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Soha Ali Khan opened up about her relationship with her brother, Saif Ali Khan, and recalled what his first meeting with her husband, Kunal Kemmu, was like. In an interview, Soha described Saif as an unconventional older brother, who left their parents scandalised with his antics as a youth. As a result, she was naturally drawn to being more obedient. Soha said that despite his non-conformity, Saif would occasionally adopt a more ‘feudal’ mindset in his interactions with boys that she introduced him to.
Appearing 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.”
She continued, “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.”
Asked about Saif’s first meeting with Kunal, she recalled, “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.”
In a past interview, Kunal admitted to being a little intimidated in his first meeting with Soha’s mother, who refused to meet his gaze the entire time that they were together. He told Raj Shamani, “The most intimidating was meeting Amma. Dad was also pretty cool, but I was just intimidated anyways, even though he’s pretty sweet. I remember Amma didn’t make eye contact with me for the longest time. Her questions weren’t directed at me. She asked, ‘So, what do you do?’ looking at a magazine.” Kunal recently made his directorial debut, with the well-received comedy film Madgaon Express.
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