Saif Ali Khan to Irrfan Khan to Aditi Rao Hydari: 7 actors who belong to royal families

First Published Jun 11, 2021, 5:53 PM IST

Here's a list of a few actors who belong to the royal background; read on.

Over the years, many Bollywood actors have grabbed headlines for their royal background. Although these actors chose to act and make a career in films, the impression of their royal backgrounds did not leave them. So let's take a look at a few actors who belong to royal backgrounds.

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan was born as a Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan in Jaipur. His family had the authority over the entire village in Jaipur, his father was a well-reputed zamindar of the village, his mother belonged to the royal Tonk Hakim family.

Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari is related to Kiran Rao and is the great-granddaughter of Akbar Hydari and the grandniece of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, former Governor of Assam.

Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala, who hails from Nepal, was born in a royal family with substantial political influence. Her father served as the minister of the environment in Nepal.

Sagarika Ghatge
Chak De India star Sagarika Ghatge comes from the royal Kahal family of Kolhapur. She was born to Vijaysinh and Urmila Ghatge and is a descendant of Sahu Maharaj of Kolhapur.

Kiran Rao
Film producer and director Kiran Rao, who is married to Aamir Khan, also comes from a royal family. Her grandfather was the Raja of Wanaparthy, the leader of the royal Wanaparthy family in Telangana. She is also the first cousin of Aditi Rao Hydari.

Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, is the 10th Nawab of Pataudi after his father, Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi. And his paternal grandfather, Sajida Sultan, was once the Begum of Bhopal.