Saif becomes 10th nawab of Pataudi

October 31, 2011 13:51

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was today anointed the tenth Nawab of Pataudi at a ceremony at his ancestral palace here.

The 41-year-old actor was made the Nawab at a 'pagdi' ceremony this morning at the Ibrahim Palace where heads of villages tied a white turban around his head as mother Sharmila Tagore, sisters Saba and Soha looked on. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also present. Saif has been given the title after his father, former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, passed away on September 22.

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