Subhashini Ali

Subhasini Ali (née Sehgal; born 29 December 1947) is an Indian Marxist politician. She is a Polit Buro Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She is also the former President of the All India Democratic Women's Association and former Member of Parliament from Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education Subhashini Ali is the daughter of Colonel Prem Sahgal and Captain Lakshmi Sahgal (née Dr. Lakshmi Swaminadhan) who were a part of the Indian National Army. She attended Welham Girls' School in Dehradun. She did her bachelor's degree from Women's Christian College in Madras She fought the General elections of 2014 from Barrackpore as a CPI(M) candidate but lost.

She is currently a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She was inducted to the polit bureau (PB) of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2015 thereby becoming the second women member in PB after Brinda Karat.

Ali published her translation of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels into Hindi in 2019.

Films Subhashini Ali designed period costumes for the 1981 film Umrao Jaan, directed by her then-husband Muzaffar Ali. She also dabbles in amateur acting, and her first starring role was in Asoka in 2001, followed by an English feature, The Guru, in 2002, and was seen again in 2005, with her fellow party member, Brinda Karat in the film Amu.

She inspired the film Anjuman (1986) directed by Muzaffar Ali.

Personal life She was previously married to filmmaker Muzaffar Ali. Their son, Shaad Ali, is also a filmmaker who is known for directing many popular films.

Ali is an atheist. She is the cousin of Indian classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai, daughter of her mother's sister Mrinalini Sarabhai and scientist Vikram Sarabhai.