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5 Bollywood divas who are real life princesses

1. Soha Ali Khan

Soha Ali Khan hails from the family of Nawabs. Her father, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was the former captain of the Indian cricket team and the titular Nawab of Pataudi from 1952 to 1971. Her parental grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, was the eighth Nawab of Pataudi and their parental grandmother, Sajida Sultan, was Begum of Bhopal.


2. Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari is a descendant of two royal families. She is the great-granddaughter of Akhbar Hydari and the grandniece of Muhammad Saleh Akhbar Hydari, former Governor of Assam. Her maternal grandparents, Raja J Rameshwar Rao, headed the administration of Wanaparthy state and Shanta Rameshwar Rao, was a respected educationalist of Hyderabad and the Chairperson of Orient Blackswan publishing house.

3. Sonal Chauhan

This Jannat star belongs to the conservative and traditional royal Rajput family. Her parents are Rajputs from Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. She is also an Indian fashion model, singer and actress who predominantly work in Telugu and Hindi cinema.

4. Riya Sen And Raima Sen

Daughter of iconic actress Moon Moon Sen, this Sen sisters Raima and Riya Sen belong to the royal Tripura family. Their paternal great-grandmother was the daughter of Baroda’s Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, and also their paternal grandmother named Ila Devi was the queen of Cooch Behar and the elder sister Gayatri Devi, was also the queen of Jaipur.

5. Bhagyashree

This beautiful actress is best known for her role in Maine Pyar Kiya opposite Salman Khan. She belongs to the royal family of Sangli in Maharashtra. Her father, Vijay Singhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan is the current Raja of Sangli. She has appeared in Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Telugu and some Bhojpuri films.

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