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Nafisa Ali reveals stage 3 cancer diagnosis; posts a pic with Gandhi

Updated on: 19 November,2018 11:15 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Nafisa Ali is married to Arjuna Award winning sports personality Colonel R S Sodhi and has three children. The actor was last seen in Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 3.

Nafisa Ali reveals stage 3 cancer diagnosis; posts a pic with Gandhi

Nafisa Ali and Sonia Gandhi

Nafisa Ali shared the news on Instagram that she has been diagnosed with stage-three peritoneal and ovarian cancer. She made the revelation Saturday via Instagram on which she shared a picture of her with good friend and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who paid her a visit post the diagnosis.


"Just met my precious friend who wished me luck and to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer," Ali, 61, captioned the photograph.



Born in West Bengal, Nafisa made her acting debut in 1979 with Shashi Kapoor's Junoon. Her other acting credits include Major Saab, Life In a Metro, Yamla Pagla Deewana and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3. Ali is currently a member of the Congress party. She contested in 2009 elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket.

Ali is married to Arjuna Award winning sports personality Colonel R S Sodhi and has three children. The actor was last seen in Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 3.

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