Soha Ali Khan
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Soha Ali Khan is an India
n actress who works in Bollywood
films.
. She has Muslim
Pashtun
ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu
ancestry from her mother's side. Both her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
, who died on 22 September, 2011was the Nawab
, and paternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
, are former captains of the Indian cricket team
. Her mother, Sharmila Tagore
, is a film actress. Her brother Saif Ali Khan
is also a Bollywood actor and her sister Saba Ali Khan is a jewellery designer. She attended The British School
in New Delhi and Balliol College, Oxford
and earned a Masters degree in International Relations
from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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.
Khan 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, Khan received positive reviews for her performance. Her upcoming release include Mumbai Cutting
. Khan also hosted a show called Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo on Star Plus
.
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actress who works in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films.
Early life
Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of PataudiNawab of Pataudi
The term Nawab of Pataudi may refer to any of an Afghan/Pashtun lineage of rulers of the princely Pataudi State in India, but most commonly refers to the 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who played cricket for both England and India. Both he and his son the 9th Nawab captained the Indian...
. She has Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu
Bengali Hindu
Bengali Hindus are an ethno-linguistic group, belonging to the Indo-Aryan family and are native to the Bengal region of the Indian Subcontinent. The Bengali Hindus along with other related ethno-linguistic groups constitute the vast majority of Hindus...
ancestry from her mother's side. Both her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi , nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team...
, who died on 22 September, 2011was the Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
, and paternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Iftikhar Ali Khan , sometimes I.A.K. Pataudi was the 8th Nawab of Pataudi and captain of the Indian cricket team. He was one of few cricketers to have played for two countries, having also played for the English Test side...
, are former captains of the Indian cricket team
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
. Her mother, Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
, is a film actress. Her brother Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
is also a Bollywood actor and her sister Saba Ali Khan is a jewellery designer. She attended The British School
The British School, New Delhi
The British School in New Delhi, India is an independent, English Medium co-educational international school which offers an educational programme from kindergarten through to Grade 13.-History:...
in New Delhi and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
and earned a Masters degree in International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Career
Before embarking upon her film career, Khan worked for the Ford FoundationFord Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
and Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
. 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.
Khan made her acting debut with the Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Dil Maange More
Dil Maange More
Dil Maange More is a 2004 Bollywood movie directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Fourth Wall Productions. It was filmed in India in the Hindi language.-Synopsis:...
(2004), where she shared credits with Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
, Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
and Tulip Joshi
Tulip Joshi
Tulip Joshi is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood.-Early life:Joshi was born in Mumbai to a Gujarati Indian father and an Armenian Lebanese mother. She was brought up in Mumbai where she attended the Jamnabai Narsee School, and later Mithibai College from where she graduated majoring...
. She has since received critical acclaim for her performances in the Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
film Antar Mahal
Antar Mahal
Antar Mahal is a 2005 Bengali cinema directed by Rituparno Ghosh and the executive producer is Anil Kuriakose.Jackie Shroff plays the zamindar. Other lead roles include Rupa Ganguly and Soha Ali Khan. Abhishek Bachchan plays a supporting role in this Bengali film.-Plot:The story takes place...
(2005) and Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles...
(2006). Khoya Khoya Chand
Khoya Khoya Chand
Khoya Khoya Chand, is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles...
, 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
Tum Mile
Tum Mile is a 2009 Hindi film directed by Kunal Deshmukh of Jannat fame. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles. It is a love story set against the backdrop of the infamous July 2005 Mumbai floods. The film was released on 13 November 2009.- Plot :The movie is narrated in 2...
opposite Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Anwar Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.- Early life :Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. His father is a Muslim while his mother a Roman Catholic. After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his...
. Although a box office failure, Khan received positive reviews for her performance. Her upcoming release include Mumbai Cutting
Mumbai Cutting
Mumbai Cutting is a 2010 anthology Indian film comprising eleven short films, telling eleven different stories based on life in Mumbai, which are directed by a host of eleven directors: Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Rahul Dholakia, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Jahnu Barua, Rituparno Ghosh, Shashanka...
. Khan also hosted a show called Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo on Star Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
.
