Peshawar: Bollywood legendary Actors late Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar’s ancestral homes in Old City in Peshawar in Pakistan were taken by Pakistan Government under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology and Museums on Tuesday.

According to the newspaper Dawn report, the Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar issued a notification of the transfer of the ownership of both properties located in the old city to the Archaeology Department.

Archaeology Director Dr Abdul Samad that the Directorate took possession of both properties from their current owners after their ownership was transferred to the provincial government. The provincial government had announced in September last year that it would acquire both properties and turn them into museums after restoration.

He said the Directorate would start restoration and rehabilitation of both badly damaged properties before turning them into museums. The Director said the Directorate would also contact members of both families about restoration, said the newspaper.

He said the restoration of both properties and their subsequent turning into museums was aimed at restoring Peshawar city’s links with Bollywood. He also said the Directorate had also paid the determined price of both proprieties to the DC Peshawar for further payment to the owners.

Under the award, Raj Kapoor’s Haveli in Dhaki Dalgaran area was valued at ₹ 11.5 million and Dilip Kumar’s ancestral residence in Mohallah Khudad at ₹ 7.2 million. Both properties have been valued at ₹ 1.5 million per Marla. The DC issued two notifications of the transfer of the ownership of both properties to the Directorate of Archaeology under the colonial era compulsory property acquisition law.