Leena Tiwari is a name that only a few people would have heard of. But do you know that Leena Tiwari is in the news a lot these days. The reason for this is that she has recently bought the most expensive house in the country’s financial capital Mumbai.
The price of this house is said to be around Rs 639 crore. It is being said that Leena has bought a sea facing duplex apartment in Worli, Mumbai. This is the most expensive residential property contract in our country till date.
Spread over 22,572 square feet, this property is located at a premium location in Worli. In this 40-storey building, 2 ultra luxury units from the 32nd floor to the 35th floor have been purchased at the rate of Rs 2.83 lakh per square foot. Leena has paid Rs 63.9 crore as stamp duty for this apartment, meaning the total cost of this deal has been up to Rs 703 crore. You can guess the fame of Worli location of Mumbai from the fact that this place is a special choice of the influential and rich people of the country.
Leena Tiwari’s name is also included in Forbes’ list of India’s richest women. According to Forbes, her total property is worth 3.9 billion dollars. She is the chairman of Mumbai’s medicine manufacturing company USV, where diabetes and heart disease medicines like Ecosprin, Roseday and Glycoment are manufactured. Very few people know that Leena Tiwari is also one of the closest friends of the country’s richest businessman Mukesh Ambani’s wife and Reliance Foundation’s chairman Nita Ambani.
USV also has a strong presence in India’s insulin business. The company’s revenue is approximately $511 million. Leena Tiwari’s husband’s name is Prashant Tiwari, who is educated from IIT and Cornell University. He plays an important role in the company’s operations. In the year 2019, he donated Rs 34 crore for social work.