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Bastian Bandra Closes After Nine Years, Shilpa Shetty Details Brand Transition

Mumbai’s EOW has booked Shetty and Raj Kundra in a Rs 60.4 crore cheating case that their lawyer says is a civil matter already dealt with by NCLT.

Overview

  • Shetty announced a farewell night and said the Bandra outlet will serve its final guests on Thursday, ending the flagship’s run since 2016.
  • She clarified in a video that the brand is not shutting down, with the Bandra space set to be replaced by Ammakai and a Bastian Beach Club planned in Juhu from mid-October.
  • The weekly Arcane Affair event will relocate to Bastian At The Top, which remains open on the 48th floor of Kohinoor Square in Dadar.
  • EOW registered a cheating complaint by businessman Deepak Kothari alleging about Rs 60.4 crore invested in Best Deal TV between 2015 and 2023 was misused for personal expenses.
  • Advocate Prashant Patil denied criminality on behalf of Shetty and Kundra, citing an October 4, 2024 NCLT adjudication and saying documents have been given to investigators as the probe continues.