Mumbai, March 12 -- Shah Rukh Khan's house, Mannat, is one of Mumbai's most famous landmarks. Every day, fans gather outside to see Bollywood's King Khan. But before SRK bought it, this house had a long history. Let's take a look at how it became Mannat.

A Royal Beginning

Mannat was first called Villa Vienna. It was built in the late 1800s by Raja Bijai Sen, a king from Mandi, a princely state in Himachal Pradesh. He built it as a gift for one of his queens. After his death in 1902, the mansion was sold.

Villa Vienna: A New Name

In 1915, a businessman named Perin Maneckji Batliwala bought the house and named it Villa Vienna because he loved Viennese music. Over the years, the house changed owners many times, passing through different ...