Saif Ali Khan on shooting Tandav in Pataudi Palace: I don’t mind giving it for shoots sometimes

Saif Ali Khan is playing the central character in Ali Abbas Zafar’s political drama Tandav. The 9-part series will premiere today and naturally, the actor is all excited to know the audience’s reaction to it.

Interestingly, Tandav has been shot in Saif’s ancestral palace in Pataudi. While the actor generally doesn’t allow filmmakers to shoot inside the Pataudi palace, however this time he made an exception. Read on to know why the actor made an exception for Tandav.

In Tandav, Saif is playing an ambitious politician, Samar Pratap, who is eyeing the Prime Minister’s chair. The makers of the show felt Pataudi Palace would be the perfect place to shoot. Previously, Saif has rented his Pataudi Palace for shoots but only allowed to use the exterior parts, however this time he allowed the crew of Tandav to shoot inside the palace as well.

 

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Speaking about allowing to shoot inside Pataudi Palace, Saif told Mid-Day, “I don’t mind giving it for shoots sometimes because it remains unused 340 days of the year. These days, film crews have become responsible and look after the venues, but [the idea of a shoot] still makes me nervous. Usually, I am more comfortable if they are filming around the exterior of the palace. But for Tandav, I made an exception [by shooting inside]. I think it is the palace that lends us the royal look. Anyone standing there would look royal.”

 

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Previously, dismissing reports of buying back the Pataudi Palace, Saif had said that the palace was leased to Neemrana Hotels. However, the actor has wrapped up the remaining lease, paid up the sum and took possession of his ancestral palace again after the death of his father Mansoor Ali Khan.

“It was a fair financial arrangement, and contrary to reports, I did not have to buy it back because I already owned it. In my teenage years, I was the black sheep, so, it feels nice now to do this for the family and our heritage,” Saif had told Mumbai Mirror. The actor is often seen spending some quality time with his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan and their son Taimur in Pataudi Palace.

Coming back to the show,  ‘Tandav’ also stars Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Zeeshan Ayyub in a pivotal role.

Also Read: Saif Ali Khan on reports of buying back Pataudi Palace: The property is priceless, my grandparents and my father are buried there

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