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Agha at the 59th Filmfare Awards, 2013
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Born | Zara Agha Khan |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Parent(s) |
Rehmat Khan (father) Salma Agha (mother) |
Relatives | See Agha–Khan family |
Sasha Agha (born Zara Agha Khan is an Indian actress and singer, who has appeared in Hindi films. Born to the Agha–Khan family, she made her screen debut with a role in the 2013 Aditya Chopra romantic thriller Aurangzeb.
Agha is the daughter of squash player Rehmat Khan and singer Salma Agha, being the granddaughter of Nasrullah Khan. Her parents divorced when she was about six or seven years old. She has a younger brother, Liaqat Ali Khan, a gold medalist in badminton, one half-brother Tariq Khan, and two half-sisters Suraiya Khan and Natasha Khan (better known as Bat for Lashes, a British singer-songwriter). Her grandfather Jugal Kishore Mehra, great grandmother Zarina Ghaznavi, aunt Shaheena Ghaznavi, great grandfather Rafiq Ghaznavi and great grandmother Anwari Begum were all actors. Squash players Jahangir Khan and Torsam Khan are her paternal uncles and singers Sajid–Wajid are her maternal uncles. She is the grandniece of squash players Roshan Khan and Azam Khan, second niece of Sharif Khan and Aziz Khan, third cousin of Carla Khan, and distant relative of actors Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Ranbir Kapoor.