India, Feb. 1 -- Before independence, the Indian subcontinent housed over 500 princely states, which were the royalty of India. After the 1970s, however, royalty in Indian society was replaced by business tycoons and, in some cases, the richest film stars and cricketers. Quite often, the erstwhile royalty and the modern royalty overlap, though, which is the case with this one actor, who lives in one of the most expensive residences in the country. (Also read: World's richest actor has only one hit but $1.4 billion net worth, is richer than Tom Cruise and Shah Rukh Khan)

The houses of the biggest Indian stars have become tourist attractions. At any given time, fans can throng outside Shah Rukh Khan's Mannat, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa, or S...