Shagufta Ali

Shagufta Ali
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967
Mumbai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
FatherLate Shahid Bijnori (actor)

Shagufta Ali is an Indian film and television actress. Her first film was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989, which starred Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. Her television debut was in the same year with Dard. She is known for her roles in Punar Vivah, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Sasural Simar Ka and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.[1][2] In 2018, she was seen in Colors TV's Bepannaah.[3] She danced in an item song in the Tamil movie Uzhaippali with Rajinikanth.[4]

In a recent interview on Siddhant Kannan's podcast she said that she never married and mentioned that despite their efforts, something always happened so that the wedding plans got postponed each time. Her unnamed love interest passed away in 2011 after a 26 year relationship. He had complications arising from recurrent mouth ulcers.

She is a stage III breast cancer survivor and credits Rohit Shetty and mainly Ashok Pandit for helping her financially. She also credits Ashok Pandit and Johny Lever for working a lot on her.

Shagufta is the daughter of the late actor Shahid Bijnori.

Television

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Shagufta Ali in "Punar Vivah"". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Shagufta Ali: Working on TV is gadha mazdoori". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Shagufta Ali to enter 'Bepannaah'". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Who Is Shagufta Ali And Why She Is Trending on Social Media?". News18. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Giraft (1992)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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