Inside Saif Ali Khan’s Rs 800-crore Pataudi Palace, sprawls across 10 acres, with 150 rooms, pool, lush gardens; Used for…

Saif Ali Khan’s ancestral home, The Pataudi Palace, is located near Gurugram in Haryana. Also known as Ibrahim Kothi, the palace has been passed from the last ruling nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan, to his son, Mansoor Ali Khan. Iftikhar built this to marry the princess of Bhopal, Sajida Sultan.

Mansoor was the last recognised titular nawab. His son Saif, who is the current patriarch of the Pataudi family, takes care of the 10-acre property.

Do you know Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather ran out of money?

While constructing the Pataudi Palace, Saif’s grandfather Iftikhar, ran out of funds. As a result, half of the palace has marble flooring, while the other half has cement flooring.

Who designed Pataudi Palace?

The Pataudi Palace, which is worth Rs 800 crore currently, was completed in 1935 by British architect Robert Tor Russell, who had also worked on designing Connaught Place in Delhi. He also designed Safdarjung Airport, National Stadium and several colonial mansions in Lutyen’s Delhi.

The Pataudi family uses the house. It has 150 rooms, numerous dressing rooms, bedrooms, billiard rooms, sprawling lush green lawns, swimming pool and a gorgeous fountain. They use the property for themselves, but also rents it out as a shooting location.

Which movies have been filmed at Pataudi Palace?

Several movies and series have been shot at Saif Ali Khan’s Rs 800 crore Pataudi Palace. Do you know Ranbir Kapoor’s superhit movie Animal was shot here. Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta’s Veer Zara was shot. Even Saif’s political drama series Tandav was shot at the Pataudi Palace.

A few scenes from the Aamir Khan movie Mangal Panday were also shot here. His another film Rang De Basanti, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra was also shot here.

Not just Bollywood, Julia Roberts’s Eat Pray Love also used Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi Palace. It was used as an ashram in the movie.

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