Saba
Pataudi
ecalls
Saif
Ali
Kha
steali g
he
favou ite
T-shi t,
calls
Ka ee a
Kapoo
‘ve y
st aightfo wa d
a d
suppo tive’:
‘Ka ee a
is
ot
d amatic,
she
is
e te tai i g
a d
does ’t
p ete d
to
be
a yo e
else’
Saba
Pataudi
may
have
la gely
emai ed
away
f om
the
film
i dust y
spotlight,
but
she
ofte
gives
fa s
glimpses
i to
he
close-k it
family
th ough
social
media.
I
a
ece t
co ve satio ,
she
looked
back
at
he
childhood
with
sibli gs
Saif
Ali
Kha
a d
Soha
Ali
Kha
while
also
sha i g
he
thoughts
o
siste -i -law
Ka ee a
Kapoo .
F om
amusi g
memo ies
of
Saif
bo owi g
he
clothes
to
desc ibi g
the
suppo t
they
co ti ue
to
offe
o e
a othe ,
Saba
spoke
wa mly
about
he
family’s
bo d.
Saif
Ali
Kha ‘s
childhood
mischief
Speaki g
to
Big
Bollywood
Buffs,
Saba
ecalled
how
g owi g
up
with
Saif
ofte
mea t
deali g
with
his
playful
a tics.
She
emembe ed
o e
pa ticula
i cide t
i volvi g
o e
of
he
favou ite
T-shi ts.“We
spe t
a
lot
of
time
g owi g
up.
At
some
poi t,
he
pi ched
my
T-shi t
i stead
of
my
siste .
He
was
aidi g
my
cupboa d,
a d
I
was
aski g
my
mothe ,
‘I
ca ’t
fi d
my
favou ite
Be etto
blue
shi t.’
A d
she
said,
‘No
wo de
Saif
is
wea i g
this
tight
blue
T-shi t
eve ywhe e.’”She
also
emembe ed
a othe
playful
episode
i volvi g
mo ey
f om
he
wallet.“We
have
had
episodes
togethe .
He
would
take
Rs
50
f om
my
wallet
a d
give
it
back
to
me,
sayi g
it
was
Rakhi
mo ey.
They
a e
fu
memo ies.
We
g ew
up
togethe .
But
late ,
we
sta ted
goi g
ou
sepa ate
ways,
college
sta ted
c eati g
some
dista ce
betwee
us,”
she
ecalled.As
Saif
e te ed
the
film
i dust y
a d
eve tually
became
a
fathe
to
Sa a
Ali
Kha
a d
Ib ahim
Ali
Kha ,
thei
lives
became
i c easi gly
busy,
maki g
the
time
they
spe t
togethe
less
f eque t.
Saba
Ali
Kha
says
she
ca
ely
o
Saif
Ali
Kha
Despite
g owi g
up
a d
followi g
diffe e t
paths,
Saba
said
the
family
co ti ues
to
sha e
a
st o g
suppo t
system.
She
emphasised
that
they
mai tai
thei
i dividual
lives
while
emai i g
available
fo
o e
a othe
whe
eeded.“We
a e
the e
fo
each
othe
all
the
time
as
a
family,
a d
at
the
same
time,
each
o e
of
us
is
quite
i depe de t
a d
has
ou
ow
space.
It’s
a
good
bala ce.
I
ca
cou t
o
him
whe
the e
is
a
c isis.
I
k ow
that
Soha
a d
Saif
have
my
back,
a d
I
have
thei s.
It’s
a
give .
I
do ’t
doubt
that.”Saba
also
exp essed
he
admi atio
fo
Saif’s
dedicatio
to
his
p ofessio
a d
said
she
has
always
bee
p oud
of
the
acto .“As
a
siste ,
I
am
so
p oud
of
him.
He
wo ks
t eme dously
ha d.
He
believes
i
his
wo k,
a d
i
a ythi g
he
does,
he
gives
it
his
100%.
He
is
a
atu al.”
Saba
Ali
Kha
p aises
Saif
Ali
Kha ‘s
acti g
ability
While
discussi g
he
sibli gs,
Saba
admitted
that
she
has
occasio ally
joked
with
Soha
about
thei
espective
film
choices.
Howeve ,
whe
it
comes
to
Saif’s
tale t,
she
was
u equivocal.“I
joke
with
Soha,
sayi g
that
actually,
he
is
tale ted.
She
has
had
some
ve y
good
films
too,
but
ot
all.
Some
of
them
we e
like,
‘What
we e
you
thi ki g?’
But
bhai
is
tale ted.
He
is
a
complete
atu al
a d
is
mea t
to
be
i
ci ema.
He
is
a
ve y
good
fathe
a d
b othe .
He
does
his
best.”Beyo d
his
acti g
skills,
Saba
desc ibed
Saif
as
someo e
she
fi ds
i spi i g,
pa ticula ly
because
of
his
pe so ality
a d
upb i gi g.“He
is
ve y
i spi i g.
He
is
witty
a d
well- ead.
He
studied
i
Lo do ,
a d
the
the e
was
the
upb i gi g.
We
a e
ot
just
a
I dia
family.
The
exposu e
b i gs
a
ve y
diffe e t
ki d
of
upb i gi g.
Ou
pa e ts
would
eve
ead
lette s
that
we e
add essed
to
us.
We
had
ou
p ivacy.
We
we e
t usted
to
do
what
was
co ect.
We
we e
give
a
deadli e,
a d
we
had
to
stick
with
it.”
Saba
Ali
Kha
holds
Ka ee a
Kapoo
i
high
ega d
Saba
also
spoke
affectio ately
about
Ka ee a
Kapoo ,
p aisi g
he
co fide ce,
ho esty
a d
app oach
towa ds
he
ca ee
a d
public
life.“Ka ee a
is
ot
d amatic.
She
is
e te tai i g.
She
is
ve y
good
at
he
job.
She
is
fa tastic.
She
k ows
exactly
what
she
wa ts
to
do.
A d
what
I
love
about
he
is
that
she
ow s
who
she
is.
So
whe
somebody
else,
like
the
media,
is
pulli g
he
leg
a d
calli g
he
a ythi g
that’s
ot
exactly
a
complime t,
she’s
like,
‘So
what?’
Somebody
like
that
is
ve y
clea
about
who
she
is.
That
is
comme dable.
I
espect
he
a
lot
because
I
thi k
who
she
is
is
what
she
is.
She
does ’t
p ete d
to
be
a yo e
else.”Fo
Saba,
Ka ee a’s
st aightfo wa d
pe so ality
is
o e
of
the
qualities
she
app eciates
most
about
he
siste -i -law.
Ka ee a
Kapoo
has
always
bee
suppo tive
Desc ibi g
Ka ee a
i
mo e
pe so al
te ms,
Saba
highlighted
he
co side ate
atu e
a d
the
suppo t
she
has
eceived
f om
he
ove
the
yea s.“Ka ee a
is
ve y
co scie tious.
She
is
ve y
st aightfo wa d
a d
she’s
just
ve y
suppo tive.
She
has
bee
ve y
ki d
to
me.”Saba’s
comme ts
offe
a
glimpse
i to
the
equatio
sha ed
by
the
Pataudi
family,
whe e
i dividual
i depe de ce
coexists
with
a
st o g
se se
of
loyalty
a d
suppo t.