Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan at the launch party of 99
Born	Soha Ali Khan Pataudi (1978-10-04) 4 October 1978 (age 33) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Religion	Islam
Parents	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Sharmila Tagore
Relatives	Saif Ali Khan (Brother)

Soha Ali Khan (born Soha Ali Khan Pataudi on 4 October 1978) is a Bollywood actress best known for her role of Sonia in Rang De Basanti (2006) for which she also received awards. She is daughter of veteran Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore, who is the great-grandniece of noted poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Early life[link]

Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She is a Muslim who has ethnic Pashtun ancestry through her Nawabs-of-Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side.^[1] Both her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who died on 22 September 2011^[2] was 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.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Khan is dating actor Kunal Khemu^[4] and they are said to be considering marriage in 2012.^[5][6] She has been gifted an apartment by her mother, where both of them would live after marriage.^[7]

Career[link]

Before embarking upon her film career, Khan 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.

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.^[8]