The Pataudi Palace, also called Ibrahim Kothi, is a

palace A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

of the former ruling family

Pataudi family The Pataudi family is an Indian show business family, primarily working in India's Hindi film industry, commonly known as 'Bollywood'. They are also noted as the family of erstwhile nawabs of the former princely state of Pataudi, from which t ...

Pataudi Pataudi is a town, a tehsil and one of the 4 sub-divisions of Gurugram district, in the Indian state of Haryana, within the boundaries of the National Capital Region of India. It is located southwest of Gurugram city. Gurgaon-Pataudi road, k ...

town of

Gurgaon district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...

(now Gurugram district) in

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

state of India. Passed from the last ruling nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan, to his son, the last recognized titular nawab, Mansoor Ali Khan, the palace is currently held by his son

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. The titular head of the Pataudi family since 2011, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore a ...

, who is the current patriarch of the Pataudi family. After the high-profile wedding between the nawab of Pataudi and the

begum Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is an honorific title from Central Asia, Central and South Asia, often used by leading women in society, including Royal family, royals, aristocrats, first lady, first ladies and prime ...

of Bhopal, the nawab felt the old family home was not grand enough to house his new bride in the manner she was accustomed. At the request of Iftikhar Ali Khan (1910–52), the 8th Nawab of Pataudi, the building was designed in the style of the colonial-era mansions of Imperial Delhi by

Robert Tor Russell Robert Tor Russell (1888–1972) was a British architect. In his position as Chief Architect to the Public Works Department of the Government of India, he is primarily associated with the development of the city of New Delhi in the early 1930s ...

(1888–1972) assisted by the Karl Malte von Heinz. Many Hindi movies and films in other languages, including the 2025 Tamil film '' Thug Life'' have been shot in the palace. It was repossessed by actor

, son of the last Nawab in 2014 and , the palace remained closed for renovations. The renovation was soon completed and the Pataudi family stays in the palace during winters. Nearby Akbar Manzil, built after 1857 as the official residence of the then Nawab, was later converted into a Judicial Complex.Gurugram heritage
, fridaygurgaon.com.

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