Saif Ali Khan, Irrfan Khan and other celebs who belong to royal families

Author: Srijal Sharma

Bollywood stars live like kings. But some are actually from royal families. They may not use their royal titles, but they carry their exceptional family legacy. 

Bollywood and Royality

Irrfan Khan's real name is Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan. The actor's mother belonged to the royal Tonk Hakim family of Rajasthan.

Irrfan Khan

Said Ali Khan is Pataudi's 10th nawab, succeeding his grandfather Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi. Sajida Sultan, his paternal grandmother, was Bhopal's Begum.

Saif Ali Khan

Manisha Koirala is a Nepali royal. Her father was Nepal's Environment Minister, and her grandfather and two uncles were Prime Ministers.

Manisha Koirala

Kiran Rao's grandfather, the Raja of Wanaparthy, led the Telangana royal line. She is also the first cousin of royally connected Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari.

Kiran Rao

Former PM of Hyderabad Akbar Nazar Ali Hydari was Aditi's great-grandfather. She is also the grand niece of former Assam governor Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari. 

Aditi Rao Hydari