Lokhandwala Circle Andheri West is the kind of location where the story of how it came to exist is more interesting than almost anything else about it. PIN code 400053 (some addresses use 400047 for the Complex itself). The circle and the entire neighbourhood that surrounds it — Lokhandwala Complex, built on what is technically the land of Oshiwara village in Andheri West — did not exist as a residential address in any meaningful sense before 1978. It was marshland. When Siraj Lokhandwala, proprietor of Lokhandwala Constructions Pvt. Ltd., spotted the vast marshland in the Oshiwara-Versova area that year, every broker in Mumbai discouraged him from buying it. They felt no one would want to live so far from the city’s centre. He bought it anyway.
The official name for the area, rarely used, is Samartha Nagar — referencing the Shree Swami Samartha Temple near the complex entrance. Nobody calls it that.
What the Circle Connects
Lokhandwala Circle sits at the heart of a zone bounded by Versova to the west, Oshiwara to the north, Four Bungalows to the east, and DN Nagar to the southeast. The circle is the primary junction of the Lokhandwala Complex’s internal road network — where 100 Feet Road, Link Road, and the internal complex corridors converge. Versova Metro Station on Mumbai Metro Line 1 (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the complex’s western end. DN Nagar Metro Station is accessible from the southeastern side. Andheri Railway Station (Western Line and Harbour Line) is approximately 5–8 km away — technically in the same suburb but not in walking distance. SV Road, Link Road, and the Western Express Highway are all accessible from the circle’s road network.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is approximately 10 km — 20–30 minutes by road, a proximity that property listings consistently highlight and that directly benefits the large number of entertainment industry professionals and frequent flyers who have made Lokhandwala their Mumbai address.
The Bollywood Density — A Factual Statement
Stating that Bollywood lives in Lokhandwala is not hyperbole. Production offices, acting studios, casting agencies, dubbing suites, and celebrity residences are concentrated in this zone at a density that no other Mumbai suburb can match. The specific trigger was geographic: as Mumbai’s film industry expanded through the 1980s and 1990s and talent needed homes closer to the airport and the western suburb studio corridor (Film City in Goregaon is approximately 8–10 km north), Lokhandwala Complex — planned residential towers with good internal roads, relative quiet compared to Andheri’s commercial core, and the proximity to the sea at Versova — became the address of choice.
One historical event cemented Lokhandwala’s name permanently in Indian cultural memory: the 16 November 1991 police encounter in which the Mumbai Police engaged gangster Maya Dolas and his associates in a residential building — an event later dramatised in the 2007 Bollywood film Shootout at Lokhandwala. The real event and its cinematic retelling both confirmed that Lokhandwala, by 1991, was no longer a peripheral marshland reclamation project but a fully inhabited, socially layered neighbourhood dense enough to generate its own criminal geography.
Lokhandwala Market and the Street Commercial Character
Lokhandwala Market runs along a stretch of the internal complex road that is, on any day, one of Mumbai’s more satisfying urban commercial experiences — not the aspirational retail of Bandra or the wholesale density of Dharavi, but the functional premium of a well-maintained neighbourhood market where a working film industry professional can buy groceries, get a haircut, pick up phone accessories, eat at a South Indian restaurant, and run into someone they shot a scene with last week. Malls and multiplexes on Link Road and Oshiwara supplement the market. Mega Mall on New Link Road is the area’s largest retail complex. Multiple gardens — Lokhandwala’s green patches — serve as venues for yoga clubs, laughter clubs, senior citizens’ activities, and children’s sports meets within the complex.
Property Market — Premium and Moving
Average flat rates in Lokhandwala Andheri West are approximately ₹43,350 per square foot, with government-registered transaction rates at approximately ₹29,246 per square foot. Premium projects including Samartha Aangan (₹42,050 per sq ft), DLH Orchid (₹45,900 per sq ft), and Oberoi Sky Heights (₹60,850 per sq ft, +10% in one year) bracket the range. Total property price movement: +8.4% in one year, +26.6% over three years, +31.8% over five years. Monthly rental range: ₹46,900 to ₹2,77,800 — a range that captures both the regular professional and the celebrity-level demand that co-exists in this single zone.
FAQs About Lokhandwala Circle Andheri West Mumbai
Q1. What is the pincode of Lokhandwala Circle Andheri West?
PIN code 400053 covers Lokhandwala Andheri West (Shastri Nagar zone). The Lokhandwala Complex itself also carries 400047 in some property records. The post office is Lokhandwala Andheri West.
Q2. Who built Lokhandwala Complex and why is it named that?
Lokhandwala Constructions Pvt. Ltd., owned by Siraj Lokhandwala, purchased the Oshiwara marshland in 1978 when every Mumbai broker discouraged the acquisition, believing no one would want to live so far from the city centre. The complex is built on Oshiwara village land; the official government name is Samartha Nagar, but it is universally known by the developer’s name.
Q3. Which metro station is nearest to Lokhandwala Circle?
Versova Metro Station on Mumbai Metro Line 1 (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the western end of Lokhandwala Complex. DN Nagar Metro Station is the alternative from the southeastern side.
Q4. Why do so many Bollywood celebrities live in Lokhandwala?
Proximity to the airport, well-planned internal road infrastructure, relative quiet compared to Andheri’s commercial core, access to Versova beach, and the gradual concentration of production offices and studios in the surrounding area through the 1980s and 1990s made Lokhandwala the default Bollywood residential address. The density has only deepened since — production houses, casting agencies, and studio infrastructure now cluster in the zone.
Q5. What is the average property price at Lokhandwala Andheri West?
Approximately ₹43,350 per square foot on average for apartments in 2025. Government-registered transaction rates average ₹29,246 per square foot. Property values have risen approximately 31.8% over five years.