Sajjad Delafrooz

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Sajjad Delafrooz
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Born (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 (age 40)
NationalityIranian
OccupationActor
Known for Tiger Zinda Hai ,
Special OPS
Freddy

Sajjad Delafrooz (born 22 November 1983) is an Iranian actor who was raised in UAE and has been seen in Bollywood movies. [1] [2] He has been seen in various films, like Tiger Zinda Hai as the antagonist opposite Salman Khan, where Salman Khan called him the new Gabbar Singh of Bollywood. [3] [4] [5] He garnered acclaim for his role on Special OPS . [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2015 Baby Saudi Doctor
2016JourneyNimaTelevision film
2017 Kung Fu Yoga Rich man
2017 Tiger Zinda Hai Abu Usman
2022 Freddy Rustom Irani
2022 Heropanti 2 Ranjeet Shenoy
2023 Hukus Bukus MLA Iqbal Qureshi

Television/ Web Series

YearSeries NameChannelRoleNotes
2014A LetterPrisoner
2016Journey
2016 Follow the Money (TV series) Aslam
2019Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond ZEE5 Nikhil
2020 Special OPS Hotstar Hafiz Ali

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