Inside Netflix’s 'Dining With The Kapoors': Rare Images Of Raj Kapoor’s Rs 100 Crore Deonar Cottage And The Other Iconic Properties He Owned

There is something oddly comforting about watching a family sit together, share food, bicker softly, finish each other’s sentences, and casually slip into stories so precious they feel almost borrowed

from another era. That is exactly the charm of Netflix’s Dining With the Kapoors. What should have been simply another celebrity conversation piece became, instead, a collective homecoming to one of Bollywood’s most sentimental addresses — Raj Kapoor’s Deonar Cottage. The show isn’t just about the menu on the table; it’s about the emotional pantry the Kapoors have carried with them for decades. It is about the rooms where birthdays were celebrated, weddings planned, and scripts debated; it’s about the backyard where the youngest cousins played chor-police; it’s about hearing Rima Jain recall how their mother, Krishna Raj Kapoor, once told her children, “Jab hum nahi rahenge, iss ghar ko khandar mat bana dena. Let it go.” It’s a line that hits harder when you realise the home had already stood strong for more than sixty years. Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma, Randhir, Rima and Neetu Kapoor revisit these memories with disarming warmth — stories of Raj Kapoor’s generosity, the endless food, the trademark Kapoor chaos, and how Deonar Cottage was more than a roof; it was a feeling.

And like all great family stories, this one too finds itself at a turning point — the iconic bungalow that shaped the first family of Hindi cinema is no longer in their possession. It has been redeveloped, repurposed, and given a new life, but its memories linger in every retelling. This is the full story of Raj Kapoor’s Deonar Cottage, from its cinematic past to its real-estate rebirth.

Inside Raj Kapoor’s Deonar Cottage — better known as RK Cottage

Raj Kapoor’s Deonar Cottage — better known as RK Cottage — was not just a home. It was a laboratory of ideas, a set before the set, a place where scripts were born over cups of tea and where the Kapoor hospitality became the stuff of industry legend. Located in Deonar, Chembur, the 4265.50 sq mt property was built even before RK Studio. According to writer Madhu Jain, one room at the back was once known as Nargis’s room, meticulously preserved like a shrine, complete with her crockery and clothes.

Family weddings took place here; elaborate lunches were hosted here; and Raj Kapoor’s closest circle frequently found themselves at its dining table, discussing cinema, politics, poetry, and sometimes nothing at all. In Dining With the Kapoors, the family recalls how every celebration and every crisis somehow found its way back to this cottage. One fun memory shared was how the cousins always ended up being caught stealing food before guests arrived — a generational tradition, as Kareena jokes.

Raj Kapoor’s Deonar Cottage: A Sale That Was More Emotional Than Financial

In February 2023, the Kapoor family sold RK Cottage to Godrej Properties for Rs 100 crore. The fresh acquisition stood right next to another major piece of Kapoor history — RK Studios, which Godrej had acquired earlier in 2019 for about Rs 180–200 crore. The agreement was signed by Randhir Kapoor, Reema Jain, Neetu Kapoor, and the grandkids Nitasha and Nikhil Nanda. Randhir summed up the bittersweet moment honestly: “This property has been of great emotional and historical significance to our family.” Part of the reason for the sale, Rima Jain shared on the show, was deeply personal. Their mother had insisted, decades ago, that the children must not cling desperately to bricks and walls after she was gone. She knew the house would become too big, too heavy, too memory-laden to maintain.

From Cottage to Contemporary: The Rise of Godrej RKS

Today, the cottage stands reborn as Godrej RKS, a premium residential development inspired by the artistic legacy of Hind cinema’s greatest showman. The new project includes luxury apartments — including the one recently purchased by cricketer Suryakumar Yadav. Godrej’s CEO Gaurav Pandey declared that the aim was not just construction but “a community that celebrates the legacy of the site.” The gentrification of Chembur has only accelerated this transformation. With 3 and 4BHK apartments priced between Rs 8–15 crore, the area has become a magnet for A-list developers and buyers who want space, heritage, and connectivity rolled into one.

Other Treasures in the Kapoor Family Chest

The Kapoors have long been custodians of some of India’s most iconic properties.

RK Studios

Founded in 1948, RK Studios was once valued at Rs 500 crore. It was sold in 2018 to Godrej Properties. This land will house a large residential and retail complex — also part of the broader Godrej RKS legacy.

RK Cottage

The now-redeveloped home that sheltered the Kapoor clan since 1946. Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, as well as Karisma and Sanjay Kapoor, were married here.

Rajbaug Farmhouse, Pune

A sprawling estate next to the Raj Kapoor Memorial. The family still visits it for quiet retreats and gatherings.

Ambassador Cars

Raj Kapoor’s favourite. He owned several, and they became unofficial mascots of the family’s road trips. Fun fact: Raj Kapoor reportedly preferred sitting in the backseat with the windows rolled down so he could wave at fans who always recognised him, even when he thought they wouldn’t.

Why Deonar Cottage Will Never Truly Disappear

When a home survives six decades of laughter, films, grief, celebrations, failures, ambitions, and legacies, its stories become stronger than its walls. Even though RK Cottage no longer stands in its original form, its spirit lives on through the memories the Kapoors have shared — on camera and off it. It lives in the stories of Raj Kapoor pacing the garden while rehearsing scenes in his head. It lives in the recollections of children who believed the house was big enough to get lost in. It lives in the warning their mother whispered long ago — do not let it crumble, let it go. Today, as Godrej RKS rises in its place, the cottage has not vanished; it has simply changed costumes, just like a seasoned actor preparing for a new role.