Awards
- 2007: StarSTAR GoldSTAR Gold is a Hindi movie channel that is part of the STAR TV network and is owned by News Corporation. It features a mix of contemporary as well as classic movies from the 1950s to the present time...
's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine - 2007: GIFA Best Supporting Actress for Rang De BasantiRang De BasantiRang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles...
- 2007: IIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardThe IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.The award is given in the current year but the actress who wins it is awarded for the previous year.The winners are listed below:-- See also :...
for Rang De Basanti - 2007: Nominated-Filmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardThe Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
for Rang De Basanti
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
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| 2004 | Iti Srikanta | Kamallata | Bengali Bengali language Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... |
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| Dil Maange More Dil Maange More Dil Maange More is a 2004 Bollywood movie directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Fourth Wall Productions. It was filmed in India in the Hindi language.-Synopsis:... |
Neha | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
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| 2005 | Pyaar Mein Twist Pyaar Mein Twist To see the TV show, see Pyaar Mein Twist .Pyaar Mein Twist is a 2005 Indian Bollywood movie directed by Hariday Shetty and stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in the pivotal roles.-Synopsis:... |
Ria | Hindi | |
| Shaadi No. 1 Shaadi No. 1 Shaadi No.1 is an Indian film released in November 2005. The film directed by David Dhawan stars Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Sharman Joshi, Ayesha Takia, Soha Ali Khan, Esha Deol, Riya Sen, Aarti Chhabria, Sophia Chaudhary and Satish Shah... |
Sonia | Hindi | ||
| Antarmahal | Jasomati | Bengali | ||
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles... |
Sonia | Hindi | Winner IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award The IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.The award is given in the current year but the actress who wins it is awarded for the previous year.The winners are listed below:-- See also :... |
| Ahista Ahista | Megha Joshi | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Khoya Khoya Chand Khoya Khoya Chand Khoya Khoya Chand, is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles... |
Nikhat | Hindi | |
| Chaurahen | Ira | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
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| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Rupali Joshi | Hindi | |
| Dil Kabaddi Dil Kabaddi Dil Kabaddi is a Hindi film directed by debutante Anil Sharma . The film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi, Rahul Khanna and special appearance by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.... |
Mita | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Dhoondte Reh Jaoge is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film produced by UTV Motion Pictures, starring Sonu Sood, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, and Paresh Rawal, released 6 March 2009 in India, and 20 March 2009, in the US. The film is directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Ronnie Screwvala... |
Neha Chattopadhayay / Basanti | Hindi | |
| Airport | Hindi | Filming | ||
| 99 99 (2009 film) -Reception:The film's music received mixed reviews from critics. Indiatimes gave the soundtrack three stars out of four, saying the songs "What's Up", "Soch Mat Dobara", "Punjab Size" were average while praising "Kal Ki Tarah" and "Delhi Destiny". Bollywood Hungama's Joginder Tuteja gave the album... |
Pooja | Hindi | ||
| Tum Mile Tum Mile Tum Mile is a 2009 Hindi film directed by Kunal Deshmukh of Jannat fame. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles. It is a love story set against the backdrop of the infamous July 2005 Mumbai floods. The film was released on 13 November 2009.- Plot :The movie is narrated in 2... |
Sanjana | Hindi | ||
| Meridian Lines | Sameera | Hindi / English | ||
| Life Goes On | Dia S. Banerjee | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Mumbai Cutting Mumbai Cutting Mumbai Cutting is a 2010 anthology Indian film comprising eleven short films, telling eleven different stories based on life in Mumbai, which are directed by a host of eleven directors: Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Rahul Dholakia, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Jahnu Barua, Rituparno Ghosh, Shashanka... |
Hindi | In the segment The Ball | |
| Tera Kya Hoga Johnny Tera Kya Hoga Johnny Tera Kya Hoga Johny is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by director Sudhir Mishra, starring child actor Sikander in the lead role. Actors Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kay Kay Menon, Soha Ali Khan and Karan Nath are also part of the film... |
Preeti | Hindi | ||
| 2012 | Winds of Change Winds of Change (upcoming film) Midnight's Children is an upcoming film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name. Written and directed by Deepa Mehta, the film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Samrat Chakrabarti, Rahul Bose, Anita... |
Jamila | Hindi | filming |
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