A Zero-Budget Nizam

Don't drive the Rolls-Royce

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Don't drive the Rolls-Royce Every magazine listicle will tell you the Nizam owned a fleet of Rolls-Royce cars. A random Instagram post will claim he used them to sweep the roads (a story also credited to the Maharaja of Patiala, so someone is lying). But here's the truth — the Rolls-Royce at Chowmahalla Palace has reportedly been driven for less than 300 kilometers! The Nizam preferred a basic car, the Maruti Alto equivalent of his time. So, if you want to live like him, print a poster of a Rolls-Royce, stick it on your wall, stare at it lovingly (as the Nizam did), and book an Uber to Charminar. While you're at it, play 'I Don't Need Dollar Bills to Have Fun Tonight' because that's exactly what the Nizam did.