In 1999,Tinnu Anand wanted to make a film with Nafisa Ali's 11 year old daughter Zia and Amitabh Bachchan .It was an emotional story about a child befriending a convict. All plans were dropped.
Was involved with Mazhar Khan in the 1980's.
J.P. Dutta wanted to make a love story with her son Ajit Ahmed Sodhi and his daughter Nidhi Dutta in a film titled Jee Bhar Ke Jee Le. All plans were dropped for unknown reasons.
Mother, with husband R.S. Sodhi, of three children: two daughters, Armana Sodhi and Pia Sodhi, and one son, Ajit Sodhi.
In November 2018, Ali was diagnosed with stage III peritoneal and ovarian cancer.