Sara Ali Khan Wiki, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Sara Ali Khan is the popular Indian actress, and she is the daughter of popular Bollywood actors; Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan.

Wiki/Biography

Sara Ali Khan was born on Saturday, 12 August 1995 (age 29 years; as of 2024), in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Leo. She did her schooling from Besant Montessori School, Mumbai, and Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai. In an interview, the popular Indian actress, Ananya Pandey revealed that Sara Ali Khan was her senior in school. Sara did her graduation in History and Political Science from Columbia University, New York in 2016.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 3″

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Brown

Family & Caste

Sara’s grandfather was a Pataudi, and her grandmother was born in a Bengali family. Sara is half Pashtun and half Punjabi; as her father is from Pashtun descent, whereas, her mother is a Punjabi.

Parents & Siblings

Sara Ali Khan was born and brought up in a Nawab Family in Mumbai. Her maternal grandmother, Rukhsana Sultana was a popular Indian socialite. Her maternal grandfather’s name is Shivinder Singh Virk. Her grandfather, Late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was a well-known Indian cricketer while her grandmother, Sharmila Tagore, is a veteran Indian actress.

She is the daughter of the famous Bollywood actors, Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh. She has a younger brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan who was born on 5 March 2001.

Her parents got divorced in 2004; after 13 years of their marriage. Sara and her brother were raised by their mother. In an interview, while talking about her parent’s divorce, she said,

I was more than okay with that arrangement. I think having two happy parents in different homes is much more preferable than two unhappy parents in the same home. I think I am the way that I am because my mother didn’t let me feel any kind deprivation for even a second. I have a very hands-on mother. Once my brother and I were born, she did nothing but look after us.”

After a few relationships, her father got married for the second time on 16 October 2012, to the famous Bollywood actress, Kareena Kapoor. On 20 December 2016, her stepbrother, Taimur Ali Khan, was born. In 2020, Kareena Kapoor was pregnant with her second child.

On 21 February 2021, she welcomed her second half-brother when Kareena Kapoor gave birth to her second son at Mumbai’s Breach Candy’s Hospital in Mumbai.

Relationship, Husband & Children

She was in a relationship with the Indian businessman, Veer Pahariya who is the son of Sanjay Pahariya, a well known Indian businessman. The Indian politician, Sushil Kumar Shinde is Veer Pahariya’s maternal grandfather.

In 2017, there were rumours of Sara dating Shahid Kapoor‘s younger brother, Ishaan Khatter. Both were supposed to debut in the Bollywood film, “Student Of The Year 2;” which was later released in 2019.

While shooting for her debut Hindi film, ‘Kedarnath’ (2018), she was rumoured to dating her co-star, Late Sushant Singh Rajput, but the rumours turned out to be true, during the investigation of the mysterious death of Sushant Singh Rajput in 2020 when one of Sushant’s friends revealed that Sara was in a relationship with Sushant.

In one of the episodes of the popular talk show, ‘Koffee with Karan’ in 2018, Sara appeared as a guest with her father. In the show, she said that she had a crush on the famous Indian actor, Kartik Aaryan. It is said that the Bollywood actor, Ranveer Singh played the cupid between the two.

Later, Sara and Kartik were cast together in ‘Love Aaj Kal 2,’ which was released in 2020. There were rumours that both dated for almost one year and after the release of their film, ‘Love Aaj Kal 2,’ they both got seperated.

In August 2022, she was spotted with cricketer Shubman Gill having dinner at a restaurant.

Career

Since her childhood, she wanted to become an actress, whereas her father, Saif Ali Khan, wanted her to first complete her studies. In the year 2018, she made her Bollywood debut with the film, ‘Kedarnath,’ opposite Sushant Singh Rajput. The film is, reportedly, inspired by the 2013 Kedarnath Disaster.

In 2018, she appeared in the Hindi film, ‘Simmba’ alongside Ranveer Singh. In 2020, she was roped in the Bollywood film, ‘Love Aaj Kal 2,’ directed by the popular Indian director, ‘Imtiaz Ali.’ She was cast as a main lead in the Bollywood films, ‘Coolie No. 1’ (2020) and ‘Atrangi Re’ (2021).

Controversies

• In 2019, she appeared in an interview with the famous Indian journalist, Barkha Dutt. Sara landed herself into a controversy when one person from the audience asked her,

If she ever felt like looking darker or going to the beach and getting a tan.”

To which she replied,

If you wanna be tan, just put on some bronzer, and if you wanna be fair, put on some powder. It’s not the end of the world, and it shouldn’t define you at all.”

Her comment was not taken positively by the people, and she received backlash for making a racist comment on a public platform.

