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Soha Ali Khan Pays Emotional Tribute To Author Jeffrey Archer
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 17:28
Soha Ali Khan Pays Emotional Tribute To Author Jeffrey Archer
- •Actor Soha Ali Khan shared a heartfelt tribute to renowned author Jeffrey Archer following his passing at the age of 86.
- •Soha recalled the longstanding friendship between Archer and her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, dating back to their Oxford days.
- •She revealed that Archer wrote about her father in his book A Quiver Full of Arrows and later presided as an auctioneer at an evening held in his memory.
- •Archer had a deep connection with India, noting that his books often debuted there before the UK and US, and expressed a lifelong fondness for Indian readers.
- •Over a career spanning five decades, Archer sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide, including famous titles like Kane and Abel and The Clifton Chronicles.
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Soha Ali Khan paid tribute to Jeffrey Archer by sharing an old, unseen family photograph on Instagram Stories and recalling his long-standing friendship with her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, dating back to their Oxford days.
Jeffrey Archer and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi were close friends from their Oxford university days. Archer wrote about Mansoor in his book A Quiver Full of Arrows, wrote a touching tribute after his passing, and later served as the auctioneer at an evening held in his memory.
Jeffrey Archer passed away suddenly and peacefully at the age of 86 on October 5 at his London residence, just a day before the scheduled release of his 27th and final novel, Adam and Eve.
