Name: Sara Ali Khan
Profession: Actress, model
Born: August 12, 1995 in Mumbai, India
Nationality: Indian
Known for: Kedarnath, Simmba, Atrangi Re, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
Biography:
Sara Sultan, professionally known as Sara Ali Khan, was born on August 12, 1995, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is the daughter of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, making her a member of the prestigious Pataudi family. She is of Pashtun, Assamese, and Bengali descent on her father’s side, and of Punjabi descent on her mother’s side. Sara was raised a Muslim.
Sara is the great-granddaughter of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Sajida Sultan, the great-great-granddaughter of Jnanadabhiram Barua and Hamidullah Khan, and the niece of Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan. She has a younger brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan, who is also an actor, and two half-brothers from her father’s second marriage to Kareena Kapoor.
When Khan was four years old, she acted in an advertisement. According to Saif, actress Aishwarya Rai proved to be her inspiration for pursuing a career in film after she saw her perform on stage in Chicago.
In 2004, when Khan was nine, her parents divorced, and Singh was granted legal guardianship of her children. Saif was initially not allowed to see her or her brother; they have since reconciled, and according to Saif, “are more like friends [than father and daughter]”.
As a teenager, Khan struggled with her weight and had to undergo daily workouts under a strict schedule to get fit. She was also diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, which she ascribes as a cause for her weight gain.
Khan studied history and political science at Columbia University in New York. In 2016, she completed her graduation early, within three years, and took off the remaining 1½ years for weight training, following which she returned to India.
After graduating from Columbia University, Khan began her acting career in 2018 with commercially successful films, the romantic drama Kedarnath and the action comedy Simmba. The former earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Khan’s acting debut came in 2018 with Abhishek Kapoor’s romantic film Kedarnath, in which she played a Hindu girl who falls in love with a Muslim porter, played by Sushant Singh Rajput. Kedarnath emerged as a commercial success with a gross of over ₹960 million (US$11 million).
Following her successful debut, she starred in Rohit Shetty’s Simmba alongside Ranveer Singh, which became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2018. Alongside several poorly received films, she starred in the drama Atrangi Re (2021) and had a commercial success in the romantic comedy Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023).
In 2024, Khan starred alongside an ensemble cast in Homi Adajania’s murder mystery Murder Mubarak, for Netflix. She then starred in a biopic of freedom fighter Usha Mehta, titled Ae Watan Mere Watan, for Amazon Prime Video.
In her first release of 2025, Khan portrayed the pregnant wife of a missing Air Force officer (played by Veer Pahariya) in Sky Force, an action film set amidst the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965.
Khan is a celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Fanta, Puma, Pepsi, Veet and Kurkure. In 2022, she joined The Souled Store, a pop-culture apparel brand, as an equity partner. Apart from acting, Khan supports a number of causes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Khan donated to Sonu Sood’s Foundation for purchasing oxygen cylinders for those in need.
Awards and Accolades:
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut (2018) for Kedarnath
- IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female (2018) for Kedarnath
- Featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list of 2019
Interesting Facts:
- Her legal name is Sara Sultan, but she is professionally known as Sara Ali Khan
- She graduated from Columbia University early, within three years
- She was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOD) during her teenage years
- She has been linked with several co-stars but maintains a private stance on her relationships.
- She also shares a healthy relationship with Kareena Kapoor, her step-mother
Social Media:
- Instagram: @saraalikhan95
- Twitter: N/A
