Have you seen mum-to-be Kareena Kapoor Khan's sasural Pataudi Palace?

After he became the 10th and current Nawab in 2011, Saif Ali Khan repossessed the Pataudi Palace, which is based in Haryana.

Nawab and Begum of Pataudi

While India may no longer have a culture of princely states, but royalty has certainly not gone out of fashion. And keeping this tradition alive is the suave Nawab of Pataudi and actor Saif Ali Khan and his Begum Kareena Kapoor Khan.

After he became the 10th and current Nawab in 2011, Saif Ali Khan repossessed the Pataudi Palace, which is based in Haryana. It was earlier managed as a Neemrana property and is popularly known as the Ibrahim Kothi.

But now with Saif Ali Khan taking charge of this property, which is also the official sasural of mum-to-be Kareena Kapoor Khan, it is being revamped and given a swanky makeover.

Click 'Start Gallery' to see the all new Pataudi Palace.

Pataudi Palace

While speaking to Ahmedabad Mirror, Saif Ali Khan revealed his plans for the revamp of his ancestral home.

"My mother (Sharmila Tagore) looked after it till dad gave it to the Neemranas. Darshini Shah, who did my home in Mumbai, is doing it up. She knows I’m looking for comfort and understated style rather than luxury and opulence," he said.

Saif Ali Khan Pataudi at the Pataudi Palace

He added that he was extremely excited to renovate a few special areas of the luxury property, which are a true reflection of his cultural heritage.

"I’m excited about renovating the library, fixing up my grandmother’s fireplace, turning the ceiling into a Zodiac night sky. There’s something spiritual about the place now. My ancestors who’d gone away have returned," he told Ahmedabad Mirror.

The Pataudi Palace verandas

The sprawling 10 acre property was built by architect Robert Tor Russell, who is also responsible for designing the Teen Murthi Bhavan and the Connaught Place in New Delhi.

Along with assistant architect Karl Molt von Heinz, Pataudi Palace was made keeping the colonial times in mind.

The Pataudi Palace gardens

The Pataudi Palace gardens are replete with lush greens and colonial white seating arrangements. While as a Neemrana heritage property, the Pataudi Palace was open for use to the public as a hotel.

This allowed many paid guests to experience a life of royalty and luxury and they could personally see how the Nawab's of the time lived in this grand palace.

Pataudi Palace entrances

The palace will still be open to public, who can experience the palace now in its full glory. But this will only be possible, once the renovation and refurbishment is over.

For now the Pataudi family is making full use of the palace with private birthday parties and some relaxing time, especially now that there is another Nawab on his way!

The Pataudi Palace: A venue for many films

The Pataudi Palace has also been a major setting in many famous movies like Veer Zara, Mangal Pandey, Gandhi My father and the famous Hollywood flick Eat, Pray, Love.

The interiors of Pataudi Palace

The Pataudi Palace in its original architecture includes a pool table and also a grand staircase entrance.

Just by looking at the two you can make out the nature of the palaces' grandeur. This is exactly what Nawab Saif Ali Khan wants to retain.

The Pataudi dining hall

Just as any other royal household, the dining hall of the Pataudi Palace boats of a large dining table that can seat about 20 people at once.

In the earlier days, the royal families needed such large seating arrangements to accommodate their large families.

The Pataudi Palace bedrooms

The many bedrooms at the Pataudi Palace were built for the royal family, but were converted into rooms for the use of the heritage property guests.

Not many may know this but the Pataudi Palace has been used in movies on several occasions. Perhaps you remember the song Main Yahan Hoon from the film Veer Zara? It was shot in the Pataudi Palace.

The Grand Pataudi Palace

While the Saifeena wedding had taken place at the Pataudi palace and is the official sasural of mum-to-be Kareena Kapoor Khan, it remains to be seen how the couple will raise their child here, in the lush greens of their royal ancestral home.

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