He is the son of the famous couple Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, former captain of Indian cricket team, and Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore. He studied in Lawrence School and attended Lockers Park Prep School. Later, he followed in his father`s footsteps by attending Winchester College, a famous independent school for boys in UK.
He made his debut in 1993 in ‘Aashik Awara’ and gave another average movie ‘Parampara’. The very next year he starred in the hit ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anar’i. After this, his career graph remained unnoticed until the very popular ‘Dil Chahta He’, where he got his successful turn. Since then he has gone on to prove himself as an excellent actor.