India, May 21 -- Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan recently attended the Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture 2026, held in Kolkata, the hometown of his mother, Sharmila Tagore. The event was organised to honour his father and legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. During the event, Saif recalled how his father had a "different brand of confidence" and rarely spoke up at dinners and gatherings, often leaving Sharmila irritated.

Saif hailed Tiger Pataudi as his "hero", sharing that he could talk about him all night. Recalling memories with his father, he said, "I knew him respectfully as Abba, a man of very few words who somehow said everything to us as a family that mattered. He never raised his voice and was always there for us. He taught ...