Nawab of Pataudi
In India, the surname Khan is as common as Smith or Jones in the United Kingdom. The name means King, somewhere back in the annals of history, the families may have had some royal connection to the nobles of Persia.
There is one actor, Saif Ali Khan, whose lineage is easier to track to royalty. Saif's mother is the actress Sharmila Tagore, shown here, she married into the Ali Khan family when she married Saif's father, the cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi played cricket within my lifetime.
Mansoor's father also played cricket for India; the title has less meaning now, since Independence the state of Nawab of Pataudi has changed from being akin to the Governor of Kansas, to mayor of a city. Saif is the last male link to the crown, but as he declined it his daughter from his marriage to actress Amrita Singh, Sara Ali Khan, has been trying to claim the title.
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