Khan was born into the family of nawabs of Pataudi. Her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the current nawab, is a former captain of the Indian cricket team.
Her mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a noted film actress, and a distant relative of the nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Her brother, Saif Ali Khan is also a Bollywood actor and sister Saba Ali Khan.
She attended The British School in New Delhi, then followed on to study History at Balliol College, Oxford University and has a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Poli...