‘Maine dekha hai...’: Amitabh Bachchan leaves Sara Ali Khan surprised with a sweet, little-known Pataudi family secret

Sara Ali Khan recently learnt something unexpected about her family history, and the revelation came from none other than Amitabh Bachchan. During an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Bollywood megastar recalled seeing Sara's great-grandmother, Sajida Sultan, drive a white open-top Jaguar in Delhi. What made the memory particularly special was that women driving cars was still uncommon in those days. Sara was clearly surprised by the anecdote, especially when Amitabh revealed that he had personally witnessed the moment.

Big-B recalls Sara's great-grandmother driving a Jaguar

During their conversation on KBC, Amitabh shared a little-known detail about the Pataudi family's history. He spoke about Sajida Sultan, who belonged to the royal family of Bhopal and was the mother of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, popularly known as Tiger Pataudi. Recalling her confidence behind the wheel, Big B said that Tiger Pataudi's mother, who hailed from Bhopal, used to drive a white open-air Jaguar in Delhi and used to drive it with utmost grace.

He was referring to how Sajida Sultan would drive the luxury car around Delhi with great pride, even at a time when it was unusual to see women driving. Sara appeared taken aback by the revelation. Amitabh then added something that made the anecdote even more personal. He told the actor, “Maine dekha hai unko (I have seen her)."


Sajida Sultan was the mother of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who married veteran actor Sharmila Tagore. The couple's children include actors Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, while Sara is Saif's daughter from his first marriage to Amrita Singh.

Amitabh Bachchan and Sara Ali Khan's career

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan is currently busy with KBC and is also gearing for his upcoming movie, Kalki 2898 AD : Part 2, directed by Nag Ashwin, where he will reprise his role as Ashwatthama. On the other hand, Sara Ali Khan recently starred in Udta Teer, opposite Ayushmnan Khurrana. It is a spy comedy directed and written by Aakash Kaushik, marking his directorial debut. The movie also stars Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Mukul Dev, Suhail Nayyar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, among others.