Background
Nafisa Ali was born on January 18, 1957 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is a daughter of Ahmed Ali, a renowned photographer.
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Nafisa Ali was born on January 18, 1957 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is a daughter of Ahmed Ali, a renowned photographer.
Nafisa went to Sr. Cambridge from La Martiniere Calcutta.
In 1974 she become the National Swimming Champion of India. She won the Miss India title in 1976 and was runner-up at the Miss International contest in 1977. She has acted in several Bollywood films, the notable ones being "Junoon" (1979) with Shashi Kapoor and "Major Saab". As an activist she has fought high-level corruption scams, taking to the streets to endorse the various movements such as, for the lack of power high altitude clothing during the Kargil war, coffin scams, proving the defense deals need to be accountable.
Politics is a way for her to further her mission for a better India .The Indian National Congress is who she believes in with its Constitutional Rights and dignity of focus for every Indian through commitment to democracy.
She is married to Colonel Sodhi. They have three cildren.
Renowned Polo player and Arjuna Award recipient.
