<p>Actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband have a huge business empire. Beyond films and the industry, they have several sources of income. The nightly income from their Mumbai restaurant is enough to buy a luxury house in Bengaluru.</p><p> </p><img><p>Writer Shobhaa De recently talked about the popularity of Shilpa Shetty’s Mumbai-based restaurant ‘Bastian’ in an interview. She discussed the restaurant’s income, the type of clientele, and how many meals are sold daily.</p><img><p>"That’s Bastian restaurant. It’s on the top floor. You get a 360° view of Mumbai city. It’s 21,000 sq ft. When we went there, I felt like, ‘Where am I?’" she said.</p><img><p>"The restaurant can host 1,400 people in one night. Guests arrive in luxury cars to dine. There are two seatings, each for 700 people, so 1,400 can be served in a single night," she said.</p><img><p>"People come in luxury cars like Lamborghinis to eat here. I didn’t know a single person among the 700. They were young, ordering premium tequila bottles. Each table spent lakhs, but I didn’t know who they were," she said.</p><img><p>She partnered with Bastian brand founder Ranjit Bindra, who owns hotels across India. Shilpa Shetty holds a 50% share. In a chat with Kunal Vijayakar, Shilpa agreed they are among India’s biggest restaurateurs.</p><img><p>"The amount of money people have in Mumbai is truly surprising. A restaurant in Mumbai does business of 2-3 crore rupees every night," she said.</p><img><p>"On weekends, the business is at least 3 crore rupees. I went there myself to check if this was true or not," she said.</p>
