100-Year Legacy Ends: Sanjay Dutt's Grandmother's Bihar Mansion Demolished

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News18•12-02-2026, 12:09
100-Year Legacy Ends: Sanjay Dutt's Grandmother's Bihar Mansion Demolished
- •Jaddanbai, renowned dancer-singer and Sanjay Dutt's maternal grandmother, had a deep connection with Gayaji, Bihar.
- •Her nearly 100-year-old mansion in Gaya city, within the DIET campus, hosted gatherings for kings and princes.
- •The mansion, a cultural heritage, was where connoisseurs flocked to witness Jaddanbai's Thumri singing and dancing.
- •Despite its historical significance and fan appeals for preservation, the dilapidated mansion was demolished for a new academic building.
- •Jaddanbai, known as the first female music composer in Indian cinema, received the mansion from Nawab Zafaruddin in Daulat Bagh.
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