When ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ hit the silver screen, Delhites were baffled to see Rocky Randhawa’s lavish home with a huge green garden in the middle of somewhere in Delhi-NCR. Soon the audience came to know that the property is in Greater Noida and belongs to a multi-millionaire industrialist.
It shows more about how particular Karan Johar is about his shooting locations. For years, we kept searching for the property shown in ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, released in 2001.
Finally, we spotted it, not in New Delhi, but in the UK. The Raichands were shown among the richest names in India. They lived in Delhi, quite near Chandni Chowk. Whoever has gone to Chandini Chowk or taken a stroll around New Delhi would agree that such a mansion cannot exist amid the concrete jungle of the capital.
The original mansion is a palace in the UK, known as A Rothschild House & Gardens or the Waddesdon Manor. Here are a few glimpses of it more than 20 years later after the film was released.
Early Images Of Waddesdon Manor
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The three images in the above post were shared recently. They showcase the Waddesdon Manor under construction. Its foundation was laid in August 1877. The entire palace was completed in 1883.
Its construction called for a celebration. The house guests were thrilled to enjoy central heating and running water inside a residential complex in the nineteenth century.
Bedroom Of Waddesdon Manor
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The two bedrooms in the above post take you inside the luxurious life of the Rothchild family. The first bedroom is the only one in the palace with a balcony. According to the caption, it was preferred by men because they could easily escape to smoke.
The other room was kept aside for royals. According to an official document, it is where Queen Victoria stayed for a day when she visited Waddesdon in 1890.
Dining Room Of Waddesdon Manor
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Doesn’t the dining room remind you a bit of the dining scenes from the ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ on Netflix (Most-Awaited Series On Netflix)? It was recently decorated for a house opening. The visitors were instructed not to click any pictures or shoot videos.
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Birds Eye View Of Waddesdon Manor
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The manor looks resplendent when you view it from the top. The front entrance has a stunning garden adorned with flowers. The castle looks beautiful from the top flaunting its colonial structure and lush green surroundings.
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Back Entrance Of Waddesdon Manor
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It is still one of the iconic scenes when Shah Rukh Khan steps down from the helicopter, runs through a gravelled path flanked with grass, enters the mansion, and finds Jaya Bachchan, who was playing his mother, on the door waiting with a puja thali.
After more than two decades, the back entrance to the Raichand mansion or the Waddesdon Manor looks the same, but for K3G fans, it looks a bit incomplete sans the black helicopter or any other member of the Raichand family.
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