NANO Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Sara Ali Khan is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. A member of the Pataudi family, she is the daughter of actors Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan and the paternal granddaughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore. After graduating from Columbia University, Khan ventured into acting by playing the leading lady in the 2018 films Kedarnath and Simmba. Both films were commercially successful and the former earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.Sara Ali Khan was born on 12 August 1995 in Mumbai to Saif Ali Khan, son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, and Amrita Singh; both actors of the Hindi film industry.A member of the Pataudi family,she is also the maternal granddaughter of Rukhsana Sultana and Shivinder Singh Virk.She has a younger brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan.Her half-brother, Taimur Ali Khan, is Saif's son from his second marriage to Kareena Kapoor.Khan is of predominantly Bengali and Pathan descent on her father's side, and of Punjabi descent on her mother's side.When Khan was a four year-old, she acted in an advertisement.According to Saif, the actress Aishwarya Rai proved to be her inspiration for pursuing a career in film after she saw her perform on stage at Chicago.In 2004, when Khan was nine, her parents divorced, and Singh was granted legal guardianship of her children.Saif was initially not allowed to see her or her brother;they have since reconciled, and, according to Saif, "are more like friends".Khan also shares a healthy relationship with Kapoor, her step-mother; she stated in 2018, "I would like to imbibe her professionalism in me".As a teenager, Khan struggled with her weight, and had to undergo daily workouts under a strict schedule to get fit.She was also diagnosed as having Polycystic ovary syndrome, which she ascribes as a cause for her weight gain.Khan gained more weight while pursuing a four-year course in law and political science at the Columbia University in New York.In 2016, she completed her graduation early, within three years, and took off the remaining one-and-a-half years for weight training, following which she returned to India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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