Today, there was shortage of money in the construction of ‘Pataudi Palace’ which is worth 800 crores, know the surprising unheard stories of the palace
Entertainment News Desk –Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi Palace is often in the headlines. Saif’s younger sister actress Soha Ali Khan has recently revealed many unheard things about the royal palace. Soha told many things about the expenses of this palace and its maintenance. The actress even told that her grandfather had run out of money while building this royal palace. This palace built in Pataudi village of Haryana was built by Nawab Iftikhar Ali who was Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather. Actress Soha Ali Khan shared a funny anecdote about her Pataudi Palace. She told that her grandfather built it to impress his father-in-law. Soha Ali Khan recently revealed during an interview with Cyrus Broacha, “My grandmother Sajida Sultan was the Begum of Bhopal and grandfather was the Nawab of Pataudi. Both loved each other for a long time, but my grandmother’s father was not ready for the marriage as grandfather was a competitive player and grandmother’s father was jealous of him. After this, grandfather built the Pataudi Palace to impress grandmother’s father.”
When there was shortage of money for marble
Soha further said, “Dada built it in 1935 so that he could get married. He wanted to impress his father-in-law, but while building such a royal palace, there was a shortage of money for marble. So there are many places in the palace where carpets have been laid instead of marble. When you go there, you will see a lot of carpets and some of them have marble flooring underneath, but in some places there is normal cement, which is covered with carpet.”
This is how Saif Ali Khan became a prince
“Saif was born in 1970, so he became a prince. When he was born, royal titles were abolished, which is why Saif became a prince and I couldn’t be a princess. So I am not that royal (laughs). However, with this title comes a huge responsibility and bills,” the actress said.
Whitewash has been used instead of paint
In the same conversation, Soha further said, “I remember my mother used to keep track of the expenses of this palace. This palace is so big that instead of painting, it has been white-washed because it is a little less expensive. We have not brought anything new in it for a long time. However, the architecture of this palace is so beautiful that there is no need to bring anything new in it.”
Saif’s Pataudi Palace is spread over 10 acres
This palace built by Nawab Iftikhar Ali in Haryana was earlier named after Mansoor Ali Khan, who was the father of Saif Ali Khan. Now Saif Ali Khan is the owner of this palace. This palace has more than 150 rooms and is spread over 10 acres and is worth Rs 800 crore. This palace has many rooms including drawing room, dining room, bedroom, billiards room. Now this palace is like a farm house for the Pataudi family.