Nafisa Ali

Nafisa Ali is an Indian sportswoman turned actress, politician and social activist, born in Kolkata. In sport she was the national swimming champion from 1972 to 1974 and was also a jockey at the Calcutta Gymkhana in 1979. In 1976 she won the Eve's Weekly Miss India title and went on to represent India at the Miss International contest, where she was the second runner-up. She later built a career in Hindi cinema, with roles in films such as Junoon, Major Saab and Life in a... Metro, and she has served as chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India. She is married to Colonel Ravinder Singh Sodhi, a polo player who won the Arjuna Award.