SOHA ALI KHAN

SOHA ALI KHAN - Film Actress

Soha Ali Khan was born Soha Ali Khan Pataudi on 4 October 1978. Soha was born into a Muslim family to Nawab of Pataudi. She has ethnic Muslim, Pashtun ancestry through her Nawab of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side. Both her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and paternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, are former captains of the Indian cricket team. Her mother, Sharmila Tagore and her older brother Saif Ali Khan are Bollywood actors while her older sister Saba Ali Khan is a jewellery designer. She is the youngest child for her parents. She attended The British School, New Delhi and read geography at Balliol College, Oxford and earned a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Before embarking upon her film career, Soha worked for the Ford Foundation and Citibank. She is involved in a range of activities outside the acting world, including serving on the Advisory Board for a new project of the public entrepreneur group, Res Publica. She has also recently modeled for the spring-summer collection of Globus, an Indian chain of boutiques. 

Soha made her acting debut with the Bollywood film Dil Maange More (2004), where she shared credits with Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia and Tulip Joshi. She has since received critical acclaim for her performances in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005) and Rang De Basanti (2006). Khoya Khoya Chand, earned her critical acclaim, although it was not successful at the box office. In 2009, she appeared in 99, which was a critical and commercial success and her performance was acclaimed. Her next release was Tum Mile opposite Emraan Hashmi. Although a box office failure, Soha received positive reviews for her performance. Her upcoming release include Mumbai Cutting. Soha also hosted a show called Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo on Star Plus

In 2012, Soha moved the Gujarat High Court against a company which did not pay her for modelling for its products.

She  won the  Filmfare award for best supporting actor for her role in the move Rang De Basanthi in the year  2007 along with IIFA and GIFA Awards.