Actor Jaaved Jaaferi’s sea-facing Mumbai home is a Mediterranean oasis made of memories

Speaking to Jaaved Jaaferi at his home in Bandra as he revisits his memories of the city like rivulets in sand, one can’t help but imagine a young boy adjusting to his journey in Bombay. “I’ve been a Bandra boy all my life; I was here for 40 years,’’ Jaaved shares endearingly. He adds, “I lived in my first home, where I was born, for 15 years, and then a few years at my second home, before moving to a house with my children in Lokhandwala’’. A short walk down memory lane conjures up echoes of his first home with eggshell walls, curved edges, and rough corners—a Mediterranean redolence.

The micro-concrete textured walls create a welcoming Mediterranean ambience—a theme that runs throughout the house. The coffee table is custom-made with onyx tops; the cushions and throws are from West Elm. Talib Chitalwala and Kishore Kadam

Jaaved's recent move to Bandra is inspired by sentimental reverence, not just for the coastal suburb but also for his two elder children, Meezaan and Alaviaa. He says, “Earlier my problem with Bandra was that, with the amount of construction everywhere, buildings are situated amusingly close together where you can open the door and ask for a cup of sugar. But when I saw this place I just fell in love’’. After hours of discussion and brainstorming, his succinct brief to Kush Bhayani of KULx Studio was to create a space with minimal sophistication. “Warm, natural, eclectic.’’ And so, Kush designed a home that hangs heavy with history…a mature, expansive twin of his family home with Mediterranean design ethos.

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