Exclusive peek into Pyar Ka Dard actor Nakuul Mehta’s house

IT’S GENETIC FOR ME TO NOT BE FLASHY 

Giving you an exclusive peek into Pyar Ka Dard actor Nakuul Mehta’s house

    Film-turned-television actor Nakuul Mehta’s royal lineage shows in the interiors of his modest apartment in Mumbai, as it has got many elements of his ancestral home in Udaipur. While Nakuul’s great great grandfather Laxmilal Mehta was the military-in-chief of the Mewar region, their family tree can be traced to the Rajput King, Prithviraj Chauhan.
    Though simplicity rules, there is an aesthetic touch in almost every household item with most of them being functional. “My royal background influences my aesthetic sense. I am not flashy, but go for minimal stuff. Guess it is genetic,” says Nakuul. Born in Mumbai, he has lived and travelled across the country as his father was in the Navy. But after living in havelis and palatial houses, Nakuul initially found living in a small house quite unnerving.
    “I felt as if I was put into a box. But now, I like it as there is more closeness and you can reach out to your near and dear ones faster. In havelis, we have to ring the bell or make a call. Now I like living in a nuclear family. Also, I can see the sea from home,” he beams.

The living room is simple yet tastefully done. Most of the household items come from his ancestral home in Udaipur — just that their size has been brought down to fit a smaller set-up. The sofa set and all the artefacts seen in this photograph are about 80 years old

With wife Jankee: Romancing through the kitchen window

An artistic wooden frame with a mirror and loops to hang keys — not to forget the cap — just at the main entrance

Hot food from the kitchen is brought straight on to the dining table in the drawing room. “Sitting outside, I can see what’s cooking,” Nakuul laughs

Favourite spot: Verandah-cumgallery. A quiet breezy corner where he reads or chills out with friends over food and drinks

Nakuul’s great great grandfather Laxmilal Mehta. The 150-year-old helmet and sword has been passed on to generations

The Sun God is like a family emblem. Considered auspicious, it comes from his ancestral home in Udaipur. It is meant for good fortune and strength