But, I succeeded. Now that I’ve acquired the property that I so longed to own, I am exploring the options of what I should do with it. Q Do you intend to occupy it yourself?

Yes. I will be using it personally for me and my family as a residence. But, I will take my time to see what I can do with the property in terms of renovation and modificati­on. Q How much did you actually pay for the property?

Well, R73 crore was the last price at which it was auctioned. But that failed. I then got it for R73.01 crore. Q What are your plans in the film industry?

I have two releases coming up. One is the Hindi-Telugu bilingual, Secret, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The other is a Telugu film, Veedevadu. There are a lot of exciting things happening in the coming year.

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—Solaris Images and Viral Bhayani

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