Like the great Mughal emperor, Haidar Ali believes in all religions and keeps many religious books like the Bhagwad Gita, the Koran, the Torah and the Bible at home.
"Though my mother's name was Pramila, she was actually Jewish. Her name was Esther Victoria Abraham," he says. The name Pramila was given to her by (filmmaker) Baburao Pendharkar, actress Nanda's uncle." Interestingly, Pramila was the first ever Miss India.
Pramila married Syed Hassan Ali Zaidi, who is best known for his role as the sculptor in Mughal-E-Azam. His screen name was Kumar. The song Zindabad Mohabbat Zindabad was picturised on him.
When Kumar migrated to Pakistan in 1963, Pramila remained in India with their children.
Haidar Ali appears in the song Khwaja Mere Khwaja in Jodhaa-Akbar. He plays a Sufi saint.
Image: Aishwarya Rai in Jodhaa Akbar.
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