Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 19, 1957
Place of Birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Credits
18 titles
Nafisa Ali
Biography
Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali Muslim, by his wife Philomena Torresan, a Roman Catholic 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 Bangladeshi freedom fighter and soldier Bir Pratik Akhtar Ahmed. Nafisa's mother is now settled in Australia. Nafisa went to Sr. Cambridge from La Martiniere Calcutta. She has also studied Vedanta taught by Swami Chinmayananda, who started the center Chinmaya Mission of World Understanding. Her husband is the renowned 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. After a break of 18 years she returned to the film industry.
Known For
Filmography
Max, Min and Meowzaki
Jennifer Sequera
Uunchai
Abhilasha Shrivastava
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
Raj Mata Yashodhara
Khwaabb
Nafisa Ali
Yamla Pagla Deewana
Maa
Guzaarish
Ethan's Mother
Lahore
Mrs. Singh / Amma
Godfather The Legend Continues
Godfather's Wife
Life in a Metro
Vaijanti
Big B
Mary John Kurishingal
Bewafaa
Anjali's Mother
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Herself
Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar
Major Saab
Dr. Priya J. Rana
Aatank
Suzy D'Silva
Kshatriya
Raja Jaswant's wife (Mirtagarh)
Tamas
Liza
Junoon
Ruth Labadoor