Soha Ali Khan
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Soha Ali Khan Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian film actress, known primarily for her work in the Hindi film industry, although she has also acted in Bengali and English-language films
Biography
Soha Ali Khan was born on 4 October 1978. She is the youngest daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the 9th nawab of Pataudi. Both her father and paternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, are former captains of the Indian cricket team. Her elder brother Saif Ali Khan is also a Bollywood actor and her elder sister, Saba Ali Khan, is a jewellery designer.
Soha attended The British School, New Delhi and studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford and earned a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Soha made her acting debut with the Bollywood film Dil Maange More (2004). She performed in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005) and Rang De Basanti (2006). She appeared in Khoya Khoya Chand and in the 2009 film 99. Her next release was Tum Mile opposite Emraan Hashmi.
Soha hosted the game show Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo. She also appeared in the film Mr Joe B. Carvalho.
Khan and actor Kunal Khemu got engaged in July 2014 in Paris and married in Mumbai on 25 January 2015. She gave birth to their daughter, Inaaya Naumi Kemmu, on 29 September 2017.
Khan's debut book, The Perils of Being Moderately Famous, which features a collection of humorous anecdotes about her life as a royal princess, was published in 2017.
In 2017, she acted in a short film called Soundproof directed byAditya Kelgaonkar, which was screened at various film festivals and won awards at New York Indian Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Houston, Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards and won best short film award, International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala and won award for best short fiction and Belgaum International Short Film Festival.
Publications
- The Perils of Being Moderately Famous (12 December 2017)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film / Book | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Rang De Basanti | Won | |
Breakthrough Role (female) | Won | ||||
Global Indian Film Awards | Best Actress in A Supporting Role | Won | |||
2007 | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) | Won | |||
Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
Stardust Awards | Superstar of Tomorrow – Female | Nominated | |||
2009 | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Khoya Khoya Chand | Nominated | |
2018 | Crossword Book Award | Biography: Popular | The Perils of Being Moderately Famous | Won |