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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

6.1

Abhilasha Shrivastava

Uunchai

2022

0.0

Jennifer Sequera

Max, Min and Meowzaki

2022

6.2

Raj Mata Yashodhara

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3

2018

7.0

Nafisa Ali

Khwaabb

2014

5.4

Maa

Yamla Pagla Deewana

2011

7.4

Ethan's Mother

Guzaarish

2010

6.0

Mrs. Singh / Amma

Lahore

2010

🎬

2.7

Godfather's Wife

Godfather The Legend Continues

2007

6.3

Vaijanti

Life in a Metro

2007

7.2

Mary John Kurishingal

Big B

2007

Credits

Uunchai

as Abhilasha Shrivastava

2022

6.1

Max, Min and Meowzaki

as Jennifer Sequera

2022

0.0

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3

as Raj Mata Yashodhara

2018

6.2

Khwaabb

as Nafisa Ali

2014

7.0

Yamla Pagla Deewana

as Maa

2011

5.4

Guzaarish

as Ethan's Mother

2010

7.4

Lahore

as Mrs. Singh / Amma

2010

6.0

🎬

Godfather The Legend Continues

as Godfather's Wife

2007

2.7

Life in a Metro

as Vaijanti

2007

6.3

Big B

as Mary John Kurishingal

2007

7.2

Bewafaa

as Anjali's Mother

2005

4.4

🎬

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

as Herself

2002

6.0

Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar

2001

0.0

Major Saab

as Dr. Priya J. Rana

1998

5.6

Aatank

as Suzy D'Silva

1996

3.0

Kshatriya

as Raja Jaswant's wife (Mirtagarh)

1993

4.5

Tamas

as Liza

1988

10.0

Junoon

as Ruth Labadoor

1978

5.3