Sourav Ganguly, lovingly known as the ‘Prince of Cricket’, lives in his ancestral home in Kolkata—a Rs 40 crore property with 48 rooms on Biren Roy Road in Behala. One of the largest private residences in the city, the mansion features a dining room, family room and multiple dining and sitting rooms for different occasions and entertaining guests.

The colour palette runs neutral, with cream and off-white walls letting lots of natural light bounce and illuminate the space. “My mother always wants white, but in India, it is very difficult to maintain light colours with all the dust and dirt,” the cricketing legend told Asian Paints on their Where The Heart Is series.

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“I’m a person who prefers lighter colours. I’m not a fan of flashy red or a flashy blue, because I believe such textures on the wall send a message of peace around the house .…