Saif Ali Khan: The new nawab of Pataudi

Saif Ali Khan a famous Indian actor took a break from the filming of Agent Vinod to reach the Pagdi ceremony in which he was declared as the new nawab of Pataudi.

His father Mohamed Mansur Ali Khan was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan, eighth Nawab of Pataudi and his wife Sajida Sultan, second daughter of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal.

On 27 December 1969, Mansoor married actress Sharmila Tagore, great-grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore. They had three children, Saif Ali Khan, who is a Bollywood actor, born on the 16 August 1970, Soha Ali Khan, a Bollywood actress, born 4 October 1978 and
Saba Ali Khan is a jewellery designer.

In June 2005, Mansoor Ali Khan was arrested for poaching Blackbuck deer, a protected species in India. He was released on bail after two days in jail.

Mohamed Mansur Ali Khan who was also known as Tiger Pataudi due to severe lung infection died at the age of  forty one on the 22^nd of September 2011 in New Delhi’s Sir Gangaram Hospital

The ceremony was entirely a personal gathering, but by the end of the day some 50,000 villagers were found at the palace to wish the nawab. Heads of various villages of the area tied a white turban (pagri) around his head to make him the new nawab. His mother
Sharmila Tagore and sisters Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan were also present.

The actor, who has been appointed the 10th Nawab of Pataudi, was dignified and solemn during the ceremony and said he, was honoured by this tribute and hopes to carry his late father Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s legacy

He said “I’m overwhelmed with the kindness and simplicity the village heads have shown me and my family, and the respect to my late father. This is a huge responsibility for me, to take my father’s legacy forward in whatever way I can. It is a deeply personal
part of my life and I will do my best to honour my father’s memory. Princely titles no longer exist, but family values and tradition do. I shall be conscious of this always and do the best I can for Pataudi.”

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