 She is a grandniece to Sir Akbar Hydari, a Prime Minister of Hyderabad State in British India.She is a cousin to the late Idris Hasan Latif, former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force and Governor of Maharashtra.She is a niece to Badruddin Faiz Tyabji, Indian diplomat and a friend and associate of Jawaharlal Nehru, whose wife, Suraya Tyabji, some believe helped design India’s national flag and helped sew the copy that flew on Nehru's car on the night of Indian Independence.