Sara Ali Khan On Taimur, Kareena And More

"I'm small, but you can not know it because I'm strong!" Sara Ali Khan offers herself serenely the best introduction. It's six o'clock in the morning and the young actress jumps on the set of her first shoot Vogue pumping dumbbells with superhuman vigor. She dreams of all photographers when she shouts, "Come on, I do not lose any light," and proposes to juggle the changes inside an improvised vanity – in this case, a black rickshaw on the beach – to save time. While she's getting ready to pose, her excitement is contagious. After all, she's been waiting for this moment since the beginning of her life, she says when we ask for a summary.

Sara's indomitable spirit and great self-confidence belies her two-film filmography. In fact, she is unlike any other ingenue of her generation. The doe eyes, small in size, her seductive smile is reinforced by a bold personality that has enough spice to separate her from other young people in the industry. She does not have the timid uncertainty of the newcomer – whether she comes out of a Bandra cafe or a party, Sara catches the eye with enviable ease. And it's obvious when we meet at her house five days later.

"Sorry, I'm late!" She announces, entering the serene apartment in Juhu that she shares with her mother and brother, Ibrahim. A beige study, the house has little influence from the two millennials residing there. Inside, an earthy color palette is complemented by carved wood art works and intricate ink paintings that adorn the walls. Dressed in a fresh lemon green kurta, Sara drops herself on the sofa, cross-legged, a plate of hand-cooked dishes by hand, while she displays her biggest smile and asks "Can I eat while we speak? "[19659005] MODERN FAMILY

We live in a voyeuristic world and even before we knew Sara the actor, we knew Sara the girl. Of course, it is the royal angle: she is the granddaughter of Mansoor Ali Khan, ace of cricket and the ninth nabob of Pataudi. And then there's the star factor: Sara's grandmother, Sharmila Tagore, was one of the super-70s, her father, Saif Ali Khan, continues to break the boundaries of his job and his mother , Amrita Singh, is badociated with unforgettable films like Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986), Waaris (1988) and Aaina (1993)

After 13 years of marriage, Singh and Khan separated in 2004, and look where I am today; I have two happy houses, "Sara shares. Despite the split, she never felt the distance separating them from her father. "For him, taking a step like Sacred Games is so admirable. He does not care what people have to say. He's just here to do his job to the best of his ability. He and I would agree that he is doing his best today. As a father, "there remains only one phone call … I am very grateful to Kareena [Kapoor Khan] as she makes my father happy. Her tone badured in the way she pushes her hair back when she speaks, you can see so much of her mother in her. The similarities with his father go further: "He looks a lot like me: we are both readers, we love history, we are both travelers. He's 25 years older than me, which is not a lot. I am just between the age bracket of Taimur [Ali Khan] and my father. The stop at the mention of his youngest brother, who is causing a sensation in social media at just two years, brings me a slow, I-knew-this-was-come nods. "To be honest, I do not often have the opportunity to see Taimur, but every time I see him, he is delighted. When Taimur is happy, the whole room is happy. He is my blood and the source of my father's joy.

The merry and talkative air visibly softens when I ask him about his biggest fear when it comes to family matters. "I really do not know what I would do without my mother. My biggest fear is not being able to contact her immediately, "she says.

Seeing her mother as a mentor, friend and ultimate confidante, Sara illustrates the closeness that only children of single parents seem to master. "My mother is the reason I know who is who in my life. It is she who verifies the reality. His mind goes back in time: "I studied very well, but I have always been a naughty child. My mother did not take long to realize that she would never have the privilege of calling a parent to tell her: "Keep your child away from my daughter" because her daughter was a threat, "she jokes, while she plunges-an invoice from an episode of the school where she threw a pot of glue on the ceiling fan and almost suspended. "It was a geography course, I never really enjoyed it. I thought, "I just want to know more about Stalin, Hitler and Mao, never see yourself."

As a student, Sara was intelligent but boring and, even today, she remains a person in contradiction. For her part, she is a Lion (fiercely independent and convinced that even Karan Johar could not get rid of her famous couch) and yet, there is another side, that of a Bollywood star with a diploma of Ivy League: She is smart, sbady and strikingly personality without a doubt.

THE GAME OF RENAME

For Sara, the word "celebrity" has always been strange. Before she even made Ranveer Singh blush on the big screen, she counted countless Instagram fan clubs, sharing minute – by – minute updates of her gym visits, her airport look and her own. other party photos difficult to miss with other new hipsters like Aryan. Khan, Ananya Panday and Janhvi Kapoor. But Sara does not bother the paparazzi who follow her. "I'm not complaining, I'm grateful to the paparazzi for describing me as they were." There's no delusion here and she captures attention with a strong sense of responsibility "I know that I have received appreciation and recognition before doing anything to deserve it, the only way for me to repay that is to try to do a job honest enough for people to finally think that I deserved it.I did not ask for as much love or be born into the family as I have, "explains

Read the entirety of the interview in Vogue The issue of India published in April 2019 is published in April 3, 2019

Photographed by Tarun Vishwa Stylized by Priyanka Kapadia

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