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Nafisa Ali
Indian actress and model
Nafisa Ali is an Indian actress, politician, activist and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress.
Nafisa ali biography book Recently viewed. Acting career [ edit ]. Nafisa Ali is a prominent Indian actress, activist, politician, and former beauty queen known for her elegance, courage, and contribution to Indian cinema and social causes. As an activist, Nafisa has worked tirelessly to support cancer patients, raise awareness about AIDS, and advocate for the rights of senior citizens.Early life
Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali man and Philomena Torresan, a woman of Anglo-Indian heritage. Nafisa's paternal grandfather, S. Wajid Ali, was a Bengali writer. Her paternal aunt (father's sister) was Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, a Pakistani journalist.
Nafisa is also related to the Bangladeshi freedom fighter and soldier Bir Pratik Akhtar Ahmed.[2] Nafisa's mother later moved to Australia.[3]
Nafisa attended La Martiniere Calcutta, where she was a House Captain.[4] She has also studied vedanta taught by Swami Chinmayananda, who started the center Chinmaya Mission of World Understanding.
Career
Sports and fashion
Nafisa Ali has accomplishments in several fields. She was the national swimming champion from to In , 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
Acting career
She has acted in several Bollywood films, the notable ones being Junoon () with Shashi Kapoor, Major Saab () with Amitabh Bachchan, Bewafaa (), Life In A Metro () and Yamla Pagla Deewana () with Dharmendra.
Nafisa joseph More from this person. Acting career [ edit ]. Born on January 18, , in Kolkata, West Bengal, her life journey is a testament to resilience, commitment, and her unyielding dedication to both art and activism. Nafisa Ali, born on in Kolkata, India, is a versatile Indian actress, social activist, and beauty queen known for her contributions to Bollywood films.She also acted in a Malayalam film called Big B () with Mammootty.
Political career
Nafisa Ali contested the Lok Sabha elections unsuccessfully from South Kolkata. On 5 April , she contested the Lok Sabha election from Lucknow on the Samajwadi Party ticket after Sanjay Dutt's disqualification by the Supreme Court on the basis of a prior conviction.
She then rejoined the Indian National Congress party in November and said she is returning to Congress for life.[5] However, she joined the All India Trinamool Congress in October ahead of the Goa Legislative Assembly election.[6]
Personal life
She is married to Colonel Ravinder Singh Sodhi, a polo player who won the Arjuna Award.[4] After marriage, she chose to stop working and focus on their children: daughters Armana and Pia and son Ajit.[3]
In September , she was appointed the chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI).
She also associated with Action India, an organisation working to spread AIDS awareness.[citation needed] In November , Ali was diagnosed with stage 3 peritoneal and ovarian cancer.[7]