Soha Ali Khan
About
Soha Ali Khan is a popular actress who made her acting debut with the ensemble comedy ‘Dil Maange More’ in 2004 and went on to win ‘The Best Supporting Actress’ for her role in the cult film ‘Rang De Basanti’. Other popular movies she has acted in include ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’, ‘Tum Mile’, ‘Mr Joe B. Carvalho’ and ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3’. She has also made her mark in Bengali cinema with the film ‘AntarMahal’ (2005).
She has hosted several television shows such as ‘Khelo Jeeto Jiyo’ on Star Plus, ‘What Not To Wear’ with designer Aki Narula for TLC and ‘Classmate Spell Bee’ on Discovery channel.
Before embarking upon her film career, Soha, an Oxford graduate in Economics, worked for the Ford Foundation and Citibank.
She also modelled for the spring-summer collection of Globus, an Indian chain of boutiques and is the face of many reputed brands and is also the brand ambassador of the ethnic wear brand House of Pataudi, co-owned by Myntra.
She has also done a short film, ‘Soundproof’, which was screened at various film festivals and won awards at the New York Indian Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Houston, Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards, International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, and Belgaum International Short Film Festival.
Soha made her OTT debut with the film ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ and also has another all-women web series titled ‘Hush Hush’ directed by Tanuja Chandra.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
Soha is also the author of her debut book, ‘The Perils of Being Moderately Famous’, which features a collection of humorous anecdotes about her life as a royal princess, for which she won the ‘Crossword Book Award’.
She won the ‘IIFA Award’ for Best Supporting Actress, ‘Annual Central European Bollywood Award’ for Best Supporting Actress & Breakthrough Role (female), ‘Global Indian Film Awards’ for Best Actress in A Supporting Role for her Performance in the film Rang De Basanti.
Why Soha Ali Khan ?
Born into a royal family, and being a daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and late Indian cricketing legend Mansur Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan brings forth an aura of regality and substance through her social media presence, too.
She has given keynote addresses for the campaign ‘Pledge 2016’ by CRY Foundation, raising $43000 for the benefit of children all over the world. She also regularly interacts with kids at Muktangan, an NGO for underprivileged children.
She has amassed a massive following on social media, and is followed by mothers and homemakers. Touted to be a voracious reader, Khan regularly uses her social media to bring forth all the facets of her persona and regularly posts on fashion, fitness and parenting making her a popular mom influencer too.
Known for her warm personality and elegant charm, the incredibly multi-faceted Soha Ali Khan is a great addition to any event.
