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Nafisa Ali

Nafisa Ali

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Birth Place
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Years active 1978–present
Political party Trinamool Congress (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations Indian National Congress
Samajwadi Party
Spouse R. S. Sodhi

Nafisa Ali (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈnafiˌsa ˈali]) is an Indian actress, politician, social activist, and former beauty queen. She won the Eve’s Weekly Miss India title and represented India at the Miss International pageant, where she was the second runner-up. She earned critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Junoon and Life in a... Metro. She is also a member of All India Trinamool Congress.

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. Nafisa's mother later moved to Australia. She is married to Colonel Ravinder Singh Sodhi, a polo player who won the Arjuna Award. After marriage, she chose to stop working and focus on their children: daughters Armana and Pia and son Ajit.

Life & Career Details

Years active 1978–present
Political party Trinamool Congress (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations Indian National Congress
Samajwadi Party
Spouse R. S. Sodhi

Nafisa Ali (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈnafiˌsa ˈali]) is an Indian actress, politician, social activist, and former beauty queen. She won the Eve’s Weekly Miss India title and represented India at the Miss International pageant, where she was the second runner-up. She earned critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Junoon and Life in a... Metro. She is also a member of All India Trinamool Congress.

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. Nafisa's mother later moved to Australia. She is married to Colonel Ravinder Singh Sodhi, a polo player who won the Arjuna Award. After marriage, she chose to stop working and focus on their children: daughters Armana and Pia and son Ajit.

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