Nafisa Ali

Acting

Nafisa Ali

Born January 19, 1957 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India (age 69)

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 …

Known For

BewafaaBewafaa · 2005
Bewafaa
★ 4.52005
MovieDrama
After her sister dies, Anjali gives up her relationship with Raja and marries her brother-in-law. Years later, they cross paths again, leaving her torn between him and her loyalties.
Life in a MetroLife in a Metro · 2007
Life in a Metro
★ 6.52007
MovieDramaRomance
A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.
Major SaabMajor Saab · 1998
Major Saab
★ 5.61998
MovieActionDrama
Virendra is a spoiled young man newly enrolled in the Indian army. Major Jasbir Singh Rana, a tough disciplinarian, is in charge of transforming him into a brave soldier and a noble man.
GuzaarishGuzaarish · 2010
Guzaarish
★ 7.42010
MovieDramaRomance
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
AatankAatank · 1996
Aatank
★ 4.71996
MovieThrillerHorror
Jesu and Peter are childhood friends who live in a coastal village in India and depend on fishing as their livelihood. The community is oppressed by a powerful gangster named Alphonso. Jesu is an orphan, while Peter is brought up by his aunt and uncle, after the death of his mother. The community is all thrilled when Phillips finds black pearls off the coast. But then so does Alphonso, who asks his divers to get all the pearls, thus disturbing the ocean. Peter meets with Suzy D'Silva and they fall in love with each other, and get married. While enjoying a quiet swim on the sea-shore, Suzy disappears. A search is carried out, and a number of human body parts are recovered. With shock and horror, this community finds that their livelihood is being threatened by a gigantic, virtually indestructible man-eating shark.
Yamla Pagla DeewanaYamla Pagla Deewana · 2011
Yamla Pagla Deewana
★ 5.32011
MovieMusicAction
An NRI visits India to look for his estranged father and brother. He soon learns that both are expert conmen. He is forced to join them and go to Punjab to fix his younger brother's love life.
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 · 2018
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
★ 6.02018
MovieActionDrama
It’s the third edition of Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster series where it’s survival of the wittiest and the wealthiest. Will the royal couple Madhavi Devi and Aditya Pratap Singh live to tell the tale of relentless plotting, scheming and backstabbing?
KshatriyaKshatriya · 1993
Kshatriya
★ 5.11993
Movie
In the arid region of Rajasthan, India; there are two royal families, Mirtagarth and Surjangarh who believes in a religious ritual which states that a warrior from each of these two families will come together annually to have a fierce battle with the winner having to sacrifice a baby buffalo and it will rain in that person's territory. This tradition must be fated to carry on by the future generation as it is a rule of nature set down by their kin.

Filmography

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AatankAatank · 1996
Aatank
★ 4.71996
MovieThrillerHorror
Jesu and Peter are childhood friends who live in a coastal village in India and depend on fishing as their livelihood. The community is oppressed by a powerful gangster named Alphonso. Jesu is an orphan, while Peter is brought up by his aunt and uncle, after the death of his mother. The community is all thrilled when Phillips finds black pearls off the coast. But then so does Alphonso, who asks his divers to get all the pearls, thus disturbing the ocean. Peter meets with Suzy D'Silva and they fall in love with each other, and get married. While enjoying a quiet swim on the sea-shore, Suzy disappears. A search is carried out, and a number of human body parts are recovered. With shock and horror, this community finds that their livelihood is being threatened by a gigantic, virtually indestructible man-eating shark.

Suzy D'Silva