New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Indian subcontinent housed over 500 princely states before independence, but after 1970s, the royalty in Indian society was replaced by business tycoons. Some even were replaced by the richest film stars and cricketers.

An actor, born to a cricketer father, now lives in one of the most expensive residences in the country.

In recent time, the houses of the biggest Indian stars have become tourist attractions. With Shah Rukh Khan's Mannat, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa, or Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments getting all the attention, one may assume that one of the actors among these three owns the most expensive house in the cinema.

However, honour goes to an erstwhile royal, whose ancestral seat houses a palace, over a ...