Entertainment News Desk – Actress from the Hindi film industry, whose life was full of ups and downs. Who sold tea at the railway station and then adorned the crown of Miss India on her head. Seeing whose beauty, Raj Kapoor also turned away and whose father many times rejected the film offers he received with Rishi Kapoor. We are talking about Nafisa Ali, who is celebrating her 67th birthday on January 18. She is still active in films, currently living in Goa with her husband of over 14 years. Let’s take a look at some aspects of her life.
Nafisa’s Muslim father and Roman Catholic mother
Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata. She is the daughter of a Bengali Muslim father Ahmed Ali and a Roman Catholic mother Philomena Torsion, who is of Anglo-Indian descent. Nafisa’s grandfather S. Wajid Ali was a famous Bengali writer. His aunt Jab-un-Nis Hamidullah was a Pakistani journalist.
Nafisa has won the National Swimming Championship
Nafisa studied in Kolkata. She used to be the captain of a house. He was also very interested in sports. He also knew swimming very well. She has won the national swimming championship. In 1976, Nafisa won the title of Miss India. A year later, she came second in the Miss International pageant. She was a jockey in Kolkata in 1979.
Had an eye on Rishi Kapoor
The story of his entry into films is also very interesting. Rishi Kapoor saw his picture in a popular magazine of that time. Then he showed Nafisa’s picture to his father Raj Kapoor. He turned towards his beauty. He offered Nafisa a film with son Rishi, but her father refused, as he did not agree to work in his daughter’s films.
Decided to enter films myself
Subsequently, she was offered the film ‘Junoon’ after meeting Shashipu Kapoor and Shyam Benegal on Raj Kapoor’s birthday. She told in an interview that her father did not want her to act, but when she was 21, he gave her the responsibility to take life decisions. So he decided to shift to Mumbai. Nafisa was again introduced to Rishi, but this time too she lost the opportunity because of her father. He still regrets losing the film ‘Hina’.
First meeting with husband at the age of 14
During the shooting of the film ‘Junoon’, Nafisa met Colonel RS Sodhi (retd), who won the Arjuna Award. When he went to play a polo match in Kolkata, the two became close. There was a gap of 14 years between them. Being from different religions, the family members were against their relationship. So both of them went to court and got married.
required by acting
After marriage, Nafisa said goodbye to the world of acting. They had decided to raise their three children, daughter Armana, Pia and son Ajit. However, after 18 years, he also made a comeback in the film industry.
step into politics
Nafisa also took her steps in the world of politics. He first joined the Congress Party. After this she went to Samajwadi Party. All Indians joined Trinamool Congress Party in 2021. When Nafisa was 37 years old, she took a vow at Tirupati Balaji temple. His fast was completed, after which he peeled his hair and became Ganji.
tea sold at railway station
You would hardly know that Nafisa also tried to sell tea at the railway station. He had said, ‘I was young and used to sell tea at Makarshi Ganj railway station near Ranchi. In fact, she was so impressed by the word tea-sty, so she decided to sell tea. Whenever the train came, she would go to the windows and shout tea. He did this work for three to four days.
What does Nafisa do now?
67-year-old Nafisa now lives in Goa. She appeared in the film ‘Height’ released in the year 2022. She is still active in films and also keeps sharing posts on social media. His net worth is said to be Rs 7 crore.