• During the investigation of Sushant Singh Rajput’s mysterious death on 14 June 2020, the Bollywood actress, Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the NCB for her connection in drug trading. While Rhea was in remand under the NCB, she revealed around 25 names of Bollywood celebrities who were involved in taking drugs. The list of 25 celebrities included names of Bollywood actors like Rakul Preet Singh and Sara Ali Khan. Sara received huge criticism from the netizens for her involvement in drugs.

Net Worth

In 2019, her net worth was estimated to be Rs. 5.75 crores.

Signature

Favourite Things

• Holiday Destinations: Goa, London, New York, and Dubai

• Food: Pizza, Milk Cake, and Besan Ke Laddoo

• Song(s): ‘Lag Jaa Gale,’ ‘Bahon Mein Chale Aao,’ and ‘Tune O Rangile Kaise Jadu Kia’

• Makeup Product: Nail Paint

Facts/Trivia

• As a child, Sara Ali Khan used to be a bit overweight, and she weighed nearly 96 kg. She worked hard in the gym, and she went on to get herself transformed from fat to fit. She changed her diet completely, earlier, she used to eat fast food a lot. She was suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) due to which she had difficulty in loosing weight. While talking about her weight loss journey in one of the episodes of Indian Idol, she said,
  

  I am a big fan of Neha Kakkar as she is a great singer, I really love her songs. It’s a fan moment for me. I was so excited before coming on Indian Idol 10 to meet Neha. I have been listening to her songs for a long time. Her songs actually helped me to lose weight. I used to run on the treadmill listening to some of her hit songs on repeat mode.”

  Sara Ali Khan’s Old Picture

  Sara Ali Khan’s Transformation Picture

  Sara Ali Khan’s Now and Then Picture

• Sara Ali Khan is good friends with her stepmother, Kareena Kapoor Khan. According to Sara, she loves to go shopping with her

• She loves to play tennis along with her father and brother.

  Sara Ali Khan Playing Tennis

• In a talk show, she shared that her nickname was ‘Som.’ She said that in childhood, she was not able to pronounce small so she used to pronounce it as “som.”

  Sara Ali Khan in Her Childhood

• Her brother, Taimur calls her ‘Gol.’ While talking to a reporter, Sara said,
  

  You know he says gol. So he says amma to Kareena (Kapoor Khan), he says abba to my father (Saif Ali Khan), he says bhai to my brother (Ibrahim Ali Khan) and then he says gol.”

• In an interview, Saif Ali Khan said that it was Aishwarya Rai who inspired Sara Ali Khan to become an actor. He said,

I have seen her do a very funny advert when she was four and she’s been like this all along. There was actress Aishwarya Rai on stage in New York with people going ballistic and Sara sitting on the floor behind the curtain saying, ‘This is what I want to do.”

• While talking about her step mother, Kareena Kapoor, she said in an interview,

Everyone has been clear about their dynamics with me. It has never been confusing. Kareena herself says that ‘look you have a mother and a great one and what I want is for us to be able to be friends.’ My father also never said ‘this is your second mother’ or made it any way uncomfortable.”

• In a chat show, Sara talked about her father’s second marriage, she said,

My mom dressed me for my father’s wedding. A lot of people would be of the opinion that Kareena was being weird or mom was being weird. It was very comfortable. Everyone was so mature. It was not a big deal.”

• She has walked the ramp at various fashion shows and has featured on the cover of many renowned magazines.

  Sara Ali Khan Featured on a Magazine Cover

• SSara loved the role of Kareena Kapoor Khan as Poo in the film, ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ (2001).

• She resided at 110 Broadway, New York City while she was studying at Columbia University.

• She has received many awards for her debut film, ‘Kedarnath’ (2018); as the Best Debut Female.

  Sara Ali Khan With Her Award

• Even before she was an actress, she had appeared on the cover page of ‘Hello!’ magazine along with her mother, Amrita Singh.

• In 2018, she appeared on the Season 6 of the chat show, ‘Koffee With Karan’ along with her father, Saif Ali Khan.

• After the release of her debut film, ‘Kedarnath’ (2018), she talked about her co-star, Sushant Singh Rajput, she said,
  

  I am so glad that you asked me that. I have no idea how I have done this film. I have tried my best but I feel I couldn’t have done any of it without Sushant. He has just been the most helpful person I have had. There were days when I was lost and scared as it’s the first time I am facing the camera but he has been hands on. Sushant also helped me improve my Hindi and whatever little I speak, he has taught me. He has helped me a lot.”

• She is an animal lover and owns a pet dog, Fuffy.

  Sara Ali Khan With Her Brother and Pet Dog

• She loves to eat non-vegetarian food, and Hyderabadi chicken biryani is one of her favourite non-vegetarian dishes.

• She is often spotted drinking alcohol in parties.

• She has endorsed various products as a brand ambassador including Fanta, Puma, and Veet.