Maliha Khan. Pic courtesy/basahaestate.in

Though we're chatting over the telephone, we can imagine the twinkle in Maliha Khan's eyes as the 36-year-old Goregaon resident recalls the royal parties she witnessed as a child at her ancestral palace in Lucknow. The daawats were hosted by her father, Amir Naqi Khan, Rajkumar of Mahmoodabad — Basaha Estate, and a connoisseur of Mughal cuisine.