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Saba Ali Khan says she nearly married at 19
Jewellery designer Saba Ali Khan has spoken about why she remains unmarried, saying she was introduced to potential matches from the age of 18 or 19. On Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi’s…
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Jewellery designer Saba Ali Khan has spoken about why she remains unmarried, saying she was introduced to potential matches from the age of 18 or 19. On Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi’s show Double Date, she said she nearly married a man in Kolkata at 19 but was not ready. Saba, the eldest child of actor Sharmila Tagore and former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, said she has never had a boyfriend.
Saba said she was not opposed to marriage but had not found someone she considered truly compatible. She also recalled her father as charismatic, humble, responsible and someone who taught her independence. Unlike siblings Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, Saba has largely kept her personal life private while working as a jewellery designer.
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The lazy reading is that an unmarried woman must be explaining or defending herself, while the celebrity angle can turn a private choice into family gossip. Saba’s account says something simpler: she was introduced to matches, nearly married once, and decided she was not ready or had not found compatibility. That is not a mystery requiring judgement. The useful test is whether coverage reports her own words without treating marriage as the expected ending.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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