Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in

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and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress

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and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and the younger sister of

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Saif Ali Khan. She started her acting career with the romantic comedy film '' Dil Maange More'' (2004), and is best known for her role in the drama film '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006). She won ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards'' for her performance in the movie ''Rang De Basanti''. She was nominated for the ''

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'' for the same movie. In 2017, she authored a book ''The Perils of Being Moderately Famous'' that won '' Crossword Book Award'' in 2018.

Early life

Pataudi was born on 4 October 1978 in

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, India, to the

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as the

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s. Hailing from the

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ancestry, she is the youngest daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the 9th

, and

, an Indian actress. Both her father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and paternal grandfather

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, sometimes I. A. K. Pataudi (16 March 1910 – 5 January 1952), was an Indian prince and cricket player. He was the captain of the India's national cricket team during its tour of England in 19 ...

were former captains of the

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, while her grandmother, Sajida Sultan Pataudi, was the Begum of Bhopal. Her elder brother Saif Ali Khan is a Bollywood actor and her elder sister, Saba Ali Khan, is a jewellery designer and the mutawalli of Auqaf-e-Shahi. The titular Begum of Bhopal, Saleha Sultan, was her aunt, and through her, she is the first cousin of cricketer, Saad Bin Jung. The late major general of Pakistan, Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, is her great-granduncle, and the diplomat Shahryar Khan is her uncle, through her grandaunt

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. She is the aunt of

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and the sister-in-law of

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Education

Soha attended

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, in

, studied modern history at

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and earned a

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from the

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Personal life

Pataudi got engaged to

Kunal Khemu in July 2014 in

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and married him in

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on 25 January 2015. She gave birth to their daughter, Inaaya Naumi Khemu on 29 September 2017.

Career

Soha made her acting debut with the

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film '' Dil Maange More!!!'' (2004). She performed in the

film ''

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'' (2005), and was also a part of '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006). She appeared in '' Khoya Khoya Chand'' and in the 2009 film, '' 99''. Her next release was '' Tum Mile,'' opposite

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. Soha hosted the game show ''Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo''. She also appeared in the film ''

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''. Khan's debut book, ''The Perils of Being Moderately Famous'', which features a collection of humorous anecdotes about her life as a royal princess, was published in 2017. In 2017, she acted in a short film, ''Soundproof'', which was directed by Aditya Kelgaonkar. It was screened at various film festivals and won awards at the

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, Indian Film Festival of Houston, Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards, where it won best short film award;

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, where it won award for best short fiction; and Belgaum International Short Film Festival.

Filmography

Films

Web Series

Publications

* Soha won Crossword Book Award for the book.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Soha Ali Living people 1978 births Actresses from New Delhi Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Indian web series actresses Indian voice actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Bengali cinema Bengali actresses Indian people of Pashtun descent Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of the London School of Economics International Indian Film Academy Awards winners Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners 21st-century Indian actresses