Saif Ali Khan’s family including veteran actress-mother Sharmila Tagore, sisters Saba and Soha Ali Khan are the royals of Bollywood. His father, Mansoor Ali Khan, was an Indian cricketer and also the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the last ruler of the princely state of Pataudi. The family has a palace to its name and they are often spotted at the lavish Rs 800 crore property to enjoy the early winter months and the summer holidays.
While Saif heads to Pataudi Palace occasionally with his wife-actress Kareena Kapoor and his sons, we often spot his sister Soha Ali Khan there. The Rang De Basanti actress jets off to the ancestral property every now and then with her hubby Kunal Kemmu and daughter Inaaya. Their sun-kissed photos from the lush gardens of the Pataudi Palace are simply unmissable and it’s needless to say that we feel like taking a tour inside the property.
Much recently, Soha revealed why she likes to go to the Pataudi Palace so frequently. She shared that it’s a place where she spent most of her childhood and has the fondest memories with brother Saif and also father Mansoor. While opening up, Soha shared that there was a time when she and the Tandav actor used to sleep under mosquito nets because there was no AC. Every time she goes to the palace, she takes a trip down these beautiful childhood memories.
“I go to his grave and spend time with him. It is his home. So, there is that connection as well. So many memories growing up. I remember the time when there was no electricity and we had visited as children. We used to sleep outside, under macchardani (mosquito net). Now we have AC, but back then, there was no AC and no mobile phones. So, it was a complete cut-off.”
She further revealed that when she’s at Pataudi Palace with her daughter, they do loads of activities together. “We play cricket, do organic farming. Inaaya also goes there and plants something. Picks up potatoes, carrots and all,” Soha told The Indian Express.
On the work front, she’s returning to the screen with Kaun Banega Sikharwati after a three-year-long hiatus. She’s sharing the screen with Naseeruddin Shah, Lara Dutta, Anya Singh and Kritika Kamra.
