Legendary cricketer and father of Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan passed away in the year 2011. January 5 marks his birth anniversary. Daughter Soha Ali Khan took to her Instagram account to pen a heartfelt note on his birth anniversary remembering her late father. She shared a picture from childhood that sees Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi holding a baby Soha in his arms. In the note, the actress expressed that she wished he could hold her daughter Inaaya the same way.
Soha Ali Khan wrote, "How I wish he could have held Inaaya in his arms the way he held me when I was her age. He would have loved her and enjoyed her and she would have learned so much from him, things only he could teach her. But some things are not meant to be and we have no choice but to make the best of things. Happy birthday Abba. We miss you."
The actress shared two pictures. The other picture sees a grown up Soha posing gleefully by her father's side. Check out her post below:
Yesterday, on Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's birth anniversary, Kareena Kapoor Khan had also shared a throwback picture that showed Saif Ali Khan posing with his father. The uncanny resemblance between the two was worth noticing. Mansoor Ali Khan was among the greatest captains Indian Cricket Team had ever seen. He was also known as the best fielder ever. The cricketer reportedly died due to respiratory failure.
Image Source: Instagram/sakpataudi