Born to renowned parents, the Nawab of Pataudi, former Indian cricket captain and yesteryears beauty Sharmila Tagore, Saif spent most of his formative years in a boarding school in England. With looks exactly like his famous mother, especially his eyes, he became popular amongst teenyboppers with his debut as a hero in the film Aashik Awara. The film was a hit but unfortunately he couldn't follow the same with his other films. People considered him a terrible dancer and a poor actor and he slowly began to fade away until 2001, Saif re-entered the silver screen, through the smash success of Dil Chahta Hai. The movie proved his versatility as an actor. He looked terrific, and all that initial awkwardness had vanished. He showed more confidence and acting talent in his later films. He received the Film Fare best Comedian award for his role in Hum Tum and the same role won him the National Film Award for best actor. Parineetha proved to be yet another achievement. This suave handsome actor has a definite female fan following.