7 Bollywood stars from Indian royal families: before Saif Ali Khan broke into film and married Kareena Kapoor, he was known as the son of the last nabob of Pataudi …
- Bhagyashree was an overnight sensation after starring with Salman Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya in 1989, but she’s also the daughter of the raja of Sangli
- Saif Ali Khan, the son of former royal and Indian cricket team captain ‘Tiger Pataudi’, was subject to rumours about the Pataudi Palace, now a luxury hotel
But that’s not all. A select few have turned over a fresh leaf to enjoy a very different kind of notoriety and spectacle – venturing into acting to find success and attention in Bollywood, like these five stars …
Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan
After his father’s death in 2011, reports emerged that Saif had bought back the family’s Pataudi Palace from Neemrana Hotels. However, Saif denied this and asserted that he already owned the property, calling it “priceless”.
“I did not have to buy it back because I already owned it,” he told Mumbai Mirror. Today the palace serves as the family’s winter home and has undergone major refurbishments. Per Hindustan Times, Saif describes it as a “largish, colonial, Lutyens Delhi-style country home with seven bedrooms and beautiful gardens”.
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari has carved a name for herself in Bollywood by starring in critically acclaimed films like Rockstar, Kaatru Veliyidai and Padmaavat. However, the 42-year-old star also belongs to not one, but two royal lineages. On her paternal side, she is the great-granddaughter of Sir Muhammad Akbar Nazar Ali Hydari, the former prime minister of Hyderabad state. On her maternal side, meanwhile, she is the granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao of the Wanaparthy family.