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Soha Ali
Khan
Soha Ali
Khan - born on October 4, 1978 in New Delhi, India is an Indian actress
and the daughter of the Nawab of Pataudi and the actress Sharmila Tagore
and sister of actor Saif Ali Khan.
Biography
Early life
She attended The British School in New Delhi, then followed on to study
History at Balliol College, Oxford University and has a Masters in
International Relations from the London School of Economics and
Political Sciences.
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.
Career
Soha made her acting debut with the Bollywood production Dil Maange More
(2004), where she shared credits with Shahid Kapoor and two other
leading ladies. She has since received critical acclaim for her
performances in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005) and Rang De Basanti
(2006). Her latest release Khoya Khoya Chand (Sudhir Mishra)(2007)
though didn't do well at the boxoffice, earned her critical acclaim.
In Khoya Khoya Chand, she is featured in a sex scene with Shiney Ahuja.
She has also started to show her bare skin in more movies and is showing
more and more sex appeal. She has also appeared in bikini with magazines
as she seems to be coming out of her innocent shell . But, she looks
sexier with her new sex appeal .
Awards
2007:Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine
2007:GIFA Best Supporting Actress for Rang De Basanti
2007:IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Rang De Basanti
Personal
Soha Ali Khan was born into the family of nawabs of Pataudi. Her
father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the current nawab, is a former captain
of the Indian cricket team. Her mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a noted film
actress, and a distant relative of the nobel laureate Rabindranath
Tagore. Her brother is also a bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.
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