Soha
Ali
Khan
has
found
her
passion
for
acting
again
as
the
actor
says
that
she
now
has
the
time
to
invest
her
energies
in
her
work
and
her
debut
web
series
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati
is
a
step
in
that
direction.
The
"renewed
interest" in
acting,
as
Soha
puts
it,
happened
after
she
realised
that
she
can
balance
her
life
as
a
mother
and
as
an
actor.
"I
have
a
renewed
interest
in
acting...
It
is
possible
to
be
a
responsible
and
involved
parent
and
it's
also
possible
to
have
a
career
of
your
own.
And
it's
very
important
to
do
both.
And
my
choice
of
career
has
been
acting.
I
really
do
enjoy
it,"
Khan
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
Daughter
of
veteran
actor
Sharmila
Tagore
and
the
late
cricketer
Mansoor
Ali
Khan
Pataudi,
Soha
followed
her
mother
and
brother
Saif
Ali
Khan's
footsteps
to
make
a
career
in
cinema.
The
43-year-old
actor
is
recognised
for
her
work
in
films
such
as
Rang
De
Basanti,
Ahista
Ahista,
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan
and
Saheb,
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
Returns.
She
took
a
break
after
her
2018
movie
Saheb,
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
3,
following
the
birth
of
daughter
Inaaya,
whom
she
raises
with
actor-husband
Kunal
Kemmu.
"After
the
lockdown
happened,
I
was
very
happy
because
I
didn't
have
to
make
excuses
to
people
who
said
why
aren't
you
out
there?
Why
aren't
you
working?
Why
aren't
you
writing
another
book?
And
I
used
to
tell
them
about
the
lockdown
and
the
online
school
for
my
daughter.
"Then
things
started
to
open
up
again
a
little
bit.
Then
this
show
(Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati)
happened
and
that
too
at
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
They
managed
to
create
a
bio
bubble
in
Rajasthan
and
we
managed
to
shoot
there."
Soha
said
she
is
well
aware
that
acting
is
a
"time
consuming
profession",
which
takes
a
person
away
from
home
for
12-14
hours
a
day
but
she
is
now
ready
to
invest
that
time.
"Kunal
has
been
shooting
round
the
clock
and
one
parent
needs
to
be
there.
So
I
have
said
no
to
lots
of
things
because
I
wanted
to
be
there
for
her.
You're
constantly
striking
a
balance.
"I
decided
to
have
a
child
I
think
when
I
was
38
because
I
was
ready
to
strike
a
balance
and
I
was
ready
to
be
there
for
her.
But
now
she's
becoming
more
independent
and
she
would
only
be
more
independent
from
this
point
on.
So
I
feel
like
I
can
now
step
up.
I
will
start
doing
more
things
for
myself."
Soha,
who
debuted
as
an
author
with
her
book
"The
Perils
of
Being
Moderately
Famous" in
2017,
said
she
chose
to
stay
relevant
rather
than
running
after
fame.
"In
terms
of
what
people
call
traditionally
famous,
I
still
think
that
I'm
very
moderately
famous.
But
I'm
also
very
content
with
where
I
am.
I
want
to
stay
relevant
in
life.
I
would
not
stay
famous
because
I
don't
know
what
famous
really
means.
I
don't
want
to
be
forgotten
or
dismissed,
certainly.
I
think
the
idea
is
just
to
be
a
part
of
what
is
going
on
in
life,
the
culture
that
is
outside.
Whether
it
is
films,
OTT,
social
media
or
the
talk
of
what's
happening,
I
want
to
be
a
part
of
the
conversation,"
she
said.
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati
which
started
streaming
on
ZEE5
from
Friday,
stars
Naseeruddin
Shah
as
an
eccentric
king
in
search
for
his
heir
apparent
--
one
among
his
four
daughters,
played
by
Soha,
Lara
Dutta,
Kritika
Kamra
and
Anya
Singh.
Soha
said
she
was
excited
to
work
with
the
show's
ensemble
cast
but
part
of
the
reason
for
saying
yes
to
it
was
her
eagerness
to
explore
the
familiar
world
of
royal
families.
Her
own
father
Mansoor
Ali
Khan
Pataudi
was
the
ninth
and
last
Nawab
of
Pataudi
until
1971,
when
the
Indian
government
abolished
royal
entitlements
through
the
26th
Amendment
to
the
Constitution.
"It's
a
world
that
I've
known
and
I've
seen,
especially
in
Rajasthan,
as
a
child
growing
up.
We
grew
up
and
lived
in
Delhi
but
we
used
to
go
to
Jaipur,
Jodhpur
and
Udaipur,
attend
weddings
there,
spend
time
with
the
families
there
and
get
a
glimpse
into
that
life.
And
then
we
would
come
back
to
our
urban
centre
of
Delhi
and
Mumbai
and
lead
different
lives.
"So
you
could
see
how
India,
fascinatingly,
is
straddling
so
many
centuries.
The
things
that
were
done
five
centuries
ago
are
still
being
done
today.
The
lifestyles
that
existed
centuries
ago
are
still
somewhat
being
followed
today.
As
a
person
who
has
had
royal
lineage
and
also
as
someone
who
studied
history
for
various
reasons,
I
wanted
to
be
in
that
world."
]
Soha
said
the
central
story
of
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati,
about
four
sisters
vying
for
the
title
of
Shikharwati,
also
resonated
with
her.
Asked
whether
she
had
a
competitive
sort
of
a
relationship
with
her
siblings,
Soha
said
it
varied.
"Saif
and
I,
we
are
nine
years
apart.
So
we
were
never
really
competing
for
the
same
thing.
And
we
never
even
really
grew
up
under
the
same
roof.
We
became
close
from
2002
onwards
when
I
moved
to
Mumbai.
Before
that,
he
was
always
the
bhai
who
I
would
see
with
a
glimpse
of
red
hair.
"He
would
come
home
from
England.
Then
he
would
be
sleeping
all
day
and
out
all
night...
He
was
of
course
quite
mischievous
growing
up.
We
would
all
hear
these
legendary
stories.
And
we
would
never
be
able
to
do
that
and
so
no
point
in
competing
with
that."
With
her
sister,
jewellery
designer
Saba
Ali
Khan,
the
relationship
was
slightly
competitive,
Soha
said,
"My
sister
and
I
were
a
little
bit
competitive
because
we
are
two
and
a
half
years
apart.
So
we
actually
did
fight
over
toys,
clothes,
and
chocolates.
We
were
very
different
people
and
we
would
often
clash
as
all
sisters
do,
who
are
sharing
one
room."