Model-turned-actor Nafisa Ali recently took to her social media handle to share a photo of herself with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, where Ali could be seen gifting Shah Rukh the 61st Cavalry Regiment's polo jacket. The snap looks like from the time when both Shah Rukh and Priyanka were busy with Don promotions. In the image, SRK is seeing admiring the present as Nafisa shared some trivia about the image. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nafisa Ali Sodhi (@nafisaalisodhi) The actor wrote, "This was when Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra came as chief guests to our polo tournament in Delhi … we presented him with the regiment‘s polo jacket. My husbands Regiment the 61st Cavalry was formed immediately after India’s independence in 1947 following the amalgamation of the princely states with India. All regular and irregular erstwhile state forces’ cavalry units were disbanded to raise a new Horse Cavalry Regiment. In 1954, the Gwalior Lancers, Jodhpur/Kachhawa Horse and Mysore Lancers, which were the cavalry regiments, were merged to form the 61st Cavalry. One of the world’s last remaining horse-mounted regiments — the 61 Cavalry — prominently known for its ceremonial and equestrian roles is set to be converted into a full-fledged armoured regiment." Further adding that the regiment is a symbol of the country's heritage, Nafisa continued, "The regiment also participated in the battle of Haifa in Israel. Haifa Day is celebrated every year on September 23 to pay tribute to the Indian cavalry regiments of Mysore, Hyderabad and Jodhpur, which helped liberate Haifa in 1918. The decorated regiment has also earned a Padma Shri, 11 Arjuna Awards, 9 Asian Games medals, a gold medal in Polo World Cup against Pakistan, silver in Jakarta Asian Games, among other accolades in equestrian sports. The regiment is a symbol of India’s heritage." Nafisa Ali was last seen in Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Uunchai, which released in 2022.
