Sara Ali Khan Pataudi (pronounced [saːɾa əˈli xaːn]; born 12 August 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.

After graduating with a degree in history and political science from Columbia University, Khan began her acting career in 2018 with the romantic drama Kedarnath and the action comedy Simmba.

[9] She has a younger brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan, who is also an actor,[10] and two half-brothers from her father's second marriage to Kareena Kapoor.

[12] According to Saif, actress Aishwarya Rai proved to be her inspiration for pursuing a career in film after she saw her perform on stage in Chicago.

[16] As a teenager, Khan struggled with her weight, and had to undergo daily workouts under a strict schedule to get fit.

[25] Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror found it to be a rehash of 1980s Hindi films but appreciated Khan's act: "When her Mukku is angry, hopeful, desperate or coltish, she often conveys it through her eyes alone — giving us a taste of the diverse faces she can throw on.

[32][33] This led to Abhishek Kapoor suing Khan; they later settled out of court when she agreed to split her time between both films.

[34][35] Reviewing the film for The Times of India, Ronak Kotecha opined that Khan had "precious little to do besides looking breathtakingly beautiful" and disliked the chemistry between her and Singh.

[38][39] In a negative review of the film, Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in bemoaned that Khan "simply doesn't have the experience or the expertise" to play a complex character, adding that "having a camera shoved into her young face only enlarges her shortcomings".

[48] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times called her the "soul" of the film and praised her acting range and her Bihari accent.

[57] Anvita Singh of India Today bemoaned that Khan had gone "slightly overboard at times in a bid to sell her character [...] borderline hamming".

Hindustan Times's Rishabh Suri was appreciative of the film, but wrote that Khan "gets very little screen space" and had failed to prove herself in a pivotal scene.

[67] In 2019, Khan appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, ranking 66th with an estimated annual income of ₹57.5 million (US$660,000).

[72][73] Khan is a celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Fanta, Puma, Pepsi, Veet and Kurkure.