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4 lavish homes of Natasha and Adar Poonawalla, India’s vaccine billionaires – they own opulent properties in Pune and the former US consulate in Mumbai, and rent a Mayfair mansion

Adar and Natasha Poonawalla’s well-heeled family. Photo: @natasha.poonawalla/Instagram
Adar and Natasha Poonawalla’s well-heeled family. Photo: @natasha.poonawalla/Instagram

  • The Poonawallas’ Pune mansion Adar Abad houses their art collection with paintings from old masters Vincent van Gogh, Renoir and Rembrandt
  • It’s also where Adar keeps his Ferrari, Porsche and Rolls-Royce supercars, as well as the Batmobile based on a Mercedes-Benz S350 he gave his son, Cyrus

Early this year, the Serum Institute of India (SII) spent US$800 million to ramp up manufacture of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, from an estimated 1.5 billion to 2.5 billion doses this year. And in doing so, Adar Poonawalla – whose family own SII – was positioned in the vanguard of global vaccine production.
His company’s herculean efforts have also helped fund his family’s extravagant lifestyle. Sharing in the family’s combined US$12.5 billion net worth, Adar and wife Natasha enjoy living the high life and own several opulent properties, from their main residence in the lovely town of Pune, to a portfolio in and outside India. Let’s take a look at their jaw-dropping mansions and their extraordinary histories.
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Pune’s Adar Abad mansion

Natasha Poonawalla (left) with guests Karisma Kapoor (second left) and Sonam Kapoor (right). Photo: @natasha.poonawalla/Instagram
Natasha Poonawalla (left) with guests Karisma Kapoor (second left) and Sonam Kapoor (right). Photo: @natasha.poonawalla/Instagram

The Poonawallas’ pedigree can be traced back to their hometown Pune where they live for the most part in a larger-than-life mansion named Adar Abad. The property boasts a distinctly European feel with enormous columns and high ceilings, tricked out with swanky chandeliers, rare antiques and Italian marble floors.

Aside from the impressive designs and ornate interiors, the Poonawallas have other valuable assets stored here such as their remarkable European art collection. From Vincent van Gogh to Renoir and Rembrandt, the accumulated art is easily worth millions of dollars.

Adar Abad is also where Adar Poonawalla garages his luxurious fleet of supercars. He has a Ferrari 360, Porsche Cayenne and Rolls-Royce Phantom, but his most prized vehicle is a Batmobile replica based on a Mercedes-Benz S350 that he gave his son, Cyrus, for his sixth birthday.

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