NEW DELHI: Veteran film and theatre actor Nafisa Ali revealed she has been recently diagnosed with stage three 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 ArjunaAward-winning sports personality Colonel R S Sodhi and has three children.