Saif Ali Khan Recalls The Struggles He Faced To Buy Pataudi Palace Worth Rs 800 Crore

Saif Ali Khan is oftenpicked up on nepotism debate. He has been a privileged child, but not many areaware of his struggles. The actor who has always been vocal about his privilegesspoke about the struggle of being privileged and his story deserves yourattention.

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He is addressed as ChotaNawab but did you know he had to buy his Pataudi palace back.

Talking about the struggle he faced to buy the place Saif in an interview said,?

"People have a certain fixed notion. Forthat matter, even [with] Pataudi [palace], when my father died, it got rentedto Neemrana Hotels. Aman [Nath] and Francis [Wacziarg] used to run [the hotel].Francis passed away. He’d said that if I wanted (the palace) back, I could lethim know. I said: ‘I want it back’. They held a conference, and said, ‘okay,you have to give us lots of money!’ Which I then consequently earned.”

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He further added, "So, even the house I’msupposed to have inherited has been earned back through money from films. Youcan’t live off the past. At least we can’t in our family, because there wasnothing. There is history, culture, beautiful photographs; and, of course, someland. It has been a privileged upbringing. But there’s been no inheritance.”

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Indeed Saif has bought the Pataudirespect back. Have a look at the beautiful Pataudi Palace.