Following the death of his father and celebrated cricketer Mansur Ali Khan, actor Actor Saif Ali Khan became the 10th Nawab of Pataudi in a private ceremony at the Pataudi Palace. The ceremony was presided over by senior residents from 52 villages. Mansur Ali Khan was the 9th Nawab of the estate of Pataudi which is in Haryana on the outskirts of Delhi.
Sisters, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan, mom Sharmila Tagore and daughter Sara (from Saif’s marriage to Amrita Singh) were present to grace the occassion. The chief guest of the event was the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The anointing comes after the end of the 40 days of mourning for the death of Mansur Ali Khan.
