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 28)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
Years active2019–present
Known for Hungama 2
Yaariyan 2
Parent
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 motorcross racer opposite Anaswara Rajan in T-Series's Yaariyan 2 . [16] It emerged a commercial failure. [17]

Jafri will has Sanjay Gupta's Miranda Boys in the pipeline. [18]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Bajirao Mastani —Assistant director [19]
2018 Padmaavat — [20]
2019 Malaal Shiva Morey [21]
2021 Hungama 2 Akash Kapoor [22]
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi —Assistant director [23]
2023 Yaariyan 2 Shikhar Randhawa [24]
TBAMiranda Boys†TBAPost-production [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 65th Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Malaal Nominated [25]
20th Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [26]

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