Soha Ali Khan was ‘fascinated’ by Kunal Kemmu’s local train stories: ‘We had different upbringings’

Kunal then shared a hilarious experience of attending a black-tie event with Soha in the UK, where he felt out of place due to his unfamiliarity with dining etiquette. He said, “Everyone was eating in their tuxedos, and I couldn’t even sit properly in that tight suit. They had wine and different sets of cutlery, and I had no idea which to use when. I also didn’t know you had to place the fork and knife crossed to signal that you’re done. The waitstaff wasn’t clearing my plate, and I couldn’t figure out why. To make it worse, Soha wasn’t sitting with me. They make you sit with strangers to encourage conversation. From across the room, Soha signaled me to cross my fork and knife, and I thought, ‘Is this some kind of dandiya?’ The food was amazing, but I couldn’t enjoy it because my tuxedo was so tight around my neck!”

Earlier, in an interaction with Cyrus Broacha, Soha spoke about her royal lineage and shared the history of their family’s heritage property —  Pataudi Palace. “I was born after the privy purses and royal titles were abolished in 1970. My brother was born a prince, because he was born in 1970… With the titles comes a lot of responsibility and bills… My grandmother was the begum of Bhopal and my grandfather was the nawab of Pataudi; he loved her for many years but was not allowed to marry her… The Pataudi Palace was built to impress his father-in-law,” she said.

On the professional front, Kunal made his directorial debut this year with the critically acclaimed comedy Madgaon Express, which grossed Rs 50 crore at the box office. He will next be seen in the web series Gulkanda Tales, co-starring Pankaj Tripathi in a lead role.