Sara Ali Khan opens up on growing up with Muslim father Saif Ali Khan, Sikh mother Amrita Singh: 'My mom said you are an...'

Sara Ali Khan and her fondness for going to Kedarnath is no secret to her fans and audience. While she has received hatred for “being a Muslim going to a Hindi religious site,” the actress has learnt to tune out the negative noise.

In a recent interaction, the _Sky Force_ star said her mother taught her to identify herself as an Indian instead of being described by a religion or a caste.

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“I was very young, in school, and even when my parents were married and we used to immigrate together abroad, I used to always wonder… Amrita Singh, Saif Pataudi, Sara Sultana, Ibrahim Ali Khan, what is going on? Who are we? And I remember asking my mom, what am I? And she told me, you are Indian. And I will never forget that.” Sara said at the Times Now Summit 2025

When asked about her mom Amrita Singh’s Sikh background, and her dad Saif Ali Khan’s Muslim religion, the actress said that India is a secular country. “We are a secular nation and I think that all these concepts, all these boundaries are made and manipulated by people and I don’t adhere to them. I just don’t give it the importance that the other person maybe does,” she said. While the trolls bother her, Sara shared that she has learnt to tune out the negativity. “It’s a fool’s errand to change the way other people think. I have to tune it out,” she added..

Speaking about her trips to Kedarnath, Sara said that it’s her personal choice. “My personal trip to Kedarnath, with all due respect to anybody who likes it, who hates it, it’s not about any of you. It’s about me. And I feel comfortable there, I feel peaceful there, I feel happy there,” she said.