Personal Info
Nafisa Ali
Acting
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,…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Uunchai
as Abhilasha Shrivastava
Max, Min and Meowzaki
as Jennifer Sequera
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
as Raj Mata Yashodhara
Khwaabb
as Nafisa Ali
Yamla Pagla Deewana
as Maa
Guzaarish
as Ethan's Mother
Lahore
as Mrs. Singh / Amma
Big B
as Mary John Kurishingal
Life in a Metro
as Vaijanti
Godfather The Legend Continues
as Godfather's Wife
