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Bollywood Celebs Who Belong To Royal Families!
We bring to you a list of Bollywood actors and actresses who have royal blood inside them-
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Bhagyashree
The 'Maine Pyar Kiya' actress is actually named Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan. She belongs to the royal family of Sangli, Maharashtra.
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Kiran Rao
The multitalented filmmaker she belongs to the royal family of J. Rameshwar Rao? The Raja of Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana is her Grandfather
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Sonal Chauhan
The 'Jannat' actress Sonal Chauhan was born and raised in Delhi but hails from the royal family of Uttar Pradesh.
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Riya Sen
Riya Sen's late paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, daughter of Indira Raje, was the princess of Cooch Behar, and elder sister of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur.
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Raima Sen
Daughter of Moon Moon Sen and Riya Sen's sister, her late paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, daughter of Indira Raje, was the princess of Cooch Behar, and elder sister of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur.
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Sagarika Ghatge
The 'Chak De!' actress who is now married to Zaheer Khan is is related to a former royal house of India through Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur. Her father is from the former royal family of Kagal and her grandmother, Sita Raje Ghatge, is the daughter of Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore.
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Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan is the youngest daughter of Sharmila Tagore and late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
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Saif Ali Khan
Saif's father, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was the last Nawab of Pataudi before the title got abolished by the government of India in 1971. However, the title 'Nawab' was passed on(informally and more so lovingly!) to the actor after the demise of his father.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
The actress who made her Bollywood debut in 2009 movie 'Delhi-6' was born into two royal lineages of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari and that of J. Rameshwar Rao from the family of former Raja of Wanaparthy.
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Irrfan Khan
The 'Maqbool' actor was born as Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan in the village of Tonk in Jaipur, Irrfan Khan's family had royal connections. Irrfan's father had been a wealthy zamindar who ran a tyre business while it was his mother who was the descendant of the Tonk Hakim family.