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Meezaan Jafri
Indian actor (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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 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]
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| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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