Ranbir Kapoor’s house in Animal is actually Saif Ali Khan’s Pataudi Palace, see inside pictures

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Ranbir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor shoot for Animal at Pataudi Palace.

Valued at hundreds of crores, the Palace was built in the 1930s by Saif’s grandfather, the Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi. After the death of Mansoor Ali Khan, the property was leased to a hotel chain. In interviews, Saif has said that he didn’t inherit anything, and had to buy the property back from the chain. “So, even the house I’m supposed to have inherited has been earned back through money from films. You can’t live off the past. At least we can’t in our family, because there was nothing. There is history, culture, beautiful photographs; and, of course, some land. It has been a privileged upbringing. But there’s been no inheritance,” he said in an interview with mid-day. Later, in an interview to Bollywood Bubble, Saif clarified his statements and said that he didn’t literally buy back the property after all. “It wasn’t really re-buying, it was like clearing a lease,” he said.

Anil Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor in the Animal song, ‘Papa Meri Jaan’, filmed at the Pataudi Palace.

Ranbir Kapoor in a still from Animal; the shot was filmed at the Pataudi Palace.

Every few months, either Saif’s wife or his sisters, Soha and Saba Ali Khan, share pictures from the Palace on social media. The family spends a significant amount of time at the Palace, where the youngest generation – Taimur, Jeh, Inaaya – are able to live more freely than they can in Mumbai. In addition to all the photos, fans got a close look at the interiors of the Palace in an advertisement for the House of Pataudi fashion label. It provided glimpses at the lavish rooms and the various antiques that they house, with Saif himself playing the tour guide.