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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Nafisa
| image      = Nafisa_ali.jpg
| caption    = Nafisa Ali at the premiere of the film [[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1957|01|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India
| occupation  = Actress, model, politician
| birthname  =
| othername  = Nafisa Ali Sodhi
| spouse      = R.S. Sodhi
| yearsactive = 1979–present
| religion    =
| party      = [[Indian National Congress]]
| website    = {{url|http://www.nafisaali.com}}
}}
'''Nafisa Ali''' <!-- No Indic script please ! --> (born 18 January 1957) is an Indian actress and politician from [[Indian National Congress]] and a [[social activist]].


[[File:Nafisa_ali.jpg|right|230px]]
==Early life==
'''Nafisa Ali''' (born 18 January 1957) is an [[Indian]] Bengali actress, activist and politician. She is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2016/03/22/major-akhter-salute-and-an-embrace-from-our-heart/|title=Major Akhter: Salute and an embrace from our heart|date=22 March 2016|website=The Opinion Pages|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref> Ali was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].
Nafisa Ali was born in [[Kolkata]], the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] Muslim man and Philomena Torresan, a Roman Catholic woman of [[Anglo-Indian]] heritage. Nafisa's paternal grandfather, [[S. Wajid Ali]], was a prominent Bengali writer. Her paternal aunt (father's sister) was [[Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah]], a Pakistani journalist and feminist. Nafisa is also related to the decorated [[muktijoddha|Bangladeshi freedom fighter]] and soldier [[Bir Pratik]] Akhtar Ahmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2016/03/22/major-akhter-salute-and-an-embrace-from-our-heart/|title=Major Akhter: Salute and an embrace from our heart|date=22 March 2016|website=The Opinion Pages|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Nafisa's mother is now settled in Australia.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/india/Rival-has-no-clue-about-Nafisa-s-secret-weapon/Article1-399100.aspx|title=Rival has no clue about Nafisa's secret weapon|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406090216/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/india/Rival-has-no-clue-about-Nafisa-s-secret-weapon/Article1-399100.aspx|archive-date=6 April 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


She has acted in several [[Bollywood]] movies, the notable ones being ''[[Junoon (1978 movie)|Junoon]]'' (1979) with [[Shashi Kapoor]], ''[[Major Saab]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] (1998), ''[[Bewafaa (2005 movie)|Bewafaa]]'' (2005), ''[[Life In A... Metro]]'' (2007) and ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' (2010) with [[Dharmendra]].
Nafisa went to Sr. Cambridge from [[La Martiniere Calcutta]].<ref name="cfsindia.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.cfsindia.org/nafisa-ali.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222174540/http://www.cfsindia.org/nafisa-ali.html |archive-date=22 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She has also studied Vedanta taught by Swami Chinmayananda, who started the center Chinmaya Mission of World Understanding.


In November 2018, Ali was diagnosed with stage 3 [[Peritoneal cancer|peritoneal]] and [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/actress-nafisa-ali-diagnosed-with-stage-3-cancer-here-is-what-you-should-know/articleshow/66690774.cms|title=Actress Nafisa Ali diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer; Here is what you should know|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>
Her husband is the polo player and Arjuna awardee, retired Col R.S. Sodhi. After marriage, she chose to stop working and focus on her three children: daughters Armana, Pia and son Ajit.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> After a break of 18 years she returned to the film industry.
 
==Career==
 
Nafisa Ali has accomplishments in several fields. She was the national [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] champion from 1972 to 1974. In 1976, she won the [[Femina Miss India]] title, represented India at the [[Miss International]] contest & was declared the 2nd runner-up. Ali was also a [[jockey]] at the Calcutta Gymkhana in 1979.
 
===Acting career===
 
She has acted in several [[Bollywood]] films, the notable ones being ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978) with [[Shashi Kapoor]], ''[[Major Saab]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] (1998), ''[[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafaa]]'' (2005), ''[[Life In A... Metro]]'' (2007) and ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' (2010) with [[Dharmendra]].
 
She has also acted in a [[Malayalam]] film called ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' (2007) with [[Mammootty]], and is associated with ''Action India,'' an organisation working to spread [[AIDS]] awareness.
 
===Political career===
 
Nafisa Ali contested the 2004 [[Lok Sabha]] elections unsuccessfully from [[South Kolkata]]. On 5 April 2009, she contested the [[Lok Sabha]] election from [[Lucknow]] on the [[Samajwadi Party]] ticket after [[Sanjay Dutt]]'s disqualification by the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] on the basis of a prior conviction. She then rejoined the [[Indian National Congress]] party in November 2009 and said she is returning to Congress for life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?668939 |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 November 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715070359/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?668939 |archive-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
She is married to Colonel Ravinder Singh Sodhi a [[polo]] player who won the [[Arjuna Award]].<ref name="cfsindia.org"/>
 
In September 2005, she was appointed the chairperson of the [[Children's Film Society of India]] (CFSI).
 
In November 2018, Ali was diagnosed with stage 3 [[Peritoneal cancer|peritoneal]] and [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/actress-nafisa-ali-diagnosed-with-stage-3-cancer-here-is-what-you-should-know/articleshow/66690774.cms|title=Actress Nafisa Ali diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer; Here is what you should know|publisher=Times of India|access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{{expand list|date=July 2018}}
* ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Aatank]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Major Saab]]'' (1998)
* '' Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' (2001)
* ''[[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafaa]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' (2007) as Mary Teacher
* ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Guzaarish (film)|Guzaarish]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3]]'' (2018) as Raj Mata Yashodhara
* '' [[Bilal (upcoming film)|Bilal]]'' (2022) as Mary Teacher
 
==See also==
* [[List of Indian women athletes]] page


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0019465|name=Nafisa Ali}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051118133935/http://www.verveonline.com/26/people/nafisa/full.shtml An interview with Nafisa Ali]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051118133935/http://www.verveonline.com/26/people/nafisa/full.shtml An interview with Nafisa Ali]
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/12nafisa.htm A write-up on Nafisa Ali]
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/12nafisa.htm A write-up on Nafisa Ali]
*[http://nafisaali.com/ Nafeesa Ali's website]
*[http://nafisaali.com/ Nafeesa Ali's website]
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