Pataudi family

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Pataudi
Country
Style(s)
Connected families
TraditionsSunni Islam
Estate(s)Pataudi Palace
Dissolution1971 (1971)
Deposition1948 (1948)

The Pataudi family is an

Hindi film industry
, commonly known as 'Bollywood'.

They are also noted as the family of erstwhile

Maratha Empire, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.[2]

His descendants subsequently ruled the state until 1949 , when it was merged with East Punjab and acceded to Dominion of India.[3] The Pataudis retained their titles and were granted privy purses until both were abolished by the Indian government in 1971.[4] The last ruling nawab was Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and the last recognised titular nawab was his son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The current patriarch of the family is Saif Ali Khan.[5]

Both Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi were accomplished

Indian national cricket team; the former had also played for the England cricket team in 1930s.[6][7] The present members of the family consist mostly of actors who work predominantly in the Hindi-language film industry.[8][9]

Notable members

Notable relatives

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b The Hindu, Sunday, 3 Aug 2003 - Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection
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  5. ^ "Saif Ali Khan reveals why he refuses films with wife Kareena Kapoor". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Iftikhar Ali Khan". Making Britain. Open University. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Royalty on the cricket field". ICC Cricket. International Cricket Council FZ LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have baby". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Associated Press. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Sara Ali Khan says Kedarnath made grandmother Sharmila Tagore message mom Amrita Singh". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.