What is Nafisa Ali?
[[File:Nafisa_ali.jpg|230px|center|thumb|Nafisa Ali in 2012]] '''Nafisa Ali''' (born 18 January 1957) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] Bengali actress, activist and politician. She is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2016/03/22/major-akhter-salute-and-an-embrace-from-our-heart/|title=Major Akhter: Salute and an embrace from our heart|date=22 March 2016|website=The Opinion Pages|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119214342/https://opinion.bdnews24.com/2016/03/22/major-akhter-salute-and-an-embrace-from-our-heart/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nafisa was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. She has acted in several [[Bollywood]] movies, the notable ones being ''[[Junoon (1978 movie)|Junoon]]'' (1979) with [[Shashi Kapoor]], ''[[Major Saab]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] (1998), ''[[Bewafaa (2005 movie)|Bewafaa]]'' (2005), ''[[Life In A... Metro]]'' (2007) and ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' (2010) with [[Dharmendra]]. In November 2018, Nafisa was diagnosed with stage 3 [[Peritoneal cancer|peritoneal]] and [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/actress-nafisa-ali-diagnosed-with-stage-3-cancer-here-is-what-you-should-know/articleshow/66690774.cms|title=Actress Nafisa Ali diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer; Here is what you should know|publisher=Times of India|access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|id=0019465|name=Nafisa Ali}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051118133935/http://www.verveonline.com/26/people/nafisa/full.shtml An interview with Nafisa Ali] *[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/12nafisa.htm A write-up on Nafisa Ali] *[http://nafisaali.com/ Nafeesa Ali's website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Nafisa}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Indian movie actors]] [[Category:Politicians from Kolkata]] [[Category:Actors from Kolkata]] [[Category:Indian