New Delhi, July 5 -- A late-night phone call from Amitabh Bachchan culminated in a Rs.15-crore land deal in Ayodhya, according to Abhinandan Lodha, who shared the anecdote while discussing the growing appeal of India's temple towns as real estate investment destinations.

Speaking at the Hindustan Times India Next Real Estate Summit 2026, Lodha recalled receiving a call from the veteran actor while he was in Australia in 2023.

"There were couple of missed calls and later I got a message saying, 'This is Amitabh Bachchan, please call back when convenient.' I literally stood up and called him back. He told me 'Abhinandan ji, main UP se hoon aur mujhe Ayodhya ji mein land leni hai (I am a native of Uttar Pradesh and I want to buy land in th...