8 Bollywood stars who come from royal families

Here are the Bollywood celebs who hail from royal families in India

Saif Ali Khan

The actor hails from The Pataudi Family and his grandfather was the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Pataudi during the British Raj 

Late actor Irrfan was born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan in Tonk, Rajasthan. His mother Saeeda Begum Khan hailed from the royal Tonk Hakim family

Irrfan

The veteran actor’s great-great-grandfather was Afghan warlord, Jan-Fishan Khan, who went on to become the Nawab of Sardhana

Naseeruddin Shah

The late actress hailed from the Babi dynasty of Junagadh. The Amar Akbar Anthony actress' father, Vali Mohammed Khan Babi was an administrator with the Nawab of Junagadh

Parveen Babi

The actress who impressed the masses with Heeramandi is the great-granddaughter of Akbar Hydari, the former Prime Minister of Hyderabad. Her mother Vidya Rao is the step-daughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao, the head of the Wanaparthy

Aditi Rao Hydari

Heeramandi's Malikajaan belongs to the Koirala royal family of Nepal which has also played a prominent role in Nepal's politics

Manisha Koirala

Filmmaker Kiran Rao and Aditi Rao Hydari are first cousins. The Raja of Wanaparthy is the paternal grandfather of Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao

Sagarika Ghatge

The Chak De India actress is a descendant of Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur, with her father Vijaysinh Ghatge belonging to the royal family of Kagal