Meezaan Jafri

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Meezaan Jafri
Meezaan Jaffrey Star Screen Awards 2019.jpg
Jafri in 2019
Born
Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey

(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
Years active2019–present
Known for Hungama 2
Yaariyan 2
Father Jaaved Jaaferi
Relatives Jagdeep (grandfather)

Meezaan Jafri (born Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey; 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi and grandson of comedian Jagdeep, [1] he made his acting debut in Malaal (2019), which earned him critical praise for his performance. [2] Jafri has since starred in Hungama 2 (2021) and Yaariyan 2 (2023). [3]

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Early life

Jafri was born on 9 March 1995 to actor Jaaved Jaaferi and his wife Habiba Jaafery. He is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep. He studied business at the Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York. [4]

Career

Jafri assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in Padmavat . [5] [6] [7] He was also an assistant director on Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi . [8] [9]

Jafri during Malaal's promotion Meezaan Jaffrey at the Malaal song launch of 'Udhal Ho'.jpg
Jafri during Malaal's promotion

Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Malaal . He played a unemployed Marathi youth opposite Sharmin Segal. [10] Priyanka Sinha Jha of News18 noted, "Jaaferi seems to be the complete package - he dances like a dream, can be intense and also has a bit of goofy in him." [11] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated, "Meezaan has considerable screen presence." He received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination for the film. [12]

In 2021, Jafri played the lead in the comedy-drama Hungama 2 which released on Disney+ Hotstar. [13] [14] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Meezaan Jafri is strictly okay. The actor tries his best but in some scenes, his comic timing is not up to the mark." [15]

In 2023, Jafari played a motocross racer opposite Anaswara Rajan in T-Series's Yaariyan 2 . [16] It emerged a commercial failure. [17]

Jafri played a local Football player in the 2024 film, The Miranda Brothers , alongside Harshvardhan Rane. [18] Dhaval Roy found his character a "nuanced" one, shining in key scenes. [19]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Bajirao Mastani —Assistant director [20]
2018 Padmaavat — [21]
2019 Malaal Shiva Morey [22]
2021 Hungama 2 Akash Kapoor [23]
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi —Assistant director [24]
2023 Yaariyan 2 Shikhar Randhawa [25]
2024 The Miranda Brothers Regalo Miranda [26]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 The Tribe HimselfGuest appearance [27]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 65th Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Malaal Nominated [28]
20th Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [29]

References

  1. ↑ Chaubey, Pranita (10 July 2020). "Meezaan Jaffrey Recalls The Last Thing His Grandfather Jagdeep Said To Him". NDTV.
  2. ↑ Shekhar, Mimansa (21 July 2021). "Meezaan Jafri on 'hungama' caused by link-up rumours with Navya Nanda: 'Can't involve those who want to lead private lives'". Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Meezaan Jafri has arrived in style". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Upadhyay, Karishma (26 June 2019). "Jaaved Jaaferi's son Meezaan Jafri makes his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal". Telegraph India.
  5. ↑ "Meezaan Jaaferi says he filled in for Ranveer Singh during Padmaavat, 'I was asked to memorise all his gestures and lines'". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Singh, Raghuvendra (20 June 2019). "Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?". Filmfare.
  7. ↑ Srivastava, Soumya (3 July 2019). "Malaal's Meezaan Jaffery on comparisons with Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor: 'It's weird but a big compliment". Hindustan Times.
  8. ↑ "Meezaan Jafri on his Bollywood aspirations, working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and more". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Malaal actors Meezaan Jafri and Sharmin Segal turn assistant directors for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi". Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal featuring debutants Meezaan Jaffrey and Sharmin Segal to release on THIS DATE!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (5 July 2019). "Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan and Sharmin's film lacks the pathos it needed". News18. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (5 July 2019). "Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan Jaaferi, Sharmin Segal grow on you in this romantic drama". NDTV. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Find his funny bone". Daily Pioneer. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hungama 2 Trailer: Meezaan & Shilpa Amuse in a Comedy of Errors". The Quint. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hungama 2 Movie Review: HUNGAMA 2 is not as funny as one expects it to be". Bollywood Hungama. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "T-Series announces Divya Khosla Kumar, Meezan Jafri and Pearl V Puri's 'Yaariyan 2', locks release date". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Yaariyan 2 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "'The Miranda Brothers' poster ft Harshvardhan Rane, Meezaan Jafri OUT". The Statesman. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "The Miranda Brothers Movie Review: This football drama about loss and redemption misses the mark". The Times of India. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Meezan Jaaferi: Padmaavat gave me confidence to be an actor". The Indian Express. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Malaal actor Meezaan Jafri: 'I never wanted to pursue acting'". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Meezaan Jaffrey: Akshay Kumar advised me to blindly follow Priyadarshan in Hungama 2". India Today. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  24. ↑ "Actor Meezaan Jafri turns assistant director for Gangubai Kathiawadi". News18. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  25. ↑ "Yaariyan 2 Teaser OUT: Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri starrer depict crazy cousin chemistry". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Harshvardhan Rane and Meezaan Jaaferi kickstart shooting Miranda Boys in Goa". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  27. ↑ Sahoo, Shristi (7 October 2024). "The Tribe Is Glamorous But Brutal". Rediff. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  28. ↑ "Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare . 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
  29. ↑ "The 20th Zee Cine Awards 2020 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners". Zee Cine Awards . Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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