ludhiana appna my boutique is very close to my heart i started it with my daughter pia and hope it will flourish in coming years said actor and social activist nafisa ali nafisa is in the city to promote her brand appna in an exhibition that started on thursday in a hotel here while talking to toi she speaks about her venture upcoming movies and journey so far the actor said movies are a part of my life but then i thought of doing something different moreover pia is innovative so we decided to open a boutique and now my entire family contributes to it my familys initials give the boutique its name armana eldest daughter pia daughter pickles husband nafisa and ajit son nafisa said the usp of her wardrobe was it was more classy and traditional among others it includes kurtis and suits the range starts from rs 700 to rs 15000 but most are of rs 2500 to rs 3500 so that the common man too can enjoy designer clothes she added from teenagers to senior citizens there was something for everyone nafisa had started her venture last year and on friday she would celebrate its first anniversary in ludhiana she had entered the fashion world by winning the miss india 1976 title later she was adjudged miss international runnerup in 1977 in tokyo she entered the indian film industry with shyam benegals junoon in which she acted opposite actor shashi kapoor nafisa said after marriage she chose to be a wife first and after 18 years she returned to the film industry with major sahab opposite amitabh bachchan life in a metro and yamla pagla deewana with dharmendra she said on the sets of yamla pagla deewana she had a blast with deols dharmendra is very down to earth she said nafisa who recently became a grandmother said my movie khwaab will come out in october it is dedicated to sportspersons and i will play the role of a swimming coach