Saif Ali Khan Was A Rebel, Scandalised His Parents, Says Soha Ali Khan: 'He's Lived A Colourful Life'

Soha Ali Khan talked about her relationship with her brother, Saif Ali Khan, and remembered how he reacted when meeting her husband, Kunal Kemmu, for the first time. She described Saif as a bit of a rebel while growing up, always doing things to ‘scandalise’ their parents. Soha, being younger, was a bit more obedient.

In a chat on the CurlyTales YouTube channel, Soha said, “My brother was a rebel, he did everything he could do to scandalise our parents. He broke every rule in the book, they had to invent a new rulebook. There’s nine years between us. My mother told me when I bunked an economics class, ‘If this is the start of some kind of rebellion, then forget about it, because we’ve seen it all’. So, I just gave up all that. It was impossible to walk in his shoes.”

Soha said that her brother is different and has never been like a typical older brother. He’s always been there for her, appreciating and supporting her. “My brother is quite unique. He’s never been a traditional older brother. He has been there, he’s looked after me, he’s been appreciative of me. And as many times as I’ve turned to him, he’s turned to me for my advice and support. In that way, it’s been quite a refreshing relationship, even though we’re so many years apart. He’s lived a colourful life, and he’s not conservative, but when it comes to your younger sister, it brings up certain feudal instincts in you. And I’ve seen him grapple with that in the past, when I’ve introduced him to a boy and he’s felt the need to play an older brother and interrogate him,” she added.

Asked about Saif’s first meeting with Kunal, she remembered that Saif really liked Kunal and how was touching Kunal’s muscles and asking where he works out. “He was quite taken by Kunal. I remember calling him home, and we were playing pool. It’s one thing to appreciate from a distance, but he was just touching Kunal’s biceps and asking him where he works out. He thought that Kunal was a nice specimen of a human being, and what most people appreciate about Kunal is that he doesn’t pretend to be anything that he’s not. Some people might feel intimidated in their first meeting with Saif Ali Khan or Sharmila Tagore, or feel the need to amp it up a bit, and Kunal has never felt the need to do that for anyone. That kind of sincerity and integrity certainly struck a chord with me, and people responded well to that,” she recalled.