Family Aadhaar and Natasha Poonavalla – Photo: Instagram. Earlier this year, the Indian Serum Institute (SII) invested $ 800 million to open a new factory to increase AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine output from 1.5 billion to 2.5 billion doses this year. Behind this important decision in the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is the family of Indian billionaire Poonawalla. SII, founded by Mr. Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966, is currently the largest vaccine company in the world in terms of quantity of vaccine produced. Mr. Cyrus Poonawalla currently serves as the company’s president, while the CEO position belongs to his son, Adar Poonawalla. According to SCMP, with total assets of 16.2 billion USD, the Poonawalla family has a luxurious life with luxury properties spread across India and abroad. The Poonawalla comes from Pune, Maharashtra state, India, where they live in a giant mansion called Adar Abad. This is a European-style mansion with large columns and high ceilings, decorated with splendid chandeliers, rare antiques and Italian marble floors. Some pictures were taken at the Adar Abad mansion of the Poonawalla family – Photo: Instagram In addition to impressive design and lavish interiors, this mansion is also where the Poonawalla family keeps valuable assets such as a million-dollar European art collection with expensive works by many artists such as Vincent van. Gogh, Renoir and Rembrandt. Luxury interior of Adar Abad – Photo: Instagram Adar Abad is also the place where billionaire Adar Poonawalla places his supercar collection, including some “super products” such as Ferrari 360, Porsche Cayenne and Rolls-Royce Phantom. There is also a copy of the Batmobile supercar. The design is based on the Mercedes-Benz S350 that Poonawalla gave to his son on his 6th birthday. A “super product” in the collection of supercars Poonawalla family – Photo: Instagram On weekends, the Poonawalla often go to Mumbai and rest at the family castle. This massive castle, named The Lincoln House, was once owned by Indian leader Pratapsinhji Jhala Wankaner and US consulate in India before being sold to the Poonawalla family for $ 120 million in 2015. This is the most expensive mansion in India, according to the Indian Epxress. The Lincoln House is worth $ 120 million – Photo: Getty Images “You can see a lot of castles like this in London, England, but for years there hasn’t been any such real estate in India. This castle has a prime location, has a massive history and scale, so it is worth the money to buy, “Adar told the Financial Times. Natasha Poonawalla in front of the family’s horse ranch – Photo: The Manor Cyrus Poonawalla is the son of a stallion breeder, so it’s not surprising that the Poonawalla family owns a huge 100-hectare horse farm in Pune. In 2015, Mrs. Natasha Poonawalla refurbished her family’s two-story villa here. The villa has many rooms that are designed in a country style but still have a luxurious look. In November 2013, Britain’s Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited this farm during a visit to India. The interior of the villa on the 100-hectare horse farm of the Poonawalla family – Photo: The Manor Outside of India, the Poonawalla family also owns a mansion of more than 2,300 square meters in the wealthy neighborhood of Mayfair, London, England. According to Business Standard, the Poonawalla house rented this mansion for $276,000/month. Poonawalla’s family welcomes Christmas at the $ 75 million mansion in London – Photo: Instagram In 2014, the Poonawalla family once bid $ 75 million to buy the long-standing Grosvenor House Hotel in the UK for a second home. However, this bid is not accepted. The Covid-19 pandemic devastated economies, leaving millions of people out of jobs, yet the rich remained richer. In 2020 alone, the Poonawalla’s family fortune has grown by $ 7.6 billion, according to Bloomberg.