Saif, Sharmila connect with Bhopalites beyond royal lineage

Updated On: 16 April, 2012 06:42 AM IST | | IANS

Seven months after the demise of former Indian cricket captain and Nawab of Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan, who had a royal connection with Bhopal, his wife Sharmila Tagore and actor son Saif Ali Khan have successfully established a deep emotional link with people of the City of Lakes that goes beyond the royal heritage

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Saif, Sharmila connect with Bhopalites beyond royal lineage

This time the mother-son duo had come together for the first time. Saif, a Bollywood star, and Sharmila, a 1970's actress but locally addressed as Ayesha Begum, were seen freely intermingling with hundreds of ordinary citizens in city last week.

Saif also conferred the first Mansoor Ali Khan Tiger Pataudi memorial 'Real Life Hero Award' to Aamir Ali Khan, a former hockey player working in the field of literacy, social work and community development.