Saif Ali Khan’s sister, Saba Pataudi, has opened up about being raised in Islam and mentioned their mom, veteran actor Sharmila Tagore, transformed to Islam after marrying Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Recalling her upbringing, Saba mentioned Sharmila guided her youngsters within the religion so they might have “some kind of grounding”, including, “So there was no temple, there was no Hindu faith that we practised.”
In the identical dialog, Saba mentioned religion was by no means imposed on her or her siblings. She mentioned the household grew up celebrating festivals like Christmas, Diwali and Holi. She added that with Saif and Soha Ali Khan each had interfaith marriages so “no one within the household was following something very strictly”.
In a chat with the YouTube channel Massive Bollywood Buffs, Saba mentioned, “For me, I might say my faith is Islam, and I do join with it. And I’m religious as a result of, if I had been to consider a God, I might most likely say Allah. That doesn’t imply that I don’t respect different religions, after all not.”
She added, “When Amma (mom) and Abba (father) acquired married, Amma, in actual fact, did convert to Islam and did information us in Islam, maybe in order that we wouldn’t be confused and would have some kind of grounding. So there was no temple, there was no Hindu faith that we practised.”
Saba mentioned Sharmila Tagore was the one who launched her to the faith. “In reality, she taught me my religion and gave me an understanding of Islam, Ramzan and issues like that. After which it was our selection what we needed to observe,” she mentioned, stressing that her dad and mom by no means compelled any faith on their youngsters.
She additionally spoke about how faith is approached within the household now. “My siblings are in interfaith marriages; I don’t assume anyone is following something very strictly. However I feel religion is one thing that’s very private. It’s not one thing that anyone can impose on anybody. It’s your selection what you flip to,” she mentioned.
Saba added, “We’ve grown up celebrating Christmas, Diwali, Holi, every part. My dad and mom, I feel, have by no means imposed any specific faith. And I feel that’s honest. I feel that’s additionally one thing each guardian ought to do with their little one.”
Saif Ali Khan on faith at house
Saba’s remarks come after Saif spoke about discussing religion with his sons, Taimur and Jehangir.
Talking at We The Ladies’s London version, Saif mentioned, “It’s a dialog I like having with them. As a result of I personally am not probably the most non secular of individuals. My mom taught me, and I taught my children, that there’s one god and he has many names. It’s so simple as that. You worship him somewhere else. And in case your faith talks about love and forgiveness to your fellow males, then that’s it.”
Saif additionally recalled rising up round Christian establishments and spending time in church buildings and in faculties that started the day with chapel. Sharing an anecdote with amusing, he mentioned he as soon as tried to bunk chapel by saying he belonged to a special faith, however “then they acquired a maulvi (Islamic scholar) to return and discuss to us. That didn’t work”.
He mentioned his upbringing additionally included prayers from different faiths and that Christmas was celebrated as a lot as Diwali. “I’ve by no means actually considered it. It’s intuitive,” he mentioned. Saif additionally shared a current trade with Taimur. He mentioned he requested his nine-year-old son, “What’s the distinction between faith and methodology?” Taimur replied, “In faith, we pray, and in methodology, we don’t.” Saif known as it “a great reply” and mentioned, “So, we’re consistently speaking about this stuff.” He added that his mom had an open thoughts about faith, and so does his spouse, calling it “extra of a religious method”.
Historical past of interfaith marriages
Saif was born to late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, who had an interfaith marriage. He later had two interfaith marriages himself, first with actor Amrita Singh, whom he divorced in 2004, and later with actor Kareena Kapoor, whom he married in 2012.
Final yr, Saif’s youthful sister Soha Ali Khan mentioned she and her husband, actor Kunal Kemmu, confronted the identical sort of criticism over their interfaith marriage as Saif and Kareena Kapoor did. Chatting with podcaster Nayandeep Rakshit, she mentioned there have been “a lot of unusual issues” and pointed to headlines round “Love Jihad” and “Ghar Wapsi”, together with remarks resembling, “You took one among ours, now we’ll take one among yours.”
Sharmila Tagore had earlier mentioned on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal that she transformed to Islam and was rechristened Ayesha earlier than marrying Mansoor Ali Khan. “It wasn’t straightforward, nor was it very tough. It needed to be confronted and understood. You couldn’t be very flippant about it. Earlier than that, I wasn’t terribly non secular. Now, I feel I do know extra about Hinduism and Islam,” she had mentioned.
Kareena Kapoor Khan had additionally spoken about her marriage to Saif at The Categorical Adda three years in the past. She mentioned an excessive amount of time and power was spent discussing interfaith relationships and the age hole between them, whereas including, “A very powerful factor between Saif and I is that we like one another and revel in our firm.”
About Saba Pataudi and Saif’s work entrance
Saba Pataudi was born on Could 1, 1976, and is 50 years outdated. In contrast to her actor mom and siblings, she didn’t develop into an actor. She is a jewelry designer. Based on her Instagram bio, she can be a tarot reader and religious healer. She can be the Chief Custodian of the Royal Endowment Belief, Bhopal.
On the work entrance, Saif will next star in Priyadarshan’s Haiwaan alongside Akshay Kumar. The movie is ready to launch in theatres on September 11.
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